Tanya Ch. 1 Part 3

Who was R' Chaim Vital?

• Arizal's teacher
• Baal Shem Tov's student
• Wasn't accepted to Beis Chana
• A student of the Arizal.

What did he teach?

• That Jews can behave differently at times.
• That every Jew has 2 souls.
• That every Jew has a soul.
• That Jews need to indulge in Tanya

What is קליפה?

• a cover over what is really significant
• holy light
• something in your everything drawer.
• something Hashem intrinsically loves

What is סטרא אחרה?

• the holy side
• Hashem's malach for aveiros
• The energy for the non kdusha or non important things
• an ingerdient in pizza

Where does the soul that comes from סטרא אחרה live?

• in the bad speech
• in the blood
• in the brain
• in the heart

״כִּי נֶפֶשׁ הַבָּשָׂר בַּדָּם הִיא״

• and I made souls
• because the thing is close to you
• Because the soul is in the blood
• I am mastering tany

״וּנְשָׁמוֹת אֲנִי עָשִׂיתִי״

• and I made souls
• because the thing is close to you
• Because the soul is in the blood
• I am mastering tany

What comes from the soul of the klipah?

• All the evil characteristics.
• a desire for Hashem
• knowledge
• a yearning to know more about Hashem.

What does this נפש הבהמית contain?

• 4 bad elements.
• two forces that struggle
• some carrot juice
• a heart and mind

יסוד האש

• element of water
• element of fire
• element of wind
• element of earth