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This Tanya's class introduced a new section on developing love for God through reflection. We learned how God’s love for us can naturally inspire us to love Him in return. We explored three main ideas: God’s greatness, our own lowliness, and the incredible love God shows us. We were encouraged to focus on appreciating God more during the High Holidays as a first step toward developing this love

In this class we focused on compassion as a way to serve G-d. We discussed having compassion for our Godly soul and how this can help us reconnect with G-d through Torah and mitzvot. We also learned how acts of kindness and charity create a strong connection with G-d, and how compassion can lead to feelings of love for G-d. We ended by reviewing the different levels of awe and love we learned about in the previous chapters.

In this Tanya session, we learned how compassion can help us serve God. We discussed the Godly soul and how it can feel distant from its divine source when we get caught up in the physical world. Instead of judging ourselves, we can have compassion for our soul and use that feeling to reconnect with God. We also learned that compassion can motivate us to serve God even when we don’t feel love or reverence.

In this Tanya study session, we explored different types of love for God and how they can be developed through meditation and spiritual practice. We discussed the four meditations for cultivating love, the idea of “fake it till you make it,” and how different levels of love can elevate our mitzvahs. We also learned about the difference between natural, inherited love and love that grows through effort and understanding, and how studying Chasidic philosophy can deepen our connection with God.

In this Tanya session, we explored what it means to love God like a child loves a parent. We discussed different ways to develop this love through meditation, expressing it through words, and thinking about God as a caring and perfect parent. We also learned that even if we don’t always feel the emotion, the effort to love God and perform mitzvahs with the right intention is still meaningful and valued by God.

In this Tanya Tuesday class, we learned that the main purpose of Tanya is to teach us how to serve Hashem with genuine love and awe, not just through our actions. We explored different levels of love for Hashem, how meditation can awaken the natural love within every Jewish soul, and why personal reflection during prayer and mitzvot helps strengthen our connection to Him.

While love of G-d can sometimes awaken first, that is the exception. The normal path is to begin with basic fear of G-d and Torah observance, allowing the light of mitzvos to enter the soul—only then can a true love of G-d fully shine.

This class we learned about the different levels of awe and love for God. We discussed how awe leads a person to serve God with respect, while love creates a deeper desire to connect with Him. We also learned that there are different levels of spiritual growth, and that reaching higher levels takes time by building one step at a time.

In this class we learned the difference between lower and higher levels of fear of God. We learned the quote from Pirkei Avot, “Where there is no wisdom, there is no fear, and where there is no fear, there is no wisdom.” The lower level is knowing God is watching us and following mitzvot, while the higher level is feeling humbled in God’s presence and connecting to God Himself, not just His power or creations.

In this class we focused on developing awe of God through meditation and connecting the mind and heart. We explained that feelings of reverence are important, but lasting service of God must also be built on steady acceptance and commitment, since emotions come and go.Using examples like surveillance cameras, kings, and stars, We showed how people can recognize God’s presence even when it is not directly visible. The main message was that Chasidic thought teaches people to look beyond the physical world and see the deeper spiritual reality within everything.

In this class we learned that God knows everything not by watching us from the outside, but because everything is part of Him. We explained this with the example of how a person naturally knows what is happening in their own body. We also learned that even though we can understand some things about God through thinking and learning, there will always be parts beyond human understanding that require faith. The class ended with practical advice to think daily about how God is always aware of our actions, helping us make better choices and avoid sin.

In this class we learned about the idea of Daas, which means having a deep connection between what you understand in your mind and what you feel in your heart. We explained that it’s not just about knowing something, but about making it feel real and personal, almost like a physical experience.We described how this happens in stages. First, a person thinks deeply about an idea, then they come to clearly recognize and understand it, and finally they begin to actually feel it emotionally.We also learned that reaching this level takes real effort. A person has to stay focused, work on themselves, control distractions, and fix things that might block their spiritual growth.Even though it’s hard, every Jewish soul has the ability to reach this. With steady and sincere effort, a person can come to feel a real connection to God in everyday life.

In this class we learnt that Daas means connecting what we know to what we feel.We talked about how we can believe in God, but if we don’t feel it, it’s hard to act on it. Daas helps us make these ideas real so we can feel close to God and serve Him with love and awe. We also said we can build this connection through simple things like thinking deeply (meditation) and praying, and by using helpful resources like Hayom Yom.

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In this class we discussed that while both reverence and love are essential "wings" for spiritual practice, even minimal awareness of G-d's presence can qualify as reverence, such as acting appropriately when knowing G-d is watching. The discussion explored how souls develop differently and may naturally gravitate more toward love or reverence, and emphasized that true service of G-d involves doing mitzvot even when they go against one's natural inclinations. The session concluded with an explanation of the kabbalistic concept of uniting G-d's Shekinah with His sublime light through mitzvot, with the ultimate goal of bringing about the Mashiach when these lights are fully merged.