Tanya — Likutei Amarim: The Book of the Beinoni

Chabad.orgTanya — Likutei Amarim — Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi

A lucid translation and guide to the foundational work of Chassidic thought.

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Translation & Guide
Tzvi Freeman & Levi Dubov
Advisory & Review
Rabbi Avrohom Altein · Rabbi Menachem Mendel Cohen
Design & Layout
Raphaël Freeman MISTD, Renana Typesetting
Design Elements
Levi Weingarten

One of the most influential Jewish books ever written.

Few classic works have had the impact of the Tanya. For more than two centuries it has shaped how hundreds of thousands of people understand their own souls, their struggles, and their relationship with the Divine — an everyman’s map of the inner life.

Yet there has always been a steep climb to approaching its study. This edition was made to gentle that climb: a faithful, lucid translation set beside the original Hebrew, with the guidance, structure, and visual clarity a contemporary reader needs to enter the text and stay within it.

The Tanya — The Book of the Beinoni hardcover edition.

Clear, spoken English

Read the Tanya the way you’d hear it explained — in living, natural language, never stilted or opaque.

A guide to hold your hand

Commentary that answers the questions a modern reader actually asks, woven beside the text where you need it.

Charts & graphics

Abstract ideas made visual — categories, structures, and relationships you can see at a glance.

Uncluttered, in your control

Read as deeply as you wish. The page stays calm; the layers of depth open only when you reach for them.

About the authors

Rabbi Tzvi Freeman

Rabbi Tzvi Freeman

For nearly three decades, Rabbi Tzvi Freeman has communicated Chassidic wisdom to the world in a unique and captivating style through his best-selling books like Wisdom to Heal the Earth and Bringing Heaven Down to Earth and essays, articles and video presentations on Chabad.org, including the widely acclaimed Daily Doses of Wisdom.

Rabbi Levi Dubov

Rabbi Levi Dubov

Rabbi Levi Dubov co-directs the Chabad Jewish Center of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. He teaches and lectures on topics of Judaism, with a focus on making deep concepts accessible and meaningful to all. He is passionate about teaching Tanya.

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