Tanya 157 May 2026

In the eighteenth-century text, specifically at or around page/section 157, Rabbi Schneer Zalman explores the terminology used by Kabbalists to describe divine attributes.

The letters of the word are not separate from the speaker. The breath that carries the letters is the very life-force of the speaker. If the speaker stops breathing, the letters die. tanya 157

(Chapter 157 of Iggeret HaKodesh ) stands as a dramatic crescendo within this final part. Unlike earlier chapters that focus on psychological struggle between the Good and Evil Inclinations, Chapter 157 shifts focus entirely to unity with the Divine . It is a short chapter, but its density is staggering. It is often recited as a meditation before prayer or as a source of comfort in times of distress. In the eighteenth-century text, specifically at or around