Tevet 10, 5783 · January 3, 2023, Today's Tanya Lesson Likutei Amarim, end of Chapter 9
© Copyright Chabad.org · 770 Eastern Parkway Suite 405 · Brooklyn, NY 11213 Tevet 10, 5783 · January 3, 2023 Today's Tanya Lesson Likutei Amarim, end of Chapter 9 AUDIO & VIDEO CLASSES • VIDEO CLASS: Rabbi Yehoshua B. Gordon Watch • Listen • AUDIO CLASS: Rabbi Manis Freidman Listen • Download MP3 אך הנה כתיב: ולאום מלאום יאמץ It is written, 1 however, “One nation shall prevail over the other nation.” The verse refers to Jacob and Esau. In terms of a Jew’s spiritual life it is understood as an allusion to the divine soul and the animal soul respectively, who are constantly warring with each other. כי הגוף נקרא עיר קטנה, וכמו ששני מלכים נלחמים על עיר אחת, שכל אחד רוצה לכבשה ולמלוך עליה For the body is called 2 a “small city.” The two souls, in relation to one’s body, are just as two kings who wage war over a city, which each wishes to capture an