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Lessons in Tanya – Lesson 33 – Chapter 14 Part 3 & Chap 15 Part 1 – Different Types of Beinonim

After concluding Chapter 14, where the Alter Rebbe tells us a secret regarding how a Beinoni can come to serve God just like a Tzaddik, the Alter Rebbe continues on defining the Beinoni for us.

Lessons in Tanya – Lesson 32 – Chapter 14 Part 2 – Can One Become a Tzaddik?

The Beinoni differs in his approach to his service of Hashem in that he does not want to be separated from God for even one moment. Whereas all Jews have within them the power to sanctify God’s Name through self-sacrifice, this does not deter them from committing other sins – God forbid.

Lessons in Tanya – Lesson 31 – Chapter 13 Part 3 Chapter 14 Part 1 – Everyone Can Become a Beinoni

Concluding chapter 13, we learn that for the Beinoni, his level is a truthful level for him. Truth exists at various levels and within each level truth is still truth. But for the Tzaddik, the service of the Beinoni is not considered a truthful service. But that is okay – this is the level of the Tzaddik – and the other is the level of the Beinoni.

Lessons in Tanya – Lesson 30 – Chapter 13 Part 1 – The Beinoni Who Studies Torah All Day

The Beinoni is someone who should see himself as a Rasha. He is not a Rasha (an evil person in the true sense of the Alter Rebbe’s description of what an evil person is). However, he is also not a Tzaddik (a righteous person). But still – he must see himself as a Rasha.

Lessons in Tanya – Lesson 29 – Chapter 12 Part 3 & Chapter 13 Part 1 – The Beinoni

Our last section in Chapter 12 concludes the definition of the Beinoni. What is most important to know is that while the Beinoni functions in a general manner just like a Tzaddik, he is not. It is due to the fact that bad thoughts still enter his mind. But even so, he pushes them away immediately so as not to let them come to fruition.

Lessons in Tanya – Lesson 28 – Chapter 12 Part 2 – The Beinoni

We continue from our previous lesson, learning more about the type of person known as the “Beinoni” – the “middleman” or the “average man”. We find it in more detail how he is so similar to a Tzadik, but he lacks the “full power” of the Tzadik in everything that he does.

Lessons in Tanya – Lesson 27 – Chapter 11 Part 2 – Chapter 12 Part 1 – The Beinoni

Chapter 11 concludes with the the category of evil person who for the most part is involved in activities, speech and action of a bad nature. Notwithstanding this, the person returns to Hashem throughout their life. Life represents this movement of being involved in negative and bad behaviour of one kind or another – and then shortly afterwards the return and repentance to God for having strayed off the path. Then it’s back onto that road yet again…

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