the daily study of tanya - Shturem

THE DAILY STUDY OF CHUMASH WITH RASHI
The custom of studying a daily portion of Chumash from the weekly Sedra dates back
hundreds of years.
The Ba’al HaTanya & Shulchan Aruch, Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi instituted
the practice of studying the weekly Sedra - accompanied by Rashi’s commentary
- one portion per day.
- Hayom Yom
“Rashi’s commentary on Chumash is the ‘wine’ of Torah. It unlocks one's heart
and reveals one's innate and elemental love and awe [of G-d]”.
- Ba’al HaTanya V’Shulchan Aruch, The Alter Rebbe
The Alter Rebbe once announced “One ought to live with the times!” Chassidim
were puzzled by the meaning of these words. Later, it was explained, that this
means, not only to study the weekly Parsha, but to live with it, incorporating its
lessons into our own life as a personal experience.
- Hayom Yom
“One ought to be scrupulous about the observance of studying a portion of
Chumash with Rashi’s commentary each day (Sunday until Sheini, Monday until
Shlishi, etc.). This affects him, his children and grandchildren.”
- The Previous Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok
"Studying a parshah of Chumash every day with the commentary of Rashi activates
the light in the soul and the revelation of the soul - which is a glow of the
revelation of Mashiach."
“This custom is not only for Chassidim, but for all Jews.”
- Kovetz Lubavitch
- The Previous Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok
The Sha’ar HaMitzvos writes that the holy Arizal would study the portion of the
week’s Sedra each day after Shachris, while wearing Talis & Tefillin.
The Lubavitcher Rebbe ע"יז - in his letters to Jews of all persuasions and often
in response to requests for blessings regarding wellbeing - continuously urges
the daily study of Chumash with Rashi (as part of ‘Chitas’: the daily study of
Chumash, Tehillim & Tanya) and emphasizes the tremendous fringe benefit this
brings in all areas of one’s life, serving as a broad conduit for Divine countenance.