Chassidus made practical
Rabbi Shais Taub teaches Chassidus and Jewish thought in a way aimed squarely at daily life. Drawing on the Chassidic masters and the Tanya, he unpacks ideas about the soul, emunah and a person's relationship with Hashem, but always with an eye toward what it means for how a person actually feels and lives.
His series "Keiravtuni" is characteristic, wrestling with real questions like "Do I Have a Choice, or Am I Stuck in the System?" He is known for taking deep Chassidic concepts and making them usable, so that emunah becomes something a listener can lean on rather than only study.
Torah for the inner life
Much of Rabbi Taub's teaching addresses the emotional and psychological side of avodas Hashem. In "You Ruined My Life! Getting Over Resentment" he brings Torah to bear on a corrosive emotion many people carry, and he has become widely known for applying Jewish wisdom to recovery and healing, including from addiction.
This is Torah that meets people where they struggle. Rather than treating spiritual growth and emotional health as separate, he shows how a Torah understanding of the soul speaks directly to pain, resentment and the search for genuine simcha, a theme he returns to across his shiurim.
Parenting and the holidays
Rabbi Taub also speaks to the practical work of building a home. "Raising Spiritual Kids in a Material World" tackles a challenge every observant parent recognizes, offering perspective on how to pass on inner values in a culture that pulls the other way.
He brings the same depth to the Jewish calendar, as in "Rosh Hashanah: Repairing Your World" and his shiur on Tu B'Shevat, reading each holiday through a Chassidic lens. Across parenting, the moadim and the inner life, his message is consistent: Torah is meant to reach the heart, not only the mind.
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Newest approved: “Why Do People Ask Rabbi Shais Taub for Advice” (11 min) · “The soul's DILEMMA | Tanya & Meditation Part 10” (55 min) · “Text-Based Tanya—Week #76” (50 min).
At a glance
Key takeaways
- Teaches Chassidus and the Tanya with a focus on making the ideas practical.
- Applies Torah to emotional healing, including resentment, addiction and recovery.
- Speaks to parenting, as in "Raising Spiritual Kids in a Material World."
- Reads the holidays through a Chassidic lens, from Rosh Hashanah to Tu B'Shevat.
- Search Lehallel for kosher, approved Torah video — the catalog grows every day.
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