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Why Your Soul Needs a Daily “Fit Check” (Tanya Explained)

1.9K views · Mar 16, 2026

Rabbi Shais Taub

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  1. 0:00Okay, guys. Get ready. Been waiting for this for a while. This is my fit check,…
  2. 1:00the 20-in neck, 34-35 sleeve, and then I go to the tailor and they take it…
  3. 2:00But, why am I talking about this? Cuz this is clearly not that important. Cuz a…
  4. 3:00"Machshavah", "dibbur", and "ma'aseh". "Machshavah" is thought. "Dibbur" is speech. "Ma'aseh" is action. Thought, speech, and…
  5. 4:02hanefesh, which literally means potentials. What that means is your soul is wired with a certain…
  6. 5:33Just do an do do an easy one. Do do, you know, 4 * 2 is…
  7. 6:35okay? But, then there's how you use it, actively use it. Okay. So, thought is a…
  8. 7:37Rebbe, Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi, the first Chabad Rebbe. The Tanya explains like this, not…
  9. 8:39yes, yes, not even in thought, conscious thought. Obviously, the impulse for thought can pop up,…
  10. 9:39are aligned with God's will. Does that mean that all through the day that the way…

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