Chayenu
Jewish weekly Torah study publication
Chayenu (Hebrew: חַיֵּינוּ Ḥa-Yē-Nū χaˈjɛnu lit. 'our life') is a weekly subscription-based publication dedicated to facilitating daily Torah study through established learning cycles founded in 2009 in Brooklyn, New York, specifically targeting individuals engaged in the study of Chitas, an acronym for Chumash, Tehillim, and Tanya. Chayenu is published by the nonprofit company Chayenu, Inc.
History
The emphasis on daily Torah study, particularly the study of Chitas, was initiated by Chabad's Frierdiker Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn. In the 1960s, the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneersohn called for a widespread campaign to encourage Jews in and out of the Chabad-Lubavich movement to engage in daily study of Chitas. on Shabbat in the year 1967 (5727), the Lubavitcher Rebbe emphasized the importance of Chitas as well as introducing study of Mishneh Torah, a work created by Maimonides.
In 2009 Chayenu was established by Mendel Goldman and Louis Perlman, who aimed to make Chitas Mishneh Torah and other daily study cycles study more accessible by creating weekly booklets and translating segments into English.
On October 19, 2016, the Chayenu mobile app was released serving as a digital extension of the weekly Chayenu publication, providing users with the same content as the printed format without the weekly subscription.
Contents
Chitas this consists of three components:
The Chumach (Pentateuch) Cycle: A one-year cycle of 54 weekly Parshiot (sections of the Pentateuch) and additional sections for Jewish holidays and fast days, with seven daily aliyot (sections of the Parsha) read at the end of each week on Shabbat and the previous week on Monday and Thursday.
The Tehillim (Psalms) Cycle: A monthly cycle containing 30 daily readings of Psalms, usually read after the Jewish morning prayer.
The Tanya Cycle: A one-year cycle of sections from the book of Tanya, compiled by Shneur Zalman of Liadi, the first Rebbe of Chabad-Lubavitch.
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