In the middle of the discussion about the prayers, the Shema, Ashrei and other prayers, the Talmud includes a brief passage on the origin of the Torah.  We explore this, examining other related texts from Talmud, Midrash, Rambam, Ramban, Tanya.

The importance of Ashrei (Ps 145) which is said 3 times daily, saying Shema before going to bed, and battling against one's inner Yetzer Hara, the Animal Soul.

Discussing the correct time to recite the Shema, the holiness of hebrew letters in the power of creation, praying with certainty for Moshiach

The spiritual meaning of the three 'watches' of the night.  The Divine 'roar' at the exilic state of existence. The dangers of entering a 'ruin'. 

From when does one say the Shema in the evening? The Rebbe explains how this first Mishnah in the entire Talmud hints at each of the six Orders of the Mishnah. 'Evening' represents a state of darkness, in which one injects a declaration of faith in G-d, the saying of the Shema.