Chabad Research Unit

Chabad Research Unit - Professor Tali Loewenthal

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Talks, Classes and Lectures on a variety of Kabbalistic, Chassidic and Torah on a variety of subjects by Professor Tali (Naftoli) Loewenthal. The CRU was set up in 1985 to explore ways of communicating the essence of Jewish teaching in today's world.

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Jun 23, 2026

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Episodes

Introduction to Kabbalah: 4. Shabbat and Marriage 22.03.2026

"Introduction to Kabbalah: 4 / 5. Shabbat and Marriage CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE ACCOMPANYING POWERPOINT PRESENTATION 'Marriage & Shabbat'"

Alef Kabbalah - Vayikra 1972 15.03.2026

The Alef Kabbala Group (20 Mar 07) discussed a discourse by the Lubavitcher Rebbe on Sedra Vayikra, said in 1972 (5732). Most of the Book of Vayikra (Leviticus) concerns the korbanot, the offerings in the Sanctuary or Temple. The discourse explores the spiritual bond of the Jewish people with the Divine which gives them the spiritual power to bring the offerings in the Temple, which bring life and...

Introduction to Kabbalah: 3. Prayer and Meditation 15.03.2026

Introduction to Kabbalah: 3 / 5. Prayer and Meditation CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE ACCOMPANYING POWERPOINT PRESENTATION 'Prayer & Meditation'"

The Creation of The Firmament & the Pesach Seder 13.03.2026

THE MILI G. KABBALA GROUP WITH TALI LOEWENTHAL, 14 April 2008. Exploring the theme of the creation of the Firmament, expressing the Attribute of Severity, and the theme of 'sweetening Severity' in the Pesach Seder.

Collectivism and Individualism in Hasidism 10.03.2026

Given at Yom Limud Oxford 2016

discussing 'Book of Philosophy, Path of Faith' by the Tzemach Tzedek 10.03.2026

The Tzemach Tzedek 1789-1866 - Dr. Naftali Loewenthal Dr. Naftali Loewenthal discusses 'Book of Philosophy, Path of Faith' an intriguing book on philosophy written by the Tzemach Tzedek.

Discussing the image of Rabbi Shimon bar Yohai 10.03.2026

R. Shimon Bar Yohai Discussing the image of Rabbi Shimon bar Yohai, sage of the Mishnah and author of the Zohar. Given at the Oxford Yom Limud May 2017

Mystical Transactions and the Chabad Chasidic Discourse 10.03.2026

Given at the Oxford Yom Limmud 17 November - Dr Naftali Loewenthal

Alef Kaballah - Vayakhel-Pekudei 1987 - This month is to you the first of the months 09.03.2026

The Alef Kabbala Group (13 Mar 07) discussed a discourse by the Lubavitcher Rebbe, beginning 'This month shall be for you the first of the months' (HaChodesh hazeh) said on Shabbat of the Sedra Vayakhel Pekudei, in 1987. These words begin the passage in the second Torah Scroll read on that Shabbat, when the coming month of Nisan is blessed. Rashi, at the beginning of his commentary on the Torah, d...

Introduction to Kabbalah: 2. Torah Study and Mitzvot 08.03.2026

Introduction to Kabbalah: 2 / 5. Torah Study and Mitzvot CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE ACCOMPANYING POWERPOINT PRESENTATION 'Torah & Mitzvot'"

The Rebbe's Theory of Spiritual Leadership 06.03.2026

Tali Loewenthal speaking on "Rabbi Menachem Schneerson's Theory of Spiritual Leadership" at the Summer Seminar at the Oxford Chabad House, July 2011.

Bati LeGani: I have come into My Garden - Dr Naftali Loewenthal 06.03.2026

Bati LeGani; of the last two Lubavitcher Rebbes - a literary edifice of the 20th century: Rabbi Joseph Isaac Shneersohn taught the first version of his Bati LeGani discourse in 1923, and issued it for study in 1939 and again in 1950, for Yud Shevat, the day he passed away. The discussions of it in a stream of discourses by his successor R. Menachem Mendel, the 7th Rebbe, fill two fascinating volum...

From the Zohar to Chassidic Teachings 05.03.2026

Oxford Yom Limmud - Dr Tali Loewenthal From the Zohar to Chassidic Teachings

WAS THE RAMBAM A RATIONALIST OR A MYSTIC? 05.03.2026

'WAS THE RAMBAM A RATIONALIST OR A MYSTIC?' OTTAWA, APRIL 2008, talk by Tali Loewenthal in the home of Dr Yosef and Devora Caytak

Contemplative Prayer leading to inner and General Redemption 05.03.2026

Professor Tali Loewenthal's talk in the Lubavitch Yeshiva in London on 'Contemplative Prayer leading to inner and General Redemption' (July 09).

Professor Kate-Miriam Loewenthal - A Chabad Woman in the academic world of psychology 05.03.2026

Professor Kate-Miriam Loewenthal speaking at the Sinai Scholars Conference, Dartmouth College, USA in April 2010 on "A Chabad Woman in the academic world of psychology".

Models of Inclusivism in Chabad 18th-20th centuries 05.03.2026

A talk at the Yom Limmud of Sunday 2 September 2012 at the David Slager Oxford Chabad Centre by Tali Loewenthal on 'Models of Inclusivism' in the Jewish community in the 18th-20th centuries, focusing on the founder of Chassidism, Rabbi Israel Baal Shem Tov, Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liady, founder of Chabad, and the thought of Rabbi Menachem Schneerson. 

7 Generations of Spiritual Prayer 02.03.2026

Commemorating the 200th Yahrzeit of Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi, 24 Tevet 5573-5773 (1813-2013) this talk by Tali Loewenthal was given at a Chassidic gathering at the Or HaTorah Library in Stamford Hill, London. 'Seven Dorot of Avodat HaTefilah' - '7 Generations of Spiritual Prayer'. A major focus of Rabbi Shneur Zalman's teachings and those of his successors concerns intense...

Introduction to Kabbalah: 1. History of the Kabbalistic Tradition 01.03.2026

Introduction to Kabbalah: 1 / 5. History of the Kabbalistic Tradition CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE ACCOMPANYING POWERPOINT PRESENTATION 'History'"

Tzimtzum, the Breaking of the Vessels and Tikkun 28.02.2026

Dr. Tali Loewenthal speaking at the London School of Jewish Studies, 21 November 2011, on the themes Tzimtzum, the Breaking of the Vessels and Tikkun in Kabalistic-Chassidic thought.

Bored with your Judaism? - Make it relevant and inspiring in modern times! 27.02.2026

7 May 2007, a talk by Dr Tali Loewenthal for the Dublin Hebrew Congregation entitled "Bored with your Judaism? - Make it relevant and inspiring in modern times!". 

JEWISH MEDITATION AND CONTEMPLATION 26.02.2026

A talk given by Dr. Tali Loewenthal at the Encounter Conference, London, December 1997. This provides some simple techniques for making one's experience of prayer more 'spiritual' using basic Chabad teachings on prayer and contemplation.

JUDAISM AND MODERNITY 25.01.2026

"JUDAISM AND MODERNITY", a talk by Tali Loewenthal at Sutton Synagoge, November 2008. This talk was given in memory of Rabbi Yitzhak David Groner, head of Lubavitch in Australia. His grandson, Rabbi Avraham Groner, is the Rabbi of Sutton. Rabbi A Groner introduced the speaker.

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