Exploring spiritual dimensions of Judiam and life, with ideas from texts of over three millennia of Jewish tradition;These are arranged in chronological order. Please scroll down to the end for the most recent recording.
THE MILI G. KABBALA GROUP WITH TALI LOEWENTHAL, 18 October 2007. We began by exploring the beginning of the Torah, Bereishit (Genesis).CLICK
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THE MILI G. KABBALA GROUP WITH TALI LOEWENTHAL, 21 Jan 2008. Exploring the theme of the 'Breaking of the Vessels' hinted at the beginning of the Torah.CLICK
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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. CLICK
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THE MILI G. KABBALA GROUP WITH TALI LOEWENTHAL, 22 May 2008. Discussing Lag B'Omer, Rashby and his teacher Rabbi Akiva, the exploring the theme of the creations on the Third Day. CLICK
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THE MILI G. KABBALA GROUP WITH TALI LOEWENTHAL, 23 June 2008. Discussing the Fourth Day of Creation. CLICK
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THE MILI G. KABBALA GROUP WITH TALI LOEWENTHAL, 14 July 2008. Discussing the Fifth Day of Creation. CLICK
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THE MILI G. KABBALA GROUP WITH TALI LOEWENTHAL, 8 Sept 2008. Discussing the Sixth Day of Creation, leading on to the exploring the theme of Rosh Hashana. CLICK
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THE MILI G. KABBALA GROUP WITH TALI LOEWENTHAL, 16 Oct 2008. In the Succah, discussing the Festival of Succot, and also the Seventh Day of Creation, Shabbat. CLICK
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THE MILI G. KABBALA GROUP WITH TALI LOEWENTHAL, 22 December 2008. A discussion of Chanukah, and then exploring Genesis ch.2 verses 6-7, about creating Adam, man and woman, from the earth. CLICK
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THE MILI G. KABBALA GROUP WITH TALI LOEWENTHAL, 28 January 2009. Exploring Genesis ch.2 verses 8-25, about the Garden of Eden and the creation of Eve CLICK
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THE MILI G. KABBALA GROUP WITH TALI LOEWENTHAL, 2 March 2009. Exploring Genesis ch.3 verses 1-7, about the Serpent in the Garden of Eden CLICK
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THE MILI G. KABBALA GROUP WITH TALI LOEWENTHAL, 30 March 2009. Exploring Genesis ch.3 verse 8, explained as the withdrawal of the Divine Presence from the world, after Adam and Eve ate from the Tree of Knowledge. Also points about the Blessing on the Sun, and understanding 'Going out of Egypt' as a daily liberation for each person. CLICK
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THE MILI G. KABBALA GROUP WITH TALI LOEWENTHAL, 7 May 2009. Exploring Genesis ch.3 verses 9-15, beginning with G-d's question to Adam: "Where are you?" (Ayeka!). As explained by Rabbi Shneur Zalman, this is a question which G-d asks of each individual.CLICK
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THE MILI G. KABBALA GROUP WITH TALI LOEWENTHAL, 20 July 2009. Exploring Genesis ch.3 verses 16-21, in which G-d speaks to Eve and then to Adam about the consequences of eating from the Tree of Knowledge. Click here to download or click icon to play
THE MILI G. KABBALA GROUP WITH TALI LOEWENTHAL, 7 September 2009. Exploring Genesis ch.3 verses 22-24, in which Adam and Eve are banished from the Garden of Eden. Is there a positive aspect to this, a mission to be achieved? Click here to download or click icon to play
THE MILI G. KABBALA GROUP WITH TALI LOEWENTHAL, 28 October 2009. Exploring Genesis ch.4 verses 1-7, in which Cain and Abel are born, and Cain becomes jealous of Abel. Click here to download or click icon to play
THE MILI G. KABBALA GROUP WITH TALI LOEWENTHAL, 23 November 2009. Exploring Genesis ch.4 verses 8-17, describing Cain's murder of Abel. Click here to download or click icon to play
THE MILI G. KABBALA GROUP WITH TALI LOEWENTHAL, 27 January 2010. Exploring Genesis 4:18 - 5:24, describing Cain marriage and offspring, and then the offspring of Adam and Eve's thrid son Seth, till Chanoch. Click here to download or click icon to play
THE MILI G. KABBALA GROUP WITH TALI LOEWENTHAL, 25 February 2010. Exploring the theme of Purim and the Megila. Click here to download or click icon to play
THE MILI G. KABBALA GROUP WITH TALI LOEWENTHAL, 25 March 2010. Discussing Pesach - going out of Egypt every day, and the theme of searching for the Chametz of the Soul. Click here to download or click icon to play
THE MILI G. KABBALA GROUP WITH TALI LOEWENTHAL, 23 April 2010. Discussing the Counting of the Omer between Pesach and Shavuot. Click here to download or click icon to play
THE MILI G. KABBALA GROUP WITH TALI LOEWENTHAL, 13 May 2010. Discussing the Shavuot festival, the Giving of the Torah. This year the first day of Shavuot marks the 250th Yahrzeit of the Baal Shem Tov, founder of Chassidism. Click here to download or click icon to play
THE MILI G. KABBALA GROUP WITH TALI LOEWENTHAL, 10 June 2010. Discussing the nature of Womanhood, exploring 'Woman of Valour' and a text in the Zohar about the spiritual effect of a woman lighting Shabbat candles. Click here to download or click icon to play
THE MILI G. KABBALA GROUP WITH TALI LOEWENTHAL, 18 July 2010. Discussing the Temple: the layout of the Temple in Jerusalem, and its kabbalistic and cosmic significance. For a diagram of the Temple Mount and the Temple click here and to download the audio file Click here or click the icon to play
THE MILI G. KABBALA GROUP WITH TALI LOEWENTHAL, 16 September 2010, discussing Yom Kippur, from Kol Nidrei to Neilah. To download the audio file click here or click the icon to play
THE MILI G. KABBALA GROUP WITH TALI LOEWENTHAL, 1 November 2010, discussing the Sedra of the week: Toledot, about Jacob and Esau, exploring their various levels of meaning. To download the audio file click here or click the icon to play
THE MILI G. KABBALA GROUP WITH TALI LOEWENTHAL, 22 November 2010, discussing the Sedra of the week: Vayeshev, concerning the relationship of Joseph with his brothers. To download the audio file click here or click the icon to play
THE MILI G. KABBALA GROUP WITH TALI LOEWENTHAL, 15 December 2010, discussing the Sedra of the week: Vayechi, concerning the life of Jacob and his sojourn in Egypt, described as the best years of his life. He was buried in Hebron in the Land of Israel, unlike Joseph, whose body remained in Egypt, seeking blessing for the Jewish people. To download the audio file click here or click the icon to play
THE MILI G. KABBALA GROUP WITH TALI LOEWENTHAL, 2 January 2011, discussed themes from the Sedra of last week, Va'era, and this week, Bo. This included the idea that Moses and G-d have a 'conversation' together, and the question whether or not Pharaoh had free will. To download the audio file click here or click the icon to play
THE MILI G. KABBALA GROUP, 7 February 2011, discussed themes from the Sedra of last week, Terumah, and this week, Tetzaveh, concerning the Sanctuary and the Ephod and Breastplate of Judgement worn by the High Priest. To download the audio file click here or click the icon to play
THE MILI G. KABBALA GROUP, 7 April 2011, began exploring the Song of Songs. At this session: chapter 1. To download the audio file click here or click the icon to play
THE MILI G. KABBALA GROUP, 23 May 2011, the Song of Songs: chapter 2. To download the audio file click here or click the icon to play
THE MILI G. KABBALA GROUP, 28 July 2011. Discussing the details of the Temple in Jerusalem. For a diagram of the Temple Mount and the Temple click here and to download the audio file Click here or click the icon to play
THE MILI G. KABBALA GROUP, 13 September 2011. Exploring the High Holy Days in the pages of Tanya Part 4 ch.14, a discourse by the Lubavitcher Rebbe and other teachings. To download the audio file Click here or click the icon to play
THE MILI G. KABBALA GROUP, 22 December 2011, during Chanukah. We explored the concept of 'Light' in Kabbalistic and Chassidic teachings. To download the audio file Click here or click the icon to play
THE MILI G. KABBALA GROUP, 15 January 2012. We began studying the Book of Shemot and started by exploring the question why the Jewish people had to go through the Exile in Egypt. To download the audio file Click here or click the icon to play
THE MILI G. KABBALA GROUP, 12 February 2012. We continued studying the Book of Shemot, focusing on the inner, psychological and spiritual story. Who is the inner Pharoah who enslaves us? We also took note of some remarkable women! To download the audio file Click here or click the icon to play
THE MILI G. KABBALA GROUP, 5 March 2012. We explored the story of Esther, considering her in terms of 'the lost princess'. On one level, Esther was trapped. Yet she was able to use the situation in a positive way... Click here or click the icon to play
THE MILI G. KABBALA GROUP, 9 May 2012. Studying on the evening of Lag B'Omer, the Yahrzeit of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, author of the Zohar, we explored the story of his years spent in a cave hiding from the Romans, from the Talmud (Shabbat 33b) and studied a passage from the Introduction to Tikkunei Zohar, Patach Eliyahu. Click here or click the icon to play
THE MILI G. KABBALA GROUP, 13 June 2012. We explored some ideas from the Zohar, selected and translated by Rabbi Moshe Miller, and also from the book 'Testament of the Baal Shem Tov', translated and annotated by Professor Rabbi Immanuel Schochet. Click here or click the icon to play
THE MILI G. KABBALA GROUP, 11 July 2012. We explored further ideas from the Zohar,using Rabbi Moshe Miller's selection and translation: the seven days of Creation as the seven Sefirot, and also the seven Tzaddikim, and also from the book 'Testament of the Baal Shem Tov', translated and annotated by Professor Rabbi Immanuel Schochet: when the unexpected or unwished-for happens, it is also by Divine design, and an opportunity to serve G-d. Click here or click the icon to play
THE MILI G. KABBALA GROUP, 23 Spetember 2012. We explored ideas about Yom Kippur from the Zohar, which relate to the Chassidic teaching that 'the essence of the day atones', wiping away all negativity. We also looked briefly at five paths of Repentance expressed in the five letters in the Hebrew word Teshuvah, Repentance. Click here or click the icon to play
THE MILI G. KABBALA GROUP, 7 November 2012. We explored teachings from the Zohar on the purpose of Creation, and also concerning equanimity from 'The Will of the Baal Shem Tov'. Click here or click the icon to play
THE MILI G. KABBALA GROUP, 17 December 2012. We explored teachings from the Zohar on nature of a human being, and also concerning 'devekut', cleaving to the Divine, from 'The Will of the Baal Shem Tov'. Click here or click the icon to play
THE MILI G. KABBALA GROUP, 14 January 2013. We explored teachings from the Zohar about the soul, and also considered the discourse Bati Legani by Rabbi Yosef Yitzhak of Lubavitch, focusing on chapter 3. Click here or click the icon to play
THE MILI G. KABBALA GROUP, 21 February 2013. We explored part of the end of a discourse about Purim in Shaarei Orah by Rabbi Dov Ber, the Mitteller Rebbe. This explains the exalted nature of Purim, reaching the Essence of the Divine, on account of the dedicated Mesirat Nefesh (readiness for self sacrifice) of the Jewish people. Click here or click the icon to play
THE MILI G. KABBALA GROUP, 17 March 2013. We explored some passages from the Zohar about Pesach, and Tanya chapter 47 which speaks of the inner dimension of leaving Egypt, which can take place every day. Click here or click the icon to play
THE MILI G. KABBALA GROUP, 14 April 2013. We explored the idea of Counting the Omer, and discussed passages in Tzava'at HaRivash, the Testament of the Baal Shem Tov, about the Mitzva which illuminates one's day. Click here or click the icon to play
THE MILI G. KABBALA GROUP, 12 May 2013. We discussed the Tikkun Leyl Shavuot, studied a translation of part of the Zohar which is included in the Tikkun, and explored the idea of the Giving of the Torah as described in Rabbi Shneur Zalman's Tanya ch.36. Click here or click the icon to play
THE MILI G. KABBALA GROUP, 10 June 2013. We discussed a passage from the Zohar (II 25a) concerning Faith, and explored the last edited discourse of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, beginning 'VeAtah Tetzaveh', about the role of Jewish spirituial leadership Click here or click the icon to play
THE MILI G. KABBALA GROUP, 15 July 2013. Shortly before the Fast of 9th Av we discussed a passage from the Zohar (I 202b-203a) concerning the destruction of the Temple and the spiritual effect of the service in the Temple. We examined a diagram of the 2nd Temple in Jerusalem, a passage from Tanya about the nature of the Temple, and also considered a Chassidic re-interpretation of a verse from Lamentations, showing its positive dimension. For a diagram of the Temple Mount and the Temple click here and to download the audio file Click here or click the icon to play
The Mili G Kabbala group (15 September 2013) studied an English summary of a discourse by the Lubavitcher Rebbe taught in 1966 on Succot. This presents the idea that the burst of spiritual energy generated on Yom Kippur is revealed as joy on the Succot festival. To see the English summary of the discourse click here , and for the audio file, click to download or click icon to play.
The Mili G Kabbala group (12 June 2014) discussed Sedra Shelach, the story of the Spies, concluding with perspectives presented in Chabad Chassidic teachings and the Lubavitcher Rebbe, in a talk in 1989. For the audio file, click to download or click icon to play.
The Mili G Kabbala group (22 September 2014) discussed themes relating to Rosh Hashana, in which one sees two contrasting dimensions: Divine judgement of the individual, and the spiritual empowerment of the individual. For the audio file, click to download or click icon to play.
