Audio interview of Alice Konefall, born 1942, by Dr. Justin Jaron Lewis and [Jane Emken] at her home. 00:00 Interview begins with an introduction of the interviewer and interviewee, as well as location information; 00:43 Jane asks Alice to talk about Zalman Schachter’s translation of Abraham Joshua Heschel’s poetry; 05:55 Alice talks about her first meeting with Rabbi Schachter and how she sent him a note about his talk. She then shows the first note she received back from Zalman Schachter and states how the note influenced her to want to study with him and signed up for his course at the University of Manitoba; 12:30 Alice talks about the class she took under Zalman and the requirement was to visit ten other places of worship to become familiar with other faiths; 15:10 Alice talks about body and food and tells a story about the class going to a small restaurant and how the students had to feed each other. Zalman also did a Sufi reading at this lab; 19:13 Alice also talks about the baptism lab and how the class went to the University of Manitoba pool. The students had to support each other while floating in the water; 29:23 Alice talks about the wonderful things Zalman would do with music and how it opened up ways of praying for Alice; 30:15 Alice remembers her experiences sitting in his office and casually talking with Zalman. 31:00 Alice talks about her Catholic background growing up; 39:00 Jane asks Alice what changed within her after learning from Rabbi Zalman. Alice states she had tunnel vision after learning with the sisters and her experiences opened her mind and helped her claim the truth of the Christian heritage; 42:05 Alice talks about her experience travelling as a pilgrim during a nine-month sabbatical in 1979. Alice wrote to Schachter for suggestions on where to travel. She also talks about writing to Rabbi Zalman while she was in Chicago. He wrote a poem back and Alice reads it aloud; 48:00 Jane asks about the friendship she had with Zalman and whether it was weird that she was in her 30s while she took Zalman’s classes. Alice states she was not the only person that was older in the class; 54:40 Jane asks Alice if Zalman ever talked about healing and if that became important to Alice. Alice talks about the way Zalman listened; 56:20 Jane finishes her questions and Alice continues to talk about her experiences Skyping with Zalman once his health began to fail. She also talks about how personal his phone messages were; 59:50 Alice tells a story that Zalman once told about a little girl whose mother prepared the girl for the birth of a new baby as “a gift from God.” The girl would talk to the baby and ask the baby about God; 01:03:00 Jane asks Alice if Zalman drove a car or rode a bike. Alice states he was already so environmentally conscious and never remembered him driving a car; 01:04:45 Jane and Alice continue to talk about Zalman’s translation of the psalms. Alice mentions Zalman used inclusive language in his psalms; 01:22:30 Jane talks about her professor’s unfinished books and projects which are similar to the unfinished projects Zalman left behind.
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Audio interview of Alice Konefall, born 1942, by Dr. Justin Jaron Lewis and [Jane Emken] at her home. 00:00 Interview begins with an introduction of the interviewer and interviewee, as well as location information; 00:43 Jane asks Alice to talk about Zalman Schachter’s translation of Abraham Joshua Heschel’s poetry; 05:55 Alice talks about her first meeting with Rabbi Schachter and how she sent him a note about his talk. She then shows the first note she received back from Zalman Schachter and states how the note influenced her to want to study with him and signed up for his course at the University of Manitoba; 12:30 Alice talks about the class she took under Zalman and the requirement was to visit ten other places of worship to become familiar with other faiths; 15:10 Alice talks about body and food and tells a story about the class going to a small restaurant and how the students had to feed each other. Zalman also did a Sufi reading at this lab; 19:13 Alice also talks about the baptism lab and how the class went to the University of Manitoba pool. The students had to support each other while floating in the water; 29:23 Alice talks about the wonderful things Zalman would do with music and how it opened up ways of praying for Alice; 30:15 Alice remembers her experiences sitting in his office and casually talking with Zalman. 31:00 Alice talks about her Catholic background growing up; 39:00 Jane asks Alice what changed within her after learning from Rabbi Zalman. Alice states she had tunnel vision after learning with the sisters and her experiences opened her mind and helped her claim the truth of the Christian heritage; 42:05 Alice talks about her experience travelling as a pilgrim during a nine-month sabbatical in 1979. Alice wrote to Schachter for suggestions on where to travel. She also talks about writing to Rabbi Zalman while she was in Chicago. He wrote a poem back and Alice reads it aloud; 48:00 Jane asks about the friendship she had with Zalman and whether it was weird that she was in her 30s while she took Zalman’s classes. Alice states she was not the only person that was older in the class; 54:40 Jane asks Alice if Zalman ever talked about healing and if that became important to Alice. Alice talks about the way Zalman listened; 56:20 Jane finishes her questions and Alice continues to talk about her experiences Skyping with Zalman once his health began to fail. She also talks about how personal his phone messages were; 59:50 Alice tells a story that Zalman once told about a little girl whose mother prepared the girl for the birth of a new baby as “a gift from God.” The girl would talk to the baby and ask the baby about God; 01:03:00 Jane asks Alice if Zalman drove a car or rode a bike. Alice states he was already so environmentally conscious and never remembered him driving a car; 01:04:45 Jane and Alice continue to talk about Zalman’s translation of the psalms. Alice mentions Zalman used inclusive language in his psalms; 01:22:30 Jane talks about her professor’s unfinished books and projects which are similar to the unfinished projects Zalman left behind.
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