Detail View: Zalman M. Schachter-Shalomi Collection: Rabbinic Ordination of Tirzah Firestone

Identifier: 
narv_zalman_134_27_rabbinicOrdinationTirzahFirestoneII_a.mp4
Title: 
Rabbinic Ordination of Tirzah Firestone
Description: 
This video is of the Rabbinic ordination of Tirzah Firestone. It begins with participants taking their seats and Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi humming Amazing Grace with participants. Then Tirzah begins to give a sermon which on the Torah portion, focusing on the worlds lech lecha (lit. "go to yourself"). She discusses: going and coming, 3 souls - Nefesh, Ruach, and Neshama, and thanks many individuals who were involved in her rabbinic journey. Attendees then sing the Debbie Friedman version of Lech Lecha prior to beginning the Torah Service. Tirzah reads from the Torah and another person reads the haftarah. There are then announcements which are followed by Aleinu and the Mourners Kaddish. Tirzah's husband leads the group in song prior to them leaving the room and the video ending. 00:29:32 2 Everyone Sings Lech Lecha (Debbie Friedman Version) | 00:34:04 Torah Service | 00:40:59 Torah Reading | 00:50:55 Haftarah Reading | 00:56:15 Announcements | 01:02:58 Aleinu Followed by Mourners Kaddish | 01:07:17 Song Lead by Husband
Subject: 
Rabbis
Subject: 
Rabbis--Ordination
Subject: 
Jewish renewal
Subject: 
Firestone, Tirzah
Subject: 
Jewish sermons
Subject: 
Judaism
Subject: 
Judaism--Liturgy
Subject: 
Prayer--Judaism
Type: 
Moving image
Source: 
Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi Collection
Relation: 
For more information about the physical collection, visit the University of Colorado Boulder Libraries Rare and Distinctive Collections.
Relation Type: 
Local
Coverage Spatial: 
Boulder (Boulder, Colorado, United States, North America) (populated place)
Coverage Spatial Type: 
http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/7013446
Creator: 
Schachter-Shalomi, Zalman, 1924-2014
Creator Type: 
Photographer
Creator: 
Firestone, Tirzah
Rights: 
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Rights URI: 
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Date: 
1992-11-07
Date Type: 
Created
Format Extent: 
1:11:00
Format Medium: 
video/mp4
Language: 
English
Language: 
Hebrew
Identifier ARK: 
https://ark.colorado.edu/ark:/47540/7c395g63s9n8