This video consists of two interviews with Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi. In the first interview, Zalman discusses the tennents and impetus behind Jewish Renewal. He begins by reciting Modeh Ani (traditional prayer upon waking up in the morning) and using the liturgy as a jumping off point for his definition of Jewish Renewal. Topics discussed throughout include: how the Holocaust prompted the Jewish community to restore tradition, his experience at the Lubovitch yeshiva with Jewish Mysticism, his realization that there was a communication problem between conventional denominations of Judaism and their followers, the integration of mysticism into Jewish Renewal, the integration of feminism into Jewish Renewal, and the integration of social consciousness (including political activism) into Jewish Renewal. In the second interview, Zalman addresses the notion that Jewish Renwal is Judaism-lite. His belief is that this is far from the truth. Throughout the interview he discusses: the entire global community being one, Jewish Renewal's focus on oneness, making a Noah’s ark for Judaism — saving aspects from all Jewish groups, a focus on how Jews pray, his history from the Lubovitch community to obtaining his doctorite at Hebrew Union College (Reform movement affiliated), the need to reintigrate Kabbalah into Judaism, the necessary inclusion of women, the LGBT community, intermarried couples, and non-Jews, and how Jewish Renewal views Israel.
T - 00:23:14 First Interview | 00:23:15 Second Interview
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This video consists of two interviews with Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi. In the first interview, Zalman discusses the tennents and impetus behind Jewish Renewal. He begins by reciting Modeh Ani (traditional prayer upon waking up in the morning) and using the liturgy as a jumping off point for his definition of Jewish Renewal. Topics discussed throughout include: how the Holocaust prompted the Jewish community to restore tradition, his experience at the Lubovitch yeshiva with Jewish Mysticism, his realization that there was a communication problem between conventional denominations of Judaism and their followers, the integration of mysticism into Jewish Renewal, the integration of feminism into Jewish Renewal, and the integration of social consciousness (including political activism) into Jewish Renewal. In the second interview, Zalman addresses the notion that Jewish Renwal is Judaism-lite. His belief is that this is far from the truth. Throughout the interview he discusses: the entire global community being one, Jewish Renewal's focus on oneness, making a Noah’s ark for Judaism — saving aspects from all Jewish groups, a focus on how Jews pray, his history from the Lubovitch community to obtaining his doctorite at Hebrew Union College (Reform movement affiliated), the need to reintigrate Kabbalah into Judaism, the necessary inclusion of women, the LGBT community, intermarried couples, and non-Jews, and how Jewish Renewal views Israel.
T - 00:23:14 First Interview | 00:23:15 Second Interview
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