In this video, Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi lectures to students on several topics. The lecture is fluid and moves between concepts freely. Major themes of the discussion include: what to save from the past and what to create in the future, Issac Luria and his teachings, Kabbalah and mystical parables, the four worlds, and the Sefirot. The video opens on Zalman discussing Halacha (Jewish Law). Shortly thereafter he moves into why there are two words for "why" in Hebrew as well as Halacha versus Aggada. After a while he then switches to a question of which Jewish traditions should be saved and which should be rebuilt. Zalman then talks about prayer and meditation as well as the necessity for interdenominational and interfaith connections. Finally, he discusses human connectivity to God, Sefirot and their intersection with the four worlds, and the need to stay grounded in order for Kabbalah to help.
00:05:14 Two Words for "Why" and Halacha vs Aggada | 00:27:18 Redeeming Stories and Traditions Versus Renewing Them | 00:42:48 Prayer and Meditation Ascension and Descending | 01:14:00 Human Connectivity to God | 01:27:42 On Chokhmah and Binah | 1:44:22 Conclusion
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In this video, Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi lectures to students on several topics. The lecture is fluid and moves between concepts freely. Major themes of the discussion include: what to save from the past and what to create in the future, Issac Luria and his teachings, Kabbalah and mystical parables, the four worlds, and the Sefirot. The video opens on Zalman discussing Halacha (Jewish Law). Shortly thereafter he moves into why there are two words for "why" in Hebrew as well as Halacha versus Aggada. After a while he then switches to a question of which Jewish traditions should be saved and which should be rebuilt. Zalman then talks about prayer and meditation as well as the necessity for interdenominational and interfaith connections. Finally, he discusses human connectivity to God, Sefirot and their intersection with the four worlds, and the need to stay grounded in order for Kabbalah to help.
00:05:14 Two Words for "Why" and Halacha vs Aggada | 00:27:18 Redeeming Stories and Traditions Versus Renewing Them | 00:42:48 Prayer and Meditation Ascension and Descending | 01:14:00 Human Connectivity to God | 01:27:42 On Chokhmah and Binah | 1:44:22 Conclusion
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