In this interview, Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi discusses his relationship with Hasidism and more specifically, Chabad. The interview chronicles his upbringing, introduction to Hasidism, and work with Chabad. Zalman discusses Chabad in the 1940s and 50s, his relationships with both Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn and Menachem Mendel Schneerson, among other leaders. Additionally he discusses the first time he took LSD with Timothy Leary and the resulting ostracism from within Chabad. The video is a fluid mix of English, Yiddish, and Hebrew.
00:00:40 On Zalman's Name and Details of Growing Up | 00:02:36 Chabad in Antwerp, Belgium | 00:06:50 Time in Marseille, France | 00:16:57 Meeting the Lubavitcher Rebbe | 00:22:42 Incident in the Yeshiva | 00:26:00 Work in Connecticut and New England | 00:59:12 Opportunity to Open Shtiebel in Bombay, India | 01:04:07 Working in Manitoba and at Camp Ramah | 01:08:55 Timothy Leary, LSD, and Controversy | 01:18:20 Moving to Philadelphia and Ostracism | 01:23:05 Questions from the Interviewers
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In this interview, Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi discusses his relationship with Hasidism and more specifically, Chabad. The interview chronicles his upbringing, introduction to Hasidism, and work with Chabad. Zalman discusses Chabad in the 1940s and 50s, his relationships with both Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn and Menachem Mendel Schneerson, among other leaders. Additionally he discusses the first time he took LSD with Timothy Leary and the resulting ostracism from within Chabad. The video is a fluid mix of English, Yiddish, and Hebrew.
00:00:40 On Zalman's Name and Details of Growing Up | 00:02:36 Chabad in Antwerp, Belgium | 00:06:50 Time in Marseille, France | 00:16:57 Meeting the Lubavitcher Rebbe | 00:22:42 Incident in the Yeshiva | 00:26:00 Work in Connecticut and New England | 00:59:12 Opportunity to Open Shtiebel in Bombay, India | 01:04:07 Working in Manitoba and at Camp Ramah | 01:08:55 Timothy Leary, LSD, and Controversy | 01:18:20 Moving to Philadelphia and Ostracism | 01:23:05 Questions from the Interviewers
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