Ulteriori informazioni
Informationen zum Autor Zalman Schachter-Shalomi was a rabbi and scholar of psychology of religion, the founder of the Jewish Renewal movement, and was widely considered one of the world's foremost authorities on Hasidism and Kabbalah. Klappentext A powerful memoir chronicling the life of one of America’s most celebrated rabbis—from his youth in the shadows of the Nazis through the tumultuous 1960’s in America to his position as a renowned religious leader today. Reflecting Reb Zalman’s warm, endearing personality, this book brings together his dynamic life story for the first time. Zusammenfassung A powerful memoir chronicling the life of one of America’s most celebrated rabbis—from his youth in the shadows of the Nazis through the tumultuous 1960’s in America to his position as a renowned religious leader today. Reflecting Reb Zalman’s warm, endearing personality, this book brings together his dynamic life story for the first time. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Acknowledgments A Visionary Introductionto My Life Quest Part I: My Boyhood &Youth Before the Holocaust Chapter 1. Origins Chapter 2. A Viennese Boyhood Chapter 3. Austria Under Hitler Chapter 4. Diamond-Cutting & Hasidim in Antwerp Chapter 5. French Internment Camps Chapter 6. Revelations in Marseilles Chapter 7. Freedom Voyage to America Chapter 8. Encountering the Sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe Chapter 9. The Making of a Chabad Hasid Part II: Initiating Jewish Restoration in America Chapter 10. A Fledgling Rabbi: Outreach in New Haven Chapter 11. Raising the Klippot in Rochester, New York Chapter 12. A Pulpit of My Own in Fall River, Massachussetts Chapter 13. Caribbean Travels: Voodoo & Mitzvah Missions Chapter 14. Widening Horizons: From New Bedford to Boston University Part III: Planting Seeds of Jewish Renewal Chapter 15. Jewish Innovation in Manitoba Chapter 16. Adventures with Catholic Monasticism Chapter 17. My First Trip to the Holy Land Chapter 18. Qumran, USA: My Plan for Jewish Communality Chapter 19. Hasidic Counseling: New Explorations Chapter 20. Psychedelics with Timothy Leary Chapter 21. My Friend Thomas Merton and the Ecumenical Quest Chapter 22. Walks with Abraham Maslow Chapter 23. Abraham Joshua Heschel: My Mentor & Friend Chapter 24. Leaving Chabad: The Fallout from My Washington, DC Lecture Chapter 25. The San Francisco Counter-Culture and Neo-Hasidism Chapter 26. Relocating to Philadelphia Chapter 27. Epilogue: Whither Jewish Renewal? Appendix: Brief Reminiscences A. Gerald Heard, My "Irish Rebbe" B. Rabbi Heschel Matt C. Breakthroughs in Milwaukee D. The Dalai Lama E. My Unfulfilled Projects Glossary Related Books by the Authors Index About the Authors ...
