Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi: The Origins of Post-Holocaust American Judaism
Title
Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi: The Origins of Post-Holocaust American Judaism
Subject
Zalman Schachter-Shalomi
Description
Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi (1924 - 2014) is considered one of the most significant Jewish spiritual leaders of the 20th and 21st centuries. A Holocaust survivor initially associated with Habad-Lubavitch Hasidism, Schachter-Shalomi went on to found the Jewish Renewal and Spiritual Eldering movements. As a teacher of Hasidism and Kabbalah, he was known for his deep engagement and dialogue with leaders of other religious traditions. He also had a long career teaching Jewish mysticism and the psychology of religion at various universities.
This exhibition explores the life and work of Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi (b. 1924, Poland) and his role in shaping contemporary Judaism as a religion, social movement, and philosophy of spiritual transformation. Many of the images and artifacts in the exhibition come from the Zalman M. Schachter-Shalomi Collection (http://libcudl.colorado.edu/zss/index.htm), which anchors the Post- Holocaust American Judaism Archive at the CUBoulder Libraries Archives and Special Collections. The Schachter-Shalomi Collection includes personal papers, manuscripts, publications, as well as a wealth of audio and visual materials that cover the historical trajectory of his life. The collection includes materials on Jewish Renewal, Hasidism, Kabbalah, Deep Ecumenism, Psychology of Religion, and Spiritual Eldering.
This exhibition explores the life and work of Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi (b. 1924, Poland) and his role in shaping contemporary Judaism as a religion, social movement, and philosophy of spiritual transformation. Many of the images and artifacts in the exhibition come from the Zalman M. Schachter-Shalomi Collection (http://libcudl.colorado.edu/zss/index.htm), which anchors the Post- Holocaust American Judaism Archive at the CUBoulder Libraries Archives and Special Collections. The Schachter-Shalomi Collection includes personal papers, manuscripts, publications, as well as a wealth of audio and visual materials that cover the historical trajectory of his life. The collection includes materials on Jewish Renewal, Hasidism, Kabbalah, Deep Ecumenism, Psychology of Religion, and Spiritual Eldering.
Creator
Post-Holocaust American Judaism Collections at the University of Colorado Boulder
Date
2013
Contributor
Stephanie Yuhas, Netanel Miles-Yepez, Deborah Fink, Sue Salinger, David Shneer, Andrew Violet, and Jacob Flaws.
The curators would like to thank the Bender Family Foundation, the Yesod Foundation, University of Colorado College of Arts and Sciences, the University of Colorado Libraries, and Donors to the Program in Jewish Studies for their support.
