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Rabbi Tirzah Firestone is a fellow student of Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, an author and psychotherapist focusing on intergenerational trauma, and one of the senior rabbis of the Jewish Renewal movement. Tirzah is the author of Wounds into Wisdom: Healing Intergenerational Jewish Trauma, The Receiving: Reclaiming Jewish Women's Wisdom, and the newly republished With Roots in Heaven: One Woman's Passionate Journey into the Heart of Her Faith.In this episode, we talk about the evolution of Tirzah's work on intergenerational trauma, pros and cons of the popularization of the concept of 'trauma,' Tirzah's recent teaching trip to Berlin amidst the rise of Neo-Fascist politics, Jewish & Israeli reactions to the events of Oct. 7th as an unhealthy trauma response, the conflation of Jewish identity with Jewish nationalism, the search for authority in the opinions of Reb Zalman (Tirzah and Netanel's teacher), Reb Zalman's desire to pray across dividing lines and include God in worldly decisions and problems, the 'seeds' we inherit from our ancestors and which we choose to water, the potentially transformative impact of psychologically based ancestral healing, and the image of the two cherubs atop the Holy of Holies as a metaphor for masculine/feminine balance.You can learn more about Tirzah and her work on her website.Charis FoundationGolden Turtle SoundSupport the show

Yahrtzeit Yomi #952!! ט אדר Rav Zalman Volozhiner רב שלמה זלמן ב״ר יצחק (1756 - 1788) --------------------------------- Today (Sunday, 9 Adar) marks the 236th Yahrtzeit of Rav Shlomo Zalman Volozhiner ZTL, fondly referred to as “Reb Zelmeleh”. Reb Zelmeleh (henceforth: Reb Zalman) was the younger brother of the renowned Rav Chaim Volozhiner, and was considered to be the foremost Talmid of the Vilna Gaon, and for good reason: From the time he was a very young child, Reb Zalman's unparalleled greatness in Torah scholarship was simply unfathomable. His mind was like a computer from which he could extract abstruse information at a moment's notice. There are dozens of stories that illustrate Rav Zalman's complete mastery over the vast sea of the Torah, as well as his ability to demonstrate, even in the midst of a seemingly mundane conversation, through the use of just the right phrase or dictum, that there is no wisdom or body of knowledge that is not in some way at least alluded to (if not openly addressed) in our holy Torah; the immutable principle of הֲפֹךְ בָּהּ וַהֲפֹךְ בָּהּ, דְּכֹלָּא בָהּ - “delve into the Torah thoroughly, and you'll find that everything is contained therein”. The full extent of Reb Zalman's incredible fluency in the entire Torah was described by no less a personage than his own older brother Rav Chaim, a towering Torah giant in his own right. Rav Chaim explained that Reb Zalman was as familiar with the voluminous gamut of the entire Torah literature, as we are with the thrice-daily-recited ״אשרי״ prayer! What's particularly inspiring about Reb Zalman was that his peerless encyclopedic knowledge was primarily utilized to ensure that everything he did was in meticulous accordance with the dictates of Halacha and Chazal; common custom notwithstanding. In situations where others were quick to dismiss a particular Halacha or Mitzvah with the claim of “well, nowadays this does not apply”, Reb Zalman would practice uncompromising loyalty to the Torah's mandates. Despite his phenomenal memory and vast knowledge, Rav Zalman never ceased reviewing Torah. Someone once witnessed Reb Zalman striding back-and-forth, reviewing a particular topic with tremendous enthusiasm. “How many times have you reviewed this topic?” he asked Reb Zalman. “About two hundred and fifty times,” was the reply. (Ohhhh boy. Here we go. I know exactly where this is heading. It's the age-old raging “Artscroll Biographies vs. Making of a Gadol” debate. I can already hear/read all the feedback....:) “Shkoiyach, Ezi (said facetiously). You have now told us that there was a born genius, who was also an unmatched masmid. How does that relate to us??! You're just making greatness seem unattainable!!” “Ezi, your Yahrtzeit article this week was pointless. Your article, together with all those whitewashed Artscroll biographies......” “Ezi, with all (actually, zero) due respect, your article was not only uninspiring and discouraging, but it is also a tremendous distortion. Instead of presenting our Gedolim as flawless angelic beings, maybe tell us about their human struggles and challenges which they undoubtedly encountered??! After all is said and done, they were human beings. We need human role models to emulate, not the flawless cherubim which you present them to be.” Ok, fine. So allow me to present to you the type of struggle which Reb Zalman faced regularly: [Remainder on WhatsApp group] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ To dedicate or sponsor, please contact 917-841-5059. Sponsorships can be paid by Zelle to the same number. First come, first served. Monthly sponsorships are $540. Weekly sponsorships are $180. Daily sponsorships are as follows: Dedications (l'Zecher Nishmas, Zechus shidduch/refuah/yeshuah, etc.) are $50. Sponsorships (fliers, advertising, promotions, additional links, etc.) are $100. The cost to request and sponsor a Tzaddik that is not included on the Yahrtzeit Yomi schedule is $180.

Today we explore the life and teachings of one of THE most amazing teachers of our days...Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi (a.k.a. Reb Zalman)! Reb Zalman broke all the molds and barriers, during his time. He was such an interfaith inspiration! He met great teachers like the Dalai Lama, Thomas Merton, and SO many others. Learning from each of these great teachers and sharing that knowledge and wisdom with any and all interested! He was one of the first to be religiously inclusive. He was also the founder of the Alliance for Jewish Renewal, which is still going strong today! Links to article/interview and all things mentioned...Portraits in Faith Video of Portraits in Faith interview with Reb Zalman Extensive video of Reb Zalman talking about his life and surviving the holocaust The Gates of Prayer video series (HIGHLY recommend) More information for the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Oblates of Perpetual Light⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If this show has helped you please consider making an offering.  Offerings are a great way to help support and improve the show! Join our family on Patreon where you will receive all kinds of goodies for your monthly offering! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/faithandmorepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out our website!!  This is an incredibly easy way to access the show, show notes, listen to the show, request prayers, and contact me!  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://faithandmorepodcast.wixsite.com/my-site⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Our YouTube channel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Faith and More Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Contact me at... ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠faithandmorepodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ #rebzalman #sufi #awakening #faithandmorepodcast #prayer #creator #thomasmerton #dalailama #inclusive #interfaith #hollocaust #soul #truth #spiritualwork #beginagain #spirituallife #soulsmission #mission #lighthouse #mirror #one #allareone #wakeup #truereality #quantum #unconditionallove #transdenominational #quantumreality #quantumlife #soul #spirit #purpose #mission --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/faith-and-more/message

There is an increasing awareness of a several things related to aging. One is the fact that modern medicine and health practices are making it possible for people to live longer so that more people are able to live to being senior adults and to do so for a long time. Another is that members of the Baby Boom generation are retiring. A third is that for many people the experience if aging is not a good experience. So, efforts are being made and practices developed to address the present circumstances related to aging. This episode will focus on the ideas, practices, and events connected with the concept of Sage-ing. Sage-ing was developed by Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Schalomi. The fruit of his experiences and efforts from addressing his own aging have produced many things, but the two in particular that are discussed in this episode are his book that he co-wrote with Ronald S. Miller titled From Age-ing to Sage-ing: A Revolutionary Approach to Growing Older, and the organization, Sage-ing International. My guests to help us understand more fully this movement called Sage-ing are Jeanne Marsh and The Reverend David Blackmon. After retiring from the corporate world in 2005, Jeanne received an MA from the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology where she was first introduced to Sage-ing through Reb Zalman's book, From Age-ing to Sage-ing . Jeanne brings twenty-seven years experience in corporate Human Resources and Management Training and Development. She currently serves as Coordinator for the Sage-ing Leader Certification Program. Jeanne is also certified to administer and consult using theMyers-Briggs Personality Type Indicator and facilitates “Connecting With Self” and Sage-ing workshops in the Asheville area as well as partnering with other Sage-ing Leaders throughout the country. David Blackmon serves as a chaplain in health care facilities in Western North Carolina. David's training includes masters degrees from Southwestern Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. David completed a year's internship in clinical pastoral education in 1989 before beginning a 20-year stent at Mission Hospitals in Asheville, North Carolina. He served as Coordinating pastor for First Baptist Church of Asheville for a dozen years before entering semi-retirement in 2021. During a sabbatical, he completed the Spiritual Guidance Program at the Shalem Institute in 20014-2015. David rejoices in the sacred experiences and creative callings of people from all faiths and backgrounds and welcomes this diversity as a crucial resource in the growing community of sage-ing. The intro and outro music for this episode is from a clip of a song called 'Father Let Your Kingdom Come' which is found on The Porter's Gate Worship Project Work Songs album and is used by permission by The Porter's Gate Worship Project.

It is perfect / You are loved / All is clear, and / I am holy.

Click here to register for Chana's workshop! Read from Chana herself: I am the youngest child of Reb Zalman Schachter Shalomi Z"L and his first wife Tziporah Faygl. I have 68 years of Life Experience. I am currently not retired but "Reinspired" and ready to share Sageing with you with special insights of having been raised by Reb Zalman as I was growing up in Winnipeg and decades of continuing to receive parental guidance and influence throughout my adult life. I hope to continue his legacy by tiptoeing in his rather large footsteps and spreading Sageing in Israel and throughout the world. My proudest accomplishment was in raising my children and giving them my "all" and seeing them as  amazing adults, each one doing such amazing contributions in this world by using their gifts and sharing it with others. I am a grandmother to many  (and a Great Grandmother to one). It is a big joy to spend time with my grandchildren and watch each of their unique personalities shine. I am a very optimistic and energetic elder and I hope to be able to INSPIRE you.

In Part 2 of this talk, Reb Brian Yosef and Joel talk about the second and third Portals of Awareness, as taught by Reb Brian. Feeling the breath, the relation of the many meanings of the Hebrew word 'Ruach:' spirit, wind, breath, and soul. The practical instructions of mystical teachings, awareness, and consciousness, meditation. 'I am this awareness, the open field.' Encouraging the realization of Self. Aryeh Kaplan writings, the spiritual and mystical teachings from 'Jacob's Ladder.' Creation of postive and negative angels, Jacob's awakening stating 'the Divine is in this place and I did not know it.' Bio: Reb Brian Yosef Schachter-Brooks is a Jewish spiritual teacher and musician. He has been teaching the practice of Presence (meditation, mindfulness) and Judaism since 2006, and founded Torah of Awakening in 2016. He is the author of Kabbalah for Beginners, published by Rockridge Press, and Integral Jewish Meditation – Three Portals of Presence for Spiritual Awakening.Reb Brian Yosef received s’miha (ordination) as Minister of Sacred Music (Reb Yosef Briah Zohar, Menatzeiakh, Ba’al Tefilah) from Reb Zalman z”l (2012), Spiritual Teacher and Awakener of Souls (Morei Rukhani uM’oreir N’shamot) from Shaykh Ibrahim Baba Farajaje (may his secret be sanctified) and Rabbi SaraLeya Schley (2012), certification as Teacher of Jewish Meditation (Moreh L’hitbodedut) from Dr. Rabbi Avram Davis (2004), and holds a Bachelor in Music from the Eastman School of Music (1991).

Part 1 of this talk, Reb Brian Yosef and Joel share thoughts and perspectives on Divine Providence, dreams, spiritual awakening, meditation, and the importance of how to integrate awakening experiences into our daily lives, in an enduring way. Also, seeing beyond our human conditioning into our deeper self, our Soul, and the intellect as a tool for spirituality. Buddhism and Judaism are compared and contrasted, things like 'Mu-shin,' or 'no-mind,' the mystical aspect of life seeing into emptiness or Reality. What is Kabbalah: what does it mean? who is it for? what does it offer? Kabbalah, Chasidism, The Ba'al Shem Tov and the historical developments of Judaism's spirituality. What and why does spirituality benefit people? Bio: Reb Brian Yosef Schachter-Brooks is a Jewish spiritual teacher and musician. He has been teaching the practice of Presence (meditation, mindfulness) and Judaism since 2006, and founded Torah of Awakening in 2016. He is the author of Kabbalah for Beginners, published by Rockridge Press, and Integral Jewish Meditation – Three Portals of Presence for Spiritual Awakening.Reb Brian Yosef received s’miha (ordination) as Minister of Sacred Music (Reb Yosef Briah Zohar, Menatzeiakh, Ba’al Tefilah) from Reb Zalman z”l (2012), Spiritual Teacher and Awakener of Souls (Morei Rukhani uM’oreir N’shamot) from Shaykh Ibrahim Baba Farajaje (may his secret be sanctified) and Rabbi SaraLeya Schley (2012), certification as Teacher of Jewish Meditation (Moreh L’hitbodedut) from Dr. Rabbi Avram Davis (2004), and holds a Bachelor in Music from the Eastman School of Music (1991).

Reb Zalman is returning from a very successful mission, when he finds himself lost in the woods. He could have lost his life, if not for his Rebbe and the good deeds he had just done that protected him. Please rate & share this episode if you found it interesting :) Please consider supporting podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/PHX2 Available ion YouTube. Follow Pray Hard Play Hard on these platforms: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/prayhard_playhard/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yossiloloyan/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/pray_playhard Stay connected & elevate yourself & your surroundings.

— You are not in your body, but rather everything you experience, including your body, arises within the vast and borderless field of the awareness that you are. This field of awareness is not itself a thing, but rather it is the space within which all things appear – thoughts, feelings, sensations, people, situations- everything. And so, as we meditate in this way, becoming aware of all things arising within the field of awareness, so we become aware of the awareness itself– we awaken to the NO-thing that we are. There is One Experience, happening right now, within the awareness that you are. The awareness that you are isn't really yours. Rather, it is Reality becoming aware through you, as you. Just as your awareness includes everything you are aware of in this moment, so too the Divine – meaning all of Reality – includes you and perceives Itself through you. There is One Experience of One Reality right now, and you're not separate from the One at all. If everything you perceive is part of your own awareness, and you are your awareness, and your awareness is really God's awareness, stop! Relax resistance! After all, why would you resist yourself? Why would you be in conflict with yourself? – writes Reb Brian Valeria interviews Brian Yosef Schachter-Brooks — the author of “Kabbalah for Beginners: Understanding and Applying Kabbalistic History, Concepts, and Practices and Integral Jewish Meditation: Three Portals of Presence for Spiritual Awakening.”  Reb Brian Yosef Schachter-Brooks is a Jewish spiritual teacher and musician. He has been teaching the practice of Presence (meditation, mindfulness) and Judaism since 2006, and founded the online Jewish Meditation community, Torah of Awakening, in 2016. He is the author of Kabbalah for Beginners, published by Rockridge Press, and Integral Jewish Meditation – Three Portals of Presence for Spiritual Awakening. Reb Brian Yosef received s'miha (ordination) as Minister of Sacred Music (Reb Yosef Briah Zohar, Menatzeiakh, Ba'al Tefilah) from Reb Zalman z”l  (2012), Spiritual Teacher and Awakener of Souls  (Morei Rukhani uM'oreir N'shamot) from Shaykh Ibrahim Baba Farajaje (may his secret be sanctified) and Rabbi SaraLeya Schley (2012), certification as Teacher of Jewish Meditation (Moreh L'hitbodedut) from Dr. Rabbi Avram Davis (2004), and holds a Bachelor in Music from the Eastman School of Music (1991). To learn more about Brian Yosef Schachter-Brooks and his work, please visit: torahofawakening.com   — This podcast is a quest for well-being, a quest for a meaningful life through the exploration of fundamental truths, enlightening ideas, insights on physical, mental, and spiritual health. The inspiration is Love. The aspiration is to awaken new ways of thinking that can lead us to a new way of being, being well.  

Nice story with Reb Zalman Zezmer and Reb Chaim Voloziner re וישלח יעקב מלאכים אל עשו

We ask Hashem in the Avinu Malkenu , מחוק ברחמיך הרבים כל שטרי חובותינו – to erase with an abundance of mercy any documents that were written for punishment. One of the ways in which we could have this accomplished is by overlooking when others have wronged us. Reb Zalman of Volozhin once saw a Jew asking for forgiveness from an acquaintance on Erev Yom Kippur and that man replied, “You ruined my reputation and the halacha says I'm not obligated to forgive, so I'm not going to.” Reb Zalman went over to that man afterward and said, “It's true you're not obligated to forgive, but now you have a chance to be מעביר על מידותיו – to go above and beyond and overlook, and that will do wonders for you, including causing Hashem to forgive you for all your sins.” The Chida writes in the name of the Ramak, "אין דבר שמכשיר את הנפש ומכפר על עוונה – there is nothing that can purify the soul and atone for sin – כמו שומע חרפתו ושותק – like when someone is shamed and he stays quiet and forgives the person for what he did – זה יותר מכל התעניות והסיגופים שבעולם – and this accomplishes more than any amount of fasting or self-inflicted pain that exist in the world. We don't ask to be tested in this area because it is extremely difficult to truly forgive another individual who has harmed us. But if it already happened, we have to know of the golden opportunity we have to make the heroic efforts and forgive. The Gemara says in Masechet Pesachim (117), there are three individuals that Hashem has an extra special love for. One of those individuals is someone who overlooks when he is wronged or shamed by another. The Gemara in Chagiga (5) says that Hashem gives extra years of life to someone who is able to overlook when he is wronged. The Gemara specifies, the extra life is given to a צורבא מרבנן דמעביר במיליה – a young Torah scholar who overlooks when he is wronged. The Ben Yehoyada explains the reason the young scholar was chosen because since he is young and hot tempered and he has the passion of Torah inside of him, the test for him to overlook is very difficult. Which means, the harder it is for a person to overlook, the greater is his reward. If someone is thinking, I could never forgive so-and-so for what he/she did to me . That just means that this person has an even greater opportunity to tap into the wondrous reward given for accomplishing that feat. David HaMelech earned the merit of becoming the fourth leg of Hashem's Heavenly Chariot by remaining silent when he was being verbally abused by Shimi ben Gera. For a king to remain quiet when being abused by one of his subjects is extremely difficult. The Chatam Sofer writes, Pinchas became Eliyahu HaNavi and lives forever because he was being publicly shamed, when he did his act of zealotry, and he did not reply, and overlooked instead. Somebody once went to Rav Chaim Kanievsky, shlita , for a blessing to have children. He told that person the Gemara in Chulin which says the world exists in the merit of someone who is able to keep his mouth shut during a fight. If the entire world is in existence because of that merit, surely the merit will enable him to help populate the world by having children. I heard a class from a rabbi who gave at least a half a dozen stories of people who were given yeshuot right after they were able to overlook when they were wronged. One story was about a man who was completely humiliated by his in-laws, and instead of responding, he said to himself, “I'm going to keep quiet as a merit for a refuah shelemah for my friend.” And indeed, that friend became healed. Yom Kippur is a day of forgiveness. We want Hashem to forgive us. The more we're able to forgive others, the more we'll be forgiven. And, if doing that is extremely difficult, it will only make the rewards even greater.

A Daily Dose of Chassidus with Rabbi Shmuel Braun We dream of suddenly being discovered as royal… Because we are.

I stumbled upon a profound meditation practice taught by Reb Zalman about connecting to Divine Breath, which is offered here. These are very difficult and frightening days for most of us as our worlds get smaller and we are confined to our homes. We begin the third book of the Torah this week, Vayikra/Leviticus with its details of animal sacrifices. The first word is written in the Torah with a small alef. This is a time when we need prayer and other spiritual practices to keep us balanced and whole. Let's breathe together and offer whatever ways we can to come close in these diminished moments.

Rabbi Dr. Goldie Milgram, the Executive Director of Reclaiming Judaism (http://www.reclaimingjudaism.org/) presents her lecture, Wisdom from Reb Zalman: Embracing the Jewish Spirit before an audience at Temple Chai (templechai.com/) in Phoenix, AZ. ABOUT THIS LECTURE: Rabbi Dr. Zalman Schachter-Shalomi lived a calling to reach and touch people in deeply spiritual, supportive, and Jewishly profound ways. He developed effective approaches to bridging science and spirituality, pre-war European and 21st Century Judaism, patriarchy and feminism, tradition and innovation, Jewish faith and many faiths. Come be challenged and inspired, as Rabbi Goldie Milgram, one of his emissaries, and volume co-editor of Wisdom from Reb Zalman | Embracing the Jewish Spirit (Reclaiming Judaism Press), shares and convenes discussion of his fascinating and instructive encounters with students and colleagues worldwide. DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsP For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ www.facebook.com/temple.chai twitter.com/VBMTorah www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ Music: "They Say" by WowaMusik, a public domain track from the YouTube Audio Library

Today is the Jewish holiday of Tu B'Av, sometimes known as Jewish Valentine's Day. Where does Tu B'Av come from and what is it about? It's all about love! Love, however, isn't easy to come by or to maintain. Thankfully God (via Moses) has something to say about that. Reb Zalman did too. Listen in for one of my favorite Reb Zalman teachings, and let us live from a place of love. The world needs more love. Let it begin with us on this day of love.   Thanks for listening to the Torah of Life podcast, your home for transformation from a Jewish lens. Like what you hear? Please take a minute to subscribe to the show and leave us a rating and review on iTunes, or your favorite podcast player. Have something to say about what you heard? Great! Be in touch at rabbiilan@torahoflife.com Happy Tu B'Av, and Shabbat Shalom!        

"How good it will be when you really listen!" This is how my teacher Reb Zalman translated the first words of the Torah verses that became the second paragraph of the Shema. Listening is so much more than hearing words.

Originally Aired: 03/16/14 We all deal day to day with a lot of questions and a lot of fears – around work, money, health, politcs, relationships. And at some point, we will all deal with the final fears and the final questions – fear of death and questions about what it means and what if anything comes after. At his request, today’s guest, SARA DAVIDSON met every Friday for two years with 89-year-old RABBI ZALMAN SHACHTER-SHALOMI, the iconic founder of the Jewish Renewal movment, to discuss what he calls THE DECEMBER PROJECT. “When you can feel in your cells that you’re coming to the end of your tour of duty,” in tHe rabbi’s words, “what is the spiritual work of this time, how do we prepare for the mystery?” Davidson, who describes herself as having a seeker’s heart and a skeptic’s mind, feared death would be a complete annihilation, while Reb Zalman felt certain that “something continues.” He didn’t want to convince her of anything, but to loosen her mind.” Through their talks, he wanted to help people “not freak out about dying,” and enable them to have a more heightened and grateful life. www.saradavidson.com - See more at: http://aworldthatjustmightwork.com/2014/03/free-forum-qa-sara-davidson-author-of-december-project-extraordinary-rabbi-skeptical-seeker-take-aim-at-greatest-mystery/#sthash.f2a9nEZZ.dpuf

Aired: 03/16/14 We all deal day to day with a lot of questions and a lot of fears - around work, money, health, politcs, relationships. And at some point, we will all deal with the final fears and the final questions - fear of death and questions about what it means and what if anything comes after. At his request, today's guest, SARA DAVIDSON met every Friday for two years with 89-year-old RABBI ZALMAN SHACHTER-SHALOMI, the iconic founder of the Jewish Renewal movment, to discuss what he calls THE DECEMBER PROJECT. "When you can feel in your cells that you're coming to the end of your tour of duty," in tHe rabbi's words, "what is the spiritual work of this time, how do we prepare for the mystery?" Davidson, who describes herself as having a seeker's heart and a skeptic's mind, feared death would be a complete annihilation, while Reb Zalman felt certain that "something continues." He didn't want to convince her of anything, but to loosen her mind." Through their talks, he wanted to help people "not freak out about dying," and enable them to have a more heightened and grateful life.