"Pioneers in Psychedelic Research: Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi" (1998)

Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi (1924-2014) interviewed on his life and early psychedelic research, in his first home in Boulder, Colorado, 1998. Produced in conjunction with the Fetzer Institute and the Gathering of Elders Conference. Credits: Elise Agar, Charles Grob, Rick Doblin, and Gary Bravo.
In 2018, Eve Ilsen, the widow of Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, offered to collaborate with the Yesod Foundation in making Schachter-Shalomi's collection of video recordings available to the public on KZbin.

[@DavidMueller666]

Rabbi, I have used psychedelics for almost 50 years and I have shared many of the experiences, discoveries, and insights which you describe so well. I am glad to see that you are treated with at least some respect when you discuss these matters. All that I have ever received, when I have tried to discuss such matters, is abuse, neglect, and rejection.

[@rabbimoshewaldoks6551]

Reb Zalman at his best. May his memory be a blessing.

[@TheRealValus]

I've watched a few of these. He's so human and the interviewers are so robotic, almost like they are deliberately suppressing any human response or authentic interaction. "Just the facts, Ma''am" is the vibe that's set by these serious chroniclers. You can visibly detect his discomfort, each time he answers in such a warm, human way and the interlocutor lets all these dazzling moments fall flat, and just proceeds to pose the next question, in perfect monotone. Depressing, disappointing, shoddy work. But the man is miraculous, so, what can you do, but thank the foundation for this?

[@juliamarshall3175]

37:07 The karma of your substance...Kosher substances.