In 2009, New York Times bestselling author Sara Davidson was
surprised by a call from Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, asking her
to engage with him in what he called "The December Project." At
eighty-five, Reb Zalman wanted to teach people how to navigate the
December of life and to help them "not freak out about dying."
Davidson jumped at the chance. She feared that death would be a
complete annihilation, while Reb Zalman felt certain that
"something continues." For two years, they met every Friday to
discuss this and how getting "up close with mortality" quickens our
ability to relish every day.
Woven through their talks are sketches from Reb Zalman's life:
escaping the Nazis; becoming an orthodox rabbi in the U.S.; landing
in San Francisco during the sexual revolution; taking L.S.D. with
Timothy Leary; befriending other faith leaders, including Thomas
Merton and the Dalai Lama; and founding the Jewish Renewal
movement.
During their time together, Davidson was nearly killed by a
suicide bomb and Reb Zalman faced a steep decline in health. They
created strategies to deal with pain and memory loss and found
tools to cultivate fearlessness and joy--at any age. Davidson
includes twelve exercises so readers can experience what she did, a
sea change in facing what we all must face: mortality.
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