Fragments of a Future Scroll by Zalman Schachter-Shalomi
(Ayin Press)
December 30, 2025
RABBI ZALMAN Schachter-Shalomi (1924–2014) — better known as Reb Zalman — interwove his devotion to Lubavitch Hasidism (he was one of the first shluchim, or emissaries, of the Lubavitcher rebbe) with a zeal for spiritual innovation, ecstatic prayer, and environmental consciousness. He founded the Jewish Renewal movement, and his impact (much like the rainbow-striped tallit he popularized) is now ubiquitous. Fragments of a Future Scroll was his first book; originally published by a small press in 1975, it has long been out of print. The rollicking, mind-bending text is Zalman’s initial attempt at describing Judaism’s unfolding place within an emergent “planetary consciousness” — and the capstone of nearly twenty years of spiritual exploration he conducted in the course of serving as Hillel director in Winnipeg. This fiftieth-anniversary edition presents an updated version of the original, alongside essays by Shaul Magid, Tirzah Firestone, and others to guide modern readers as they (re)discover this extraordinary text. Zachary Kauffman
