Today is the anniversary of the passing (yahrzeit) of Meir Abehsera. Since Abehsera’s opus, The Possible Man gives one of the most prescient readings (and enactments) of the holy fool in our era, Schlemiel Theory has – in the past – posted several blog posts on his important book.
Today we are going to remember him and his great work, discuss it, learn from it, and determine how to best bring his teachings into action in our crazy world. Meir always believed in the power of the deed over thought. More can be accomplished in a deed that draws on the “madness of the holy” than any idea.
The Zohar – a classic of Jewish mysticism – says that the Yahrzeit is an auspicious time to bring the energy of influence of the person who has passed into the world. As Meir always said, “memory is redemption.”
Now is the time to make his teachings – many of which draw on the schlemiel character – into a reality! The greatest memory of all is the one that doesn’t remind in memory alone but is living and breathing amongst us, between us.
Today at 1pm there will be a conversation on Zoom with three people very close to Meir Abehsera : Simcha Gottlieb, Yonatan Razel, and Rabbi Yerachmiel Tilles. Menachem Feuer, the author of Schlemiel Theory, will also be joining the conversation by way of selected readings from The Possible Man. (The image on this post provides info for that online-event.)
Here is a complication of articles from Menachem Feuer, author of Schlemiel Theory on The Possible Man:
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