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All Together Now: Ep. 241

Tablet Studios

Tablet Magazine

Judaism, Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality

4.6 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 3 September 2020

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Summary

This week on Unorthodox, summer trips to the beach spark our latest debate: Do Jews like the beach? Our Jewish guest is Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, former chief rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth, who returns to the show to talk about his latest book, Morality: Restoring the Common Good in Divided Times. Listen for Rabbi Sacks' advice for how we can build a more moral society, plus why he thinks the themes of the High Holidays have never been more relevant, and his take on the Queen's corgis. Our Gentile of the Week is Holly Huffnagle, the American Jewish Committee's newly appointed U.S. director for combating anti-Semitism. Shes's worked in the State Department and at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., and volunteered at the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum in Oswiecim, Poland. She explains why she believes anti-Semitism is a societal problem, not a Jewish one, tells us about the surprising Twitter backlash following the announcement of her new role, and shares what she told Nick Cannon when she met with him after his recent anti-Semitic remarks. We're doing our annual fundraiser a little differently this year. We're not looking to hit a specific dollar amount—instead, we're looking to get as many participants as we can, giving whatever amount they're able. Everyone who gives will be entered into a raffle to spend some virtual time with the hosts. Head to bit.ly/unorthodox2020fundraiser to donate. Tablet Magazine's Fall 2020 journalism program is a paid three-month remote fellowship for 10 aspiring journalists, run by our very own Mark Oppenheimer. More information here; apply by Sept. 10 to fellowship@tabletmag.com. What are your 5781 resolutions? Email us at unorthodox@tabletmag.com or leave us a voicemail at (914) 570-4869. You can also record a voice memo on your smartphone and email it to us. Subscribe to our weekly newsletter to get new episodes, photos, and more. Get a behind-the-scenes look at our recording sessions on our YouTube page! Join our Facebook group, and follow Unorthodox on Twitter and Instagram. Get your Unorthodox T-shirts, mugs, and baby onesies here. Sponsors: Kol foods is getting you ready for the High Holidays. Go to KOLFOODS.com and use the code UNORTHODOX0920 to save 10 percent on your order.

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It's the perfect coffee table book for your proud Jewish home, and it covers everything

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from Jewish history, pop culture, holidays, and of course food,

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all with our trademark, irreverence, and love.

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Our publisher is offering a special 20% discount on newest Jewish and their entire Hanukkah shop.

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So head to Artisan Books.com and use the code

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unorthodox at check out.

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That's artisan books.com, discount code,

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unorthodox, all caps.

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Anything that a Jew does to another Jew is chewing them down or up or sideways or any direction.

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This is called your cold open.

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This is on Orthodox, the Universe's leading Jewish podcast.

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I'm your host, Mark Oppenheimer joined as ever

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by tablet deputy editor Stephanie Butnik.

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Happy September.

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And tablet editor at large, Leibowitz.

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This week we will be joined by two Jews, Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sachs.

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He'll be here in his rabbinic persona and in his

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Lordy one.

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Noble persona. Are these the two Jews you were referring to?

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Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sachs will be returning to unorthodox to talk about his new book

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