Moving Forward: Ep 327

Tablet Studios

Tablet Magazine

Judaism, Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality

4.6 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 4 August 2022

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

This week on Unorthodox, we’re getting serious. It’s Tisha B’Av, the Jewish day of mourning that commemorates the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem. (Read more about it here.) Our Jewish guest is Rebecca Soffer of Modern Loss, who returns to the show tell us about her new book, The Modern Loss Handbook: An interactive Guide to Moving Through Grief and Building Your Resilience. Our Gentile of the Week is Walter Russell Mead, who joins us to discuss his new book, The Arc of a Covenant: The United States, Israel, and the Fate of the Jewish People. He tells us why he wanted to dispel many preconceived notions about America’s support for Israel, and explains why so many non-Jews throughout American history have supported the creation of a Jewish state. We’re heading back on the road! Check out our tour schedule at tabletmag.com/unorthodoxlive. Send us emails and voice memos at unorthodox@tabletmag.com, or leave a voicemail at our listener line: (914) 570-4869. Remember to tell us who you are and where you’re calling from. Subscribe to our weekly newsletter to get new episodes, photos, and more. Join our Facebook group, and follow Unorthodox on Twitter and Instagram. Get a behind-the-scenes look at our recording sessions on our YouTube channel. Find out about our upcoming events at tabletmag.com/unorthodoxlive. Want to book us for a live show or event in your area, or partner with us in some other way? Email Tanya Singer at tsinger@tabletmag.com. Unorthodox is produced by Tablet Studios. Check out all of our podcasts at tabletmag.com/podcasts.

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0:00.0	Hey, Jacob, we are finalists for two podcast awards, but we need your vote.
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0:28.6	If you can close this October 5th, so don't wait, please get us to the gold.
0:33.0	You can find both of those links in the show notes, and thank you so much.
0:44.6	This is Unorthodox, the world's leading Jewish podcast.
0:48.4	And this week, well, it's just me, Liam.
0:52.3	Why?
0:53.3	Because in a few days, we will be observing Tisha Beov, the saddest and I think most
0:58.6	misunderstood day in the entire Jewish calendar.
1:02.4	And because I'm spending the month here in Israel, right where the historical drama
1:06.7	we'll be thinking about this week took place, we thought we'd bring you a more contemplative
1:12.5	sort of episode.
1:13.5	The kind of episode you want to hear when it's like 300 degrees outside, and your tradition
1:18.7	tells you that you have to slow down, and sit on the ground, and turn off the lights,
1:24.5	and think about very terrible things.
1:28.5	So what's Tisha Beov all about?
1:31.5	I could give you the Wikipedia sort of answer and say that it is the day in which, incredibly,
1:37.8	both the first and the second temple were destroyed.
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