Rachel Goldberg-Polin: A Hostage’s Mother Fighting for His Freedom [Divergence 5/5]

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18Forty

Religion & Spirituality, Judaism

4.6 • 638 Ratings

🗓️ 20 April 2024

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Our Intergenerational Divergence series is sponsored by our friends Sarala and Danny Turkel.

In this special episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Rachel Goldberg-Polin—whose son, Hersh, was kidnapped by Hamas and is still held hostage in Gaza—about heading into Passover with our loved ones still captive.

Normally, Intergenerational Divergence feels like something of a choice. But now, Jewish families have been split apart by force. In this episode we discuss:

How do we foster a continued connection to the members of our family who are missing?
What difficult thoughts and questions will we bring to the Seder table this year?
What does it mean to express hope via the Pesach Seder amid these bitter times?

We hope wholeheartedly that this conversation about missing our children at the time of Passover will be made irrelevant and the hostages will soon return home.

Interview begins at 7:17.

References:

“One Tiny Seed” by Rachel Goldberg-Polin

“To the Boys in the Room” by Rachel Goldberg-Polin

Sefer HaMenucha on Mishneh Torah, Leavened and Unleavened Bread 8:2

“A Prayer for Israel To Add to Your Pesach Seder” by Yosef Zvi Rimon

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0:00.0	Hi friends, a few months ago we advertised the birth of a new community in Israel.
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0:12.7	and let's face it, we are living in a time when every single one of us should be drafting the five-year plan for our futures in Israel.
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0:26.4	they will longingly watch unfold into a reality, a shul, and a community.
0:32.1	I am so proud that the leaders behind Aden are none other than Rabbi Benny and Khani Krohn. I know them personally because they are the rabbi and Rebitten of my own
0:42.4	personal community and they are the ones leading this new development community. And I know for my own life that
0:49.6	their stewardship, their leadership is you know this is going to be a welcoming, joyous, incredible
0:55.7	community where everyone is going to be able to feel comfortable and build a home.
1:00.2	On June 29th, Eden will be hosting a webinar to speak in detail about the vision for this project.
1:07.6	In order to register, please click the link below or email info at
1:12.7	Edenbateschemish.com to find out more. Once again, that's info at Edenbateshemesh.com
1:20.2	to find out more. Hi friends and welcome to the 1840 podcasts where each month we explore different topic balancing modern sensibilities with traditional sensitivities to give you new approaches to timeless Jewish ideas.
1:49.5	I'm your host, David Bischofkin, and this month we're exploring intergenerational divergence.
1:54.6	Thank you so much to our sponsors, Danny and Sarlat Jirkel. I'm so grateful for your support and friendship over all these years.
2:02.3	This podcast is part of a larger exploration of those big, juicy, Jewish ideas. So be sure to
2:07.9	check out 1840.org where you can also find videos, articles, recommended readings, and weekly
2:13.1	emails. Since we began the series of intergenerational divergence four years ago, we have explored
2:19.4	so many different forms of divergence, whether it is spouses talking about their respective
2:26.0	faith, whether it's parents and children, talking about the way they relate to religious life
2:31.2	or communal life, whether there's people from different communities talking
2:34.9	about the way that their kids grow up, especially vis-a-vis the army, as we've been discussing
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