The mother of an Israeli hostage shares her son’s story with Pope Francis

Jesuitical

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4.8 • 949 Ratings

🗓️ 8 December 2023

⏱️ 31 minutes

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On this week’s “Jesuitical,” Zac and Ashley are honored to welcome Rachel Goldberg, the mother of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, one of the hostages taken into Gaza following Hamas’s massacre at the Nova music festival in Southern Israel on Oct. 7. In the weeks since Hersh and 240 other hostages were brutally kidnapped, Rachel has met with a host of people, including the pope and the president, to share her son’s story. She was gracious enough to bring that story to “Jesuitical,” and she and the hosts shared a moving conversation. They discuss: Rachel’s family life and Hersh’s passion for reading and adventure The last time Rachel saw Hersh on Oct. 6 and her experience learning about the massacre on Oct. 7 Rachel’s meeting with Pope Francis and the power of dialogue in sustaining hope How Rachel’s Jewish faith has been challenged and served as a source of strength in the wake of unthinkable tragedy Support Jesuitical on Patreon or become a digital subscriber to America Media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello and
0:13.0	I'm welcome to Jez Woodical, a podcast from America Media for Saints and Sinners.
0:15.0	You can join us each week for honest conversations
0:18.0	about the Catholic Church in our world today,
0:20.0	often over drinks.
0:22.0	I'm Ashley McKinliss and I'm joined by Zach Davis.
0:24.3	Great to be with you Ashley.
0:25.3	Great to be here.
0:26.3	We have a really challenging and unique episode for you guys this week.
0:30.0	Zach, you want to give us some background on this?
0:32.3	Sure, Pope Francis has been calling for peace. Zach you want to give us some background on this?
0:32.6	Sure, Pope Francis has been calling for peace constantly in Israel and Palestine since
0:37.7	October 7th and like he often does he brought that concern for peace to a very personal level. On November 22nd, Pope Francis met
0:46.2	at the Vatican with 12 relatives of some of the hostages held by Hamas and Gaza for about 20 minutes.
0:52.4	And on the same morning, he also met with 10 Palestinians
0:54.8	who have been affected by the war in Gaza,
0:56.8	including some who have had relatives killed there.
0:59.7	Right.
1:00.0	So we are talking today with Rachel Goldberg.
1:02.8	She was one of the family members of hostages
1:05.6	who met with Pope Francis.
1:07.1	So she had the opportunity to bring the story of her son,
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