Words of Wisdom: Ep. 388

Tablet Studios

Tablet Magazine

Judaism, Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality

4.6 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 9 November 2023

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

This week on Unorthodox, we talk with writer and political advisor Dan Senor about his new book, The Genius of Israel: The Surprising Resilience of a Divided Nation in a Turbulent World (a follow up to his 2011 book, Startup Nation, also co-written with Saul Singer). This interview will also air on Senor’s podcast Call Me Back. We also speak with Gila Sacks, daughter of the late Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, who joins us to talk about what her father might have said about the present moment. Join our Beautifully Jewish Craft-Along! We’re meeting virtually every Monday in November to craft in support of children being treated in Israel’s hospitals and the brave men and women of the Israeli Defense Forces. Find out more at tabletmag.com/craftalong. Listen to the Testimonies Archive for more eyewitness audio accounts from Israel, and read Tablet’s coverage here. Write to us at unorthodox@tabletmag.com, or leave a voicemail on our listener line: (914) 570-4869. Find out about our upcoming events at tabletmag.com/unorthodoxlive. To book us for a live show or event, email Tanya Singer at tsinger@tabletmag.com. Unorthodox is produced by Tablet Studios. Check out all of our podcasts at tabletmag.com/podcasts. SPONSORS: Visit the Museum of Jewish Heritage: A Living Memorial to the Holocaust to see their new exhibit, Courage to Act: Rescue in Denmark. Plan your visit at www.mjhnyc.org. The National Yiddish Theater is presenting Amid Falling Walls, a tribute to the indomitable Jewish spirit during the Holocaust. You can see the show November 14 to December 10 at the Museum of Jewish Heritage. Get tickets at nytf.org. The Diller Teen Tikkun Olam Awards honor up to 15 Jewish teens from across the United States with an award of $36,000 to recognize their impact and leadership to repair the world. Learn more at DillerTeenAwards.org. Be proudly Jewish with our book, The Newish Jewish Encyclopedia, covering everything from Jewish history and pop culture to holidays and food. Get a 20% discount on Newish Jewish and the entire Artisan Books Hanukkah shop with code UNORTHODOX.

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0:29.0	unorthodox, all caps.
0:38.0	This is on Orthodox, the universe's leading Jewish podcast. I am Stephanie Butnik and I'm joined by my co-hosts, tablet editor at large Lial Leibovitz
0:43.7	Shalom to you.
0:45.3	And our honorary egot, Joshua Molina.
0:48.7	Just one away in each category.
0:50.7	Knocking on the door. Today on the show we have an interview with Dan Sinor. He
0:56.4	joins us to talk about his new book which is the sequel to Start Up Nation.
0:59.6	It's called The Genius of Israel, The Surprising Resilience of a Divided Nation in a turbulent world. the Dila Sachs, daughter of the late rabbi Lord Jonathan Sachs.
1:14.6	We are keeping things on theme this week, but we promise there will be some light moments
1:19.4	as well.
1:20.4	Leel...
1:21.4	You turn to me for light moments. It has come to this. You know, things are strange for so many reasons, but I think one reason that everyone would find sadly familiar is the last four weeks have been
1:36.4	non-stop consumption of news.
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