The Apology Episode, 5782
Ep. 287: We’re STILL sorry
Welcome to our annual apology episode!
As we do every year, we searched far and wide for stories about apologies, forgiveness, and repentance. We hope this episode inspires you to approach Yom Kippur with some new insights and appreciation for making amends.
First, we speak with legal scholar and former dean of Harvard Law School Martha Minow about U.S. law and forgiveness, and whether the justice system should perhaps be more forgiving.
Then, Rabbi Jonathan Spira-Savett, host of the new podcast Tov!, speaks with producer Robert about the concept of teshuva, repentance, and the source he believes can educate us all on repentance—NBC’s The Good Place, starring Kristen Bell and Ted Danson.
Next, writer Simone Ellin recounts her experience confronting her childhood bullies, and uncovers the surprising truth about how others remember events that were so traumatic to her.
We hear from author Susan Shapiro about her new memoir, The Forgiveness Tour, which explores many of the subjects we talk about when we talk about apologies—should you forgive someone who doesn’t apologize, what Judaism has to say about forgiveness, and whether some sins are truly unpardonable.
And you know it isn’t an Unorthodox apology episode without a visit from our favorite apology expert, former Tablet colleague and founder of the blog SorrryWatch, Marjorie Ingall.
Sorry, not sorry.
As always, let us know what you think of the show! Send us comments and questions at [email protected], 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. 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!
Get your Unorthodox T-shirts, mugs, and baby onesies at bit.ly/unorthoshirt. Want to book us for a live show? Email producer Josh Kross at [email protected].
Check out all of Tablet’s podcasts at tabletmag.com/podcasts.
Sponsors:
AJWS supports activists working with vulnerable communities around the globe throughout the ongoing pandemic. Make your double-matched, tax-deductible donation today at AJWS.org/unorthodox.
Harry’s is a great shave at a great price. Get a Harry’s trial shave set for just $3 at harrys.com/unorthodox.
- UnorthodoxTablet Radio Hour: Featuring Tablet’s MinyanOn this episode of Tablet Radio Hour, Wayne Hoffman, Abigail Pogrebin, and Jamie Betesh Carter assemble two Minyans to dissect how Jews are casting their votes this electionOctober 29, 2024
- UnorthodoxIntroducing Rootless with Liel LeibovitzIsraeli intellectual Amiad Cohen on winning wars, seizing land, and changing the reality in the Middle East October 2, 2024
- UnorthodoxBeautifully Jewish High Holiday TableThe spiritual significance of the simple table, with special guests Rebekah Lowin, Lisa Gaché, and Michael Solomonov and Steve Cook September 27, 2024
- UnorthodoxEverybody Wants ThisErin Foster on her new Netflix show, ‘Nobody Wants This,’ and a trip to Hebrew UniversitySeptember 26, 2024
- UnorthodoxTorah ChallengesIntroducing the Simchat Torah Challenge, plus inside the IDF base sending Torah scrolls to battleSeptember 19, 2024
- UnorthodoxIntroducing Re-FormA new miniseries examining the challenges and choices of America’s largest Jewish movement with Rabbi Diana Fersko and Josh KrossSeptember 16, 2024
- UnorthodoxBernard-Henri Lévy on Israel AloneLiel Leibovitz talks to Bernard-Henri Lévy about his new book, ‘Israel Alone’September 12, 2024
- UnorthodoxBeautifully Jewish, Historically ArmenianMaking a Jewish camp experience, and visiting the Old CityAugust 29, 2024
- UnorthodoxReel Talk With Swell Ariel Or and Robert Smigel Talking about two movies: ‘Between the Temples’ and ‘Kissufim’August 22, 2024
- UnorthodoxWinning MetalsHow jewelry preserves culture, and martial arts restore inner peaceAugust 15, 2024
- UnorthodoxWall-to-WallerTwo stories from producer Quinn Waller: hitting the road with an observant trucker and an inside look at NYC’s new, nontraditional Bagel Joint August 8, 2024
- UnorthodoxWhen War Hits HomeHow one regular Israeli family has coped with killed relatives, sons fighting in Gaza, and the fatigue of warAugust 1, 2024
- UnorthodoxDispatches From JerusalemNews from the Holy Land, from libraries to medical tattoosJuly 25, 2024
- UnorthodoxReuven Fenton on Summer Reads‘Goyhood: A Novel,’ is Reuven Fenton’s first work of fictionJuly 18, 2024
- UnorthodoxMaggie Phillips on Jews and Their Christian AlliesTablet’s religious affairs correspondent discusses Jewish-Christian allyshipJuly 11, 2024
- UnorthodoxSummer Jams With Zusha and Omer NetzerConversations with musicians Zusha and Omer Netzer to celebrate America’s IndependenceJuly 4, 2024
- UnorthodoxVacation with A.J. JacobsWriter A.J. Jacobs on quill pens, tricorn hats, and his year of living constitutionally; plus, plans for a strong summer vacationJune 27, 2024
- UnorthodoxA Tablet Conversation With Congressman Ritchie TorresNew York Congressman Ritchie Torres sits with Tablet Magazine’s Liel Leibovitz and Alana NewhouseJune 21, 2024