Live with Rachel Goldberg-Polin: Grief, Faith and Hersh
About this episode
Rachel Goldberg-Polin discusses her memoir and the coexistence of hope and despair after the loss of her son Hersh.
When Rachel Goldberg-Polin buried her son Hersh, she heard part of herself go into the ground with him. Recorded live before nearly 1,000 people at Temple Judea in Miami, Rachel joins host Noam Weissman to discuss her new memoir, sharing how writing became a way to survive unbearable grief and asking what it means to keep going when the person who was your whole world is gone. Drawing on Jewish theology, Viktor Frankl, and a prophetic journal entry Hersh wrote as a teenager, Rachel wrestles with how hope and despair can coexist. When We See You Again, Rachel Goldberg-Polin, Jon Polin https://whenweseeyouagainbook.com/ Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Franklhttps://www.beacon.org/Mans-Search-for-Meaning-P602.aspx A Fine Line Searching for Balance Among Mountains by Graham Zimmerman https://www.mountaineers.org/books/books/a-fine-line-searching-for-balance-among-mountains This episode was sponsored by Neil and Pam Weissman. To sponsor an episode or to be in touch, please email noam@unpacked.media. Check out this episode on Youtube. This podcast is brought to you by Unpacked, an OpenDor Media brand…
People in this episode
Host: Noam Weissman
Guest: Rachel Goldberg-Polin
Topics covered
- grief
- faith
- Jewish theology
- memoir
- hope
- despair
Keywords
- grief
- faith
- Jewish theology
- memoir
- hope
- despair
- Viktor Frankl
- Hersh
- survival
Sponsors
Neil and Pam Weissman
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Temple Judea, Unpacked
Books & works: When We See You Again, Man's Search for Meaning, A Fine Line Searching for Balance Among Mountains
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