Follow along as Kylie Unell counts the Omer

Plus more Tablet podcasts this week • [View this email in your browser]( May 1, 2022 This week on Tablet’s podcasts: Jews who love puzzles, Talmud wisdom from Nora Ephron, and more. Kylie Unell continues the Jewish practice of counting the Omer, the 49 days between Passover and Shavuot. This week her spiritual journey brings her to new and unexpected places: reflecting on the lyrics of Stephen Sondheim, committing to lighting Shabbat candles on time, and talking to an expert about getting organized. [Listen to 49 Days to Stretch My Soul]( On this week’s episode of Unorthodox, hosts Mark Oppenheimer, Stephanie Butnick, and Liel Leibovitz discuss Jared Leto‘s Israeli accent in WeCrashed, the Schindler’s List leggings spotted at a California thrift store, and more. They also interview A.J. Jacobs about his new book, The Puzzler: One Man’s Quest to Solve the Most Baffling Puzzles Ever, From Crosswords to Jigsaws to the Meaning of Life. [Listen to Ep. 315 of Unorthodox]( Each morning, Liel Leibovitz reads the daily page of Talmud, calling on friends and experts to help make this ancient text relevant in modern times. This week’s pages had Liel discussing everything from prisoners with Rabbi Sari Laufer to the age-old question of whether men and women can truly be friends with Erin Carlson, author of a book about filmmaker Nora Ephron. [Listen to Take One]( Check out all of Tablet’s podcasts at [tabletmag.com/podcasts](. Copyright © 2022 Tablet Magazine, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you signed up at our website, www.tabletmag.com. Our mailing address is: Tablet Magazine P.O. Box 20079New York, NY 10001 [Add us to your address book]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](. [Mailchimp Email Marketing](