The Impermanence of Structures and the Durability of Text; Rabbi Julia Watts Belser and the Wisdom Born of Disability

[View this email in your browser]( October 4, 2023 • Tishrei 19, 5784 # [Built to Last]( As Sukkot winds down, we are reminded of the ease with which buildings crumble to dust. And as Simchat Torah begins, we are reminded of how much longer words can endure. [BY STUART HALPERN](#) [Advertisement](#) # [The Antidote to Ableism]( In her new book, Rabbi Julia Watts Belser, a disability activist and scholar, takes a ‘revelatory and revolutionary’ look at everything from the story of Moses to the value of Shabbat [BY JUDY BOLTON-FASMAN](#) LISTEN TO TABLET # TAKE ONE [Kiddushin 52]( We welcome back presidential historian Tevi Troy to tell the story of when Harry Truman was strong-armed into meeting with Chaim Weizmann OCTOBER 4, 2023 IN THE SCROLL Approaching the finish line, South Korean roller skater Jung Cheol-won celebrated his approaching victory just a little too soon when he raised his arms in triumph and slowed down just in time to allow Taiwan’s Huang Yu-Lin to claim the gold medal of the 3,000-meter relay race at the Asian Games on Monday. [READ ALL ABOUT IT IN OUR AFTERNOON NEWS DIGEST]( # # This email was sent to you by [Tablet Magazine](#) Tablet Magazine | P.O. Box 20079 | New York, NY 10001 [Remove me from this list]( | [Forward to a Friend]( You are receiving this email because you signed up at our website, www.tabletmag.com. Tablet Magazine P.O. Box 20079 New York, NY 10001 USA Email Marketing Powered by Mailchimp [Mailchimp Email Marketing](