Faith, Fashion and Remembering Forward

On this Labor Day weekend, during New York Fashion Week, Monsignor Kevin Sullivan speaks with Rachel Kibbe about the scale of textile waste in the United States and what needs to happen next to address the problem of textile waste in the fashion industry. They also discuss the policy and market changes needed to move the fashion industry from a largely linear system toward a functioning circular textile economy.

Next, during a weekend when our Jewish brothers and sisters will be celebrating the holiest day on the Jewish calendar, Yom Kippur, beginning at sundown on Sunday evening, September 20, Monsignor Sullivan has a conversation with Rabbi Brad Hirschfield, President of Clal, the National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership, in New York. They discuss the significance of the Jewish holidays of Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashanah, especially given that this year’s celebration of Rosh Hashanah fell on the 25th anniversary of the events of September 11, 2001, and what both Rosh Hashanah and 9/11 teach us about remembering forward.