Bunny Business: Ep. 353

Tablet Studios

Tablet Magazine

Religion & Spirituality, Judaism, Society & Culture

4.6 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 16 March 2023

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

This week on Unorthodox, we’re going down the rabbit hole. Our Jew of the Week is Hen Mazzig, who joined us to talk about fighting antisemitism online, as well as his new book, The Wrong Kind of Jew: a Mizrahi Manifesto. Our Gentile of the Week is Gabriel Said Reynolds, who teaches theology at Notre Dame and runs a popular YouTube channel called Exploring the Quran and the Bible. We love to hear from you! Send us emails and voice memos at [email protected], or leave a voicemail at our listener line: (914) 570-4869. Remember to tell us who you are and where you’re calling from. Merch alert! Check out our new Unorthodox tees, mugs, and hoodies at tabletstudios.com. We’re back on the road! Find out about our upcoming events at tabletmag.com/unorthodoxlive. To book us for a live show or event, email Tanya Singer at [email protected]. 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. Unorthodox is produced by Tablet Studios. Check out all of our podcasts at tabletmag.com/podcasts. SPONSOR: The Sassoons, now on view at the Jewish Museum, reveals the fascinating story of a remarkable Jewish family. Explore a rich selection of artwork collected by family members over time, including portraits by John Singer Sargent, illuminated manuscripts, and rare Judaica. Learn more at thejewishmuseum.org. storymark is a podcast about leaders and the moments that make them. Each guest is leaving a unique mark on their industry and the world - and all are anchored by a connection to Israel. Learn more at storymarkpodcast.org.

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0:00.0	This is Unorthodox. The universe is leading Jewish podcast. I'm your host, Mark Oppenheimer,
0:07.5	joined as ever by my co-host, Tablet Deputy Editor Stephanie Buttnick.
0:11.4	Hello.
0:12.4	And our Editor-at-large, Leo Liebelitz.
0:14.5	He's not so loud. I'm still recovering from poor him.
0:17.3	Is this still poor him? Can we still talk about it?
0:19.4	It's a poor him somewhere.
0:21.2	Today on the show, our Jew of the Week is Israeli writer and activist, Hen Mazig.
0:25.6	He's known for his work on social media, combating anti-Semitism, and he has a new book
0:29.0	out. He joined us to talk about it. It's called The Wrong Kind of Jew, a Mizrahi manifesto.
0:33.6	I would be the first to say, I don't think he's the wrong kind of Jew.
0:36.2	He exact right. I think he's the same.
0:37.4	I think he's the same.
0:38.4	He was probably the first to say that, but okay.
0:41.1	And Gentile of the Week is my old buddy Gabriel Said Reynolds, a Roman Catholic scholar of Islam.
0:45.9	He teaches at Notre Dame. He probably knows more about Islam than any other Catholic alive.
0:51.3	It's almost Easter season, Stephanie. How is Easter season in New Jersey?
0:55.0	So last time reported from the hallowed halls of the Short Hills Mall, one of my favorite
0:59.2	places on Earth, and thank God I married into a New Jersey family that loves to take me
1:03.0	to the mall.
1:04.0	Short Hills royalty.
1:05.0	Exactly.
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