Eyes on the Prize: Ep. 369

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Religion & Spirituality, Judaism, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 29 June 2023

⏱️ 89 minutes

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Summary

This week on Unorthodox, we’re ready to buzz in. Our Jew of the Week is JCC Krakow director Jonathan Ornstein, who returns to the show to tell us about Jewish life in Poland today. Our Gentile of the Week is Antonio Pagliarulo, who joins us to talk about his new book, The Evil Eye: The History, Mystery, and Magic of the Quiet Curse. Plus, we’re taking a trip Across the JEW.S.A. to Deadwood, South Dakota, to learn about its surprising Jewish history. Across the JEW.S.A. is created with the support of the Jewish Federations of North America. You can catch up on the rest of our travels across the JEW.S.A. at tabletmag.com/jewsa. We love to hear from you! Send us emails at [email protected], or leave a voicemail at our listener line: (914) 570-4869. Check out our Unorthodox tees, mugs, and hoodies at tabletstudios.com. 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. Unorthodox is produced by Tablet Studios. Check out all of our podcasts at tabletmag.com/podcasts. SPONSORS The Lesson stars Doron Ben-David (Steve from Fauda) and just won Israel’s Best TV Drama Series award. The show is streaming exclusively on ChaiFlicks, and you can get 40% off your new subscription by using the code LESSONPOD at checkout. Betrayal: The Failure of American Jewish Leadership is a new book edited by Dr. Charles Jacobs and Avi Goldwasser. Get your copy at Amazon and check out their movement to challenge Jewish leaders at jewishleadershipproject.org.

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0:00.0	Okay, I have locked myself in the bathroom of the Marriott, because it's six in the morning.
0:09.2	My family is sleeping, kindly ignore my very weird voice.
0:13.6	Here we go.
0:17.4	This is Unorthodox, the universe's leading Jewish podcast.
0:20.7	I am Stephanie Buttnick, and I am joined by my two co-hosts, tablet editor at large,
0:26.0	yell-leave-its.
0:30.4	That's what I was going to say.
0:32.4	Kind of stole my thunder.
0:33.6	And Joshua Molina.
0:34.8	Hello.
0:35.4	You're a big Tamouz guy.
0:36.6	Love Tamouz.
0:37.4	Can't get enough of it.
0:38.4	Today on the show, our Jew of the Week returning to the show is Jonathan Ornstein, the executive
0:43.3	director of the JCC Crackout in Poland.
0:46.8	And our Gentile of the Week is Antonio Paglia Rulo, who joins us to talk about his book The Evil
0:51.8	Eye, the history, mystery, and magic of the quiet curse.
0:56.0	It's the most Jewish book title I have ever written in my entire life.
0:59.4	We're discussing superstitions across cultures and so much more poo-poo-poo.
1:03.6	Not in wood.
1:04.6	It's better, it's better, it's better.
1:06.6	We're also bringing you the latest installment of our series across the USA, created with
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