Episodes

Friday Sep 20, 2024
Friday Sep 20, 2024
Abigail Pogrebin is joined by Arnie Eisen, one of the world’s foremost authorities on American Judaism and Chancellor Emeritus of The Jewish Theological Seminary and professor of Jewish Thought.

Friday Sep 20, 2024
Friday Sep 20, 2024
Shahar Azani speaks in-depth with David Harris about On the Front Lines: A Lifetime of Global Jewish Advocacy, Harris's new book that chronicles his remarkable career spent confronting the toughest challenges facing the Jewish people, Israel, and liberal democracies around the world.

Friday Sep 06, 2024
Friday Sep 06, 2024
Celebrate the impactful contributions of Brooklyn's Jewish community in this awards ceremony recognizing leaders from various backgrounds who have excelled in the fields of business, social activism, and entertainment.

Friday Sep 06, 2024
Friday Sep 06, 2024
Part two in a series of four pop-up classes with leading rabbis, all moderated by JBS's own Abigail Pogrebin. The series is entitled "Four Big Jewish Questions for This Moment." This second episode features Rabbi Shai Held (President & Dean, The Hadar Institute) and Rabba Yaffa Epstein (Senior Scholar-in-Residence, The Jewish Education Project) tackling the difficult question of whether it is a mitzvah to love your enemy, and to what extent the notion of loving enemies in general is actually a Jewish idea rather than a Christian one, as is widely believed.

Friday Sep 06, 2024
Friday Sep 06, 2024
The opening plenary of the premiere global Jewish advocacy conference, the AJC Global Forum, features a tribute to those lost since October 7, remarks from President Herzog, international Jewish leaders on rising antisemitism, and actor Michael Rapaport with Aviva Klompas (Boundless Israel) on social media advocacy for Israel, as well as the launch of AJC’s "Heroes of Israel," highlighting extraordinary citizens.

Friday Sep 06, 2024
Friday Sep 06, 2024
Psychiatry specialist for children and adolescents at Soroka University Medical Center in southern Israel Dr. Sapir Bitton shares firsthand experiences from her first day on the job - October 7th - and the challenging reality she’s faced since.

Friday Sep 06, 2024
Friday Sep 06, 2024
JBS journalist Micah Halpern examines the recent ruling of the International Court of Justice and explains why he believes it is a hoax—this and more on this episode of "Thinking Out Loud" on JBS.

Friday Sep 06, 2024
Friday Sep 06, 2024
David Harris is joined by General (Ret.) Amos Yadlin to discuss the evolving geopolitics and strategic landscape of Israel and the Middle East after October 7th.

Monday Sep 02, 2024
Monday Sep 02, 2024
David Harris takes a tour of the worst global conflicts and humanitarian disasters and wonders aloud, why aren't America's college students protesting these horrific situations? Why do they only care about Israel/Gaza?

Sunday Sep 01, 2024
Sunday Sep 01, 2024
Abigail Pogrebin is joined by legal scholar and columnist Noah Feldman to discuss his book To Be a Jew Today, which offers a profound exploration of contemporary Judaism and what it means to be Jewish in a time of global crisis.