JBS: Jewish Broadcasting Service

Thinking Out Loud with Micah Halpern - "Hate Has No Home Here"

JBS Journalist Micah Halpern shares his perspective that combating Jew-hatred cannot remain solely a Jewish issue, but requires enlisting non-Jews and non-Israelis in the cause—this and more on this episode of "Thinking Out Loud" on JBS.

Fighting Antisemitism: The ISGAP Hour- Rona Kaufman and Caryn Block

Dr. Charles Asher Small speaks with Professors Rona Kaufman and Caryn Block on antisemitism and the law, women’s scholarship and the psychological impact of exclusion on Jewish identity, mental health and belonging.

Defending Israel with David Harris- Einat Wilf on the Gaza Peace Plan

Einat Wilf, Former MK and author of "The War of Return," offers her perspective on the proposed Gaza peace plan and more with David Harris.

Rabbi Angela Buchdahl: The Love of Tochecha

Angela Buchdahl, renowned Senior Rabbi of Central Synagogue in New York City, reflects on the Jewish concept of tochecha—rebuke as a love language—and how Yom Kippur teaches us to offer truth, repair, and holiness through courageous love.

Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch: Our Three Names - A Message to Young Jews of America (Yom Kippur 5786)

On Yom Kippur, Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch addresses young Jews directly, urging them to embrace the burden and privilege of carrying Jewish life forward

Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch: Hopefully (Erev Yom Kippur 5786)

On Erev Yom Kippur, Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch ponders the nature of hope in these dark times and urges us to reject “syrupy saccharine” optimism and instead embrace the active, Jewish ideal of hope rooted in good deeds.

Rabbi Angela Buchdahl - The Cries of Isaac and Ishmael (Rosh Hashanah 5786)

Angela Buchdahl, renowned senior rabbi of Central Synagogue in New York City, speaks openly about empathy, Israel, and the “most painful experience” of her rabbinic career.

Fighting Antisemitism: The ISGAP Hour- Amy Elman and Rabbi Kingsley Onyia

Dr. Charles Asher Small explores African sources of strength for Israel with Rabbi Kingsley “Kish” Onyia, president of Nigeria’s Igbo Jewish Communities, and confronts denial of the sexual violence on 10/7 with Kalamazoo College professor Amy Elman.

Rabbi Angela Buchdahl: The Cries of Isaac and Ishmael

Angela Buchdahl, renowned senior rabbi of Central Synagogue in New York City, speaks openly about empathy, Israel, and the “most painful experience” of her rabbinic career.

Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch: Two Years On (Rosh Hashanah 5786)

Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch reflects on the wounds of October 7 and the tension between power and vulnerability in a Rosh Hashanah sermon to his congregation of the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue in New York City.