JBS: Jewish Broadcasting Service

FIDF Briefing: Israel Defense Updates with Jonathan Schanzer

FIDF CEO Steve Weil is joined by Jonathan Schanzer, Senior VP for Research at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies,  for an emergency briefing on the latest news including preemptive U.S. strikes in Iraq, Israeli actions against Hezbollah, recent terrorist eliminations, the status of Hamas leadership, and U.S. involvement in the conflict.
 

Israel at War: Gazans Against Hamas

What does the “day after” look like in Gaza? A series of meetings recently took place between Gazans and law-makers in the West, sharing their vision for a Hamas/UNRWA free rule in Gaza. Joseph Braude, President and Founder of the Center for Peace Communications shares this work and vision. With Shahar Azani.

In the Spotlight: Rabbi Matthew Gewirtz

Abigail Pogrebin is joined by Rabbi Matthew D. Gewirtz, author of a memoir that recounts his journey to self-discovery and offers insights on how to nurture communities despite today's climate of fractured politics and hostility.

Israel at War: David and Shahar React to Netanyahu's Speech

Shahar Azani and David Harris offer reactions and unpack the Israeli Prime Minister’s address to Congress.

"A Great Jewish Debate"

In the spirit of the Talmudic teaching of Eilu v’Eilu, principled disagreement, Rabbi David Saperstein, a Reform Jewish leader and former Obama appointee, and Dr. Tevi Troy, an Orthodox Jew who served in the Bush administration, will model the type of respectful discord all too uncommon in these contentious times...and explore how we might forge a Jewish path to greater bipartisan cooperation and tolerance.

Eye on Israel: "Treating PTSD" (Dr. Danny Derby, Prof. Jonathan Huppert, and Leah Peskin)

Shahar Azani is joined by Leah Peskin, Jonathan Huppert and Dr. Danny Derby for a discussion on treating patients with combat-related PTSD.

Thinking Out Loud with Micah Halpern - "Open Season"

JBS journalist Micah Halpern discusses the rise of Jew hatred in America but highlights a new Gallup poll revealing positive perceptions of Jews in the US—this and more on this episode of "Thinking Out Loud" on JBS.

Defending Israel: Yonathan Arfi

David Harris is joined by Yonathan Arfi, President of CRIF, the central umbrella body for the Jewish community in France, to discuss the timely and complex situation facing his nation, the third largest Jewish community in the world.

In the Spotlight: Oren Kessler ("Palestine 1936")

Abby Pogrebin is joined by award-winning author Oren Kessler to discuss "Palestine 1936," his book that looks at the origin story of the world’s most intractable conflict and reveals world-changing events through extraordinary individuals on all sides.

Re-CHARGING Reform Judaism (SWFS): Social Justice and Interfaith Partnerships

In the wake of October 7th, we've been forced to re-evaluate some of our social justice and interfaith partnerships. Hear from Zioness Founder and Executive Director Amanda Berman, Union for Reform Judaism Senior Advisor for Policy and Strategy David Saperstein, and Jewish Council for Public Affairs CEO Amy Spitalnick in a panel discussion moderated by Temple Beth El of Northern Westchester Senior Rabbi Jonathan Jaffe. In a conference by the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue in NYC.