Episodes

Saturday Jan 10, 2026
Saturday Jan 10, 2026
Cantor Netanel Hershtik is joined by world-renowned Chazzan Nissim Saal, Chaim Stern, Maestro Izchak Haimov and the Hampton Synagogue Choir for the synagogue’s 30th annual cantorial concert.

Saturday Jan 10, 2026
Saturday Jan 10, 2026
The Hampton Synagogue’s associate Rabbi Sean Jensen moderates an evening with entrepreneur, philanthropist, podcaster, and author Mark Gerson, author of "God Was Right," an examination of the Torah's social-science claims in light of modern scientific research.

Saturday Jan 10, 2026
Saturday Jan 10, 2026
Abigail Pogrebin meets with IsraAID CEO Yotam Polizer to discuss the NGO’s global work and its role as Israel’s largest humanitarian organization, including its relief efforts in Gaza.

Saturday Jan 10, 2026
Saturday Jan 10, 2026
JBS Journalist Micah Halpern considers what pre-war Europe and modern-day New York City might have in common—this and more on this episode of "Thinking Out Loud" on JBS.

Saturday Jan 10, 2026
Saturday Jan 10, 2026
David Harris dissects the concept of Israel's "right to exist" by recounting its ancient and contemporary history, as well as comparing its legitimacy to that of other nations around the world, including advanced Western nations.

Tuesday Dec 30, 2025

Tuesday Dec 30, 2025
Tuesday Dec 30, 2025
Author, journalist, political commentator, and podcaster Molly Jong-Fast sits with Rabbi Avraham Bronstein to discuss her memoir about her mother, renowned novelist Erica Jong.

Tuesday Dec 30, 2025
Tuesday Dec 30, 2025
Sam Sussman joins Abigail Pogrebin to discuss his debut novel, "Boy from the North Country," inspired by the memoir "The Silent Type: On (Possibly) Being Bob Dylan’s Son," and his role as a featured author in the Jewish Book Council’s "Nu Reads" subscription series.

Tuesday Dec 30, 2025
Tuesday Dec 30, 2025
JBS Journalist Micah Halpern asks and answers whether Israel can ever redeem itself in the eyes of the world after the Gaza War—this and more on this episode of "Thinking Out Loud" on JBS.

Tuesday Dec 30, 2025
Tuesday Dec 30, 2025
David Harris reacts to the horrifying mass shooting on Bondi Beach in Australia on the first night of Hanukkah. He highlights the fact that frequent Defending Israel guest Arsen Ostrovsky was wounded in the attack.







