JBS: Jewish Broadcasting Service

Defending Israel with David Harris: Ritchie Torres

Outspoken pro-Israel Democrat Rep. Ritchie Torres joins JBS Strategic Analyst David Harris for a discussion you won't want to miss.

In the Spotlight: Small Town Jewish Life (Rabbi Rachel Isaacs)

Abigail Pogrebin speaks with Rachel Isaacs, a Maine-based rabbi who made history as the first openly lesbian rabbi ordained by JTS, and who founded a groundbreaking institution committed to supporting small town and rural Jewish communities.

The Hampton Synagogue’s ”Author Discussion Series” for Jewish Book Month: Joe Berger on Elie Wiesel

Author Joseph Berger discusses Elie Wiesel: Confronting the Silence, an intimate portrait that draws on the Nobel Laureate’s prodigious literary output to explore his life and legacy.

Thinking Out Loud with Micah Halpern - ”Same As the Old Boss”

JBS journalist Micah Halpern discusses the American plans for Gaza's post-Hamas future—this and more on this episode of "Thinking Out Loud" on JBS.

Defending Israel with David Harris: Shahar Azani on Hamas’ Sexual Violence

Shahar Azani once again interviews David Harris about the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, this time touching on the silence of the U.N. (as well as international women's groups) on the issue of Hamas' mass-rape of Israel women.  They also touch on the roles of both Iran and Qatar in the massacre itself, as well as in its aftermath as Israel struggles to get all of the hostages released.

Israel at War: Hamas’s Sexual Violence on Oct 7

CEO of the National Council of Jewish Women, Sheila Katz, discusses the special session held at the UN that NCJW co-sponsored, on sexual and gender based violence IN the October 7th Hamas terror attack. With Teisha Bader.

The Hampton Synagogue’s ”Author Discussion Series” for Jewish Book Month: Eric Alterman

Author Eric Alterman discusses "We Are Not One: A History of America’s Fight Over Israel," his book that traces the Zionist debate from its nineteenth-century origins and reveals how consensus on Israel and Palestine emerged and why it’s fracturing now.

Thinking Out Loud with Micah Halpern - ”Thou Shalt Not Murder”

JBS journalist Micah Halpern parses the differences between killing and murdering according to Jewish law and in relation to the current Israel-Hamas war—this and more on this episode of "Thinking Out Loud" on JBS.

In the Spotlight: Samuel G. Freedman on Hubert Humphrey

Abigail Pogrebin speaks with Samuel G. Freedman about Into the Bright Sunshine: Young Hubert Humphrey and the Fight for Civil Rights, his book that celebrates one of the overlooked landmarks of civil rights history through an exploration of the life and enduring legacy of Humphrey.

Defending Israel with David Harris: Ron Liebowitz (Brandeis University)

David Harris interviews Ron Liebowitz, the president of Brandeis University, about his landmark decisions in the wake of the Hamas massacre, including formally banning the organization Students for Justice in Palestine from his campus.