JBS: Jewish Broadcasting Service

Israel at War: Eric Fingerhut (Hostage Release Deal)

Teisha Bader is joined by President and CEO of the JFNA Eric Fingerhut, to discuss news of a ceasefire-hostage release deal. In their conversation that took place just hours after President Biden’s announcement that Israel and terror group Hamas had reached an agreement, Fingerhut shares his reaction as the two discuss the complex and delicate situation, and express hope for the future.

Thinking Out Loud with Micah Halpern - "Mideast Madness"

JBS Journalist Micah Halpern looks at Jordan and Libya in light of the recent political upheaval in Syria and examines the changing political map of the Middle East—this and more on this episode of "Thinking Out Loud" on JBS.

Fighting Antisemitism: The ISGAP Hour - "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Jew?" (Naya Lekht)

Educator, author and scholar on contemporary antisemitism, Naya Lekht, lectures on lies taught about Israel and Jews in a talk entitled "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Jew?"

Defending Israel with David Harris- Ayaan Hirsi Ali

David Harris sits down with activist, Hoover Institute Fellow and former Dutch MP, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, who has urgent messages to protect and defend Western liberal democracies, as well as to stand up for Israel and the Jewish people.

In Memoriam 2024

Dr. Ruth Westheimer, Richard Lewis, Joe Lieberman, and Teri Garr are among those in the Jewish world fondly remembered in our 2024 edition of "In Memoriam."

The Triumph of Life...and of Love (Rabbi Yitz Greenberg and Rabbi Shai Held)

Over the past year, Rabbis Yitz Greenberg and Shai Held each published major works in Jewish thought, The Triumph of Life and Judaism Is About Love, respectively. In honor of the recent appearance of Rav Yitz's book, join Hadar for a freewheeling discussion between Rav Yitz and Rav Shai-- about Judaism's celebration of life, about its insistent focus on love, and about the relationship between those two ideas. Moderated by Hadar's Rabbi Tali Adler.

Thinking Out Loud with Micah Halpern - "Hanukkah Hangover, Part II"

Even though Hanukkah has come and gone, JBS Journalist Micah Halpern looks at how Zionism and the creation of Israel transformed the celebration of Hanukkah—this and more on this episode of "Thinking Out Loud" on JBS.

Fighting Antisemitism: The ISGAP Hour - "50 Years on the Front Lines of Fighting Antisemitism" (David Harris)

A conversation with lifelong Israel advocate and ISGAP Vice Chair David Harris, from the ISGAP-Oxford Summer Institute for Curriculum Development in Critical Contemporary Antisemitism Studies.

Defending Israel with David Harris- "2025: A Plan for the Future"

David Harris recaps the blunders of appeasement in the past and how these lessons can be applied to the New Year of 2025 and all of Israel's challenges moving forward.

"Hineni: American Values, Religious Voices" with Rabbi Andrea Weiss (Central Synagogue)

Rabbi Andrea Weiss (HUC-JIR) leads a nonpartisan discussion on finding common ground and fostering civic engagement through a religious lens, in a program of Central Synagogue. Hosted by Rabbi Sarah Berman.