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Film: Saga Of A Photo

The joy seen in a wedding photo in 1926 Berlin is turned upside down a moment later. A story of the price paid for a love between a woman and two men, a mother for her children, and a woman and for the Land of Israel. In Hebrew with English Subtitles. Tonight (Sunday) - 9pm & Midnight; Friday - 9pm & 4am

Pew Study: American & German Jewry

Steven M. Cohen (HUC-JIR) and Robin Judd (History Prof., Ohio State University) discuss how today's American Jewish demographics mirror 19th century secular Germany. Moderated by the President of the Forward Sam Norich, a program of the Leo Baeck Institute at the Center for Jewish History in New York - the last event in their series on German-Jewish History in the NOW. Monday - 8pm & 1am; Wednesday - 2pm; Thursday - 4am & 10pm; Friday - 2am; Saturday - 8pm & 1am

German Jews & Sexual Revolution

Dr. Ruth Westheimer, Prof Atina Grossman (Cooper Union) and author Robert Beach (Gay Berlin) review the German Jewish contribution to understanding human sexuality. By Leo Baeck Institute and Goethe Institute NY from the Center for Jewish History in NY. Tuesday - 8pm; Wednesday 1am;Thursday - 2pm; Saturday - 7pm

L'Chayim: The Psychology of Love

For Valentine's Day, Aaron Ben Ze'ev -- former President of the University of Haifa, professor of philosophy and author of "Love Online", discusses the psychology of love. Wednesday - 9pm & Midnight; Thursday - 3pm; Next Sunday - 12 Noon & 6pm

Dr. Ruth: Daily Romance

For Valentine's Day, Dr. Ruth discusses the importance of putting in time and effort on a daily basis to create more romance in a couple's relationship. The JBS's original series, "The Wisdom of Dr. Ruth Westheimer." Monday - 7pm & 2:50am; Wednesday - 1pm

Talmud: Alternative Therapies

Rabbi Mordechai Becher (Senior Lecturer, Gateways and author of "Gateway To Judaism") discusses which kinds of alternative therapies may be advisable or inadvisable according to Jewish law. On JBS's original Jewish Studies series, "Dimensions of the Daf." Today (Sunday) - 9am ;Tuesday - 9am & 4:30pm;Thursday - 7pm

VP Mike Pence Addresses The Knesset

Addressing the Knesset, VP Mike Pence promises to move the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem within the year; challenges Palestinians to come to the negotiating table; and warns that the U.S. will pull out of the Iran nuclear deal if it is not improved. Today (Sunday) - 5:30pm & 11:30pm; Monday - 3:30am, 8:30am, 12:30pm

On L’Chayim this week:

Tuvia Tennenbom

"To Catch The Jew" Monday - 9pm & Midnight;Tuesday – 3pm

Letty Pogrebin

Jewish Feminism Tuesday - 9pm & Midnight; Wednesday - 3pm

Susan Tuchman

Fighting BDS On Campus Thursday - 9pm & Midnight; Friday - 3pm

FINALE: "FROM DATE TO MATE"

Tonight (Sunday) - 10:30pm & 1:30am
Tuesday - 11:30am
Thursday - 5:30am, 9am & 4:30pm
Friday - 10:30pm & 5:30am

Join us to create beautiful bouquets while socializing with older adults residing at an assisted living facility.

Tuesday, February 13

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Film: Beyond Eyruv

An 18-year old boy decides to leave his ultra-Orthodox community to try to build a life for himself in the secular world while carrying the burden of a deep and disturbing secret. An award-winning documentary from director John Mounier. Tonight (Sunday) - 9pm & Midnight; Friday - 9pm & 4am

Israeli American Council (IAC) 17: U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley

The United States' Ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, discuses the U.N.'s bias against Israel and describes how the United States is helping Israel in that world body. From JBS's exclusive television coverage of the 2017 IAC National Conference from the Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC. Monday - 7:30pm & 2:10am; Wednesday - 1:30pm & 4am; Saturday - 7:30pm & 1am

IAC 17: Michaeli vs Hotovely

Israeli Knesset Zionist Union Party Member Mirav Michaeli and Israeli Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Tzipi Hotovely debate issues challenging Israeli domestic policy. From JBS's exclusive television coverage of the 2017 IAC National Conference from the Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC. Monday 7:50pm & 1am; Wednesday 1:20pm & 4:20am; Saturday 7:50pm & 1:20am

IAC 17: Members of Congress

Members of the House of Representatives discuss Israel's importance as a U.S. strategic ally and future U.S. foreign policy regarding Israel. Including Ted Deutch (D-FL) and. From the 2017 IAC National Conference from Washington, DC. Monday - 8:15pm & 1:25am; Wednesday - 2:15pm & 4:45am; Saturday - 8:15pm & 1:45am

IAC 17: Dermer, Bennet, Prosor, Ross

A series of three panels featuring Israeli U.S. Ambassador Ron Dermer; Israeli Minister of Diaspora Affairs Naftali Bennett; and Ron Prosor with Dennis Ross. From JBS's exclusive television coverage of the 2017 IAC National Conference from the Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC. Tuesday - 8pm & 1am; Thursday - 2pm

“From Date to Mate”

Tonight (Sunday) - 10:30pm & 1:30am; Tuesday - 11:30am; Thursday - 9am & 4:30pm; Friday - 10:30pm & 5:30am Saturday: New Episode - 10:30pm & 4:30am

Go to jbstv.org for the latest up-to-date schedule of programs.

StandWithUs Gala 2017

StandWithUS celebrates "Leaders of Tomorrow" at its 2017 NY Gala with Ambassador Dore Gold, Consul General Dani Dayan, Shahar Azani, honorees Andrew Kilgerman, Eden Gorodischer and Shir Levy; and comic Elon Gold, mentalist Lior Suchard and musician Idan Raichel. From the Edison Hotel in NYC. Monday 7pm & 1am; Wednesday 1pm & 4am; Saturday 7pm & 1am

Fran Klagsbrun on Golda Meir

Francine Klagsbrun discusses the life and contribution of Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir, the subject of her biography, Lioness: Golda Meir and the Nation of Israel, which won the top prize at the 2017 National Jewish Book Awards. From the Jewish Historical Society of Fairfield County in Stamford, CT. Tuesday 8pm & 1am; Thursday 2pm; Next Sunday 8pm

L'Chayim: American Zionism

Herbert Block, Executive Director of The American Zionist Movement (AZM), discusses the various expressions of pro-Israel activism in the United States and reflects on why some American Jews do not appreciate the nobility of Zionism. Wednesday 9pm & Midnight;Thursday 3pm

Yehuda Pearl, father of American journalist Daniel Pearl murdered by terrorists in Pakistan (Feb 1, 2002), talks about his son and the foundation he has established in Daniel's name; and filmmaker Dan Cohen reflects on the life of Israel's first astronaut, Ilan Ramon, who died in the tragic destruction of the shuttle Columbia upon reentry (Feb 1, 2003). Thursday (Feb 1) - 9pm & Midnight; Friday - 3pm

Illegal Immigrants In Israel

Former Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon discusses the Netanyahu government's plan to deport or imprison illegal immigrants from Eritrea and Sudan, and responds to the charge of Israeli racism. Tonight - 11:30pm; Monday - 3:30am, 8:30am, 12:30pm

92Y: Levy & Rosenbaum French intellectual Bernard-Henri Levy discusses events in Europe and their effects on European Jewry and citizens around the world. With novelist and essayist Thane Rosenbaum of NYC Forum on Law, Culture & Society. >From the 92nd Street Y in NYC. Tonight (Sunday) - 7pm & 2am; Monday - 10pm & 4am; Wed - 10:30am; Friday - 8pm & 1am; Saturday 3 pm; Saturday 10:30pm & 4:30am

92Y: Levy & Rosenbaum French intellectual Bernard-Henri Levy discusses events in Europe and their effects on European Jewry and citizens around the world. With novelist and essayist Thane Rosenbaum of NYC Forum on Law, Culture & Society. From the 92nd Street Y in NYC. Tonight (Sunday) - 7pm & 2am; Monday - 10pm & 4am; Wed - 10:30am; Friday - 8pm & 1am; Saturday 3 pm

"From Date To Mate” Tonight (Sunday) - 10:30pm & 1:30am; Tuesday - 11:30am; Thursday - 9am & 4:30pm;Friday - 10:30pm & 5:30am
Saturday: New Episode - 10:30pm & 4:30am

On L’Chayim This Week Lone Soldier – Josh Warhit Monday 9 pm and midnight; Tuesday 3 pm

Emanuel Aronson Rund Saturday 6pm

Mark Langfan on Topography of the West Bank and Water Tuesday 9pm and midnight; Wednesday 3pm

The Geula-Shalvah Chapter of AMIT invites you to our Annual Winter Luncheon - Lyrics & Lunch: Music Through the Years, on Sunday, February 4 at noon. A perfect afternoon with friends - lunch, music, and boutique vendor shopping. Prime 41 Restaurant at 4101 Pine Tree Drive, Miami Beach. Chaired by Dahlia Oppenheimer and Francine Katz. For more information, call the AMIT SE office at 954-922-5100, or register online at www.amitchildren.org/southeast.

Jonathan Haidt and Jonathan Sacks

Not Your Parents' Crisis: Moral Dilemmas In The Age of Social Media Mon 8pm & 1am, Wed 2pm, Thu 10pm, & 2am, Sat 7pm

Jonathan Greenblatt

"Fighting Antisemitism" Tue 8pm & 1am, Thu 2pm

Elie Abadie on L’Chayim, Part 2

A Sephardic Perspective on Israel & Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Today Noon & 6pm, Mon 3pm; Wed 9pm & Midnight, Thu 3pm, Next Sun Noon & 6pm

From the 92nd Street Y: Alan Dershowitz and Dennis Ross

Reflections on the Iran Nuclear Deal and Israeli-Palestinian Peace Sun 7pm, Mon 2am & 10pm; Tues 4am; Wed 10:30am; Fri 8pm, Sat 1am & 3pm

"From Date to Mate”

Sun 10pm & 1am, Tue 11:30am, Wed 5:30am, Thu 9:30am & 4:30pm, Fri 10pm & 5am; Sat 10:30 & 4:30am-New Episode

Ruth Wisse on L’Chayim

A scholar in Yiddish literature and Jewish culture at Harvard University Tue 9pm & Midnight, Wed 3pm

Jewish young professionals are invited to celebrate Tu B'Shevat at Oleta River State Park as we kayak among the mangroves and share in a unique Tu B'Shevat seder experience, replete with wine and whole foods grown straight from the Earth.

Sunday, January 28, 3-6pm

Oleta River State Park

Meet in front of BG Oleta River Outdoors

$36 in Advance. $45 Day of. Complimentary for Chai Tribesters.

TICKETS

($6/Car Park Admission Not Included)

Martin Luther King Jr. & American Jewry

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s attorney and close confidant, Clarence Jones (who helped with the "I Have A Dream Speech") describes how the Jewish community made the Civil Rights Movement possible; and condemns Black anti-Semitism and Palestinian violence. Today (Sunday) - Noon & 6pm; Monday - 3pm

Heschel & King: Susannah Heschel

Susannah Heschel, Prof. of Jewish Studies at Dartmouth College and daughter of Abraham Joshua Heschel, discusses her father's relationship with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and a philosophy of Jewish political action. From Center for Jewish History in NYC. Today (Sunday) - 1pm

Heschel & King: Arnie Eisen

Dr. Arnold Eisen, Chancellor of the Jewish Theological Seminary, discusses the pioneering work of Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel and his influence on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in a talk entitled, "The Politics Of Prophecy." From JBS's exclusive coverage of Limmud NY. Today (Sunday) - 2pm

92Y: Obama’s Cousin Rabbi

Meet Michelle Obama first cousin (once removed) Raggi Capers Funnye, who discusses his conversion to Judaism, his work in Africa, and what the black Jewish experience is like in America. With Ari Goldman from the 92nd St Y in NYC. Today (Sunday) - 7pm & 2am; Monday - 10pm & 4am; Tuesday - 2pm; Wed - 10:30am Friday - 8pm & 1am; Saturday - 3pm

AJC: Black Jewish Relations

Rabbi Shai Held (Mechon Hadar), Dr. Lonnie Bunch III (Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture) and Kasim Reed (Mayor of Atlanta) discuss the past, present, and future of Black-Jewish relations. >From AJC Global 2017 in Washington, DC. Today (Sunday) - 8pm & 2am
Monday - 2pm

JBS Jewish Film Festival: 'Body and Soul"

Archaeologists, historians, diplomats and Jewish leaders Jonathan Sacks, Benny Morris, Alan Dershowitz and Ruth Wisse document the truth of the Jewish connection to the Land of Israel in Gloria Greenfield's film "Body & Soul: The State of the Jewish Nation." Tonight (Sunday) - 9pm & Midnight; Friday - 9pm & Midnight

American Friends of The Rabin Medical Center Gala

The 2017 Gala of the American Friends of the Rabin Medical Center (Petach Tikvah, Israel) honoring Cardinal Timothy Dolan and real estate executive Scott Rechler. Hosted by 60-Minutes' Magalie Laguerre-Wilkinson and featuring performances by the cast of the Tony Winning Broadway Musical, Hamilton. From Cipriani in New York City. Monday - 7:30pm & 1am; Wednesday - 1:30pm & 4am;Saturday - 7:30pm & 1am

Jewish Cinemateque: Alexandra Dean with Eric Goldman discuss Hedy Lamarr

Alexandra Dean, writer/director/editor/producer of the documentary film, Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story, discusses the Jewish movie star's enormous contributions in the fields of science and technology. JBS original series with Jewish film scholar Eric Goldman. Tuesday - 7:30pm & 2am; Thursday - 1:30pm; Saturday - 7pm & 4am

Israeli & American Jews: Shifting Tides

Rabbi Ethan Tucker, Rosh Yeshiva at Mechon Hadar, discusses the change in the perceptions American and Israeli Jews have about each other. With Gary Rosenblatt (Editor & Publisher, The Jewish Week) from the JCC Mid-Westchester in Scarsdale, NY. Tuesday - 8pm & 1am; Thursday - 2pm

L'Chayim: Elie Abadie, Part 1

Sephardic Jewish leader Elie Abadie (Rabbi of the Manhattan East Synagogue, Director of The Sephardic Academy of Manhattan, and a practicing gastroenterologist in NYC) discusses the challenges of promoting Sephardic Jewish culture on the American Jewish scene. Wednesday - 9pm & Midnight; Thursday - 3pm; Next Sunday - Noon & 6pm
Part 2 Next Wednesday - 9pm & Midnight

L'Chayim: Fran Klagsbrun's "Book of the Year" Award on Golda Meir

Author Francine Klagsbrun, whose biography of Golda Meir ("Lioness: Golda Meir and the Nation of Israel") recently won the 2017 "Book of the Year Award" from the National Jewish Book Council, discusses the ways American Jews and Israelis view Israel's only woman prime minister who served during the Yom Kippur War of 1973. Thursday - 9pm & Midnight; Friday - 3pm

This year is a very special year because we are CELEBRATING the 70th Anniversary of our cherished State of Israel!! On Wednesday, January 31, 2018, we are presenting Mercedes Ivcher, Founding President of WIZO USA, the first ever WIZO FLORIDA LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD. Mercedes has dedicated her entire life to WIZO and the State of Israel. But her success and achievements are not hers alone, you all, in some way helped and supported her through the years as volunteers, donors or friends. Your presence and support has always been part of her success as a WIZO leader. Let’s all honor her well-deserved recognition award all together. Your presence or participation will make a tremendous difference on her special night. Sharing the stage with Mercedes are the following remarkable guests: Staff Sergeant of the IDF Paratrooper Unit, Sorin Hershcu, receiving the Ot Ha’Gevurah award for his distinguished participation during Operation Entebee. Salo Esquenazi, receiving the Man of the Year Award for his unwavering support of his wife Stephanie, who has dedicated many years to helping WIZO Florida. Yehoram Gaon, Israel’s favorite Singer, closing the evening with a unique musical presentation. We have a few more surprises in store for you, so please join us on January 31! It will be an evening of celebrations that promises to be meaningful to all of us and is dedicated to an important charitable cause held very dear to our hearts. To purchase tickets or place an ad visit www.wizofl.org/gala2018

Abe Foxman & Samantha Power

National Director Emeritus of the ADL, Abe Foxman, sits with Samantha Power to discuss her experiences fighting for human rights as former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and the current international political climate. From the Museum for Jewish Heritage in NYC. Monday - 8pm & 1am; Wednesday - 2pm; Thursday - 10pm; Saturday - 8pm & 1am

History of Jews In Politics

Asst. Prof. of Political Science at the University of Connecticut, Beth Ginsberg, discusses the history of Jewish political participation in America and other world governments. The Maria and Isher Jacobson Annual Lecture from The Center for Judaic & Middle Eastern Studies at UConn in Stamford, Ct. Tuesday - 8pm & 1am; Thursday - 2pm; Saturday - 7pm & 4am

L'Chayim: Kenneth Brander, Ohr Torah Stone

Rabbi Kenneth Brander, who leaves Y.U. to succeed Rabbi Shlomo Riskin as the President and Rosh Yeshiva of Ohr Torah Stone educational institutions in Efrat, Israel, discusses his perspective on women's issues relating to Jewish Law. Wednesday 9pm & Midnight; Thursday 3pm; week from Monday 9pm & Midnight; week from Tuesday 3pm

Series Premiere: Israel In Style

Emanuelle Kadosh highlights new designers, fashion trends and styles on the Israeli scene, and introduces viewers to some of the hip young people who are energizing life in the State of Israel today. A production of ILTV. Monday - 11:30am; Thursday - 5am & 9:30am; Friday - 4:30pm; Saturday - 10pm & 2am

"From Date To Date"

Episode #1 of JBS's original 7-part mockumentary, Sloan Copeland's delicious look at four Jewish singles as they search for that "special someone." Tonight (Sunday) - 10pm & 1am; Tuesday - 8pm & 1am; Thursday - 5:30am & 2pm; Saturday: Episode 2 - 10:30pm & 2:30am

Film: Deadly Honor

Salma, a 15-year old Arab survivor of an honour killing, tells the story of the code of silence that surrounded multiple honour killings which terrorized young girls growing up in the Arab neighborhood of Ramle, Israel. In Hebrew with English Subtitles. Tonight (Sunday) - 9pm & Midnight; Friday - 9pm & 4am

92Y: Living Well, Aging Well

Rabbi Rachel Cowan (Wise Aging) joins Rabbi Harold Kushner (When Bad Things Happen to Good People and Nine Essential Things I've Learned About Life) to discuss what it means to live a good life. With Rabbi Peter J. Rubinstein of the 92nd St. Y in NYC. Tonight (Sunday) - 8pm & 2am; Monday - 10pm & 4am; Tuesday - 2pm; Wed - 10:30am; Fri - 8pm & 1am; Saturday - 3pm