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Family Shabbat Dinner at Bet Shira | March 7th at 7:30
Posted by Nancy Garcia on 02/28/2025 @ 04:16 PM
Join us for a special Family Shabbat Dinner following our Family Shabbat Service, led by Rabbi Jesse, the Jewish Learning Centre children, Adam Bornstein and Dr. Alan Mason.
Delicious Menu: Brisket & a vegetarian option, roasted potatoes & vegetables, fresh salad & dessert, and chicken fingers & fries for the kids
Catered by Chef Aryeh – ORB Kosher
RSVP by Tuesday, March 4th so we can plan accordingly
For more information call (305) 238 - 2601 or email info@betshira.org
Bet Shira Congregation: 7500 SW 120 Street, Miami, FL 33156
Bet Shira's Jammies & Jeans: Purim-Themed Musical Family Shabbat | March 14th at 5:45 PM
Posted by Nancy Garcia on 02/28/2025 @ 03:44 PM
Join us on March 14th at 5:45 PM as we celebrate Purim with a special Musical Family Shabbat Service designed especially for families with young children (babies to 7 years old).
After the service, enjoy a complimentary dinner and get creative with a Purim-themed art activity!
Don't forget to come dressed in your favorite costume!
This event is open to the community, so invite your friends and neighbors!
Bet Shira Congregation: 7500 SW 120 Street, Miami, FL 33156
BeWell Webinar: Your Child's Way - A Personality-Based Parenting Workshop
Posted by Lauren Gold on 02/26/2025 @ 04:36 PM
Tuesday, March 11 | 8-9:30 PM
A Zoom workshop with Dr. Daniel Siegel, renowned parenting expert
Parenting is hard, especially when every child has different needs. Imagine a clear scientific-backed roadmap to understand your child’s unique patterns, temperament, and how they respond best to connection, structure, and emotional support.
BeWell Miami has partnered with The Wellness Institute to bring an exclusive event with Dr. Daniel Siegel, world-renowned child psychiatrist and bestselling author of The Whole-Brain Child and No-Drama Discipline.
FREE With Discount Code: GMJF18
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO REGISTER
"Linked" at Alper JCC Miami With Holocaust Impact Theater
Posted by Stefani Barrow Travieso on 02/24/2025 @ 09:40 AM
March 6, 8 & 9
An original play linking Holocaust stories of the past to stories of the present.
Alper JCC Miami, Robert Russell Theater, Building 4, 11155 SW 112 Avenue, Miami
Purim Carnival
Posted by Nancy Garcia on 02/21/2025 @ 04:05 PM
Bet Shira Congreation's Purim Carnival - March 16th | 10 AM - 2 PM
Open to the community!
REGISTER HERE
Bet Shira Congregation: 7500 SW 120 Street, Miami, FL 33156
For more information email: info@betshira.org or call (305) 238 - 2601
JBS HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF 2/16 – 2/22
Posted by Vlada Barash on 02/14/2025 @ 05:28 PM
Montana Tucker; Sarah Hurwitz; Elana Stein Hain; YU Basketbal
Watch JBS on Comcast X-1 Box 1684, DirecTV 388, Hotwire 269 and streamed on Roku under “educational”, Apple TV, Amazon Fire, ZipWaveTV 29, and www.jbstv.org For a complete and timely schedule and other television providers, go to www.jbstv.org
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Monday February 17
FIDF Briefing: Jonathan Schanzer
FIDF CEO Steve Weil is joined by Jonathan Schanzer, Executive Director at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and former U.S. Treasury Terror Finance Analyst. Monday - 7:00pm Tuesday - 4:00am & 1:00pm Wednesday - 5:00pm
In the Spotlight with Abigail Pogrebin: Adam Kirsch - On Settler Colonialism
Abby is joined by author and WSJ editor Adam Kirsch to dissect “settler colonialism,” a concept that has become central to public debate, especially since October 7th, and is shaping the way many people think about the history of the U.S., Israel, and identity. Encore Monday - 8:00pm & 11:00pm Tuesday - 2:00am, 7:00am & 11:00am Wednesday - 5:00am; Thursday - 2:00pm Saturday - 7:00pm
A Special Look with Teisha Bader: Montana Tucker
Teisha Bader speaks with social media star Montana Tucker about her advocacy for Israel and the Jewish people, especially since October the 7th, educating about the Holocaust and standing up against antisemitism. Monday - 8:30pm & 11:30pm Tuesday - 2:30am, 7:30am & 11:30am Wednesday - 5:30am & 2:30pm Thursday - 1:00am & 7:30pm Friday - 4:30am & 9:30pm Saturday - 8:00pm
Tuesday February 18
Fighting Antisemitism - The ISGAP Hour: Abe Foxman
Lawyer, activist, and National Director Emeritus of the ADL, Abe Foxman joins ISGAP's Charles Asher Small and David Harris in the JBS studio to discuss the current crisis in Israel and the U.S. Encore Tuesday - 7:00PM Wednesday - 4:00am & 10:00am Thursday - 4:00pm Friday - 7:00am
Jewish Insights with Justin Pines: Elana Stein Hain - An American Jew in Israel (Purim 1)
Dr. Elana Stein Hain, Rosh Beit Midrash and Senior Fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute, joins Justin to discuss her experience living in Israel as an American this year, including insights about Purim, Diaspora, Jewish identity and Religious Zionism. Tuesday - 8:00pm & 11:00pm Wednesday - 2:00am, 7:00am & 11:00am Thursday - 5:00am Friday - 9:00am & 8:30pm Saturday - 8:30am & 4:00pm
Wednesday February 19
Defending Israel with David Harris
Lifelong Jewish advocate and JBS strategic analyst David Harris delves into the critical issues facing American Jewry and its relationship with the state of Israel, offering profound insights on how we can foster strong and enduring support for Israel’s future. Wednesday - 7:00pm & 11:00pm Thursday - 4:00am, 7:00am, 11:30am & 5:00pm; Friday - 5:00am, 4:30pm & 10:00pm Saturday - 7:30pm
Yeshiva University Basketball
The YU Maccabees take the court twice this week at the Max Stern Athletic Center in New York City. With a 12-2 record and a first-place tie in their division, the Macs are nearing the end of the regular season—one step away from the finals and a potential NCAA Tournament bid! vs Manhattanville University Wednesday - 8:00pm vs Mt St Mary College Saturday - 8:30pm
Thursday February 20
Being Jewish with Jonah Platt: Sarah Hurwitz
Jonah is joined by Sarah Hurwitz, former senior speechwriter for President Obama and head speechwriter for First Lady Michelle Obama, who was appointed to the United States Holocaust Memorial Council by Obama in 2016. Thursday - 8:00pm & 11:00pm Friday - 2:00am, 10:00am & 2:00pm Saturday - 5:00am & 11:00pm
NEWS & ANALYSIS
Thinking Out Loud with Micah Halpern
Micah explains that while Hamas appears to be winning the media war and Israel receives little empathy from the press, decent people see through the bias and continue to condemn Hamas. Wednesday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm Thursday - 8:30am & 12:30pm Friday - 5:30am; Saturday - 5:30pm
ILTV News and Daily News Updates
ILTV reports from Israel followed by JBS Daily News with Teisha Bader Monday (ILTV), Tuesday - Thursdays at 6:00pm, Friday & Sunday (ILTV) at 5:00pm
Good Week Israel
Positive stories from Israel of heroism, unity and support Mondays at 6:30pm
Insider
ILTV reports and interviews Tuesdays at 6:30pm
On L’Chayim: Classic Conversations with Mark S. Golub z”l
Jerome Chanes
Jerome Chanes, senior research fellow at the Center for Jewish History, reflects on the profound and positive influence President John F. Kennedy had on U.S.-Israeli relations, shaping a legacy of enduring partnership and support. Monday - 9:00pm Tuesday - 12:00am, 3:00am & 3:00pm Saturday - 6:00pm
Jewish Historians
Three of American Jewry’s leading historians reflect on their chosen field which they write about in Conversations With Colleagues. The book’s editor Jeffrey Gurock (YU), Jonathan Sarna (Brandeis) and Shuly Rubin Schwartz (JTS). Tuesday - 9:00pm Wednesday - 12:00am, 3:00am & 3:00pm
Marcus Sheff
Marcus Sheff, CEO of the Institute for Monitoring Peace and Cultural Tolerance in School Education in Israel, discusses the way Jews and Israel are depicted in Palestinian Authority textbooks. Thursday - 12:00am, 3:00am & 3:00pm
Avi Weiss
Avi Weiss, a pioneering Orthodox rabbi and founder of Yeshivat Chovevei Torah, a modern Orthodox rabbinical school, and Yeshivat Maharat, the first rabbinical school for women, shares his philosophy of “Open Orthodoxy” and responds to its critics.
Thursday - 9:00pm
Friday - 12:00am & 3:00am & 3:00pm
JEWISH STUDIES
Dimensions of the Daf: Talmud Study with Rabbi Mordechai Becher
In Self Defense
The Talmud's approach to a person's obligation to defend oneself, including the notion of justifiable homicide, is discussed by Rabbi Mordechai Becher. Sunday - 9:00am Monday - 4:00am Tuesday - 9:00am & 5:00pm
Pray for the State
Rabbi Mordechai Becher explains how the Talmud calls upon the Jew to pray for the secular government wherever the Jew lives. Sunday - 9:30am Monday - 4:30am Tuesday - 9:30am & 5:30pm
Jewish 101: Jewish Tradition and midrash with Rabbi Mark S. Golub z"l
The Rambam
Learn about the greatest legal authority and philosopher of Jewish history, the Rambam, Moses Maimonides, in an ongoing discussion of how the Jewish tradition is all about "people. Monday - 9:00am Thursday - 9:00am Saturday - 1:00am
FRIDAY EVENING SHABBAT SERVICES
REFORM: CENTRAL SYNAGOGUE
Closed Captioned - 6:00pm, 11:30pm & 2:00am
ORTHODOX: HAMPTON SYNAGOGUE
With Hebrew, transliteration and English subtitles - 7:30pm & 10:30pm
SATURDAY MORNING SHABBAT SERVICES
REFORM: CENTRAL SYNAGOGUE
Closed Captioned - 9:30am & 1:00pm
ORTHODOX: HAMPTON SYNAGOGUE
With Hebrew, transliteration and English subtitles - 11:00am & 2:30pm
Vlada Barash Special Projects Manager 201-334-2510 JBS Jewish Broadcasting Service, a 501c3 fulltime television channel Website: jbstv.org
JBS HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF 2/9 – 2/15
Posted by Vlada Barash on 02/07/2025 @ 05:15 PM
Tu B'Shvat; Tal Becker; Robert Siegel on What's Next in Washington
Watch JBS on Comcast X-1 Box 1684, DirecTV 388, Hotwire 269 and streamed on Roku under “educational”, Apple TV, Amazon Fire, ZipWaveTV 29, and www.jbstv.org
For a complete and timely schedule and other television providers, go to www.jbstv.org
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Monday February 10
FIDF Briefing: Mordechai Kedar
FIDF CEO Steve Weil is joined by Israeli scholar of Arab Culture at Bar-Ilan University, Mordechai Kedar, to examine Arab culture through a historical lens. Monday - 7:00pm Tuesday - 4:00am Wednesday - 1:00pm & 5:00pm
In the Spotlight with Abigail Pogrebin: Lee Yaron
Abby sits with Haaretz reporter Lee Yaron to discuss her book 10/7: 100 Human Stories, the 2024 National Jewish Book Award winner, which recounts the massacre through victims’ stories and its impact on Israeli society and the Middle East. Monday - 8:00pm & 11:00pm Tuesday - 2:00am, 7:00am & 11:00am Wednesday - 5:00am Thursday - 2:00pm & 10:30pm Friday - 4:00pm & 9:30pm Saturday - 7:00pm
Tuesday February11
Fighting Antisemitism - The ISGAP Hour: The Green Prince
ISGAP leaders Charles Asher Small and David Harris discuss fighting antisemitism with Mosab Hassan Yousef, also known as The Green Prince, the former militant son of a Hamas co-founder who became a Shin Bet agent and Israel advocate. Encore Tuesday - 7:00PM Wednesday - 4:00am & 10:00am Thursday - 4:00pm Friday - 7:00am
Jewish Insights with Justin Pines: Elie Feder - Physics and God
For Tu B’Shvat, the new year for trees, Rabbi and mathematician Dr. Elie Feder joins Justin to explore our relationship with nature, the cosmos, and creation, examining how recent discoveries in physics shape our understanding of God’s existence and how Judaism engages with evolution. Tuesday - 8:00pm & 11:00pm Wednesday - 2:00am, 7:00am, 11:00am & 4:00pm Thursday - 5:00am & 1:00pm Friday - 9:00am & 8:30pm Saturday - 8:30am & 4:00pm
Wednesday February 12
Defending Israel with David Harris: Tal Becker
David Harris speaks with Tal Becker, legal expert, peace negotiator, and newly appointed Vice President at the Kogod Research Center of the Shalom Hartman Institute, about his pivotal role in advancing educational initiatives on Israel and the Jewish world. Wednesday - 7:00pm & 11:00pm Thursday - 4:00am, 7:00am, 11:30am & 5:00pm Friday - 5:00am, 4:30pm & 10:00pm Saturday - 7:30pm
Global Connections with Robet Siegel: What’s Next in Washington DC in 2025
Robert Siegel returns with his annual discussion on the latest political trends in Washington, D.C., and what lies ahead for the year, with panelists Tamara Keith (NPR), E.J. Dionne, Jr. (Brookings Institution), and Evan Osnos (The New Yorker). A program of the American Friends of Rabin Medical Center (AFRMC). Wednesday - 8:00pm Thursday - 2:00am Friday - 4:00am & 10:00am Saturday - 9:00pm
Thursday February 13
Noah Aronson Concert: Let There Be Love
This Valentine's Day, enjoy Jewish singer-songwriter Noah Aronson performing an evening of original music with his all Israeli/Jewish band on the theme of love in all its manifestations in this exclusive concert event for JBS. Encore Thursday - 7:00pm Friday - 1:00pm Saturday - 3:30am & 8:00pm
Being Jewish with Jonah Platt: Dr. Drew Weissman
Jonah Platt is joined by Dr. Drew Weissman, Nobel Prize-winning scientist whose groundbreaking discoveries in mRNA technology enabled the rapid development of COVID-19 vaccines and are now paving the way for treatments for diseases like cancer, influenza, and heart failure. Thursday - 8:00pm & 11:00pm Friday - 2:00am & 2:00pm Saturday - 5:00am & 10:00pm
NEWS & ANALYSIS
Thinking Out Loud with Micah Halpern
Micah affirms the strong U.S.- Israel relationship but stresses that, in the end, Israel must rely on itself and its true supporters. Wednesday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm Thursday - 4:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm Friday - 5:30am; Saturday - 5:30pm
ILTV News and Daily News Updates
ILTV reports from Israel followed by JBS Daily News with Teisha Bader Mondays - Thursdays at 6:00pm, Fridays & Sundays at 5:00pm
Good Week Israel
Positive stories from Israel of heroism, unity and support Mondays at 6:30pm
Insider
ILTV reports and interviews Tuesdays at 6:30pm
On L’Chayim: Classic Conversations with Mark S. Golub z”l
Yossi Prager
Yossi Prager, Avi Chai Foundation Executive Director for North America, reviews the enduring legacy of President Abraham Lincoln, and discusses the Jewish Tradition's notion of God's role in human events. Monday - 9:00pm Tuesday - 12:00am, 3:00am & 3:00pm
Eric Kandel
Renowned psychiatrist, neuroscientist and professor of biochemistry and biophysics at Columbia University, Eric Kandel talks about leaving Austria during World War II, his relationship with Vienna today, and his life work studying the brain & the mind as a Nobel Prize-winning neuroscientist. Tuesday - 9:00pm Wednesday - 12:00am, 3:00am & 3:00pm
Timna Park in Israel
David Chudnow describes how his father Avrum (z”l) conceived of and created a national park in the Sinai Dessert, and Professor Erez Ben-Yosef (Tel Aviv University) discusses the remarkable finds at the park’s copper mines, dating back to the Iron Age. Wednesday - 9:00pm Thursday - 12:00am, 3:00am & 3:00pm
Aaron Ben Ze'ev - Love Online
In advance of Tu B'Av, "the Jewish Valentines Day," professor of philosophy and author of Love Online Dr. Aaron Ben Ze'ev sits to discuss the psychology of love.
Thursday - 9:00pm
Friday - 12:00am & 3:00am & 3:00pm; Saturday - 6:00pm
JEWISH STUDIES
Dimensions of the Daf: Talmud Study with Rabbi Mordechai Becher
Tu B'shvat
As Jews celebrate Tu B’Shvat -- the Jewish “New Year for Trees” when trees begin to bloom in the Land of Israel, Rabbi Mordechai Becher discusses the Talmudic view of the holiday. Sunday - 9:00am Monday - 4:00am Tuesday - 9:00am & 5:00pm
Sanhedrin
Rabbi Becher offers a Talmudic explanation of the Sanhedrin, the traditional Jewish court that shaped Jewish law and Jewish thought. Sunday - 9:30am Monday - 4:30am Tuesday - 9:30am & 5:30pm
Jewish 101: Jewish Tradition and midrash with Rabbi Mark S. Golub z"l
Torah Poetry
Is the Torah "poetry" according to the Jewish Tradition? And what is the "essence" of Torah? Monday - 9:00am Thursday - 9:00am Saturday - 1:00am
FRIDAY EVENING SHABBAT SERVICES
REFORM: CENTRAL SYNAGOGUE
Closed Captioned - 6:00pm, 11:30pm & 2:00am
ORTHODOX: HAMPTON SYNAGOGUE
With Hebrew, transliteration and English subtitles - 7:30pm & 10:30pm
SATURDAY MORNING SHABBAT SERVICES
REFORM: CENTRAL SYNAGOGUE
Closed Captioned - 9:30am & 1:00pm
ORTHODOX: HAMPTON SYNAGOGUE
With Hebrew, transliteration and English subtitles - 11:00am & 2:30pm
Vlada Barash Special Projects Manager 201-334-2510 JBS Jewish Broadcasting Service, a 501c3 fulltime television channel Website: jbstv.org
BeWell Webinar: Raising Resilient Kids
Posted by Lauren Gold on 02/06/2025 @ 04:09 PM
Tuesday, February 18 | 8-9:30 PM
LIVE ON ZOOM
What can you as a parent do to ensure your child will thrive despite life’s challenges? Fortunately, there are evidence-based strategies you can implement to foster strength and resilience in your child. BeWell has partnered with The Wellness Institute to bring you training with Karen Reivich, PhD, a leading authority on this subject. Dr. Reivich, an internationally recognized expert, has identified key skills that contribute to resilience. This training will focus on six actionable thinking skills designed to cultivate resilience and an optimistic mindset in your child.
This webinar with Dr. Reivich will be an interactive workshop where she will provide practical steps to integrate each of the resilience skills in your day-to-day parenting. These skills will help your child build an optimistic mindset, overcome challenges, and thrive.
JBS HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF 2/2 – 2/8
Posted by Vlada Barash on 01/31/2025 @ 06:06 PM
Remembering Rabbi Mark S. Golub z”l on his Yahrtzeit
Watch JBS on Comcast X-1 Box 1684, DirecTV 388, Hotwire 269 and streamed on Roku under “educational”, Apple TV, Amazon Fire, ZipWaveTV 29, and www.jbstv.org
For a complete and timely schedule and other television providers, go to www.jbstv.org
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Remembering JBS Founder Mark S. Golub z”l: Commemorative Marathons of Mark's Original Programs
SUNDAY
American Zionist Jew Today
*1:00pm & 7:00pm
MONDAY
Jewish 101
9:00 am - Introduction 9:45am - What is a Jew 10:30am - Our Obsession 11:00am -Defining a Jew 11:30am - The Shabbat
Witness
1:00pm - Judith Altman part 1 2:00pm - Judith Altman part 2
L’Chayim
9:00pm - Joseph Telushkin
TUESDAY
From the Aleph Bet
1:00pm - Blessings part 1 1:30pm - Blessings part 2 2:15pm - The Motzee
L’Chayim
9:00pm - Daniel Gordis
WEDNESDAY
Jewish 101
1:00pm - Creation part 1 1:30pm - Creation part 2 2:15pm - First Human Being
THURSDAY
L’Chayim
12:00am - Cast of Shtisel
Jewish 101
9:00am - First Relation 9:45am - Eating From The Tree 10:15am - Original Sin 10:45am - Human Nature 11:30am - Jewish Journey
Why There Is No Peace
in the Middle East 1:00pm
L’Chayim
2:00pm - Abba Eban z"l
3:00pm - Yossi Klein Halevi
10:00pm – Matisyahu
FRIDAY
L’Chayim
1:00am - Rabbi Eugene B. Borowitz z"l 3:00am - Yechiel Eckstein z"l 4:00am - Ruth Messinger 6:30am - Sheldon Harnick 7:30am - Marvin Hamlisch z"l 1:00pm - Yitz Greenberg 2:00pm - Jonathan Sacks z"l 3:00pm - Rabbi David Hartman z"l
From the Aleph Bet
8:30am - The Name of God 9:00am - Two New Hebrew Words
SATURDAY
L’Chayim
3:30am - David Broza
Sunday February 2
Tribute to Mark S. Golub z”l
A special tribute to Rabbi Mark S. Golub z”l with host David Harris and reflections from Jeffrey S. Gurock, Nancy Spielberg, Rabbis Yoffie, Potasnik, and Hammerman, other JBS favorites and hosts, and an arrangement of Mark’s original song Todah L’Chah, performed by his daughters and Cantor Dan Mutlu at Central Synagogue. Sunday - 8:30pm Wednesday - 4:00pm Thursday - 6:30pm & 11:00pm Friday - 9:30am & 3:30pm
Monday February 3
FIDF Briefing
FIDF CEO Steve Weil is joined by Daniel Flesch, Senior Policy Analyst for Middle East and North Africa at the Allison Center for National Security. Monday - 7:00pm Tuesday - 4:00 am & 10:00am
In the Spotlight with Abigail Pogrebin: Marc Katz
Abby Pogrebin sits with Rabbi Marc Katz to discuss Yochanan's Gamble, his book that explores how the pragmatic choices of ancient rabbis offer a framework for navigating modern moral dilemmas with nuance and compromise. Monday - 8:00pm & 11:00pm Tuesday - 2:00am, 7:00am & 11:00am Wednesday - 5:30am Saturday - 7:30pm
Tuesday February 4
Fighting Antisemitism - The ISGAP Hour
The ISGAP Director Charles Asher Small leads a symposium on the influence of foreign funding and ideological forces on academic culture in the UK, exploring whether these factors contribute to the persistence of antisemitic attitudes in higher education. Tuesday - 7:00pm Wednesday - 4:30am & 10:00am Thursday - 4:00pm Saturday - 11:30pm
Jewish Insights with Justin Pines: Rachel Jacoby Rosenfield
Rachel Jacoby Rosenfield, CEO of the Shalom Hartman Institute of North America, joins Justin to share her approach to creating culture and fostering purpose as an individual and as a leader of a family and large organization. Tuesday - 8:00pm & 11:00pm Wednesday - 2:00am, 7:00am & 11:00am Thursday - 5:00am Saturday - 8:30am & 4:00pm
Wednesday February 5
Defending Israel with David Harris: Antisemitism at Columbia University
David Harris speaks with Alon Levin, a PhD engineering student at Columbia University, about the rise of antisemitism on campus, recent incidents, and how anti-Israel sentiment shapes the broader campus climate. Wednesday - 7:00pm & 11:00pm Thursday - 2:30am & 7:00am Saturday - 8:00pm
Yeshiva University Basketball
Catch the YU Macs in action as the outstanding student-athletes of Yeshiva University’s men’s basketball team take the court twice this week at the Max Stern Athletic Center in New York City:
Versus Maritime College
Wednesday - 8:00pm
Versus Purchase College
Saturday - 8:30pm
Thursday February 6
Being Jewish with Jonah Platt: Baby Ariel Martin
Jonah sits down with Ariel Martin (aka Baby Ariel), a social media star and actress who broadened her focus over the past year to advocate for Israel. Thursday - 5:00pm Saturday - 5:00am & 10:30pm
NEWS & ANALYSIS
Thinking Out Loud with Micah Halpern
Micah continues exploring the ethics of releasing convicted terrorists from Israeli prisons, drawing parallels to the 1286 kidnapping and ransom of Rabbi Meir of Rothenberg. Wednesday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm Thursday - 4:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm Saturday - 5:30pm
ILTV News and Daily News Updates
ILTV reports from Israel followed by JBS Daily News with Teisha Bader Mondays - Thursdays at 6:00pm, Fridays & Sundays at 5:00pm
Good Week Israel
Positive stories from Israel of heroism, unity and support Mondays at 6:30pm
Insider
ILTV reports and interviews Tuesdays at 6:30pm
JEWISH STUDIES
Dimensions of the Daf:Talmud Study with Rabbi Mordechai Becher
Not Taken Literally
Rabbi Becher explores how the Jewish tradition insists that not every passage in the Torah and Talmud is to be taken literally. Sunday - 9:00am Monday - 4:00am Tuesday - 9:00am & 5:00pm
Don't Add or Subtract
Rabbi Mordechai Becher explains the importance of following and accepting rabbinic authority in matters of Jewish Law. Sunday - 9:30am Monday - 4:30am Tuesday - 9:30am & 5:30pm
FRIDAY EVENING SHABBAT SERVICES
REFORM: CENTRAL SYNAGOGUE
Closed Captioned - 6:00pm, 11:30pm & 2:00am
ORTHODOX: HAMPTON SYNAGOGUE
With Hebrew, transliteration and English subtitles - 7:30pm & 10:30pm
SATURDAY MORNING SHABBAT SERVICES
REFORM: CENTRAL SYNAGOGUE
Closed Captioned - 9:30am & 1:00pm
ORTHODOX: HAMPTON SYNAGOGUE
With Hebrew, transliteration and English subtitles - 11:00am & 2:30pm
Vlada Barash Special Projects Manager 201-334-2510 JBS Jewish Broadcasting Service, a 501c3 fulltime television channel Website: jbstv.org
JBS HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF 1/26 – 2/1
Posted by Vlada Barash on 01/24/2025 @ 06:08 PM
International Holocaust Remembrance Day; Freed Hostage Aviva Siegel; Jewish Music Leaders; Confronting Mortality
Watch JBS on Comcast X-1 Box 1684, DirecTV 388, Hotwire 269 and streamed on Roku under “educational”, Apple TV, Amazon Fire, ZipWaveTV 29, and www.jbstv.org
For a complete and timely schedule and other television providers, go to www.jbstv.org
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Sunday January 26
Counterfeit Countess
Justin Pines offers remarks and Holocaust experts Elizabeth White and Joanna Sliwa present their book, The Counterfeit Countess: The Jewish Woman Who Rescued Thousands of Poles During the Holocaust, blending Dr. Josephine Janina Mehlberg’s memoir with historical narrative, at the Murray Pantirer Memorial Scholar Lecture in memory of Justin’s grandfather. Sunday - 7:00pm & 11:00pm; Monday - 10:30am & 4:00pm; Tuesday - 4:00am & 1:30pm; Thursday - 10:00am; Saturday - 8:00pm
Monday January 27
FIDF Briefing: Aviva Siegel
FIDF CEO Steve Weil speaks with Aviva Siegel, a freed Israeli hostage still waiting for the release of her husband, Keith Siegel, who is still being held by Hamas in Gaza Monday - 7:00pm; Wednesday - 5:00pm & 8:00pm; Thursday - 2:00am & 1:00pm
In the Spotlight with Abigail Pogrebin: Musicians Jeff & Dan
Abby is joined by Jeff Klepper and Dan Freelander, renowned Jewish music leaders whose jazz inflected folk-rock style has defined a new Jewish spiritual sound, influencing generations of Jewish musicians. Monday - 8:00pm & 11:00pm; Tuesday - 2:00am, 7:00am & 11:00am; Thursday - 2:00pm & 7:00pm; Friday - 4:00am & 9:30pm; Saturday - 7:00pm
Tuesday January 28
Fighting Antisemitism - The ISGAP Hour
Music Leaders Abby is joined by Jeff Klepper and Dan Freelander, renowned Jewish music leaders whose jazz inflected folk-rock style has defined a new Jewish spiritual sound, influencing generations of Jewish musicians. Monday - 8:00pm & 11:00pm; Tuesday - 2:00am, 7:00am & 11:00am; Thursday - 2:00pm & 7:00pm; Friday - 4:00am & 9:30pm; Saturday - 7:00pm
Jewish Insights with Justin Pines: Shlomo Brody on Confronting Mortality Jewishly
Rabbi Dr. Shlomo Brody, executive director of Ematai, an organization helping Jews navigate aging and end-of-life dilemmas with Jewish wisdom, joins Justin to discuss these issues and physician-assisted suicide through a Jewish lens. Tuesday - 8:00pm & 11:00pm; Wednesday - 2:00am, 7:00am & 11:00am; Thursday - 5:00am; Friday - 9:00am & 8:30pm; Saturday - 8:30am & 4:00pm
Wednesday January 29
Defending Israel with David Harris: Steven Bayme
David reunites with former colleague Steve Bayme, who served as AJC’s Director of Contemporary Jewish Life during Harris's tenure as CEO, to discuss Harris's book On the Front Lines: A Lifetime of Global Jewish Advocacy and his impactful career Wednesday - 7:00pm & 11:00pm; Thursday - 4:00am, 7:00am, 11:30am & 5:00pm; Friday - 5:00am, 4:30pm; Saturday - 9:30pm
Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch:The Normalization of Evil
Having just returned from Israel, Rabbi Hirsch reflects on witnessing the release of Israeli hostages and explores the profound emotional relief and deep sense of mutual responsibility that unite the Jewish people, even amid internal divisions. Wednesday - 7:30pm & 10:00pm; Thursday - 1:00am, 4:30am & 7:30am; Friday - 11:00am & 4:00pm; Saturday - 1:30am & 11:00pm
Thursday January 30
Being Jewish with Jonah Platt: Anthony Housefather
Jonah is joined by Anthony Housefather, an outspoken Jewish MP from Montreal, who considered leaving his party over Canada’s stance on the Israel-Hamas conflict. Thursday - 8:00pm & 11:00pm; Friday - 2:00am,10:00am & 2:00pm; Saturday - 5:00am & 10:00pm
NEWS & ANALYSIS
Thinking Out Loud with Micah Halpern
Micah examines the paradoxical question of whether releasing convicted terrorists to free Hamas hostages was a wise decision, given the historical reality that many of these individuals are likely to reoffend. Wednesday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm; Thursday - 8:30am & 12:30pm; Friday - 5:30am; Saturday - 5:30pm
ILTV News and Daily News Updates
ILTV reports from Israel followed by JBS Daily News with Teisha Bader Mondays - Thursdays at 6:00pm, Fridays & Sundays at 5:00pm
Good Week Israel
Positive stories from Israel of heroism, unity and support Mondays at 6:30pm
Insider
ILTV reports and interviews Tuesdays at 6:30pm
On L’Chayim: Classic Conversations with Mark S. Golub z”l
Jake Ehrenreich
Entertainer, musician and author Jake Ehrenreich shares intimate stories about growing up with survivor parents and his struggles with being different Monday - 9:00pm; Tuesday - 12:00am, 3:00am & 3:00pm; Saturday - 6:00pm
Robin Kanarek
Robin Kanarek, who lost her teenage son David to cancer, describes how she has been able to continue to embrace life, and why she feels the development of palliative care is so essential for patients of all ages. Tuesday - 9:00pm; Wednesday - 12:00am, 3:00am & 3:00pm
Richard Haas
Richard Haass, veteran diplomat, president emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations, and author of A World In Disarray, discusses the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the forces of chaos threatening the world today. Wednesday - 9:00pm; Thursday - 12:00am, 3:00am & 3:00pm
Susan Tuchman
Susan Tuchman, Director of the ZOA Center for Law and Justice, describes her legal work fighting Jewish injustice of all kinds, particularly with regards to the insidious BDS Movement that aims to delegitimize Israel.
Thursday - 9:00pm;
Friday - 12:00am & 3:00am & 3:00pm
JEWISH STUDIES
Dimensions of the Daf:Talmud Study with Rabbi Mordechai Becher
Tragedy - God or Man
Warnings about potential dangers (and an exploration of whether tragedies are in the hands of heaven or man) are examined in "Put On a Sweater Or You'll Catch a Cold," based on Kesuvos Daf Lamed, in this edition of "Dimensions of the Daf." Sunday - 9:00am; Monday - 4:00am; Tuesday - 9:00am & 5:00pm
Morality in Shoah
As we commemorate Kristallnacht, Rabbi Becher reviews Talmudic examples of how one maintains moral integrity and Jewish identity in extreme circumstances. Sunday - 9:30am; Monday - 4:30am; Tuesday - 9:30am & 5:30pm
Jewish 101: Jewish Tradition and midrash with Rabbi Mark S. Golub z"l
Is It God's Fault?
When something like the earthquake in Haiti occurs, does the Jewish Tradition hold God responsible in any way? Does human suffering challenge the existence of God? Monday - 9:00am; Thursday - 9:00am; Saturday - 1:00am
FRIDAY EVENING SHABBAT SERVICES
REFORM: CENTRAL SYNAGOGUE
Closed Captioned - 6:00pm, 11:30pm & 2:00am
ORTHODOX: HAMPTON SYNAGOGUE
With Hebrew, transliteration and English subtitles - 7:30pm & 10:30pm
SATURDAY MORNING SHABBAT SERVICES
REFORM: CENTRAL SYNAGOGUE
Closed Captioned - 9:30am & 1:00pm
ORTHODOX: HAMPTON SYNAGOGUE
With Hebrew, transliteration and English subtitles - 11:00am & 2:30pm
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