Dr. Eric Mandel, founder of MEPIN, Middle East Political & Information Network, and Senior Security Editor at the Jerusalem Report, is visiting Israel during this week of commemoration and independence and shares his insights on the situation on the ground. With Shahar AzaniBy Jewish Broadcasting Service

Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook, the leading thinker of religious Zionism, was one of the most influential figures in Israeli history. Justin is joined by Rabbi Zev Reichman, the leader of East Hill Synagogue in Englewood, NJ, for an exploration of the thought and influence of Rav Kook and how so many of his ideas were ahead of his time and feel urgent an…

Rabbi Hirsch cries out about campus antisemitism and urges his congregation to become actively involved in protecting the Jewish community from the radicalism that’s increasingly taking over American institutions.By Jewish Broadcasting Service

Natalia Rojas, a 3rd-year Colombian-American UCLA student and board member of Students Supporting Israel (SSI) shares her experiences on recent campus riots and atmosphere in college while standing by Israel. With Shahar Azani.By Jewish Broadcasting Service

How should we approach Yom Hazikaron and Yom Ha’atzmaut this year? Justin is joined by Rabbi Shlomo Katz, a world-renowned Jewish musician, prayer leader, rabbi, author and teacher to discuss approaching prayer, the legacy of Shlomo Carlebach, creating religious experiences, October 7, and preparing for Yom Ha’atzmaut and Yom Hazikaron, including S…

Just ahead of Yom Hashoah, Yad Vashem Chairman Dani Dayan joins Teisha Bader to discuss this year's commemoration, 7 months after October 7th, and with hostages still in captivity.By Jewish Broadcasting Service

Enjoy part two of a full-ranging interview on Avi Weiss' childhood, Israel, activism, legacy, and family changes. Rabbi Avi Weiss is founder of the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale, Yeshivat Chovevei Torah and co-founder of Yeshivat Maharat. He is the author of many books, including the newly released, "Torat Ahava - Loving Torah," a thematic commenta…

Dr. Eric Mandel, founder of MEPIN, Middle East Political & Information Network & Senior Security Editor at the Jerusalem Report, shares his insights on the challenges facing Israel up north and the potential for the widening of the front against Israel. With Shahar Azani.By Jewish Broadcasting Service

Justin Pines sits with Avi Weiss, visionary rabbi, author, and founder of the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale, Yeshivat Chovevei Torah, and co-founder of Yeshivat Maharat, for a full-ranging conversation on his childhood, Israel, activism and more.By Jewish Broadcasting Service (JBS)

Reflecting on his congregation’s recent mission to Israel, Rabbi Hirsch recounts a morning spent picking strawberries that moved him profoundly and left him hopeful for the future of Israel.By Jewish Broadcasting Service

Former Israeli Ambassador to the US, Danny Ayalon, discusses the feeling in Israel 6 months after the devastating Hamas massacre, the hostages still in captivity in Gaza, the status of US-Israel ties and the surge of antisemitism in America. With Teisha Bader.By Jewish Broadcasting Service

Robert Siegel explores the current status of the Israel-Hamas war and the political and diplomatic initiatives aimed at achieving either a cease-fire or a long-term resolution, with leading experts Dennis Ross (Washington Institute for Near East Policy), Ghaith Al-Omari (Gilbert Foundation Senior Fellow), and Natan Sachs (Center for Middle East Pol…

Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak (YY) Jacobson grew up at the feet of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, and has since become one of America’s premier Jewish scholars in Torah and Jewish mysticism, and one of the most sought after speakers in the Jewish world today, Rabbi YY shares what he learned from the rebbe, as well as insights on the history we are living through, p…

Natasha Hausdorff, specialist in international law and Director of UK Lawyers for Israel, joins David Harris to discuss her advocacy and concisely debunk egregious misconceptions about Israel.By Jewish Broadcasting Service

How might the future of technology shape Jewish life, and how might Jewish life shape the future? Justin is joined by scholar and futurist David Zvi Kalman, a leading thinker on the intersection of Jewish history and the history of technology, and of Judaism and artificial intelligence. Dr. Kalman is a research fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institut…

How might we think about God in modern times? This week, Justin is joined by “God-expert” and Kabbalist Rabbi David Aaron, author of the Secret Life of God, to explore ways to think about God today, and particularly after October 7. Rabbi David Aaron is the founder of Isralight and Orayata, and has invested over 3 decades delving into life’s bigges…

Rabbi Hirsch offers his perspective on Israel five months after October 7th, and asks his congregation to keep the faith for the long and difficult road ahead as they prepare to return on a mission.By Jewish Broadcasting Service

In preparation for Purim, Justin is joined by Torah teacher and sociologist of American Jews Mijal Bitton to explore who or what is Amalek, the evil tribe that attacked Israel from behind in the desert and launched millennia of antisemitism, and how do we think about Amalek this year in particular and what are our obligations. To learn more about J…

What is the status of the war against Hamas in Gaza? And what are the chances for war with Hezbollah in the north? Shahar Azani speaks with Eric Mandel, founder and Director of MEPIN™, the Middle East Political Information Network,™ for an update on the war in Israel, upon his return from Israel.By Jewish Broadcasting Service

As we ready our Purim costumes, what does Judaism have to say about getting dressed? And what does getting dressed have to say about Judaism? Leandra Medine Cohen is a leading fashion influencer, writer, thinker and mother, best known for her blog “The Man Repeller.” Today, she writes “The Cereal Aisle,” which is about how to have fun with your clo…

Justin draws lessons about the "post-war" Jewish community from the Purim story and the rituals of giving gifts to our neighbors and the poor, and shares one key strategy for building that community. To learn more about JBS, visit JBSTV.org JBS is a non-profit, Jewish educational television and multimedia platform made possible by listeners like yo…

In the first in a series of conversations on Purim, Justin Pines is joined by Erica Brown, author of Esther: Power, Fate and Fragility in Exile, and the Vice Provost for Values and Leadership at Yeshiva University, to discuss themes of Purim as they relate to our world today. To learn more about JBS, visit JBSTV.org JBS is a non-profit, Jewish educ…

JBS CEO Justin Pines is joined by Benny Ledom, an October 7 survivor from Netiv HaAsara who shares his experience, and Rabbi Chaim Poupko of Congregation Ahavath Torah in Englewood, NJ, who describes the partnership developing between their two communities. To learn more about JBS, visit JBSTV.org JBS is a non-profit, Jewish educational television …

Get to know JBS's new CEO, Rabbi Justin Pines, and his debut program on JBS, "Jewish Insights with Justin Pines"!By Jewish Broadcasting Service (JBS)

Charles Asher Small, founder and executive director of ISGAP (the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism & Policy) leads a seminar with ISGAP senior research fellow Joel Kotek, in the premiere of a new series from ISGAP.By Jewish Broadcasting Service

David Harris shares all about his fascinating Jewish journey - speaking from the heart about Israel, including his first transformative trip there, what shaped him and spoke to him as a Jew inspiring his interest, study and love for the Jewish state.By Jewish Broadcasting Service

Author Meryl Ain reads excerpts from her novel “Shadows We Carry” and discusses themes of the book. A series produced for Jewish Book Month by the Hampton Synagogue of Westhampton Beach, NY with Rabbi Avraham Bronstein.By Jewish Broadcasting Service

Rabbi Sharon Brous, founder and senior rabbi of LA's IKAR community and a leading voice at the intersection of faith and justice, sits with Abigail Pogrebin to discuss her first book, The Amen Effect, about the power of community and showing up for each other.By Jewish Broadcasting Service

JBS journalist Micah Halpern discusses the conclave between the leaders of Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine that occurred in Beirut in September, and how this was the harbinger of the onslaught of terror that ensued—this and more on this episode of "Thinking Out Loud" on JBS.…

In a sermon to his congregation of the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue in New York City, Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch cries out about the need for moral teachers, moral training, and constant moral discipline to counteract the failure of America’s top leaders and educators to respond to the evil of October 7th.By Jewish Broadcasting Service

Robert Siegel looks at what constitutes living well in matters of happiness, health faith and service to others with David Brooks (NYT), Robert Waldinger (Harvard Medical School), and Rabbi David Wolpe (Visiting Scholar, Harvard Divinity School)By Jewish Broadcasting Service

AJC CEO Ted Deutch speaks about AJC’s latest antisemitism report, which includes the impact of the October 7 Hamas massacre, in a JBS special with Teisha Bader.By Jewish Broadcasting Service

Robert Siegel examines the implications of growing up with social media and ubiquitous screens, with experts Sherry Turkley (MIT), Brian Merchant (tech columnist and author), and Jean Twenge (San Diego State University). A program of the American Friends of Rabin Medical Center (AFRMC).By JBS

Co-founder of Creative Community For Peace, David Renzer, discusses advocacy for Israel from the entertainment industry after the October 7th Hamas massacre, including the tribute Sunday night at the Grammy awards.By JBS

FIDF CEO Steve Weil speaks with 2nd Lt. Tammy Shur, Head of the International Digital Department in the IDF Spokesperson Unit, about the responsibility and challenges of running social media across 10 digital platforms for the Israeli militaryBy JBS

Hillel Fuld, a tech columnist and startup advisor who now focuses on Israel advocacy, describes his mission of fighting misinformation and providing real-time, accurate information, and offers an uplifting message of optimism.By JBS

FIDF’s Lara Krinsky is joined by Shahar Peled (IDF Commander, Reservist, Elite Paratroopers Unit) who shares his experiences serving as a first responder on October 7th and subsequently in Gaza.By JBS

In a sermon to his congregation of the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue in NYC, Rabbi Hirsch offers impressions from his two long days of jury duty, remarking on the reality of human imperfections and the dependency of American institutions on the honor and integrity of those within them.By JBS

Avi Mayer, immediate past editor in chief of the Jerusalem Post, weighs in on the freezing of funds to UNRWA and calls to replace it after some of its employees were accused of taking part in the October 7th massacre. With Teisha BaderBy JBS

Eric Yoffie is joined by fellow L’Chayim Roundtable veterans Betty Ehrenberg and Steven Bayme to discuss the Israel-Hamas war and current state of the Jewish world, as they pay tribute to the memory of JBS founder Mark S. Golub z"l and imagine what he would have said.By JBS

Rabbi Hirsch describes how conformity and groupthink portend the dangerous decline of liberalism, especially in the great American institutions of higher learning that play a critical role in creating safe spaces for ideas.By JBS

FIDF CEO Steve Weil speaks with Maj. Gen. (Res) Nadav Padan (National Director, FIDF).By JBS

FIDF CEO Steve Weil receives a war briefing from Maj. Gen. (Res) Nadav Padan (National Director, FIDF).By JBS

FIDF CEO Steve Weil speaks with 2nd Lt. Tammy Shur, Head of the International Digital Department in the IDF Spokesperson Unit, about the responsibility and challenges of running social media across 10 digital platforms for the Israeli militaryBy JBS

Having left his family in Pittsburgh to return to active duty in Gaza, Yisrael Klitsner, IDF Reservist from the Duvdevan unit and former Diaspora Affairs Advisor to the Prime Minister, shares his frontline experience and impressions of the Israel-Hamas war.By JBS

Shany Granot-Lubaton, co-founder of the Hostages and Missing Families Forum, discusses the unthinkable 100 days of captivity for the hostages in Gaza and events marking the devastating milestone including the walk in Central Park this past Sunday, with the urgent call to Bring Them All Home Now. With Teisha Bader.…

Bestselling author Mitch Albom joins Abigail Pogrebin to discuss "The Little Liar," his novel of hope and forgiveness that tracks how the intertwined lives of three young survivors are forever changed by the perils of deception and grace of redemption.By JBS

Samuel G. Freedman joins Rabbi Bronstein to discuss Into the Bright Sunshine: Young Hubert Humphrey and the Fight for Civil Rights, his book that explores the life and enduring legacy of Hubert Humphrey.By JBS

JBS's own Shahar Azani and David Harris once again meet to discuss the latest developments in the ongoing Israel-Hamas war and its domestic and international implications and reverberations.By JBS

JBS journalist Micah Halpern discusses his observation that fewer Jews felt comfortable displaying their menorahs publicly this year—this and more on this episode of "Thinking Out Loud" on JBS.By JBS