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Watch JBS on Comcast X-1 Box Ch 1684, Atlantic Broadband 168, Hotwire Ch 269, DirecTV Ch 388, Blue Stream Ch 110, streamed on Roku under "educational", Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV and jbstv.org. For a complete and timely schedule and other television providers, go to www.jbstv.org

PROGRAMS

In the Spotlight: Lilith Magazine

What does it mean to select beautiful, sometimes-heartbreaking Jewish stories for a groundbreaking anthology with an unapologetically feminist lens? Abigail Pogrebin talks with the editors (and one of the writers) behind Lilith Magazine's Frankly Feminist: Short Stories by Jewish Women. Monday - 8:00pm Tuesday - 1:00am & 11:00am, Wednesday - 5:00am Thursday - 2:00pm and Saturday at 4:00pm

The Yom Kippur War: Raviv & Kaufman

In a program of Moment Magazine, CBS News correspondent Dan Raviv and author Uri Kaufman discuss the legacy of the Yom Kippur War, how it created the Modern Middle East and set the stage for future peace negotiations. Tuesday - 8:00pm Wednesday - 1:00am & 1:00pm, Thursday - 5:00am Friday - 10:00am and Saturday at 1:00am & 8:00pm

Rabbi on the Sidelines: Jeffery S. Gurock on Marty Glickman

Rabbi Erez Sherman of LA’s Sinai Temple speaks with Jewish history scholar and JBS favorite Jeffrey S. Gurock about his new book, Marty Glickman: The Life of An American Jewish Sports Legend. Wednesday- 8:00pm Thursday - 1:00am & 11:00am, and Saturday - 7:00pm

Thinking Out Loud Micah Halpern On the United Nations

The United Nations and its annual gathering of world leaders brings an uptick of interest in international issues. The GA provides the perfect opportunity to examine and understanding the players and forces that influence world politics. In his speech before the leaders of the world, with much of the world watching, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu proclaimed that Iran will try to sabotage the Saudi Arabia - Israel potential peace deal that the US is attempting to broker. Netanyahu explained that he was extremely disappointed with the international community’s “indifference” to Iran’s antics and to their games. He was especially disappointed in the international community’s apathy towards Iran’s nuclear ambitions and to Iran’s obvious plans to develop nuclear technology. Wednesday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm Thursday - 8:30am & 12:30pm

Good Week Israel: Smart Hospitals & Sold Out Shows

Israel’s Sheba Medical Center in the top 20 smart hospitals; collecting visual testimony from Holocaust survivors; Israeli pop star Noa Kirel sells out Tel Aviv’s Yarkon Park; and the various blends, bottles, and favorites from the Ephod Winery. Monday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm Tuesday - 3:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm

On L’Chayim

Francine Klagsbrun

Author Francine Klagsbrun discusses her biography Lioness: Golda Meir and the Nation of Israel, which addresses the ways American Jews and Israelis view Israel’s only woman prime minister who served during the Yom Kippur War of 1973. Monday - 9:00pm Tuesday - 12:00am & 3:00pm

Aryeh Green Part 1

Aryeh Green, a policy advisor for Natan Sharansky and one who met with top Palestinians activists, analyses the failure of American Jewish leaders to build support for Israel. Tuesday - 9:00pm Wednesday - 2:00am & 3:00pm

Aryeh Green Part 2

Aryeh Green continues his discussion on the need for liberal Jews to be unwavering in their defense of Israel and dives into the story behind his book, My Israel Trail: Finding Peace In The Promised Land. Thursday - 9:00pm Friday - 3:00pm

Team Israel Baseball

From Israel’s National Baseball Team, Eric Holtz (Manager), Eric Brodkowitz (Pitcher) and Peter Kurz (General Manager) discuss the thrill of the team’s winning a spot for the first time in the Tokyo Olympics. Wednesday - 9:00pm Thursday - 1:00am & 3:00pm and Saturday - 6:00pm

JEWISH STUDIES

Talmud Study with Rabbi Mordechai Becher Lessons of the week begin every Sunday at 9am ET

Value of Human Dignity

Rabbi Mordechai Becher discusses the rabbinic emphasis on respecting the human dignity of every person, and on the gift of free will. Today (Sunday) - 9:00am Tuesday - 9:00am & 5:00pm and Wednesday - 7:00pm

Good Intentions

Must one be aware of what one is doing for a mitzvah to really count? Today (Sunday) - 9:30am Tuesday - 9:30am & 5:30pm and Thursday - 7:00pm

From the Aleph Bet

Mark S. Golub z”l hosts this original series designed for anyone of any age to learn to read and understand Hebrew. Download Lessons and Worksheets free on the JBS website

Lesson 4

Learn three new Hebrew letters: Aleph, Final Mem, and Lamed and a new Hebrew word Monday - 9:30am Thursday - 10:00am & 5:00pm and Friday - 5:00am

Torah Poetry

Is the Torah "poetry" according to the Jewish Tradition? And what is the "essence" of Torah? Sunday - 10:00am & 3:30pm Wednesday - 9:00am & 5:00pm and Friday -1:00am

Synagogue Services for Shabbat

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

Edith Samers Vice President 203.536.6914 (cell phone) JBS Jewish Broadcasting Service, a 501c3 fulltime television channel Website: jbstv.org

Approximately 2 hour course. No charge for course. Limited space. Option for certification $55.
Sunday, Oct 15, 4:30pm Chabad Chayil 2601 NE 211 Ter, Miami, FL 33180 Cost: No charge RSVP by calling (305) 770-1919 or ChabadChayil.org

Come Support the Kloda Whitebook Kesher Academy Students at a one day shopping event. Neiman Marcus Bal Harbour Shops, Wednesday, December 13, 2023. NM is giving back 20% of all in store purchases on December 13th during opening stores hours, 11:00 AM till 9:00 PM.

Come shopping and check out the latest trends at the Kloda Whitebook Kesher Academy Holiday Boutique - One Day Only - A Multitude Of Unique Vendors All Under One Roof!! Wednesday, November 8, 2023, 10:00 AM till 6:30 PM Michael-Ann Russell JCC - Scheck Family Gymnasium 18900 NE 25th Avenue, North Miami Beach, FL 33180

Thursday, October 26

The Kloda Whitebook Kesher Academy presents Pop and Yiddish Artist and Internet Sensation MENDEL GOLDMAN LIVE in concert to benefit Kesher Students' scholarship fund.

6:30 PM Dinner and Open Bar, 8:00 PM Concert

Beth Torah Benny Rok Campus 20350 Northeast 26th Avenue, Miami, FL, 33180

CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS AND PRICING INFORMATION

Wednesday, November 1, 7-9 PM

Community Gathering and Workshop

Join together with North Miami Dade Adult Communities for encouraging and compelling programs, creating hope and resilience after loss. Each evening program will include ritual and spiritual engagement, commemoration, social connections, learning and legacy work. Light refreshments. Free. A program of the North Miami Dade Bereavement Initiative, a multi-synagogue-based initiative supported in partnership with Mishkan Miami of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation.

Temple Sinai,18801 NE 22nd Ave, Miami

For more information, please contact RSVP to Suzanne at [email protected].

Applications and nominations for the 2024 Diller Teen Tikkun Olam Awards are open now!

Each year, up to 15 Jewish teens from across the country are selected to receive an award of $36,000 to honor their leadership and efforts to repair the world.

Other perks of the Award include the connection to other inspiring young Jewish leaders and a trip for the Awardee and guests to the San Francisco Bay Area. Recent recipients from the Miami community include Daniel Solomon (2021) and Oliver Stern (2017).

Nominate a young leader today! Teens can apply directly by January 5, 2024.

CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE

TEMPLE BETH AM HUB October 12, 2023 7:30 PM

Socol Speakers Series Presents :

                                                DANIEL GORDIS

Frankel Family Performing Arts Center, The Hub Free with RSVP at TBAM.ORG/THEHUB

Daniel Gordis is a Koret Distinguished Fellow at Shalem College. He is the author of thirteen books and the widely read blog/podcast, Israel from the Inside.

"If you asked me, ‘of all the people you know, who cares the most about the physical, moral and spiritual health of Israel?’ I would put the commentator and scholar Daniel Gordis at the top of the list.”

— Jeffrey Goldberg Editor-in-Chief, The Atlantic

Watch JBS on Comcast X-1 Box Ch 1684, Atlantic Broadband 168, Hotwire Ch 269, DirecTV Ch 388, Blue Stream Ch 110, streamed on Roku under "educational", Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV and jbstv.org. For a complete and timely schedule and other television providers, go to www.jbstv.org

All times are ET

Holiday Services

SUNDAY OCTOBER 1 Sukkot Day 2 11:00am - Hampton Synagogue Encore 2:00pm

FRIDAY OCTOBER 6 Shabbat & Simchat Torah / Sh’mini Atzeret 6:00pm - Central Synagogue Encore 11:30pm and Saturday 2:00am 7:30pm - Hampton Synagogue Encore 10:30pm and Saturday 3:30am

SATURDAY OCTOBER 7 Shabbat & Sh’mini Atzeret Yizkor 9:30am Central Synagogue Reform Encore 1:00pm 11:00am - Hampton Synagogue Encore 2:30pm 7:30pm - Hampton Synagogue Encore 11:00pm

Sukkot Cooking: Quiche

While making fruits of the field quiche for the harvest holiday of Sukkot, CJA chefs Danny and Zoey remind us how, like the sukkah, we’re all temporary structures on our own personal journeys, and how memories of sharing cooking and food last forever. Sunday- 8:00pm Tuesday - 7:15pm, Wednesday - 1:30am, 9:45am & 5:45pm, Thursday - 7:45pm and Friday - 2:45am

In the Spotlight: Jews of Color

Abigail Pogrebin speaks with Ilana Kaufman, CEO of the Jews of Color Initiative, a philanthropic fund dedicated to justice and racial equality in the Jewish community. Monday - 8:00pm Tuesday - 2:00am & 11:00am, Thursday - 2:00pm Saturday at 4:00pm

Diaspora Jews: Time to Take a Stand

In this discussion of where events in Israel are going, what they mean for the Jewish world, and what each of us can do, Times of Israel contributors Yossi Klein Halevi, Daniel Gordis, and Matti Friedman argue that world Jewry should support Israel but not its current government, amid the struggle over the fundamental identity of Israel as a Jewish and democratic state. Tuesday - 8:00pm Wednesday - 12:00am & 2:00pm, Thursday - 5:00am Friday - 10:00am and Saturday at 8:30pm

Israel & the Cyber Threat: A MirYam Institute - JBS Special

MirYam Institute co-founder Benjamin Anthony speaks with professor, author and former Israeli Deputy National Security Advisor Chuck Freilich about his book, Israel and the Cyber Threat - How The Start Up Nation Became A Global Cyber Power Thursday - 8:00pm Friday - 1:00am & 2:00pm and Saturday - 5:00am & 6:00pm

In the News: Netanyahu-Biden Meeting in NY

Former Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Danny Ayalon weighs in on the long-anticipated meeting last week between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Joe Biden on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. With Teisha Bader. Sunday - Today 8:30am & 5:30pm

Tune in every week on Thursday for new editions of In the News: Thursday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm Saturday - 11:30pm & 3:30am

Thinking Out Loud: Tis the Season for Honey

Micah Halpern fixates on the sweetness of the holidays, considering how for nearly an entire month, from Rosh Hashanah through Simchat Torah, table salt is banished to the cupboard and almost every Jewish meal is adorned with honey.Wednesday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm, Thursday - 8:30am & 12:30pm

On L’Chayim: Discussions with the late Rabbi Mark S. Golub

Howard Teich

Jewish activist Howard Teich discusses the work he does for both American and Jewish organizations, and how his Brooklyn, Bronx and Manhattan Jewish Historical Initiatives are helping to preserve Jewish culture Monday - 9:00pm Tuesday - 12:00am & 3:00pm

Andrew Kligerman

Andrew Kligerman, former national board member of StandWithUs, discusses his Jewish journey and his support for the State of Israel. Tuesday - 9:00pm Wednesday - 2:00am & 3:00pm

Abraham Twerski z"l

One of America's leading psychiatrists, Dr. Abraham Twerski z"l of the renowned Chasidic Twerski family, discusses his journey from the pulpit rabbinate to a medical career that recognized him as a preeminent expert in the field of substance abuse. Wednesday - 9:00pm Thursday - 1:00am & 3:00pm

Howard Goldstein

Howard Goldstein, Chairman of the Board of Israel Bonds, describes how he came to be committed to helping the State of Israel and discusses the contribution people can make to Israel thru Israel Bonds.
Thursday - 9:00pm Friday - 12:00am & 3:00pm

Talmud Study with Rabbi Mordechai Becher Lessons of the week begin every Sunday at 9am

Sukkot In Sinai?

For the holiday of Sukkot, Rabbi Mordecai Becher examines Talmud passages in determining "Did We Keep Sukkot in Sinai?" Sunday - 9:00am Tuesday - 9:00am & 5:00pm and Wednesday - 7:00pm

From the Aleph Bet: Mark S. Golub z”l hosts this original series designed for anyone of any age to learn to read and understand Hebrew.

Lesson 3 Learn the letter "Bet" and how to read the most important word in the experience of Judaism. Monday - 9:30am Thursday - 10:00am & 5:00pm and Friday - 5:00am

Jewish 101: Sukkot

For the Festival Sukkot (Festival of Booths), an explanation of the significance and the symbols of the holiday. Sunday - 10:00am Wednesday - 9:00am & 5:00pm and Friday -1:00am

Synagogue Services for Shabbat

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

Edith Samers Vice President 203.536.6914 (cell phone) JBS Jewish Broadcasting Service, a 501c3 fulltime television channel Website: jbstv.org

Wednesday, October 25, 7-9:30 PM

A Benefit for the Holocaust Teacher Institute at the University of Miami

An evening of memory and music with proceeds benefiting the University of Miami School of Education and Human Development Holocaust Teacher Institute.

World-renowned scholar Dr. Michael Berenbaum will speak about the Holocaust, followed by a short program by New World Symphony Piano Fellow Noah Sonderling playing music of composers who did not survive the Holocaust.

Founding Director Dr. Miriam Klein Kassenoff has led the Institute for the past 22 years, building a system that gives public school teachers the necessary facts and presentational skills to handle this sensitive topic. Dr. Kassenoff is a Child Survivor who was trained at Yad Vashem and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum as well as by the leaders of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.

CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS

LOCATION: New World Center, 500 17th St., Miami Beach