JBS Highlights 6/25 - 7/1: Israel at 75-Halevi, History of the World Part II, Rabbi Wolpe Retires
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Israel at 75: Successes and Challenges
To celebrate 75 years of Israeli statehood, leading Israeli voices Yossi Klein Halevi, Isabel Kershner, and Hen Mazzig discuss the country’s towering achievements, as well as its ongoing struggles. With Hadassah Magazine’s Lisa Hostein. Monday - 7:00pm Tuesday - 2:00am & 10:00am Wednesday - 1:00pm Saturday - 7:00pm
Eye on Israel: Jordan River Village
Shahar Azani speaks with Shalom Ashkenazi, the CEO of Jordan River Village, a camp for children living with serious illnesses that takes its inspiration from Paul Newman’s Hole in the Wall Gang. Monday - 8:00pm Tuesday - 1:30am & 11:00am Wednesday - 5:00am Friday - 2:00pm Saturday - 1:00am & 4:30pm
Actor Josh Fadem: ‘History of the World Part II’
Actor Josh Fadem (‘Better Call Saul’) talks about his Jewish upbringing, his career in comedy, and his work in the new Hulu series ‘History of the World Part II,’ the long-promised sequel to the beloved 1981 Mel Brooks film ‘History of the World Part I.’ Wednesday - 8:00pm Thursday - 1:00am & 2:20pm Friday - 5:20am Saturday - 10:00pm
Rabbi David Wolpe: “The Hand of God”
For the occasion of his final days as the Max Webb Senior Rabbi of Sinai Temple in Los Angeles, enjoy an encore of Rabbi David Wolpe’s final Yom Kippur sermon, delivered during High Holidays 5783, in which he describes his journey to the rabbinate and explores the notion of the hand of God. Thursday - 8:00pm Friday - 1:00am & 11:00am Saturday - 1:30am & 4:00pm
In the News: Terror Rise in Judea & Samaria
Lieutenant Colonel (res.) Yaron Buskila, of the Israel Defense & Security Forum and an experienced IDF commander, analyzes current Palestinian terror trends and the recent security escalation on the ground. With Shahar Azani. 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
“The Jewish food revolution”. Micah Halpern looks at the remarkable explosion of Jewish food. Restaurants catering, home cooks, the revolution is everywhere. It is in the US and in Israel. Gone are the days of boiled chicken and matzah ball soup. Wednesday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm Thursday - 8:30am & 12:30pm
Good Week Israel: JNF Initiatives, Film, Wine
Visiting JNF’s Ramat Hanegev Search & Rescue Center and the announcement of JNF’s World Zionist Village, ’Confronting Radicals’ documentary by former mayor of Shiloh David Rubin, and the Wine of the Week from Vitkin Winery Monday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm Tuesday - 3:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm
On L’Chayim with Rabbi Mark S. Golub z”l
Tyler Gregory
During his tenure as executive director of A Wider Bridge,a North American organization working to create equality in Israel by expanding LGBTQ inclusion, the current JCRC Bay Area CEO Tyler Gregory discusses fighting for equal rights in the Jewish world. Sunday - 12 Noon Wednesday - 9:00pm Thursday - 12:00am & 3:00pm
Yiscah Smith
Yiscah Smith, author of 40 Years in the Wilderness: My Journey to Authentic Living, describes her transition from life as an Orthodox man in Jerusalem
to an observant Jewish woman who travels the world as a spiritual activist.
Monday - 3:00pm
Herbert Block
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.
Sunday - 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.
Monday - 9:00pm
Tuesday - 12:00am & 3:00pm
Dudu Fisher
One of Israel's greatest performers, Dudu Fisher describes his father's survival during the Holocaust, his concerns for the State of Israel and his personal journey from prospective dental student to world renowned cantor and star of Les Misérables on Broadway. Tuesday - 9:00pm Wednesday - 12:00am & 3:00pm Saturday - 6:00pm
H. Alan Scott
Comedian and writer H. Alan Scott discusses the journey that led him from his rigid Mormon upbringing to being a proudly gay Jewish convert, and he explains why he always felt he was Jewish. Wednesday - 9:00pm Thursday - 12:00am & 3:00pm
David Wolpe
In this conversation with David Wolpe, the Max Webb Senior Rabbi of Sinai Temple in Los Angeles through June 2023, the renowned rabbi shares his perspectives on God, Orthodox Judaism, why faith matters, and other aspects of Jewish life today. Thursday - 9:00pm Friday - 12:00am & 3:00pm
JEWISH STUDIES
Talmud Study with Rabbi Mordechai Becher Lessons of the week begin every Sunday at 9am & 9:30am ET
Ten Lost Tribes
Rabbi Becher explores the question of the ten lost tribes of Israel Today (Sunday) - 9:00am Tuesday - 9:00am & 5:00pm Wednesday- 7:00pm
A pluralistic introduction to the teachings, ideas and values of the Jewish Tradition with Rabbi Mark S. Golub z”l Lesson of the week begins every Sunday at 10am ET
Complete Jew
A look at the relationship between ritual observance and Jewish ethics, and why being a "lovely person" does not constitute being a "complete Jew." Today (Sunday) - 10:00am Monday - 5:00am Wednesday - 9:00am & 5:00pm Thursday - 4:00am Friday - 1:00pm
REFORM AND ORTHODOX SHABBAT SERVICES
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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