JBS Highlights 8/20 - 8/26: Judicial Reform Debate, Jewish-Arab movement for peace, Untold News
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Eye on Israel: Untold News
The founder and president of Untold News, Marcella Rosen discusses her mission to raise global awareness of Israel’s extraordinary but little-known contributions in science, medicine, tech, humanitarian work and more. Monday - 8:00pm Tuesday - 1:00am & 11:00am, Wednesday - 5:00am Thursday - 2:00pm and Friday - 1:00am
Benjamin Anthony & Chuck Freilich: Judicial Reforms Following the Knesset’s decision to nullify the “reasonability” criteria, former Israeli Deputy National Security Advisor Chuck Freilich and MirYam Institute co-founder Benjamin Anthony debate the judicial overhaul process and other critical issues. Tuesday - 7:30pm Wednesday - 1:00am & 10:30am, Thursday - 4:00am Friday - 1:00pm and Saturday - 7:30pm
Standing Together: Jewish-Arab Movement for Peace IKAR’s Rabbi Sharon Brous is joined in conversation by Sally Abed and Alon-Lee Green, national leaders of Standing Together, a grassroots movement mobilizing Jewish and Palestinian citizens of Israel in pursuit of peace, equality, and social justice. Thursday - 8:00pm Friday - 2:00am & 10:00am
Withdrawal from Gaza Through this personal, behind-the-scenes look at the people whose lives would be forever impacted by the disengagement from Gaza in August and September 2005, this documentary offers context for how support for judicial reform has arisen today. Monday - 1:00pm Tuesday - 1:30am, Wednesday - 7:30pm
In the News: Hawaii Wildfires
Director of Chabad of Maui, Rabbi Mendy Krasnjansky, speaks about the devastating wildfires, the heartbreaking loss of life and the efforts to help those who have been left with nothing. 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: Micah Halpern
JBS journalist Micah Halpern discusses the ever-popular (except in the U.S.) Eurovision song contest, as well as the politics of international music and sport. Micah explores how Israel has managed on the international music stage through the years, recounting its Eurovision successes both recent and in the distant past—on this episode of "Thinking Out Loud" on JBS. Wednesday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm Thursday - 8:30am & 12:30pm
Good Week Israel: US Democrats in Jerusalem
20 Congressional Democrats in Jerusalem, Michael Oren talks about Israel in 25 years, Tel Aviv light rail begins, and a look at synthetic human hearts. Monday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm Tuesday - 3:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm
JEWISH STUDIES
**Talmud Study with Rabbi Mordechai Becher
Lessons of the week begin every Sunday at 9am & 9:30am
Sounds Of Silence
Rabbi Becher looks at the virtue of silence taught in Ethics of the Fathers Sunday - 9:00am Tuesday - 9:00am & 5:00pm and Wednesday - 7:00pm
Tattooing
Rabbi Becher explores Jewish Law pertaining to tattooing (and otherwise marring one's body) Sunday - 9:30am Tuesday - 9:30am & 5:30pm and Thursday - 7:00pm Wednesday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm Thursday - 8:30am & 12:30pm
On L’Chayim
Ryan Hyman
Ryan Hyman explains the life-saving work being done by Israel’s Ezer Mizion, which has the world’s largest Jewish Bone Marrow Donor Registry. Monday - 9:00pm Tuesday - 12:00am & 3:00pm
Talia Carner
Talia Carner, author of four books, describes her Israeli family history that goes back seven generations, her response to anyone who questions Israel's legitimacy, her novel Hotel Moscow and more. Tuesday - 9:00pm Wednesday - 12:00am & 3:00pm
Yaakov Peri
Yaakov Peri, director of Israel’s internal Security Agency (the Shin Bet) from 1988-1994 during the first Lebanon war, discusses the strengths and weaknesses of Shabak,
the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the New State Solution.
Wednesday - 9:00pm
Thursday - 12:00am & 3:00pm
Saturday - 6:00pm
Bernard-Henri Lévy
France's leading Jewish intellectual, journalist and author, Bernard-Henri Lévy, discusses his Jewish journey and how he came to write a book about Jewish identity, antisemitism and the Jewish Tradition. Thursday - 9:00pm & Midnight Friday - 12:00am & 3:00pm
SYNAGOGUE 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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