JBS Highlights August 21-26: Netanyahu Briefing, Celebrating AJC CEO David Harris, JNS-Walter Russell Mead
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
Benjamin Netanyahu: A Military Briefing
At the Israeli Knesset, Opposition leader and former Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, sits with The MirYam Institute’s Benjamin Anthony and U.S. and Canadian military cadets to discuss the possibility of halting Iran's nuclear program, the critical nature of the US-Israel relationship, the history of the Jewish people across the millennia and more. Monday - 8:00pm & 1:00am Tuesday - 11:00am Thursday - 2:00pm & 2:00am Saturday - 4:30pm
Farewell David Harris
Beloved, long-time AJC CEO David Harris gets an epic sendoff during the AJC Global Forum, with speeches from his wife and family, and luminaries from across the Jewish world. Tuesday - 7:00pm & 1:00am Wednesday - 10:00am Saturday - 7:00pm
Top Story with Jonathan Tobin: Walter Russell Mead
Academic, columnist and author, Walter Russell Mead (The Arc of a Covenant: The United States, Israel and the Fate of the Jewish People) joins JNS editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin to discuss how misperceptions of Jewish power are both an anti-Semitic trope and a misplaced belief in the centrality of Israel or Zionism. Thursday - 8:00pm & 1:00am Friday - 10:00am Saturday - 5:00am
Rabbi on the Sidelines: Sherry Levin
Sherry Levin, a Jewish basketball legend at Holy Cross, speaks with Rabbi Sherman about playing basketball at a Catholic university, and how her passion for sports and love of Israel come together at the Maccabiah games. Follow on Twitter @RabbiESherman, Instagram @rabbi_erez_sherman, and Facebook @SinaiTempleLA Sunday - 7:00pm & 2:00am Tuesday - 10:00am Thursday - 10:00pm
In The News: Gaza Conflict & The Media
Gil Hoffman (Exec Dir of Honest Reporting) and Lior Haiat (head of Israel's National Public Diplomacy Directorate) discuss how the media at large handled the recent conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror group. With Teisha Bader and Shahar Azani. Sunday - 5:30pm
On L’Chayim
"Foodie" Gil Hovav
Israeli celebrity chef, culinary journalist, author and TV personality Gil Hovav discusses his Jerusalem family background and his work in Israeli culinary arts and media. Sunday - 12:00 Noon
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 new book, My Israel Trail: Finding Peace In The Promised Land. Sunday - 6:00pm
Brooke Goldstein
Brooke Goldstein describes the way her film “The Making of a Martyr” documents how Palestinians abuse their children; and discusses why she created The Lawfare Project to fight antisemitism in courts of law around the world. Monday - 3:00pm
Aryeh Katzin (Part 1) - Becoming Jewish in FSU
Rabbi Aryeh Katzin, Executive Director Of RAJE (Russian American Jewish Experience), describes how we became one of the early leaders of the Jewish Refusnik Movement in Moscow, and his experiences with Yosef Begun and Yulie Edelstein. Monday - 9:00pm & Midnight Tuesday - 3:00pm
Aryeh Katzin (Part 2) - Hidden Jews in FSU
Rabbi Katzin describes how the history of the Shoah was hidden from the Jews of the Soviet Union and how he escaped Stalin’s goal of a “spiritual Holocaust” of the Jews. Tuesday - 9:00pm & Midnight Wednesday - 3:00pm**
Esther Wachsman
Esther Wachsman, mother of kidnapped Israeli soldier, Nachshon Wachsman, talks about the failed rescue attempt to save her son's life and the ethical issues Israel faces. Wednesday - 9:00pm & & Midnight Thursday - 3:00pm Saturday - 6:00pm
Kenneth Levin - Oslo Syndrome
Historian and psychiatrist Kenneth Levin suggests why some American Jews are anti- Israel as a means of feeling more comfortable and accepted in a non-Jewish society, similar to the pattern described in his book The Oslo Syndrome. Thursday - 9:00pm & Midnight Friday - 3:00pm
JEWISH STUDIES
Hebrew: Lesson 3
Learn the letter "Bet" and how to read the most important word in the experience of Judaism. Download Lessons and Worksheets free on the JBS website by Clicking Here. Monday - 9:00am & 5:00pm Thursday - 10:00am Friday - 4:00am
Hebrew: Lesson 4
Learn three new Hebrew letters: Aleph, Final Mem, and Lamed and a new Hebrew word.
Download Lessons and Worksheets free on the JBS website by Clicking Here.
Monday - 9:30am & 5:30pm
Thursday - 10:30am
Friday - 4:30am
Talmud Study: Let The Sun Shine In
Rabbi Becher explores how the Talmud encourages us to enjoy life and the world. Sunday - 9:00am Monday - 4:00am Tuesday - 9:00am & 5:00pm Wednesday - 7:00pm
Talmud Study: Laws of Kashrut
Rabbi Becher explores how the Jewish Tradition treats issues related to the Laws of Kashrut in this episode entitled "Kopi Luwak and the Kashrut of Coffee." Sunday - 9:25am Monday - 4:25am Tuesday - 9:25am & 5:25pm Thursday - 7:00pm
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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