JBS Highlights Mar 6-13: Film Premiere -Anita B; Abe Foxman, Women of Maharat, Democracy Crisis, ZOA Books, Ernie Johnson, “Golda Mirren Meir”
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Programs
JBS Film Premiere: Anita B.
Based on a true story and the bestselling autobiographical novel by Edith Bruck, Anita B. is the tale of a young survivor of Auschwitz who becomes involved in an intense and passionate affair that almost shatters her until she gains the strength to start a new life. Sunday - 9:00pm & Midnight Friday - 9:00pm Saturday - 3:30am
FIDF: Briefing from Ukraine
Monday - 11:30am Monday - 7:00pm & 2:00am Wednesday 7:30pm & 2:00 am Saturday 4:30pm
In The News: IHRA Antisemitism Definition
Abe Foxman, ADL’s National Director Emeritus, discusses the current fight against antisemitism, the meaning and importance of the IHRA working definition of antisemitism, and the battle for and against it. With Shahar Azani. Monday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm Tuesday - 8:30am & 12:30pm Saturday - 11:30pm
Rabbi on the Sidelines: Ernie Johnson
Ernie Johnson, Jr., American sportscaster (Inside the NBA), 7-time Sports Emmy Award-winner and author joins Rabbi Erez Sherman to discuss his deep faith, the recent loss of his special needs son, how faith factors into the world of sports, and more. For more, follow on Twitter @RabbiESherman, Instagram @rabbi_erez_sherman, and Facebook @SinaiTempleLA. Sunday - 7:00pm & 2:00am Monday - 1:00pm Tuesday - 10:00am Thursday - 5:00am & 10:00pm
In the Spotlight: Leaders of Maharat
From the JBS Studios in Times Square, Abigail Pogrebin is joined by Rabba Sarah Hurwitz, Rabbanit Devorah Zlochower and Rabbi Dr. Erin Leib Smokler, three leaders of Maharat, the revolutionary Orthodox institution offering education for women seeking leadership roles in their communities, in a special program for Women’s History Month. Monday - 8:00pm & 1:00am Tuesday - 11:00am & 10:00pm Wednesday - 2:00pm Friday - 2:00pm Saturday - 8:00pm
Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch: Golda Mirren Meir
In a sermon to his congregation of the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue in NYC, Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch asks if Jewish roles need to be played by Jewish actors, in a sermon about representation, cultural appropriation, and the woke culture that he describes as devastating to the artistic process. Tuesday - 7:00pm & 2:00am Wednesday - 10:30am & 10:00pm Friday - 11:00am Saturday - 5:30am & 4:00pm
ZOA Books: Hacohen
Israel Hacohen joins Liz Berney and the ZOA Book Club to speak about his father, Mordecai Hacohen, a member of the Betar Youth Movement and author of the memoir Homeland: From Clandestine Immigration to Israeli Independence. Tuesday - 8:00pm & 1:00am Wednesday - 11:00am Thursday - 2:00pm
Robert Siegel: Global Democracy in Crisis
Robert Siegel surveys a global democracy in crisis, with Timothy Snyder (Yale University), Fionna Hill (Brookings Institution) and Aaron David Miller (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace), in a program of AFRMC. Wednesday - 8:00pm & 1:00am Thursday - 1:00pm Saturday - 7:00pm
Global Perspectives with Ellie Cohanim: Monika Ekiert
Monika Ekiert, the Polish actress who discovered her Jewish roots through the help of a Jewish mystic and DNA test, explains how the younger Polish generation has come to embrace Israel and Jews, in a conversation with former U.S. Deputy Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism Ellie Cohanim. Thursday - 7:30pm & 2:00am Friday - 10:00am
Top Story with Jonathan Tobin: Eli Lake Journalist Eli Lake looks at why Russian President Putin is escalating the crisis with Ukraine, the decline of support for a strong American foreign policy, the nuclear deal with Iran and more, with JNS Editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin. Thursday - 8:00pm & 1:00am Friday - 9:00am
In The News: Crisis in Ukraine
Natalia Feduschak of the Ukrainian Jewish Encounter shares what is happening to the people of Ukraine and Ambassador Danny Ayalon offers perspective on Israel's position and efforts regarding the crisis there. With Teisha Bader. Today (Sunday) - 5:30pm
Thinking Out Loud:
In this episode, Micah revisits President Ronald Reagan's troubling decision in 1985 to ceremonially visit the cemetery in Bitburg, Germany, which contained the graves of thousands of Nazi SS soldiers, even in spite of Elie Wiesel's public pleading to cancel the visit. -In the context of a recent congressional delegation's visit to Israel, Micah also explores the true nature of bipartisan support for Israel at the present time. Wednesday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm Thursday - 3:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm Saturday - 5:30pm
On L’Chayim
Sunday: Paula Eiselt
Filmmaker Paula Eiselt discusses her documentary 93 Queen, which follows an Orthodox mother of six, Ruchie Frier, on her quest to create a female ambulance service which evokes fierce opposition from her Chasidic community. Today (Sunday) - 12:00 Noon & 6:00pm Monday - 3:00pm
Monday: Brad Hirschfield Part 1
Rabbi Brad Hirschfield, President of CLAL (National Jewish Center for Learning & Leadership), discusses the true meaning of “Jewish” and why it is so hard for many rabbis to fully embrace the Jewish Tradition.
Monday - 9:00pm & Midnight
Tuesday - 3:00pm
Tuesday: Brad Hirschfield Part 2
Rabbi Brad Hirschfield discusses why he left the extreme right, peace with the Palestinians, religious pluralism in Israel, gay marriage and more.
Tuesday - 9:00pm & & Midnight
Wednesday - 3:00pm
Saturday - 6:00pm
Wednesday: 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 female prime minister. Wednesday - 9:00pm & & Midnight Thursday - 3:00pm
Thursday: Andrew Kligerman
National Board Member of StandWithUs
Andrew Kligerman discusses his own Jewish journey and his support for the State of Israel. Thursday - 9:00pm & Midnight Friday - 3:00pm Saturday - 6:00pm
JEWISH STUDIES
Hebrew: From The Aleph Bet: Lesson 10
Learn the letter "Mem," rules for the pronounced "Sh'vah," and conclude the Pay letter family that starts Hebrew words "Purim" and "Passover". Download Lessons and Worksheets free on the JBS website by Clicking Here. Monday - 9:00am & 5:00pm Thursday - 10:00am Friday - 4:00am
Talmud Study: Jews & Non-Jews
Rabbi Mordechai Becher discusses what the Torah, the Talmud, and various rabbinical sources teach about the Jew’s relationship with, and responsibility to, non-Jews. On the JBS series “Dimensions of the Daf.” Today (Sunday) - 9:00am Monday - 4:00am Tuesday - 9:00am & 5:00pm Wednesday - 7:00pm
Talmud Study: Capital Punishment
Rabbi Becher discusses the Talmudic view of Capital Punishment and the strict restrictions on its application. Today (Sunday) - 9:30am Monday - 4:30am Tuesday - 9:30am & 5:30pm Thursday - 7:30pm
Jewish 101: Torah Poetry
According to the Jewish Tradition, is the Torah considered “poetry”? And what is the "essence" of Torah? Orthodox Rabbi David Hartman, and the teaching of sages Hillel and Akiva, offers answers. An original JBS series with Rabbi Mark S. Golub. Sunday (Today) - 10:00am Wednesday - 9:00am & 5:00pm Thursday - 4:00am & 11:00am Friday - 4:30am & 1:00pm
92nd Street Y: Mel Brooks Films
The films of Mel Brooks are discussed by Professor Jeremy Dauber, Atran Assistant Professor of Yiddish Language, Literature, and Culture at Columbia University in a program taped before a live audience at New York's 92nd Street Y.
Sunday - 8:00pm
Monday - 5:00am & 10:00pm
Wednesday - 1:00pm
Friday - 1:00am
REFORM AND ORTHODOX SHABBAT SERVICES
FRIDAY EVENING SHABBAT SERVICES
REFORM: CENTRAL SYNAGOGUE 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 9:30am & 1:00pm
ORTHODOX: HAMPTON SYNAGOGUE With Hebrew, transliteration and English subtitles 11:00am & 2:30pm
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