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JBS Highlights for July 19 – July 25

Tisha B'Av; Scooter Braun; Yonah Hain on TEXTing IRL

Watch JBS on Comcast X-1 Box 1684, DirecTV 388, Hotwire 269 and streamed on Roku under "educational", Apple TV, Amazon Fire, ZipWaveTV 29, and www.jbstv.org. For a complete and timely schedule and other television providers, go to www.jbstv.org Now with Closed Captioning! Turn on Closed Captioning on your television settings to enable. All Times are ET and are Subject to Change

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In The Spotlight | A Jew in the Woods | Miriam Kagan Lieber

Miriam Kagan Lieber, daughter of Holocaust memoirist and Yiddish scholar Berl Kagen, joins Abigail Pogrebin to discuss the first English translation of her father's Holocaust diary, which she helped bring to publication. Monday • 8:00pm • 11:00pm | Tue • 2:00am • 7:00am • 11:00am | Wed • 5:00am | Fri • 4:30pm | Sat • 3:30am • 7:00pm

Jewish Insights with Justin Pines | Steven Exler | Grief and Comfort

How do we rebuild after shattering loss? Rabbi Steven Exler, Senior Rabbi of the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale, explores the raw human landscape of grief, the weight of pastoral care and how building a radically welcoming community can help heal personal and collective trauma. Tuesday • 8:00pm • 11:00pm | Wed • 2:00am • 10:00am | Thu • 7:00am | Fri • 9:00am • 8:30pm | Sat • 8:30am • 4:00pm

Defending Israel with David Harris

John Podhoretz, Editor-in-Chief of Commentary Magazine joins David Harris in conversation. . Wednesday • 7:00pm • 11:00pm | Thu • 6:30pm | Fri • 5:00am • 7:30am • 12:30pm | Sat • 7:30pm

Hampton Synagogue | Tisha B'Av Service

For Tisha B'Av, the Jewish fast day that commemorates the destruction of the First and Second Temples, participate in a service from The Hampton Synagogue that includes remarks by Rabbi Schneier and reading of Eicha. Wednesday • 10:00pm | Thu • 2:00am • 10:00am • 1:00pm • 5:00pm

Being Jewish with Jonah Platt | Scooter Braun

Scooter Braun, entertainment executive, entrepreneur, and philanthropist known for his work in music, media, and Jewish communal causes, sits with Jonah Platt. Thursday • 8:00pm • 11:00pm | Fri • 2:00am • 10:00am • 2:00pm • 9:30pm | Sat • 10:00pm

TEXTing IRL | Yonah Hain

Yonah Hain joins his wife and host Elana Stein Hain to explore Parashat Va'etchanan and reflect on life transitions as they prepare to return to the United States after two years in Israel. Tuesday • 7:30pm | Wed • 4:30am • 11:00am | Fri • 4:30am • 8:30am • 1:30pm | Sat • 5:00pm

AJC Global Forum 2026 | Securing Israel's Place in the World

At a time of heightened global instability, AJC Global Forum examines Israel's security, diplomacy, the war with Iran, and the political developments shaping the future of Israel, the Middle East and U.S.-Israel relations. Sunday • 7:30pm | Sat • 4:00am • 8:00pm

Jewish Cinematheque | Maintenance Artist | Toby Perl Freilich

Toby Perl Freilich joins Eric Goldman to discuss her documentary on pioneering public artist Mierle Laderman Ukeles, whose groundbreaking work redefined everyday labor, sanitation, and public service as art. Monday • 8:30pm • 11:30pm | Tue • 2:30am • 7:30am • 11:30am | Wed • 5:30am | Fri • 11:00am

Totally Booked with Zibby | Love Letter to a Garden | Debbie Millman

Debbie Millman, award-winning artist, designer, and podcaster, discusses her illustrated book on gardening as a source of healing, growth, resilience and personal transformation with Zibby Owens. Thursday • 7:30pm | Fri • 7:00am • 1:00pm

NEWS & ANALYSIS

JLMinute

JNS Bureau Chief Alex Traiman and journalist Josh Hasten break down the week's events in Israel. Monday • 7:00pm

Thinking Out Loud

Journalist and commentator Micah Halpern analyzes stories, op-ed pieces and cartoons in the news. Wednesday • 6:30pm

ILTV News and JBS Daily News Updates

ILTV reports from Israel followed by JBS Daily News with Teisha Bader. Monday — Thursday • 6:00pm | Friday • 5:00pm | ILTV News Sunday • 5:00pm

Good Week Israel

Positive stories from Israel of heroism, unity and support. Mondays • 6:30pm

ILTV Insider

ILTV reports and interviews. Tuesdays • 6:30pm

On L'Chayim — Classic Conversations with Mark S. Golub z"l

Naftali Moses

Monday • 9:00pm

Miriam Peretz

Tuesday • 9:00pm

Elie Wiesel

Wednesday • 9:00pm

Andrew Rehfeld

Thursday • 9:00pm

JEWISH STUDIES

Weekly Parsha | Va'etchanan

Monday • 9:30am • 5:30pm | Friday • 5:30pm | Saturday • 1:30am • 12:30pm

Talmud Study with Rabbi Mordechai Becher

Concept of Fasting

Sunday • 9:00am | Monday • 4:00am

Maimonides 13 Principles

Sunday • 9:30am | Monday • 4:30am

Jewish Tradition and Midrash with Rabbi Mark S. Golub z"l

Jewish 101 | At Sinai

Monday • 9:00am & 4:00pm | Thursday • 9:00am • 4:00pm | Saturday • 1:00am

From The Aleph Bet

Lesson 12

Tuesday • 9:00am & 4:00pm

FRIDAY EVENING SHABBAT SERVICES

REFORM: CENTRAL SYNAGOGUE

Closed Captioned - Friday Evening • 6:00pm (Live) | Encores • 11:30pm • 2:00am

ORTHODOX: HAMPTON SYNAGOGUE

With Hebrew, transliteration and English subtitles - Friday Evening • 7:30pm | Encore • 10:30pm

SATURDAY MORNING SHABBAT SERVICES

REFORM: CENTRAL SYNAGOGUE

Closed Captioned - Saturday Morning • 9:30am (Live) | Encore • 1:00pm

ORTHODOX: HAMPTON SYNAGOGUE

With Hebrew, transliteration and English subtitles - Saturday Morning • 11:00am | Encore • 2:30pm

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