JBS HIGHLIGHTS FOR MARCH 15 – MARCH 21
Posted by Vlada Barash on 03/13/2026 @ 07:30 PM
Angela Buchdahl; Eden Grinshpan; Daniel Lubetzky; Hasidic Band Zusha
Watch JBS on Comcast X1 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
In the Spotlight with Abigail Pogrebin: RABBI ANGELA BUCHDAHL
Rabbi Angela Buchdahl discusses her bestselling memoir Heart of A Stranger & her journey to becoming the first Asian American and first woman to be the senior rabbi of Central Synagogue. Monday - 8:00pm & 11:00pm; Tue - 2:00am, 7:00am & 11:00am; Wed - 5:00am; Thu - 2:00pm; Sat - 7:00pm
Jewish Insights with Justin Pines: ZUSHA — 100TH EPISODE CELEBRATION
Zusha's Shlomo Gaisin & Zachariah Goldschmiedt join Justin for episode 100, discussing creativity, hevruta partnership & Jewish soul music. Tuesday - 8:00pm & 11:00pm; Wed - 2:00am & 10:00am; Thu - 5:00am & 7:00am; Fri - 9:00am & 8:30pm; Saturday - 8:30am & 4:00pm
Defending Israel with David Harris: MENG YANG
David Harris is joined by Meng Yang, a Peking University professor who teaches China's first university-level Yiddish course and lectures on Jewish civilization, the Holocaust and antisemitism. Wed - 7:00pm & 11:00pm; Thu - 4:00am, 11:30pm, 5:00pm & 6:30pm; Fri - 5:00am, 7:30am & 12:30pm; Sat - 8:00pm
Being Jewish with Jonah Platt: DANIEL LUBETZKY
KIND founder Daniel Lubetzky joins Jonah to discuss identity, and how his upbringing as the son of a Holocaust survivor and a Mexican Jew shaped both his life and his work. Thursday - 8:00pm & 11:00pm; Fri - 2:00am, 10:00am, 2:00pm, 9:30pm; Sat - 5:00am & 10:00pm
Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch: SECONDS FROM CARNAGE
Rabbi Hirsch delivers a sermon about the direct connection between hatred of Israel and hatred of Jews, and speaks directly to the elected officials who condone such hatred. Wednesday - 7:30pm & 10:00pm; Thu - 1:00am, 11:00am & 7:00pm; Fri - 4:30am & 4:30pm; Sat - 5:30 & 9:30pm
TEXTing IRL: DAVID DISHON — LOSS, MEMORY & SACRIFICE
David Dishon, who lost his grandson in the war after October 7, joins Elana Stein Hain to explore what Jewish texts teach us about loss, memory, and sacrifice. Tuesday - 7:30pm & 10:30pm; Wed - 1:00am, 4:00am & 11:00am; Thu - 5:30pm; Fri - 8:30am; Sat - 5:00pm
Tahini Baby Cookbook: EDEN GRINSHPAN
Top Chef Canada's Eden Grinshpan celebrates her cookbook Tahini Baby with playful, Middle Eastern-inspired vegetarian dishes you'll want to make tonight. Sunday - 8:00pm & 11:00pm; Mon - 7:00am & 1:00pm; Tue - 5:00am; Wed - 5:00pm; Sat - 8:30pm & 11:00pm
Totally Booked with Zibby: ALISHA FERNANDEZ MIRANDA
Alisha Fernandez Miranda sits with Zibby Owens to discuss juggling motherhood, marriage and philanthropy, themes she writes about in her novel Someone's Gotta Give. Thu - 7:30pm; Fri - 7:00am & 1:00pm
Moms Matter: DR. SHIVA LALEZAR
Dr. Shiva Lalezar joins Shirin Yadegar on menopause care, hormone therapy, and how parents can address the root causes of childhood anxiety and depression. Tuesday - 9:30am, 4:30pm & 7:00pm; Wed - 4:30am & 11:30am
NEWS & ANALYSIS
JLMinute
Monday - 7:00pm; Tue - 10:00am & 1:00pm; Wed - 7:00am
Thinking Out Loud
Wednesday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm; Thu - 8:30am & 12:30pm; Fri - 5:30am
ILTV News and JBS Daily News Updates
ILTV reports from Israel followed by JBS Daily News with Teisha Bader Monday - Thursday at 6:00pm & Friday (ILTV only) at 5:00pm ILTV News Sunday at 5:00pm
Good Week Israel
Positive stories from Israel of heroism, unity and support Mondays at 6:30pm
ILTV Insider
ILTV reports and interviews Tuesdays at 6:30pm
On L'Chayim — Classic Conversations with Mark S. Golub z"l
Letty Cottin Pogrebin — Pioneering Feminist
Monday - 9:00pm; Tue - 12:00am, 3:00am & 3:00pm
Ruth Wisse — Academic and Political Activist
Tuesday - 9:00pm; Wed - 12:00am, 3:00am & 3:00pm
Matthew Lazar — Zamir Choral Foundation
Wednesday - 9:00pm; Thursday - 12:00am, 3:00am & 3:00pm; Saturday - 6:00pm
Author Scott Shay — Author and Business Leader
Thursday - 9:00pm; Friday - 12:00am, 3:00am & 3:00pm
JEWISH STUDIES
The Weekly Parsha: Vayikra
Rabbinic luminaries Rabbi Jonathan Sacks z"l and Rabbi Shlomo Riskin offer timeless wisdom from the Torah portion, guiding life and learning for the week ahead. Monday, Thursday & Saturday following Jewish 101; Fri - 5:30pm & Sat - 12:30pm
Talmud Study with Rabbi Mordechai Becher
Disputed Property
Sunday - 9:00am; Monday - 4:00am
Heal and Be Healed
Sunday - 9:30am; Monday - 4:30am
Jewish 101 - Jewish Tradition and Midrash with Rabbi Mark S. Golub z"l
Human Nature
Monday - 9:00am & 4:00pm; Thur - 9:00am & 4:00pm; Sat - 1:00pm
FRIDAY EVENING SHABBAT SERVICES
REFORM: CENTRAL SYNAGOGUE
Closed Captioned - 6:00pm (Live); Encores 11:30pm & 2:00am
ORTHODOX: HAMPTON SYNAGOGUE
With Hebrew, transliteration and English subtitles - 7:30pm; Encore 10:30pm
SATURDAY MORNING SHABBAT SERVICES
REFORM: CENTRAL SYNAGOGUE
Closed Captioned - 9:30am (Live); Encore 1:00pm
ORTHODOX: HAMPTON SYNAGOGUE
With Hebrew, transliteration and English subtitles - 11:00am; Encore 2:30pm
Vlada Barash Special Projects Manager 201-334-2510 JBS Jewish Broadcasting Service, a 501c3 fulltime television channel. Website: jbstv.org



