On JBS: Rabbi Yitz Greenberg; YU Basketball; Gail Simmons; Natan Sharansky

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Now with Closed Captioning! All Times are ET and are Subject to Change

In the Spotlight with Abigail Pogrebin: Joshua Leifer - Tablets Shattered##

Abigail Pogrebin is joined by journalist Joshua Leifer to discuss Tablets Shattered, his personal exploration of the American Jewish experience and its evolution from mid-20th century pillars of identity to today's multifaceted and divided landscape. Monday - 8:00pm & 11:00pm Tuesday - 2:00am, 7:00am & 11:00am Thursday - 2:00pm Friday - 4:00pm & 9:30pm Saturday - 7:00pm

Jewish Cinematheque: Géza Röhrig - “After”##

Géza Röhrig, Hungarian poet and actor ("Son of Saul") joins Eric Goldman to discuss “After: Poetry Destroys Silence,” the experimental film from artist Richard Kroehling about the critical need for poetry as a means of remembering and addressing trauma. Monday - 8:30pm & 11:30pm Tuesday - 2:30am, 7:30am & 2:30pm Wednesday - 5:30am Thursday - 11:00am Saturday - 8:30pm

Fighting Antisemitism - The ISGAP Hour: Natan Sharansky & Jonathan Spyer

Interviews with Natan Sharansky (Chairman, ISGAP; former political prisoner and human rights activist) and Jonathan Spyer (Journalist of Middle Eastern Affairs; Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security, Jerusalem, Israel) from the ISGAP-Oxford Summer Institute for Curriculum Development in Critical Contemporary Antisemitism Studies. Tuesday - 7:00pm & 11:00pm Wednesday - 2:00am, 4:30am & 10:00am Thursday - 4:30pm Friday - 7:00am Saturday - 9:00pm

Yeshiva University Basketball

Tune in for the season opener of MacsLive on JBS as the outstanding Yeshiva University Maccabees men's basketball team takes on Springfield College in their first home game of the 2024-2025 season. Tuesday - 8:00pm

Thinking Out Loud

Micah examines the strategic motivations behind Israel's operations across several hostile fronts, including Syria, Lebanon, Gaza, and Iran. Wednesday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm Thursday - 4:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm Friday - 5:30am Saturday - 5:30pm

Defending Israel with David Harris##

David Harris reflects on the recent election results with Sam Markstein, National Political Director and Spokesperson for the Republican Jewish Coalition. Wednesday - 7:00pm & 10:00pm Thursday - 1:00am, 4:00am, 7:00am, 11:30am & 5:30pm Friday - 5:00am, 4:30pm & 10:00pm Saturday - 7:30pm

Jewish Insights with Justin Pines: Yitz Greenberg - The Triumph of Life Part 1: Choosing Life

Rabbi Irving ‘Yitz’ Greenberg, one of the most influential Jewish thinkers of the past half century, joins Justin to celebrate the release of his magnum opus, “The Triumph Of Life: A Narrative Theology of Judaism,” and describes how all of Jewish theology and practice is ultimately about choosing life. Wednesday - 8:00pm & 11:00pm Thursday - 2:00am, 10:00am & 1:00pm Friday - 4:00am, 9:00am & 8:30pm Saturday - 8:30am & 4:00pm

Jewish Book Month: Authors Discussion - Bishop Robert Stearns

Christian leader and Eagles' Wings founder Bishop Robert Stearns joins Rabbi Bronstein to discuss Rise and Rebuild, his book that offers readers spiritual guidance and empowering lessons to access their God-given strength to overcome adversity. Thursday - 7:00pm & 10:00pm Friday - 1:00am & 10:00am Saturday - 8:00pm

Being Jewish with Jonah Platt: Gail Simmons

Jonah talks Jewish identity and more with food writer, cookbook author, and a permanent judge on Bravo's Emmy-winning series Top Chef since the show's inception in 2006, Gail Simmons. Thursday - 8:00pm & 11:00pm Friday - 2:00am & 2:00pm Saturday - 5:00am & 10:00pm

NEWS & ANALYSIS

ILTV News and Daily News Updates

ILTV reports from Israel followed by JBS Daily News with Teisha Bader Mondays - Thursdays at 6:00pm, Fridays & Sundays at 5:00pm

Good Week Israel

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

Insider

ILTV reports and interviews Tuesdays at 6:30pm

On L’Chayim: Classic Conversations with Mark S. Golub z”l

Michael Taylor - Survivor & War Hero###

Holocaust survivor and war veteran Michael Taylor, with his son Shannon, shares his remarkable story of escaping concentration camps, rescuing fellow Jews, sailing to Palestine and fighting in the Haganah in the Independence War. Monday - 9:00pm Tuesday - 12:00am, 3:00am & 3:00pm

Nancy Spielberg

Nancy Spielberg describes growing up Jewish in Phoenix with her brother Steven, and discusses "Who Will Write Our History," her documentary about the Oyneg Shabes, a clandestine group of Warsaw Ghetto Jews who documented Nazi atrocities.
Wednesday - 12:00am, 3:00am & 3:00pm

Shai Held, Part 2

Shai Held, Founding President, Dean and Chair in Jewish Thought of Hadar Institute, talks theology, his understanding of God and his approach to teaching the Jewish Tradition.. Wednesday - 9:00pm Thursday - 12:00am, 3:00am & 3:00pm Saturday - 6:00pm

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 Thursday - 9:00pm
Friday - 12:00am & 3:00am & 3:00pm

JEWISH STUDIES

Dimensions of the Daf - Talmud Study with Rabbi Mordechai Becher

Morality in Shoah

As we commemorate Kristallnacht, Rabbi Mordechai Becher reviews Talmudic examples of how one maintains moral integrity and Jewish identity in extreme circumstances. Sunday - 9:00am Monday - 4:00am Tuesday - 9:00am & 5:30pm

Binding of Isaac###

Rabbi Becher's Talmudic insights into the story of the Akedah, "The Binding of Isaac," as we prepare for parsha Vayera. Sunday - 9:30am Monday - 4:30am Tuesday - 9:30am & 5:00pm

Jewish 101 - A pluralistic introduction to the teachings, ideas and values of

the Jewish Tradition with Rabbi Mark S. Golub z"l##

Binding of Isaac

As we prepare to read parsha Vayera, Mark S. Golub z"l discusses rabbinic interpretations to The Akedah, which for many is the most troubling and misunderstood passage in the Torah. Hear why it was revolutionary and liberating for its time, and how it remains a powerful message for today. Monday - 9:00am Thursday - 9:00am Saturday - 1:00am

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

Vlada Barash Special Projects Manager 201-334-2510 JBS Jewish Broadcasting Service, a 501c3 fulltime television channel Website: jbstv.org