JBS Highlights 2/21-2/27: Celebrate Purim-Megillah Reading & Purim Spiel, Jackie Mason and Comics on L'Chayim, Yossi Klein Halevi-Mideast Peace, Student Perspective on Hate, New Hope Party
Posted by Edith Samers on 02/20/2021 @ 05:50 PM
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Celebrate Purim
Purim with The Hampton Synagogue
The Hampton Synagogue's Founding Senior Rabbi Marc Schneier will speak on the meaning and customs of Purim, followed by a full Megillah reading by Rabbi Avraham Bronstein. Pre-recorded from The Hampton Synagogue with on-screen Hebrew transcription and English translation. Thursday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm; Friday - 3:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm
Purim with Central Synagogue
Clergy will be in full costume for this 1980's-inspired virtual Purim complete with Megillah reading and musical Purim spiel from New York City's Central Synagogue. Tune in to see Esther, Mordechai and Haman (Boo!) tell their tale set to the tunes of Little Red Corvette, Don’t You Forget about Me, Thriller and other 80s hits! Thursday - 8:00pm & 2:00am; Friday - 9:00am & 2:00pm
A Conversation with Yossi Klein Halevi
Yossi Klein Halevi discusses the prospects for peace in the Middle East under the Biden administration, Israel's détente with the Arab world in 2021, what should the United States do to deter Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons and will the strong ties between the U.S. and Israel remain ironclad? Hosted by Robert Walker of Honest Reporting Canada. Monday - 8:00pm & 1:00am; Wednesday - 1:30pm; Saturday - 7:00pm; Sunday - 4:00am
From the Quad to the Keyboard
Student panelists provide the student perspective on bias and hate, illuminating ways in which antisemitism, racism and anti-LGBTQ+ sentiments are presenting themselves in a more virtual campus setting. Part of ADL's 2020 "Never is Now" Summit. Tuesday - 8:00pm & 1:00am; Thursday - 2:00pm; Saturday - 8:00pm
In The News: Israel Elections-New Hope
Former Knesset Member and the first female combat soldier to serve in Israel's Parliament Sharren Haskel shares the vision of Gideon Saar's New Hope party, current priorities for Israelis in the upcoming elections and what will the party do if and when it comes to power. With Shahar Azani. Monday - 6:30pm, 11:30pm; Tuesday - 3:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm
“Thinking Out Loud” with Micah Halpern
JBS journalist Micah Halpern discusses the upcoming holiday of Purim and its meaning with regards to the now-yearlong pandemic; and the upcoming 125th anniversary of the publication of Theodor Herzl's Der Judenstaat in 1896. Wednesday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm; Thursday - 3:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm
On L’Chayim
Sunday: Miss Israel
“Titi” Aynaw discusses her journey from her hometown in Ethiopia to aliyah to Israel, to serving in the IDF, to becoming the first Ethiopian Miss Israel in 2013.
Sunday - 12 Noon & 6pm; Monday - 3pm
Monday: Lisa Daftari
Lisa Daftari, founding Editor-in-Chief of the news website The Foreign Desk, describes her family upbringing as an Iranian-American Jew and discusses her work as a Middle East expert, investigative journalist and political commentator.
Monday - 9:00pm & 12 Midnight; Tuesday - 3:00pm
Tuesday: Mormon Convert
Comedian & writer H. Alan Scott discusses his personal journey that led him from his Mormon upbringing to a gay Jewish convert; and explains why he always felt he was “Jewish.” Tuesday - 9:00pm & 2:00am; Wednesday - 3:00pm
Wednesday: Shalom Habibi
The Muslim-Jewish duo of Yeganeh Mafaher and Eitan Levine discuss their respective personal journeys that led them to team up to create their stand-up “Shalom Habibi Comedy Tour.”
Wednesday - 9pm & Midnight; Thursday - 3:00pm
Thursday: Jackie Mason
One of America's leading comedians, Jackie Mason, talks seriously about his decision to break with his family's tradition of serving as a rabbi, how his comedy grows out of his understanding of human nature, how he feels about Israeli and American Jewry. Thursday - 9:00pm & 2:00am; Friday - 3:00pm
Saturday: Clarence Jones
Meet Clarence Jones, a personal friend of Martin Luther King, Jr. who helped create the I Have A Dream speech. Saturday - 6:00pm
Jewish Studies
From The Aleph Bet: Lesson 8
Hebrew letters "Pay," "Fay," and "Final Fay" are introduced, along with the correct pronunciation of the Hebrew word for a festive Jewish holiday. Monday - 9:00am & 5:00pm; Tuesday - 7:00pm; Friday - 5:00am; Saturday - 8:00am
Talmud Study: Purim
Rabbi Mordechai Becher, Senior Lecturer at Gateways, shares photos of ancient artifacts, excavations and other images to explore the historical background of the holiday of Purim. Sunday - 9:00am; Tuesday - 9:00am & 4:30pm; Thursday - 7:00pm; Friday - 4:00am
Talmud Study: Was Abraham Observant?
Rabbi Mordechai Becher (Senior Lecturer, Gateways Organization) discusses how the Talmud deals with Abraham’s following Jewish Law before the Torah was given at Mt. Sinai. Dimensions of the Daf. Sunday - 9:30am; Tuesday - 9:30am & 5:00pm; Thursday - 7:30pm; Friday - 4:30am
Jewish 101: Purim Peeves
Rabbi Mark S. Golub shares five of his pet Jewish peeves. Sunday - 10am; Wednesday - 9am & 4:30pm; Friday - 1:00pm
92nd Street Y: 92Y: A Night Of Jewish Humor
Jewish humorists and writers Patricia Marx, Calvin Trillin, Adam Gopnik, and Jeffrey Toobin discuss Jewish humor with Michael Krasny, radio host and author of Let There Be Laughter. From the 92nd Street Y in NYC, a JBS exclusive television presentation. Sunday - 8:00pm & 2:00am; Monday - 10:00pm; Tuesday - 4am; Wednesday - 10:30am; Saturday - 1:00am & 4pm
Friday Evening Shabbat Services
Reform: Central Synagogue 6pm, 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 & 1pm
Orthodox: Hampton Synagogue With Hebrew, Transliteration and English subtitles 11am & 2:30pm
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