JBS Highlights 11/13 - 19: L’Chayim with Alan Dershowitz, Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish, Kristallnacht Around the World, Author’s Discussion - Eleanor Reissa, Robert Siegel - Cancer Research
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L’Chayim: Alan Dershowitz - Guilt By Accusation
Alan Dershowitz, author, activist and Harvard Law Professor Emeritus, implores viewers to look at the reality and facts of his involvement with Epstein, Giuffre and Trump, as Mark S. Golub interrogates him on the issues that cost him his reputation.
Wednesday - 9:00pm & Midnight
Thursday - 3:00pm
In the Spotlight: Yiddish Fiddler
As the beloved, award-winning production of Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish returns to New York City by popular demand, Abigail Pogrebin is joined by Steven Skybell, the actor portraying Tevye, and Zalmen Mlotek, artistic director of the National Yiddish Theatre - Folksbiene, to discuss the limited engagement revival.
Monday - 8:00pm & 1:00am
Tuesday - 11:00am
Wednesday - 2:00am
Thursday - 10:00pm
Saturday - 7:00pm
Access Israel & War in Ukraine
Access Israel’s Michal Rimon (CEO) and Yuval Wagner (founder and president) of describe how their organization is helping to evacuate elderly people and people with disabilities from the ever-shifting war zone in Ukraine. Tuesday- 8:00pm & 1:00am Wednesday - 11:00am
Author Discussion Series: Eleanor Reissa
Actress, director, playwright and English / Yiddish storyteller, Eleanor Reissa discusses The Letters Project: A Daughter’s Journey, her tough, honest, and often funny memoir that takes readers back in time through Germany and Israel, on a trip through her family’s past. With Rabbi Avraham Bronstein in a program of The Hampton Synagogue. Wednesday - 7:30pm & 1:30am Thursday - 10:30am & 2:30am Friday - 2:30am Saturday - 5:30am & 10:30pm
Robert Siegel: Cancer Research
In a program recorded during October’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Robert Siegel discusses the latest in cancer research, looking especially at links between cancer and genetics, with doctors Susan Domcheck (Exective Director, Basser Center for BRCA, University of Pennsylvania), Larry Norton (Medical Director, Evelyn H. Lauder Breast Center, Memorial Sloan Kettering) and Yael Goldberg (Deputy Director, Recanati Genetics Institute, Rabin Medical Center). A program of AFRMC. Wednesday - 8:00pm & 2:00am Thursday - 1:00pm Friday - 5:00am
Kristallnacht: Let There Be Light (2022)
The International March of the Living presents highlights of 2022 Kristallnacht commemorations from around the world, including survivor testimonies from eyewitnesses of the tragic events, and other moving moments from commemorations held in Israel, Austria, Germany and the UAE, where Dubai’s first Holocaust memorial was a powerful symbol of reconciliation.
Thursday - 7:30pm & 1:00am
Friday - 1:30pm
Saturday - 9:00pm
Rabbi on the Sidelines: Meredith Shiner
Meredith Shiner, award-winning journalist, former national political reporter and commentator, joins Rabbi Sherman to discuss the intersection of sports and politics, as she explores in her Tablet podcast, “The Franchise: Jews, Sports, and America”. Follow on Twitter @RabbiESherman, Instagram @rabbi_erez_sherman, and Facebook @SinaiTempleLA. Sunday - 7:00pm & 2:00am Tuesday - 10:00am Thursday - 5:00am
In the News: Israel's Next Government
Following Israel's national elections, JBS Senior Vice President Shahar Azani, on location in Israel, sits down with Israeli author and political pundit, Ben-Dror Yemini, to discuss what's in the cards for Israel's next government.
Sunday - 5:30pm
In the News: Sarit Zehavi
Sarit Zehavi (Founder and CEO, Alma Research and Education Center) discusses Iran, Hezbollah, the latest gas agreement with Lebanon and overall challenges for Israel up north, with Shahar Azani on location in Tel Aviv Monday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm Tuesday - 3:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm Saturday - 11:30pm
The Dershow: Ending Racial Quotas?
Harvard Law Professor Emeritus Alan Dershowitz examines college admissions practices, looking at the history and fairness of racial quotas for universities in the case of Harvard and others. Tuesday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm Wednesday - 3:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm
Thinking Out Loud: US Elections
JBS journalist Micah Halpern discusses the ramifications of elections and the meaning of "stable" democracy; there are always winners and losers, and everyone gets a chance to be each. Wednesday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm Thursday - 3:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm Saturday - 5:30pm
On L’Chayim
Zach Iscol
Zach Iscol, a decorated Marine who served two terms in Iraq, explains why he joined the Marines, how he experienced the war and the bonds he forged with his Iraqi translator, and he now feels about military conflict. Sunday - 12:00 Noon
Ayelet Zurer
Award-winning Israeli Actress Ayelet Zurer discusses her feelings about acting and creating art and describes portraying the Haredi widow "Elisheva" on the hit Israeli series on Netflix, Shtisel.
Sunday - 6:00 pm
Monday - 3:00pm
Sheldon Harnick
Sheldon Harnick, the Tony Award-winning lyricist of "Fiddler On The Roof," describes his Jewish background and how he came to work with composer Jerry Bock, and tells stories about the show celebrating its 50th anniversary.
Monday - 9:00pm & Midnight
Tuesday - 3:00pm
Saturday - 6:00pm
Beit Ruth Village
The Beit Ruth Educational and Therapeutic Village is a therapeutic residence and school for vulnerable and at-risk teen girls who have been removed from their family homes by court order as a result of severe emotional abuse. Tuesday - 9:00pm & Midnight Wednesday - 3:00pm
Ruth Wisse
Ruth Wisse, Professor Emeritus at Harvard, discusses the BDS Movement and the Jewish community's response; reflects on aspects of Jewish life; and describes her online course on George Eliot's last and most controversial novel, Daniel Deronda. Thursday - 9:00pm & Midnight Friday - 3:00pm
JEWISH STUDIES
Jewish 101: Threefold Blessing
Learn about Shabbat and how the rabbis' interpretation of the Creation Story's threefold blessing given to human beings in Genesis Chapter 1 suggests a role most people don't normally imagine. Sunday - 10:00am Monday - 5:00am Wednesday - 9:00am & 5:00pm Thursday - 4:00am Friday - 1:00pm
From the Aleph Bet
Hebrew: Lesson 15
Complete the Hebrew alphabet and learn to read an important word containing "Vuv" Monday - 9:00am & 5:00pm Thursday - 10:00am & 5:00pm Friday - 4:00am
Talmud Study: Moral Choices
Rabbi Mordechai Becher discusses Talmudic passages which relate to the moral dilemma posed by self-driving cars when, in an emergency, technology must program to sacrifice passengers or pedestrians. Sunday - 9:00am Monday - 4:00am Tuesday - 9:00am & 5:00pm Wednesday- 7:00pm
Talmud Study: Polygamy in the Torah Was Polygamy Normal? A lesson based on Kesuvos 90a
**Sunday - 9:30am Monday - 4:30am Tuesday - 9:30am & 5:30pm Thursday - 7:00pm
REFORM AND ORTHODOX SHABBAT SERVICES
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
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