Tovah Feldshuh; Tu B’Shvat; And More This Week on JBS

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Monday February 2

In the Spotlight with Abigail Pogrebin: Tovah Feldshuh

Abigail Pogrebin sits with acclaimed stage and screen actress Tovah Feldshuh to discuss her role as the Jewish mother on the hit Netflix series Nobody Wants This, her thriving five-decade career and how her Jewish identity has deepened since 10/7. Monday - 8:00pm & 11:00pm Tue - 2:00am, 7:00am &11:00am Wed - 5:00am & 5:00pm; Thu - 2:00pm Friday - 4:00pm; Sat - 7:00pm & 11:00pm

Tuesday February 3

Moms Matter: Elliot Cosgrove

Shirin Yadegar is joined by Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove to share insights from his book on Jewish unity, pride, and identity, addressing family connection to Israel, anti-Zionism and the call to act with purpose and responsibility. Tuesday - 9:30am & 4:30pm Thursday - 5:00pm; Saturday - 5:30pm

TEXTing IRL: Tamara Mann Tweel on How We Relate to Preserving the Past

Elana Stein Hain and Hartman research fellow Tamara Mann Tweel continue exploring the book of Exodus, looking closely at Parashat Yitro and how we relate to preserving the past. Tuesday - 7:30pm Wed - 4:30am,11:00am, 4:30pm & 10:00pm Thursday - 1:00am & 5:30pm Saturday - 4:30am & 5:00pm

Wednesday February 4

Defending Israel with David Harris: Giulietta Boukhobza

David Harris sits with his wife, Giulietta Boukhobza, a Jewish survivor and refugee from Libya, as she recounts her family’s story and reflects on its urgent lessons for today. Wednesday - 7:00pm & 11:00pm Thursdday - 4:00am, 11:30pm & 6:30pm Fri - 5:00am, 7:00am, 8:30am & 12:30pm Saturday - 8:00pm

Global Connections with Robert Siegel: Medicine in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Robert Siegel explores medical innovation and artificial intelligence with leading experts in cancer genetics, translational medicine, cardiology, and rehabilitation, including Susan M. Domchek, Eric Topol, Leor Perl, and Michael Bahar. Wednesday - 8:00pm Thursday - 2:00am, 10:00am & 1:00pm Friday - 11:00am; Saturday - 8:30pm

Thursday February 5

The Hampton Synagogue's Author Discussion Series: Talia Carner - The Boy with the Star Tattoo

Acclaimed author Talia Carner discusses her epic historical novel set in postwar France. Thursday - 7:00pm Friday - 4:30am, 7:30am & 1:00pm

Totally Booked with Zibby Owens: Kate Baer - How About Now: Poems

Zibby sits with New York Times bestselling poet Kate Baer to discuss her collection How About Now, touching on illness, identity, motherhood and the emotional terrain of writing candidly about one’s life with honesty, humor and care. Thursday - 7:30pm & 10:00pm Friday - 1:00am, 4:00am & 1:30pm Saturday - 9:30pm

Being Jewish with Jonah Platt: Michael J.T. Fisher

Jonah Platt is joined by Michael J.T. Fisher, Senior Pastor of Greater Zion Church Family, gospel artist, and a leading figure in American faith life and Jewish-Christian engagement. Thursday - 8:00pm & 11:00pm Friday - 2:00am, 10:00am, 2:00pm & 9:30pm Saturday - 5:00am & 10:30pm

NEWS & ANALYSIS

Jerusalem Minute

JNS Bureau Chief Alex Traiman and journalist Josh Hasten break down the week’s events in Israel, offering clear, timely news and analysis on the Jerusalem Minute. Monday - 7:00pm Tuesday - 10:00am & 1:00pm Wednesday - 7:00am

Thinking Out Loud with Micah Halpern: World War Jew - A New Era

Micah Halpern examines Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s claim that the extreme left and Islamist groups are aligned and what that framing suggests about today’s global political climate. Wednesday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm Thursday - 4:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm Friday - 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 at 5:00pm; ILTV News Sunday at 5:00pm

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

Timna Park in Israel

David Chudnow describes how his father Avrum (z”l) conceived and created a national park in the Sinai Dessert and Prof. Erez Ben-Yosef (Tel Aviv U.) discuss the remarkable finds at the park’s copper mines dating back to the Iron Age. Sunday - 6:00pm Monday - 3:00pm & 9:00pm Tuesday - 12:00am, 3:00am & 3:00pm

Allen Fagin

Allen Fagin, then Executive Vice President of the Orthodox Union, shares his perspectives on Jewish life, American Jewry, and the State of Israel. Tuesday - 9:00pm Wednesday - 12:00am, 3:00am & 3:00pm

Nancy Brinker

Nancy Brinker, founder of the Susan G. Koman organization, describes her devotion to helping women with breast cancer in tribute to her sister who died of the disease at 36; and why there is now a 99% survivor rate. Wednesday - 9:00pm Thursday - 12:00am, 3:00am & 3:00pm Saturday - 6:00pm

Yechiel Eckstein z"l

In a candid conversation, the founding President of the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews, Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, discusses his personal journey, answers his critics and analyses Israeli and Jewish life today. Thursday - 9:00pm Friday - 12:00am, 3:00am & 3:00pm

JEWISH STUDIES

Torah Parsha: Yitro

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. Parsha Yitro recounts the giving of the Ten Commandments at Mount Sinai, a defining moment of covenant and responsibility. It reminds us that freedom is sustained not only by liberation, but by shared values, moral law, and the obligation to listen. Monday, Thursday & Saturday following from Jewish 101 Friday - 5:30pm & Saturday - 1:30am & 12:30pm

Dimensions of the Daf - Talmud Study with Rabbi Mordechai Becher

Tu B'Shvat

As Jews celebrate Tu B’Shvat - the Jewish “New Year for Trees” when trees begin to bloom in the Land of Israel, Rabbi Mordechai Becher discusses the Talmudic view of the holiday. Sunday - 9:00am Monday - 4:00am

Honor Your Parents

Rabbi Becher discusses the Biblical commandment to "Honor Your Father and Mother" and why the Jewish Tradition teaches that respect for elders is so important. Sunday - 9:30am Monday - 4:30am

Jewish 101 - Jewish Tradition and Midrash with Rabbi Mark S. Golub z"l

Confronting Pharaoh

The Jewish Tradition's reading of the Exodus story offers the rabbis' view of what it means to be a "Jew" and reveals much about the Jewish understanding of God. Monday - 9:00am & 4:00pm Thu - 9:00am & 4:00pm; Sat - 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

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