Birthright at 25; YU Playoffs; Mijal Bitton on Zachor

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In the Spotlight with Abigail Pogrebin: Hannah L. - Mussar in Recovery

Abigail Pogrebin sits with Hannah L. to discuss her book which blends Jewish ethical wisdom with the Twelve Steps, offering practical tools and spiritual guidance for healing and personal growth. Monday - 8:00pm & 11:00pm Tue - 2:00am, 7:00am & 11:00am Wed - 5:00am; Thu - 2:00pm Friday - 4:00pm; Sat - 7:00pm

A Special Look with Teisha Bader: Elias Saratovsky

As Birthright Israel celebrates its 25th anniversary, Teisha is joined by president and CEO Elias Saratovsky, an alumnus of the first year of Birthright trips, to reflect on the program’s incredible impact on nearly one million young adults and their connection to Israel and Jewish identity. Monday - 8:30pm & 11:30pm Tue - 2:30am, 7:30am & 11:30am Wed - 5:30am; Thu - 2:30pm; Sat - 7:30pm

Jewish Insights with Justin Pines: Mijal Bitton- Purim, Zachor and Navigating Evil

From the command to remember Amalek on Shabbat Zachor to the Book of Esther, Dr. Mijal Bitton joins Justin to explore navigating modern evil, building Jewish resilience, and finding agency in an era of hidden moral clarity. Tuesday - 7:00pm Wednesday - 2:00am & 10:00am Thursday - 5:00am & 7:00am Friday - 9:00am & 8:30pm; Saturday - 8:30am & 4:00pm

Yeshiva University Basketball: Skyline Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Quarterfinals

The Yeshiva University Maccabees v.TBD Tuesday - 8:00pm LIVE

For Heaven’s Sake: Israel’s Sovereignty Crisis

From ultra-Orthodox attacks on soldiers to rising crime and political fragmentation, Donniel Hartman and Yossi Klein Halevi examine Israel’s sovereignty crisis and consider whether a state can endure when tribal loyalty eclipses collective responsibility. Tuesday - 11:00pm Wednesday - 4:00am, 11:00am & 5:00pm Thursday - 10:00am; Friday - 1:00pm Saturday - 5:00pm

Defending Israel with David Harris: Ambassador Gilad Cohen

David Harris is joined by Gilad Cohen, Israel’s Ambassador to Japan, to discuss the growing partnership between Tokyo and Jerusalem and why Japan has become one of Israel’s most important strategic and economic allies. Wednesday - 7:00pm & 11:00pm Thu - 4:00am, 1:00pm & 6:30pm Friday - 5:00am, 8:30am & 12:30pm Saturday - 8:00pm

Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch Sermon: Skin in the Game

Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch reflects on the often-overlooked details of the Tabernacle’s construction in Exodus and the mystery of an ancient word whose lost meaning invites us to consider what it truly means to have “skin in the game.” Wednesday - 7:30pm & 10:00pm Thu - 1:00am, 4:30am & 1:30pm Friday - 4:30pm

Totally Booked with Zibby Owens: Amanda Goetz - Toxic Grit

Zibby Owens is joined by Amanda Goetz, entrepreneur, two-time CEO, and author, for a discussion about building a high-powered career while raising children, navigating divorce, rejecting “toxic grit,” and redefining what it truly means to have it all. Thursday - 7:30pm & 10:00pm Friday - 1:00am, 5:30am & 11:00am Saturday - 9:30pm

Being Jewish with Jonah Platt: Adeena Sussman

Jonah Platt is joined by Adeena Sussman, New York Times bestselling cookbook author of Shabbat and Sababa and a longtime writer on Israeli food culture. Thursday - 8:00pm & 11:00pm Fri - 2:00am, 10:00am, 2:00pm & 9:30pm Saturday - 5:00am & 10:00pm

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: Mamdani - Did He or Didn’t He

Micah offers his perspective on the rise of Jew-hatred in New York, asking whether it stems from Mayor Mamdani’s leadership or whether growing antisemitism itself helped propel his election. Wednesday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm Thursday - 8:30am & 12:30pm

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

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

Rudy Rochman

In a conversation from 2017, Jewish-Israeli rights activist Rudy Rochman explains why he founded SSI (Students Supporting Israel) as a student at Columbia University, and presents his philosophy of pro-Israel activism. Monday - 9:00pm Tuesday - 12:00am, 3:00am & 3:00pm

Tovah Feldshuh

From backstage at her one-woman performance as Golda Meir in Golda’s Balcony in 2003, Actress Tovah Feldshuh discusses her acclaimed performance, the longest one-woman performance in Broadway history for which she won the Drama Desk Award. Wed - 12:00am, 3:00am & 3:00pm

Chloe Valdary

Writer and activist Chloe Valdary describes how she came to be an ardent defender of Israel and suggests the best way for the Jewish community to respond to antisemitism. Wednesday - 9:00pm Thursday - 12:00am, 3:00am & 3:00pm

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.”
Thursday - 9:00pm Friday - 12:00am, 3:00am & 3:00pm Saturday - 6:00pm

JEWISH STUDIES

The Weekly Parsha on JBS: Tetzaveh/Zachor

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 Tetzaveh describes the sacred garments of the priests and the command to keep the eternal flame burning, reminding us that true leadership is rooted in service, responsibility, and sustaining the light of the community. And on Shabbat Zachor we are reminded to confront the forces that threaten moral clarity and communal responsibility. Monday, Thursday & Saturday following from Jewish 101 Friday - 5:30pm & Saturday - 12:30pm

Dimensions of the Daf - Talmud Study with Rabbi Mordechai Becher

Temple Treasures

Learn about the Holy Ark and early Israelite history in a Talmud lesson entitled "What Happened to the Treasures of the Temple?" Sunday - 9:00am Monday - 4:00am

Genetic Screening

Rabbi Becher explains the Jewish obligation to use the benefits of modern medicine. Sunday - 9:30am Monday - 4:30am

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

Original Sin

In the study of the Creation (Gen. 3), learn how classical Christianity interpreted the Adam & Eve story, and how their eating the forbidden fruit became the Original Sin and shaped western views of sexuality 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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