Howie Mandel; Torah and Song; Pinker and Bruni; YU Basketball

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Torah Parsha: Bo

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 Bo tells of the final plagues and the moment the Israelites prepare to leave Egypt, reminding us that freedom begins with faith, action, and remembering who we are. Monday & Thursday at 9:30am & 4:30pm Friday - 5:30pm & Saturday - 1:30am & 12:30pm

Sunday January 18

Not-So-Common Knowledge About Common Knowledge: Pinker and Bruni

Leading public intellectual Steven Pinker explores how we navigate each other’s minds and how “common knowledge” shapes our behavior, from everyday etiquette to societal outrage, with NYT columnist and author Frank Bruni in a program of the Temple Emanu-El Cultural Streicker Center. Sunday - 7:00pm & 11:00pm Tuesday - 4:30am, 9:00am & 2:00pm Thu - 2:00am & 10:00am; Fri - 1:00pm

Monday January 19

In the Spotlight with Abigail Pogrebin: Rabbi Deborah Sacks Mintz

Rabbi Deborah Sacks Mintz, educator and facilitator of Jewish communal music, joins Abigail Pogrebin to discuss her work weaving song and Torah into communal life and her forthcoming album entitled Songs from the Beit Midrash. Monday - 8:00pm & 11:00pm Tue - 2:00am, 5:30am; 7:00am, 11:00am & 5:00pm Wednesday - 5:00am; Thursday - 2:00pm Friday - 4:00pm; Saturday - 7:30pm

Tuesday January 20

TEXTing IRL: Tamara Mann Tweel

Elana Stein Hain and Hartman research fellow Tamara Mann Tweel turn to Parsha Bo to contend with the challenges of parenting in treacherous times and the power of narrative to create meaning and resilience in an incoherent world. Tuesday - 7:30pm & 10:00pm Wednesday - 1:00am, 4:00am & 11:00am Thursday - 2:30pm Friday - 5:30am, 8:30am & 4:30pm Saturday - 5:00pm

Jewish Insights with Justin Pines: Creating David: The Animated Epic

Justin Pines is joined by filmmaker Phil Cunningham to discuss his decades-long effort to bring the story of King David to life through animation, archaeology, and deep connection to the land, creating a cinematic love letter to Israel. Tuesday - 8:00pm & 11:00pm Wednesday - 2:00am & 10:00am Thursday - 5:00am & 7:00am Friday - 9:00am & 8:30pm Saturday - 8:30am & 4:00pm

Wednesday January 21

Defending Israel with David Harris: Avi Jorisch

David Harris speaks with Avi Jorisch, CEO and co-founder of the Israel Economic Forum, whose work advances Israel’s global economic standing and connectivity to help secure a resilient future for the Jewish people and the State of Israel. Wednesday - 7:00pm & 11:00pm Thu - 4:00am, 11:30pm, 6:30pm & 10:00pm Friday - 5:00am, 7:30am & 12:30pm Saturday - 8:00pm

Thursday January 22

Totally Booked with Zibby Owens: Susan Choi - Flashlight

Author Susan Choi joins Zibby Owens to discuss her heartbreaking novel Flashlight that explores themes of family, grief and identity as it traces her father’s disappearance across time, nations and memory. Thursday - 7:30pm Fri - 1:00am & 7:00am; Sat - 4:30am

Being Jewish with Jonah Platt: Howie Mandel

Jonah Platt is joined by Howie Mandel, a familiar face across the entertainment world with a career spanning comedy, acting, hosting and producing. Thursday - 8:00pm & 11:00pm Friday - 2:00am, 10:00am, 2:00pm & 9:30pm Saturday - 5:00am & 10:30pm

Saturday January 24

Yeshiva University Basketball: Farmingdale State College at Yeshiva University

Farmingdale Rams visit the Yeshiva University Maccabees live from the Max Stern Athletic Center. Saturday - 8:30pm LIVE

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: While the world watches Iran

Micah Halpern examines global developments he sees being overlooked as attention remains fixed on Iran. Wednesday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm Thursday - 4:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm

ILTV News and JBS Daily News Updates

ILTV reports from Israel followed by JBS Daily News with Teisha Bader Monday (ILTV News) at 6:00pm, Tues - 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

Rachel Robinson

Jackie Robinson’s widow Rachel Robinson discusses the challenges she and her husband had to face as he broke the Major League color barrier in 1947- and recalls the Jews who helped them. Monday - 9:00pm Tuesday - 12:00am, 3:00am & 3:00pm Saturday - 6:00pm

Dr. Mordechai Kedar, Pt. 1

Mordechai Kedar, a leading scholar on Arab culture (Bar Ilan University), addresses the profound misconceptions Americans have about the structure and mentality of the Palestinian world and offers an alternative peace plan. Tuesday - 9:00pm Wednesday - 12:00am, 3:00am & 3:00pm

Dr. Mordechai Kedar, Pt. 2

Professor of Arabic Literature at Bar-Ilan University Mordechai Kedar discusses the growing divide between liberal American Jews and the State of Israel. Wednesday - 9:00pm Thursday - 12:00am, 3:00am & 3:00pm

Raphael Shore

Rabbi Raphael Shore discusses his film-based organizations and his efforts in Jewish education and confronting extremism. Thursday - 9:00pm Friday - 12:00am, 3:00am & 3:00pm

JEWISH STUDIES

Dimensions of the Daf - Talmud Study with Rabbi Mordechai Becher

Truth or Consequences

Rabbi Mordechia Becher addresses the Talmudic principle of doing what is right regardless of the consequences. Sunday - 9:00am Monday - 4:00am

Pray For State

Rabbi Becher discusses how the Talmud calls upon Jews to pray for the secular government wherever the Jewish People live in the Diaspora. Sunday - 9:30am Monday - 4:30am

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

Name of God

When Moses asks for God's name, the answer Moses receives reveals the Jewish Tradition's understanding of God. "Jewish 101" is a continuing JBS series exploring the basic philosophy of Judaism with host Rabbi Mark S. Golub z"l. 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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