Remembering Rabbi Golub z”l; Holocaust Commemoration; Einat Wilf; Inside Anti-Israel Networks

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Torah Parsha: Beshalach

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 Beshalach recounts the Exodus at the Sea and the Israelites’ first steps into freedom, reminding us that liberation often requires trust before certainty. Monday, Thursday & Saturday following from Jewish 101 Friday - 5:30pm & Saturday - 12:30pm

Sunday January 25

Remembering JBS Founder Mark S. Golub z"l

A special tribute to Rabbi Mark S. Golub z”l with host David Harris and reflections from Jeffrey S. Gurock, Nancy Spielberg, Rabbis Yoffie, Potasnik, and Hammerman, other JBS favorites and hosts, and an arrangement of Mark’s original song Todah L’Chah, performed by his daughters and Cantor Dan Mutlu at Central Synagogue. Sunday - 8:30pm Monday - 2:00pm Wednesday - 1:00pm Thursday - 10:00am Saturday - 3:30am, 6:00pm & 10:30pm

Rabbi Sacks z”l: Reflections on the Holocaust

Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks z”l offers his perspective on some of the most enduring moral, theological and human questions raised by the Holocaust. Sunday - 4:00pm & 7:00pm Monday - 8:30pm & 11:30pm Tuesday - 2:30am, 11:30am & 10:00pm Wednesday - 5:30am

Continuing Specter of The Holocaust: Bourla and Salomon

Jewish business leader Dr. Albert Bourla, whose family survived the Holocaust, reflects on memory, rising antisemitism and the shared responsibility to never forget with Richard Salomon, co-founder of the Illinois Holocaust Museum, in a program of the Temple EmanuA-El Cultural Streicker Center. Sunday - 7:30pm Mon - 2:00am, 7:00am; 1:00pm & 5:00pm

Monday January 26

In the Spotlight with Abigail Pogrebin: Tomer Persico

Abigail Pogrebin meets with Tomer Persico, a research fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute and scholar of contemporary spirituality, Jewish identity, secularism and the author of several books on religion, freedom and modern Jewish thought. Monday - 8:00pm & 11:00pm Tuesday - 2:00am, 7:00am & 11:00am Wed - 5:30am; Thu - 2:00pm; Fri - 4:00pm

Tuesday January 27

UN International Day of Commemoration

The United Nations marks the International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust with a special observance featuring survivor testimonies and remarks by UN leadership and representatives of Israel and the United States. Tuesday - 1:30pm & 4:30pm Wednesday - 4:00am

For Heaven's Sake: Trump's World

Donniel Hartman and Yossi Klein Halevi examine what it means for Israel to navigate Trump’s World where unpredictability shapes U.S. policy, Israel’s political vacuum deepens and questions of self-determination come sharply into focus. Tuesday - 7:00pm Wednesday - 11:00am & 5:00pm Saturday - 5:00pm

Jewish Insights with Justin Pines: Artificial Intelligence & Jewish Ethics

Justin Pines is joined by Rabbanit Sara Wolkenfeld of Sefaria to explore how ancient Torah wisdom speaks to ethics and meaning in the digital age, including artificial intelligence and social media. 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 28

Defending Israel with David Harris: Nora Bussigny and Simone Rodan-Benzaquen

David Harris is joined by French journalist Nora Bussigny, author of a high-profile book based on a year infiltrating the anti-Israel community, alongside Paris-based writer and strategist Simone Rodan-Benzaquen, two voices confronting antisemitism in France and across Europe. Wednesday - 7:00pm & 11:00pm Thu - 4:00am, 1:00pm & 5:00pm Friday - 5:00am, 8:30am & 12:30pm Saturday - 8:00pm

Stephen Wise Free Synagogue:Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch

Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch delivers a sermon to his congregation of the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue in New York City. Wednesday - 7:30pm & 10:00pm Thu - 1:00am & 4:30am, 1:30pm & 5:30pm Friday - 4:30pm Saturday - 5:30am

Fighting Antisemitism - The ISGAP Hour: Hussein Aboubakr Mansour

Dr. Charles Asher Small and David Harris are joined by ISGAP research fellow Hussein Aboubakr Mansour, a political analyst specializing in Arab intellectual history, antisemitism and extremism. Wednesday - 8:00pm Thursday - 2:00am & 6:30pm Friday - 4:00am, 7:00am & 11:00am

Thursday January 29

Totally Booked with Zibby Owens: Corinne Low - Having It All

Zibby Owens speaks with economist Dr. Corinne Low about how economic thinking can help women redefine fulfillment, understand modern pressures, and build more balanced and equitable lives at home and at work. Thursday - 7:30pm & 10:00pm Friday - 1:00am, 5:30am & 1:30pm

Being Jewish with Jonah Platt: Einat Wilf

Jonah is joined by Einat Wilf, a historian, former Knesset member, and prominent Israeli public intellectual, best known for her writing on Zionism and Israeli political life, including The War of Return. Thursday - 8:00pm & 11:00pm Friday - 2:00am, 10:00am, 2:00pm & 9:30pm

Saturday January 31

Yeshiva University Basketball: US Merchant Marine Academy at Yeshiva University

US Merchant Marine Academy Mariners 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 Wednesday - 7:00am

Thinking Out Loud with Micah Halpern: Everyone has a Point of View

Micah Halpern looks at how polarized views of Donald Trump create tension when people assume agreement, fueling conflict in families, workplaces, synagogues. 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

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

Moshe Avital

Moshe Avital, who survived Auschwitz and Buchenwald to become one of the “Children of Buchenwald” (a ship which ran the British blockade of Palestine), describes his journey and his fighting with the Haganah in the War of Independence. Monday - 9:00pm Tuesday - 12:00am, 3:00am & 3:00pm

Elie Wiesel - Night

Based on his book Night, survivor and Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel z”l speaks about his relationship to God and why he chose to bring a new generation into the world after the Holocaust. Tuesday - 7:30am Wednesday - 1:00am

Elie Wiesel - After The Darkness

Elie Wiesel z”l discusses After the Darkness, his follow-up to Night, reflecting on faith and survival after the Holocaust. Tuesday - 9:00pm Wednesday - 12:00am, 3:00am & 3:00pm

Abba Eban

Abba Eban z"l, best known for his years of service to Israel in the UN, recounts his involvement in the Zionist dream and the dramatic momentsleading up to the creation of the modern Jewish State. Wednesday - 9:00pm Thursday - 12:00am, 3:00am & 3:00pm

Daniel Gordis

One of the leading voices in contemporary Jewish thought, Daniel Gordis discusses American Jewish criticism of Israel, the two-state solution, and his book Israel: A Concise History. Thursday - 9:00pm Friday - 12:00am, 3:00am & 3:00pm

JEWISH STUDIES

Dimensions of the Daf - Talmud Study with Rabbi Mordechai Becher

Not Taken Literally

How the Jewish tradition insists that not every passage in the Torah and Talmud is to be taken literally. Sunday - 9:00am Monday - 4:00am

Don't Add or Subtract

* Rabbi Mordechai Becher explains the importance of following (and accepting) rabbinic authority in matters of Jewish Law. Sunday - 9:30am Monday - 4:30am*

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

God's 2nd Name

Study the two names of God given to Moses at the Burning Bush (Exodus 3) that serve as the basis for the Jewish understanding of the reality 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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