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JBS Highlights 3/7 - 3/13: Women in Contemporary Judaism, Robert Siegel-Race Crisis, Kicking Antisemitism Out of the UK
Posted by Edith Samers on 03/06/2021 @ 05:40 PM
Watch JBS on Comcast X-1 Box Ch 1684, Atlantic Broadband Ch 168, Hotwire Ch 269, DirecTV Ch 388, Blue Stream Ch 110, streamed on Roku under "educational", Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV and jbstv.org. For a complete and timely schedule and other television providers, go to www.jbstv.org
Women in Contemporary Judaism
The World Jewish Congress convenes two panels of Jewish female spiritual leaders from across the religious spectrum to explore notions of unity and diversity, and acknowledge specific challenges and opportunities presented in their respective Jewish communities and more. Monday - 7:30pm & 1:00am; Wednesday - 1:30pm; Saturday - 7:00pm; Sunday - 1:30am
Kicking Antisemitism Out of the UK
The significance of the English Premier League adopting the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism is discussed by Lord John Mann (Independent Adviser to UK Government on Antisemitism), and Rola Brentlin (Chelsea Football Club). A program of AJC with moderator Simone Rodan-Benzaquen. Tuesday - 8:00pm & 1:00am; Thursday - 2:00pm; Saturday - 10:00pm
Robert Siegel: Race Crisis
Award-winning journalist Robert Siegel moderates a discussion with Eddie Glaude (Princeton University), Annette Gordon-Reed (Harvard Law School) and Rabbi David Saperstein (Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism) on America's Race Crisis: What To Do About It. On "Global Connections: Navigating The New Abnormal," a production of the American Friends of Rabin Medical Center. Wednesday - 8:00pm & 2:00am; Friday - 2pm; Saturday - 8:30pm
In The News: Israel and Yalde Teman
The Israeli cabinet approved a proposal to recognize the Yemenite, Mizrachi & Balkan children kidnapping affair, named Yalde Teman, and compensate their families. Sampson Giat, former President of the U.S. Yemenite Jewish Federation, shares his thoughts on this painful episode. With Shahar Azani. Monday - 6:30pm, 11:30pm; Tuesday - 3:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm
Thinking Out Loud: Micah Halpern
JBS journalist Micah Halpern discusses the unusual lull happening at the moment of coverage of Israel’s fourth election in the American news media and an analysis of Maimonides' "rules for Jewish war". Wednesday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm; Thursday - 3:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm
Sunday: Hadar Goldin's Mother
Leah Goldin, mother of IDF Lt. Hadar Goldin (z”l) who was murdered by Hamas in 2014, describes her more than five years of efforts to move the world community to demand Hamas comply with international norms and return her son’s body. Sunday - 12 Noon & 6:00pm
Monday: Filmmaker of "93 Queen"
Filmmaker Paula Eiselt discusses her documentary “93 Queen,” which follows an Orthodox mother of six, “Ruchie” Frier, on her quest to create a female ambulance service which evokes fierce opposition from her Chasidic community.
Monday - 9:00pm & 12 Midnight; Tuesday - 3:00pm
Tuesday: UK Soccer Fights Hate
Chairman of the Chelsea Football Club in the UK, Bruce Buck, discusses the Club's initiative "Say No To Antisemitism," and its mission to use the power of sports to help educate fans about the evils of discrimination & antisemitism.
Tuesday - 9:00pm & 2:00am; Wednesday - 3:00pm
Wednesday: Chesler on Feminism
One of the Jewish community’s iconic feminists, Phyllis Chesler, Emerita Prof. of Women’s Studies, discusses her autobiography “A Politically Incorrect Feminist,” her personal rape, and the betrayal of the American feminist movement.
Wednesday - 9pm & Midnight; Thursday - 3:00pm
Thursday: Raphael Shore (Jerusalem U)
Rabbi Raphael Shore discusses his film-based organizations, “Jerusalem U” and “The Clarion Project,” and the work he is doing to educate Jews and to expose the dangers of Islamic extremism. Thursday - 9:00pm & 2:00am; Friday - 3:00pm
Saturday: American Zionism
Herbert Block, Executive Director of The American Zionist Movement (AZM), discusses the various expressions of pro-Israel activism in the United States and reflects on why some American Jews do not appreciate the nobility of Zionism.
Saturday - 6:00pm
Talmud Study: How To Be A Kosher Spy
Rabbi Mordechai Becher (Senior Lecturer, Gateways) discusses the Talmudic concept of violating Kashrut and other aspects of Jewish Law for a greater good such as serving a secret agent in the Mossad. Sunday - 9:00 pm; Tuesday - 9:00am & 4:30pm; Thursday - 7:00pm; Friday - 4:00am
Talmud Study: The Sanhedrin
A Talmudic explanation of the Sanhedrin, the traditional Jewish court that shaped Jewish law and Jewish thought. Today (Sunday) - 9:30am; Tuesday - 9:30am & 5:00pm; Thursday - 7:30pm; Friday - 4:30am
From The Aleph Bet: Lesson 10
Learn the letter "Mem," rules for the pronounced "Sh'vah," and conclude the Pay letter family that start Hebrew words "Purim" and "Passover" Monday - 9:00am & 5:00pm; Tuesday - 7:00pm; Friday - 5:00am; Saturday - 8:00am
Jewish 101: The Exodus
What it means to be a "Jew" (according to the Jewish tradition), and Jewish sensitivity to the pain of one's enemies are explored through the Exodus story with rabbinic commentary of the midrash. Wednesday - 9am & 4:30pm; Friday - 1:00pm
92nd Street Y: Mel Brooks Films - Professor Jeremy Dauber
The films of Mel Brooks are discussed by Professor Jeremy Dauber, Atran Assistant Professor of Yiddish Language, Literature, and Culture at Columbia University. Taped before a live audience at New York's 92nd Street Y
Today (Sunday) - 8:00pm & 2:00am; Monday - 10:00pm; Tuesday - 4am; Wednesday - 10:30am; Saturday - 1:00am & 4pm
Friday Evening Shabbat Services
Reform: Central Synagogue 6pm, 11:30pm & 2:00am
Orthodox: Hampton Synagogue With Hebrew, Transliteration And English Subtitles 7:30pm & 10:30pm
Saturday Morning Shabbat Services
Reform: Central Synagogue 9:30am & 1pm
Orthodox: Hampton Synagogue With Hebrew, Transliteration And English Subtitles 11am & 2:30pm
Edith Samers Vice President 203.536.6914 (cell phone) JBS Jewish Broadcasting Service, a 501c3 fulltime television channel Website: jbstv.org
JBS Highlights for 2/28 - 3/6: Michael Oren, Dov Lipman-Anglos in Israeli Politics, Jewish-Arab Political Partnership, Cinema-"The Vigil," Daf-The Shema
Posted by Edith Samers on 02/27/2021 @ 05:00 PM
Watch JBS on Comcast X-1 Box Ch 1684, Atlantic Broadband Ch 168, Hotwire Ch 269, DirecTV Ch 388, Blue Stream Ch 110, streamed on Roku under "educational", Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV and jbstv.org. For a complete and timely schedule and other television providers, go to www.jbstv.org
Eric Goldman's Jewish Cinemathèque: "The Vigil"
Eric Goldman speaks with filmmaker Keith Thomas and lead actor Dave Davis about "The Vigil," their new Jewish-themed horror film centered on the Jewish ritual of shomer, keeping vigil. Monday- 7:30pm & 2:00am
"Anglos" in Israeli Politics
Do sabras accept "Anglos"? MKs Michal Cotler-Wunsh (Canada), Dov Lipman (from Maryland), Michael Oren (from New Jersey) and Yehuda Glick (from Brooklyn) discuss the challenges they face in Israeli society and in their leadership roles, and share their thoughts on the Jewish Diaspora. A program of the Jewish News Syndicate (JNS), moderated by Eliana Rudee. Monday - 8:00pm & 1:00am; Wednesday - 1:30pm; Saturday - 7:00pm; Sunday - 4:00am
Jewish-Arab Political Partnership: Is Israel Ready?
Journalist and podcaster Gilad Halpern moderates a discussion with Ksenia Svetlova (Senior Research Analyst and former MK) and Mohammad Darawshe (Director of the Center for Equality & Shared Society at Givat Haviva) on efforts to create a political framework within Israel that will appeal to Jewish and Arab communities alike. A program of Partners for Progressive Israel (PPI). Tuesday - 8:00pm & 1:30am; Thursday - 2:00pm; Saturday - 8:00pm
Thinking Out Loud: American Politics Today
JBS journalist Micah Halpern discusses the no-holds-barred state of American politics today, and offers analysis of an essay about the biblical worldview by Dennis Prager. Wednesday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm; Thursday - 3:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm
On L’Chayim This Week
Sunday: 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.”
Today (Sunday) - 12 Noon & 6pm; Monday - 3pm
Monday: Beit Ruth Village
The Beit Ruth Educational and Therapeutic Village is a therapeutic residence and school for vulnerable and at-risk girls ages 13-18 years old who have been removed from their family homes by court order as a result of physical, sexual and severe emotional abuse, and placed in our care for a period of up to four years. Monday - 9:00pm & 12 Midnight; Tuesday - 3:00pm
Tuesday: Israel-IS
Founder and CEO of “Israel-IS” Eyal Biram, and Israel-IS Field Ambassador & IDF Active Reserve Forces Captain Omer Kalo, discuss how their organization seeks to improve the international perceptions of Israel among young people Tuesday - 9:00pm & 2:00am; Wednesday - 3:00pm
Wednesday: Hadar Goldin's Mothe
Leah Goldin, mother of IDF Lt. Hadar Goldin (z”l) who was murdered by Hamas in 2014, describes her more than five years of efforts to move the world community to demand Hamas comply with international norms and return her son’s body. Wednesday - 9pm & Midnight; Thursday - 3:00pm
Thursday: Israel Bonds - Israel Maimon
The President & CEO of Israel Bonds, Israel Maimon, discusses his experiences in the Golani Brigade, his role in the 2007 bombing of the Syrian nuclear reactor, his concerns regarding Iran & his critique of the Iran Nuclear Deal.
Thursday - 9:00pm & 2:00am; Friday - 3:00pm
Saturday: El Al - Yoram Elgrabl i El Al Airline’s Managing Director for North America, Yoram Elgrabli, describes growing up in Israel, his feelings for the Jewish State while living in the Diaspora, and his role overseeing the "airline of the Jewish People." Saturday - 6:00pm
Jewish Studies
Talmud Study: Shema
Rabbi Becher uses Talmudic texts to look closely at one of the most significant verses in the Torah, Deuteronomy 6:4, which contains one of Judaism's most well-known prayers expressing the essence of Judaism as monotheism. Sunday- 9:00am; Tuesday - 9:00am & 4:30pm; Thursday - 7:00pm; Friday - 4:00am
Talmud Study: The M'zuzah
Rabbi Mordechai Becher discusses the history, craftsmanship, and philosophy of the mezuzah, using excerpts of the writings of various rabbis and scholars throughout history. On Dimensions of the Daf. Sunday - 9:30am; Tuesday - 9:30am & 5:00pm; Thursday - 7:30pm; Friday - 4:30am
From The Aleph Bet: Lesson 9
Learn to read Hebrew words used in the experience of Judaism, using the recently taught "Pay" and "Fay". Monday - 9:00am & 5:00pm; Tuesday - 7:00pm; Friday - 5:00am; Saturday - 8:00am
Jewish 101: Tenth Plague
In an ongoing study of what it means to be a "Jew" by reading the Exodus Story, Rabbi Mark S. Golub discusses the Tenth Plague, the m'zuzah, and the rabbinic notion of a Jew's "choosing" to be part of the Jewish People.
Wednesday - 9am & 4:30pm; Friday - 1:00pm
92nd Street Y: Rabbi Capers Funnye
Meet Michelle Obama's first cousin (once removed), Rabbi Capers Funnye, who discusses his conversion to Judaism, his work in Africa, and what the black Jewish experience is like in America.
Today (Sunday) - 8:00pm & 2:00am; Monday - 10:00pm; Tuesday - 4:00am; Wednesday - 10:30am; Saturday - 1:00am & 4:00pm
Friday Evening Shabbat Services
Reform: Central Synagogue 6pm, 11:30pm & 2:00am
Orthodox: Hampton Synagogue With Hebrew, Transliteration and English subtitles 7:30pm & 10:30pm
Saturday Morning Shabbat Services
Reform: Central Synagogue 9:30am & 1pm
Orthodox: Hampton Synagogue With Hebrew, Transliteration and English subtitles 11am & 2:30pm
Edith Samers Vice President 203.536.6914 (cell phone) JBS Jewish Broadcasting Service, a 501c3 fulltime television channel Website: jbstv.org
JBS Highlights 2/21-2/27: Celebrate Purim-Megillah Reading & Purim Spiel, Jackie Mason and Comics on L'Chayim, Yossi Klein Halevi-Mideast Peace, Student Perspective on Hate, New Hope Party
Posted by Edith Samers on 02/20/2021 @ 05:50 PM
Watch JBS on Comcast X-1 Box Ch 1684, Atlantic Broadband Ch 168, Hotwire Ch 269, DirecTV Ch 388, Blue Stream Ch 110, streamed on Roku under "educational", Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV and jbstv.org. For a complete and timely schedule and other television providers, go to www.jbstv.org
Celebrate Purim
Purim with The Hampton Synagogue
The Hampton Synagogue's Founding Senior Rabbi Marc Schneier will speak on the meaning and customs of Purim, followed by a full Megillah reading by Rabbi Avraham Bronstein. Pre-recorded from The Hampton Synagogue with on-screen Hebrew transcription and English translation. Thursday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm; Friday - 3:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm
Purim with Central Synagogue
Clergy will be in full costume for this 1980's-inspired virtual Purim complete with Megillah reading and musical Purim spiel from New York City's Central Synagogue. Tune in to see Esther, Mordechai and Haman (Boo!) tell their tale set to the tunes of Little Red Corvette, Don’t You Forget about Me, Thriller and other 80s hits! Thursday - 8:00pm & 2:00am; Friday - 9:00am & 2:00pm
A Conversation with Yossi Klein Halevi
Yossi Klein Halevi discusses the prospects for peace in the Middle East under the Biden administration, Israel's détente with the Arab world in 2021, what should the United States do to deter Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons and will the strong ties between the U.S. and Israel remain ironclad? Hosted by Robert Walker of Honest Reporting Canada. Monday - 8:00pm & 1:00am; Wednesday - 1:30pm; Saturday - 7:00pm; Sunday - 4:00am
From the Quad to the Keyboard
Student panelists provide the student perspective on bias and hate, illuminating ways in which antisemitism, racism and anti-LGBTQ+ sentiments are presenting themselves in a more virtual campus setting. Part of ADL's 2020 "Never is Now" Summit. Tuesday - 8:00pm & 1:00am; Thursday - 2:00pm; Saturday - 8:00pm
In The News: Israel Elections-New Hope
Former Knesset Member and the first female combat soldier to serve in Israel's Parliament Sharren Haskel shares the vision of Gideon Saar's New Hope party, current priorities for Israelis in the upcoming elections and what will the party do if and when it comes to power. With Shahar Azani. Monday - 6:30pm, 11:30pm; Tuesday - 3:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm
“Thinking Out Loud” with Micah Halpern
JBS journalist Micah Halpern discusses the upcoming holiday of Purim and its meaning with regards to the now-yearlong pandemic; and the upcoming 125th anniversary of the publication of Theodor Herzl's Der Judenstaat in 1896. Wednesday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm; Thursday - 3:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm
On L’Chayim
Sunday: Miss Israel
“Titi” Aynaw discusses her journey from her hometown in Ethiopia to aliyah to Israel, to serving in the IDF, to becoming the first Ethiopian Miss Israel in 2013.
Sunday - 12 Noon & 6pm; Monday - 3pm
Monday: Lisa Daftari
Lisa Daftari, founding Editor-in-Chief of the news website The Foreign Desk, describes her family upbringing as an Iranian-American Jew and discusses her work as a Middle East expert, investigative journalist and political commentator.
Monday - 9:00pm & 12 Midnight; Tuesday - 3:00pm
Tuesday: Mormon Convert
Comedian & writer H. Alan Scott discusses his personal journey that led him from his Mormon upbringing to a gay Jewish convert; and explains why he always felt he was “Jewish.” Tuesday - 9:00pm & 2:00am; Wednesday - 3:00pm
Wednesday: 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.”
Wednesday - 9pm & Midnight; Thursday - 3:00pm
Thursday: Jackie Mason
One of America's leading comedians, Jackie Mason, talks seriously about his decision to break with his family's tradition of serving as a rabbi, how his comedy grows out of his understanding of human nature, how he feels about Israeli and American Jewry. Thursday - 9:00pm & 2:00am; Friday - 3:00pm
Saturday: Clarence Jones
Meet Clarence Jones, a personal friend of Martin Luther King, Jr. who helped create the I Have A Dream speech. Saturday - 6:00pm
Jewish Studies
From The Aleph Bet: Lesson 8
Hebrew letters "Pay," "Fay," and "Final Fay" are introduced, along with the correct pronunciation of the Hebrew word for a festive Jewish holiday. Monday - 9:00am & 5:00pm; Tuesday - 7:00pm; Friday - 5:00am; Saturday - 8:00am
Talmud Study: Purim
Rabbi Mordechai Becher, Senior Lecturer at Gateways, shares photos of ancient artifacts, excavations and other images to explore the historical background of the holiday of Purim. Sunday - 9:00am; Tuesday - 9:00am & 4:30pm; Thursday - 7:00pm; Friday - 4:00am
Talmud Study: Was Abraham Observant?
Rabbi Mordechai Becher (Senior Lecturer, Gateways Organization) discusses how the Talmud deals with Abraham’s following Jewish Law before the Torah was given at Mt. Sinai. Dimensions of the Daf. Sunday - 9:30am; Tuesday - 9:30am & 5:00pm; Thursday - 7:30pm; Friday - 4:30am
Jewish 101: Purim Peeves
Rabbi Mark S. Golub shares five of his pet Jewish peeves. Sunday - 10am; Wednesday - 9am & 4:30pm; Friday - 1:00pm
92nd Street Y: 92Y: A Night Of Jewish Humor
Jewish humorists and writers Patricia Marx, Calvin Trillin, Adam Gopnik, and Jeffrey Toobin discuss Jewish humor with Michael Krasny, radio host and author of Let There Be Laughter. From the 92nd Street Y in NYC, a JBS exclusive television presentation. Sunday - 8:00pm & 2:00am; Monday - 10:00pm; Tuesday - 4am; Wednesday - 10:30am; Saturday - 1:00am & 4pm
Friday Evening Shabbat Services
Reform: Central Synagogue 6pm, 11:30pm & 2:00am
Orthodox: Hampton Synagogue With Hebrew, Transliteration and English subtitles 7:30pm & 10:30pm
Saturday Morning Shabbat Services
Reform: Central Synagogue 9:30am & 1pm
Orthodox: Hampton Synagogue With Hebrew, Transliteration and English subtitles 11am & 2:30pm
Edith Samers Vice President 203.536.6914 (cell phone) JBS Jewish Broadcasting Service, a 501c3 fulltime television channel Website: jbstv.org
JBS Highlights 2/14 - 2/20: Love Online, Washington's Letter-Soloveitchik-Sarna, Post-COVID Collaboration, Antisemitism Across Borders, From Date To Mate Finale
Posted by Edith Samers on 02/13/2021 @ 05:23 PM
Watch JBS on Comcast X-1 Box Ch 1684, Atlantic Broadband Ch 168, Hotwire Ch 269, DirecTV Ch 388, Blue Stream Ch 110, streamed on Roku under "educational", Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV and jbstv.org. For a complete and timely schedule and other television providers, go to www.jbstv.org
Collaboration in Post Covid World
A panel of leaders from across the Jewish organizational world come together at the JFNA GA 2020 Virtual to discuss the issues brought on, exacerbated and highlighted during COVID-19 and how to collaborate and innovate in the future to create a more inclusive Jewish community. Moderated by Jay Sanderson, President & CEO of The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles, and features Lisa Eisen, Co-President, Charles & Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation; Paula Pretlow, Independent Board Director, & Trustee, Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Foundation; and Rabbi Elliot J. Cosgrove, Senior Rabbi, Park Avenue Synagogue in New York. Monday - 8:30pm & 1:00am; Wednesday - 1:30pm; Saturday - 7:00pm; Sunday - 4:00am
Antisemitism Across Borders
A discussion examining the interconnectedness of antisemitic groups and rhetoric around the globe and its impact on the security of local Jewish communities. With Sofia Cohen (Museo Interactivo Judío de Chile), Dr. Dave Rich (Director of Policy, The Community Security Trust in the UK), Marilyn Mayo (Senior Research Fellow at the ADL's Center on Extremism), and Kim Robin Stoller (Chair of the Board of Directors, IIBSA in Germany). Moderated by Sharon Nazarian (ADL Senior Vice President for International Affairs). Part of ADL’s “Never is Now” Summit 2020. Tuesday - 8:00pm & 1:00am; Thursday - 2:00pm; Saturday - 8:00pm
On L’Chayim
Sunday: St Louis Survivor
Survivor of the SS St. Louis Hans Fisher recounts the events surrounding his remarkable journey as an 11-year-old boy aboard the German refugee ship bound for Cuba in 1939. Sunday - 12 Noon & 6pm; Monday - 3pm
Monday: JFK and Israel
On the Anniversary of John F. Kennedy's assassination in Dallas, Texas (November 22, 1963), Prof. Jerome Chanes of the Center for Jewish Studies at CUNY's Gradate Center discusses the profound positive impact President Kennedy had on U.S.-Israeli relations. Monday - 9:00pm & 12 Midnight; Tuesday - 3:00pm
Tuesday: The Second Sun
Film Director Jennifer Gelfer and male star John Buffalo Mailer discuss their feature film “The Second Sun”, the poignant story of a “b'shert" romance between a survivor and a lost soul in post-World War II New York City. Tuesday - 9:00pm & 2:00am; Wednesday - 3:00pm
L'Chayim: Miss Israel
“Titi” Aynaw discusses her journey from her hometown in Ethiopia to aliyah to Israel, to serving in the IDF, to becoming the first Ethiopian Miss Israel in 2013.
Wednesday - 9pm & Midnight; Thursday - 3:00pm
Thursday: Jewish Historians
Three of American Jewry’s leading historians reflect on their chosen field which they write about in “Conversations With Colleagues.” The book’s editor Jeffrey Gurock (YU), Jonathan Sarna (Brandeis) and Shuly Rubin Schwartz (JTS).
Thursday - 9:00pm & 2:00am; Friday - 3:00pm
Saturday: 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. Saturday - 6:00pm
From The Aleph Bet: Lesson 7
Learn three new Hebrew letters, "Gimmel," "Daled," and "Yud Monday - 9:00am & 5:00pm; Tuesday - 7:00pm; Saturday - 8:00am
Talmud Study: Change and Grow
Drawing from a series of traditional commentaries, Rabbi Mordechai Becher explores the Talmudic notion of a person's ability to change and grow through one's actions and prayers Sunday - 9:00am; Tuesday - 9:00am & 4:30pm; Thursday - 7:00pm; Friday - 4:00am
Talmud Study: Marriage
"Eight Blessings One Wedding," on the theme of marriage as found in Talmud tractates Kesuvos 7 and 8, is presented by Rabbi Mordechai Becher. Sunday - 9:30am; Tuesday - 9:30am & 5:00pm; Thursday - 7:30pm; Friday - 4:30am
Jewish 101: Not Good To Be Alone What is the first evil of human existence and what is at the heart of being a complete human being? These are questions addressed in the Jewish reading of Genesis Chapter 2 in an ongoing study of Jewish values. "Jewish 101" with Rabbi Mark S. Golub. Sunday - 10am; Wednesday - 9am & 4:30pm; Friday - 1:00pm
92nd Street Y: Levy & Schama on America
Bernard-Henri Lévy, one of the West’s leading intellectuals, discusses the changing role of America on the global political scene with historian Simon Schama, author of The Empire & the Five Kings: America's Abdication and the Fate of the World.
Sunday - 8:00pm & 2:00am; Monday - 10:00pm; Tuesday - 4am; Wednesday - 10:30am; Saturday - 1:00am & 4pm
From Date To Mate: Episode 7
In this season 1 finale, Brett, Justin and Paige find themselves in a love triangle while the issue of "trust" looms large for Daniel and Zoe Today (Sunday) - 10:30pm & 1:30am; Monday - 10:00am; Friday - 10:00pm; Saturday - 10:30pm & 1:30am
Friday Evening Shabbat Services
Reform: Central Synagogue 6pm, 11:30pm & 2:00am
Orthodox: Hampton Synagogue With Hebrew, Transliteration and English subtitles 7:30pm & 10:30pm
Saturday Morning Shabbat Services
Reform: Central Synagogue 9:30am & 1pm
Orthodox: Hampton Synagogue With Hebrew, Transliteration and English subtitles 11am & 2:30pm
Edith Samers Vice President 203.536.6914 (cell phone) JBS Jewish Broadcasting Service, a 501c3 fulltime television channel Website: jbstv.org
JBS Highlights 2/7/21 - 2/13/21: SS St. Louis Survivor, ADL Summit 2020, Cinematheque-The Last Vermeer, An Evening of Sacred Music, Finding Love in the Jewish Community
Posted by Edith Samers on 02/06/2021 @ 06:11 PM
Watch JBS on Spectrum 1223, Comcast X-1 Box 1684, DirecTV 388, CenturyLink 1590 or 590, Atlantic Broadband 168, Blue Stream 110, Hotwire 269 and streamed on Roku under “educational”, Apple TV, Amazon Fire, and www.jbstv.org For a complete and timely schedule and other television providers, go to www.jbstv.org
L'Chayim: St Louis Survivor
Survivor of the SS St. Louis Hans Fisher recounts the events surrounding his remarkable journey as an 11-year-old boy aboard the German refugee ship bound for Cuba in 1939. Wednesday - 9pm & Midnight; Thursday - 3:00pm
Antisemitism in Progressive Spaces
This workshop examines expressions of anti-Zionism and extreme anti-Israel rhetoric, and attempts to build awareness and help ensure safety and inclusivity for all Jews. With panelists who are on the front lines of combatting antisemitism including Rabbi Sharon Brous (Founder, IKAR), Seth Brysk (ADL’s Central Pacific Regional Director), and Tema Smith (Columnist, The Forward). Moderated by Robert Trestan (ADL’s Vice President of the Western Division). Part of ADL’s “Never is Now” Summit 2020. Monday - 8:00pm & 1:00am; Wednesday - 2:00pm; Saturday - 7:00pm; Sunday - 4:00am
The Need for Holocaust Education
Panelists Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Ariel Behrman (ADL Director of the “Echoes and Reflections” Holocaust Education Program) and Rachel Bresner (ADL’s Southwest Civil Rights Counsel) describe the ongoing efforts to increase Holocaust education across the country. Moderated by Jolie Brislin (ADL Nevada Regional Director). Part of ADL’s “Never is Now” Summit 2020. Tuesday - 8:00pm & 1:00am; Thursday - 2:00pm; Saturday - 7:00pm; Sunday - 4:00am
Eric Goldman’s Jewish Cinemathèque: The Last Vermeer
Host Eric Goldman sits down with first-time director Dan Friedkin who helmed the critically-acclaimed drama “The Last Vermeer.” Monday - 7:30pm & 2:00am; Thursday - 5:30am; Wednesday - 1:30pm; Saturday - 10:00pm & 1:00am
An Evening of Sacred Music
The legendary Cantor Sol Zim and Cantor Lisa Klinger-Kantor deliver beautiful performances of sacred music, and are honored by the Academy for Jewish Religion (AJR) for their years of service to the school in this concert recorded live at Congregation Shaarei Tikvah in Scarsdale, New York by JBS. Thursday - 8:30pm & 1:30am; Friday - 8:30pm
On L’Chayim
Monday: Chloe Valdary
Brand Ambassador for Jerusalem U, Chloe Valdary, a black Christian activist, describes how she came to be an ardent defender of Israel and suggests the best way for the Jewish community to respond to the BDS Movement.
Monday - 9:00pm & 12 Midnight; Tuesday - 3:00pm
Tuesday: HaZamir - Vivian Lazar
The Director of the HaZamir international Jewish teen choir, Vivian Lazar, describes her Jewish background and the way HaZamir touches Jewish hearts, builds bridges between American and Israeli teens, and strengthens Jewish identity.
Tuesday - 9:00pm & 2:00am; Wednesday - 3:00pm
Thursday: Love Online - Ben Ze’ev
Dr. Aaron Ben Ze'ev, former President of the University of Haifa, professor of philosophy and author of "Love Online", sits to discuss the psychology of love. Thursday - 9:00pm & 2:00am; Friday - 3:00pm
Saturday: Hebrew Hillbilly - Shelley Fisher
Singer/songwriter/actress Shelley Fisher (known as "The Hebrew Hillbilly") discusses growing up Jewish in the heart of the Mississippi Delta (Memphis, TN), her love of Jewishness, and how her Jewish heritage has influenced her career. Saturday - 6:00pm & 12 Midnight
JEWISH STUDIES
From The Aleph Bet: Lesson 6
Discover the letters Nun, Kaf and Samech Monday - 9:00am & 5:00pm; Tuesday - 7:00pm; Saturday - 8:00am
Talmud Study: In Self Defense
The Talmud's approach to a person's obligation to defend oneself, including the notion of justifiable homicide. Sunday - 9:00am
Talmud Study: Pray For The State
Rabbi Mordechai Becher explains how the Talmud calls upon the Jew to pray for the secular government wherever the Jew lives. Sunday - 9:30am
Talmud Study: Love, Marriage & Giving
Rabbi Mordechai Becher (Gateways Organization Senior Lecturer) discusses the Talmud's attitude towards love and marriage, and how the Jewish Tradition teaches love is the pursuit of “oneness” achieved through acts of giving. “Dimensions Of The Daf.” Tuesday - 9:00am & 4:30pm; Thursday - 9:00am & 7:00pm; Friday - 4:00am
Talmud Study: Honor Your Parents
Rabbi Mordechai Becher, Senior Lecturer for Gateways Organization, discusses the Biblical commandment to "Honor Your Father and Mother" and why the Jewish Tradition teaches that respect for elders is so important. On JBS’s “Dimensions of the Daf.” Tuesday - 9:30am & 5:00pm; Friday - 4:30am
Jewish 101: Standing at Sinai
The dramatic account of what it was like for the Children of Israel to stand at "Sinai" to hear the voice of God, and how the rabbis explain the ways in which each person "heard" God that day. Sunday - 10am
Jewish 101: 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. An ongoing JBS series with Rabbi Mark S. Golub. Wednesday - 9am & 4:30pm; Friday - 1:00pm
92nd Street Y: Mandy Patinkin
Star of stage, screen and television, Mandy Patinkin (Homeland, Evita, Princess Bride, Yentl), reflects upon his Tony, Emmy & Golden Globe winning career with novelist Thane Rosenbaum.
Sunday - 8:00pm & 2:00am; Monday - 10:00pm; Tuesday - 4am; Wednesday - 10:30am; Saturday - 1:00am & 4pm
From Date To Mate: Episode 6
Justin and Brett get to know each other, Daniel and Zoe celebrate Chanukah, and feelings of jealousy begin to emerge. Sunday - 10:00pm & 1:00am; Monday - 10:00am; Friday - 10:00pm; Saturday - 10:30pm & 1:30am
Friday evening Shabbat Services
Reform: Central Synagogue 6pm, 11:30 pm, 2:00am
Orthhodox: Hampton Synagogue With Hebrew, Transliteration and English subtitles 7:30pm & 10:30pm
Saturday morning Shabbat Services
Reform: Central Synagogue 9:30 am and 1:00 pm
Orthodox: Hampton Synagogue With Hebrew, Transliteration and English Subtitles 11am and 2:30pm
Edith Samers Vice President 203.536.6914 (cell phone) JBS Jewish Broadcasting Service, a 501c3 fulltime television channel Website: jbstv.org
JBS Highlights for 1/31 - 2/6: Free Speech v Cancel Culture, Robert Siegel on Vaccines, Jewish Diversity, Jewish Treasures, Remembering Daniel Pearl and Ilan Ramon, Sedra Yitro (Receiving Torah), From Date To Mate Ep 5
Posted by Edith Samers on 01/31/2021 @ 07:11 AM
Watch JBS on Spectrum 717, Google Fiber 459, Century Link 1590 or 590, Comcast X-1 Box 1684, DirecTV 388, and streamed on Roku under “educational”, Apple TV, Amazon Fire and www.jbstv.org. For a complete and timely schedule and other providers, go to www.jbstv.org
ADL: Diverse Jewish Voices
Diverse Jewish perspectives on issues including the pandemic and racial justice with Rabbi Yonason Perry (Chabad black Jew), Joy Ladin (transgender YU professor) and Dr. Ilan Shapiro (Mexican-American doctor). With Tracey Labgold from 2020 ADL Summit. Monday - 7:30pm & 1:30am; Wednesday - 2:00pm; Saturday - 7:00pm; Sunday - 4:00am
Rebecca Abrams-Jewish Treasures
Award-Winning author Rebecca Abrams shares many of the more than 100 full color pictures in her book “Jewish Treasures from Oxford Libraries” which features illuminated manuscripts spanning centuries of Jewish life. By the ZOA Book Club with Liz Berney. Tuesday - 8:00pm & 1:00am; Thursday - 2:00pm
Robert Siegel: Year of the Vaccine
Award-winning journalist Robert Siegel discusses the vaccine rollout in the U.S. and Israel with Dr. Irwin Redlener (Columbia University), Dr Peter Hotez (Baylor College of Medicine), Dr. Ofer Levy (Boston Children's Hospital), Dr. Michael Drescher (Rabin Medical Center) and Dr Jason Schwartz (Yale School of Public Health). On "Global Connections: Navigating the New Abnormal,” a production of the American Friends of Wednesday - 8:00pm & 1:00am
In COVID-19: Mordechai Becher
Rabbi Mordechai Becher (Gateways Organization and Yeshiva University) discusses Talmudic passages which address the ethical issues in the debate over whether “saving life” should preclude a lifting of the current Covid-19 lockdown. Wednesday - 9pm & Midnight; Thursday - 3:00pm
On L’Chayim this week
Monday: Daniel Pearl's Father, Yehuda Pearl
On the anniversary of the 2002 murder of his son, journalist Daniel Pearl, who ended his life with the words "I am Jewish," Yehuda Pearl talks about his own sense of Jewish identity and whether he sees himself as Abraham in the Akedah. Monday - 9:00pm & 12 Midnight; Tuesday - 3:00pm
Monday: Ilan Ramon – An Article Of Hope
Documentary producer Dan Cohen talks about "An Article of Hope," his film on Israeli astronaut Ilan Ramon carrying a small Torah scroll from Auschwitz into space before tragically perishing when the Columbia shuttle burned on re-entry, Feb 1, 2003. Monday - 9:50pm & 12:50am; Tuesday - 3:50pm
Sunday: Neshama Carlebach
Grammy Award winning singer, songwriter and educator Neshama Carlebach talks about her personal journey, her music and how she has overcome the cancel culture that impacted her life and career.
Sunday- 12 Noon & 6pm; Monday - 3pm
Tuesday: L’Chayim: Art of Arthur Szyk
Irvin Ungar, the leading authority on the life and work of illustrator Arthur Szyk, recounts the remarkable story of how the political artist used his work to fight Hitler, including the creation of the iconic Szyk Haggadah. Tuesday - 9:00pm & 2:00am; Wednesday - 3:00pm
Saturday: Stephen Schwartz
Musical theatre composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz discusses some of his classic Broadway shows, including Pippin, Wicked and The Prince of Egypt, and describes how Jewish values have shaped his life and work.
Saturday - 6:00pm & 12 Midnight
In The News: Israeli Politics & Election
Lahav Harkov, Senior Contributing Editor of The Jerusalem Post who reports on and analyzes the Knesset and Israeli politics, discusses the political maneuverings as Israel approaches its next election this March. JBS’s “In The News” with Shahar Azani. Sunday- 5:30pm, 11:30pm; Monday - 3:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm
The Dershow: Impeachment Precedent
Alan Dershowitz explains why impeaching a president who has left office would be a terrible precedent to set and would encourage political parties to use the tactic as a way of preventing people from running for office. From the pod cast “The Dershow.” Monday - 6:30pm, 11:30pm; Tuesday - 3:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm
Jewish Studies
From The Aleph Bet: Lesson 5
Learn the Hebrew letters Hay, Chet, and Raysh on this lesson of JBS's original series, From the Aleph-Bet, designed for anyone of any age who wishes to learn to read and understand Hebrew. Taught by Rabbi Mark S. Golub. Monday - 9:00am & 5:00pm; Tuesday - 7:00pm; Friday - 5:00am; Saturday - 8:00am
Talmud Study: Honor Father & Mother
As the Jewish world reads the Ten Commandments this week, Rabbi Mordechai Becher discusses the commandment to "Honor Your Father and Mother" and why the Jewish Tradition teaches that respect for elders is so important. On JBS’s “Dimensions of the Daf.” Sunday - 9:00am; Tuesday - 9:00am & 4:30pm; Thursday - 9:00am & 7:00pm
Talmud Study: Value of Human Dignity
As the Jewish world reads the Ten Commandments this week, Rabbi Mordechai Becher discusses the rabbinic emphasis on respecting the human dignity of every person and on the gift of free will. On JBS’s “Dimensions of the Daf.” Sunday - 9:30am; Tuesday - 9:30am & 5:00pm
Talmud: “Cancel Culture”
Rabbi Becher looks at Talmudic texts and other writings to interpret the Jewish attitude towards what today is known as "cancel culture." JBS original series Dimensions of the Daf. Thursday - 7:30pm; Friday - 4:00am
Jewish 101: Miracles
As the Jewish community reads the account in Exodus of the Red Sea, Rabbi Mark S. Golub discusses the classic midrash in which the Rabbis suggest the meaning of “miracle,” as they describe how the sea only split when Nachshon plunged into the waters. Sunday- 10am
Jewish 101: Standing at Sinai
The dramatic account of what it was like for the Children of Israel to stand at "Sinai" to hear the voice of God, and how the rabbis explain the ways in which each person "heard" God that day. Wednesday - 9am & 4:30pm; Friday - 1:00 pm
92nd Street Y: Gregory & Brown on Faith
TV Journalist David Gregory, author of “How’s Your Faith,” and Jewish ethicist Erica Brown, author of “Take Your Faith To Work,” discuss faith and Jewish identity. With Rabbi Peter Rubinstein, Dir. of the Bronfman Center for Jewish Life at the 92Y in NY. Sunday - 8:00pm & 2:00am; Monday - 10:00pm; Tuesday - 4am; Wednesday - 10:30am; Saturday - 1:00am & 4pm
From Date To Mate: Episode 5
Zoe and Daniel take their relationship to the next level, and Justin is placed in the awkward situation of meeting his ex's new boyfriend. JBS's original production of a mock reality series following four Jewish singles navigating the New York singles' scene. Created by Sloan Copeland.
Sunday - 10:00pm; Monday - 10:00am & 5:30pm; Wednesday - 1:30pm; Friday - 10:00pm; Saturday - 10:30pm & 1:30am
Friday Evening Shabbat Services
Reform: Central Synagogue 6pm, 11:30pm & 2:00am
Orthodox: Hampton Synagogue With Hebrew, Transliteration and English subtitles 7:30pm & 10:30pm
Saturday Morning Shabbat Services
Reform: Central Synagogue 9:30am & 1pm
Orthodox: Hampton Synagogue With Hebrew, Transliteration and English subtitles 11am & 2:30pm
Edith Samers Vice President 203.536.6914 (cell phone) JBS Jewish Broadcasting Service, a 501c3 fulltime television channel Website: jbstv.org
JBS Highlights from 1/24 to 1/30: Neshama Carlebach, Nikki Haley-Danny Danon, High Tech Jerusalem, Dershowitz on Political Unity, Halpern on Adelson & Reisfield, Shabbat Shirah-Jules Frankel
Posted by Edith Samers on 01/23/2021 @ 08:18 PM
Watch JBS on Comcast X1 Box Ch 1684, Atlantic Broadband Ch 168, Hotwire Ch 269, DirecTV Ch 388, Blue Stream Ch 110, streamed on Roku under "educational", Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV and jbstv.org. For a complete and timely schedule and other television providers, go to www.jbstv.org
L’Chayim: Neshama Carlebach
Grammy Award winning singer, songwriter and educator Neshama Carlebach talks about her personal journey, her music and how she has overcome the cancel culture that impacted her life and career.
Wednesday - 9pm & Midnight; Thursday - 3:00pm
Nikki Haley & Danny Danon
Former U.S. U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley and Israeli U.N. Ambassador Danny Danon discusses issues challenging Israel; and Israeli innovators address a post-Covid world. With Liz Claman (Fox Business) from the 2020 DiploTech Global Summit of The Jerusalem Post. Monday - 8:00pm & 1:00am; Wednesday - 2:00pm; Saturday - 8:00pm
High-Tech in the Holy City
Hebrew University President Asher Cohen discusses how his institution is working to turn Jerusalem into Israel’s newest start-up hotspot through advances in science and medicine. With Tammy Ben-Haim (Israeli Embassy) by HU and Israeli U.S. Embassy. Tuesday - 8:00pm & 1:30am; Thursday - 2:00pm; Saturday - 7pm; Sunday - 4am
Also On L’Chayim
Natan Sharansky
In a special 2-hour feature edition of L’Chayim, Soviet Refusnik and Dissident, Israeli political leader and Jewish Agency Head, Natan Sharansky, details his life in the former Soviet Union described in his book “Never Alone.” With Mark S. Golub. Sunday - 12 Noon & 6pm; Monday - 3pm
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. Monday - 9:00pm & 12 Midnight; Tuesday - 3:00pm
Dr. Mordechai Kedar Pt. 2
Dr. Mordechai Kedar Pt. 2 Mordechai Kedar, a leading scholar on Arab culture (Bar Ilan University), explains why the Arab world needs to recognize Israel as a Jewish State and why the issue of Palestinian refugees reflects an anti-Israel bias. Tuesday - 9:00pm & 2:00am; Wednesday - 3:00pm
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.
Thursday - 9:00pm & 2:00am; Friday - 3:00pm
"Tevye Raw" - Rickman
Veteran movie (A Serious Man), television (Boardwalk Empire) and Yiddish stage actor Allen Lewis Rickman discusses his love of Yiddish and his production “Tevye Served Raw,” which he wrote, directed and plays the title role. Saturday - 6:00pm & 12 Midnight
Dershow: A Call For Unity
Alan Dershowitz calls upon all Trump supporters to unite behind President Biden and explains why he is so pleased with many of Joe Biden’s cabinet selections – especially Antony Blinken for Secretary of State. From the daily podcast “The Dershow.” Monday - 6:30pm, 11:30pm; Tuesday - 3:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm
Thinking Out Loud-Micah Halpern
JBS journalist Micah Halpern discusses the potential long-term effects of the Covid pandemic on Jewish life; and comments on the deaths of renowned Jewish philanthropist Sheldon Adelson and charismatic Jewish educator Mel Reisfield. Wednesday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm; Thursday - 3:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm; Friday - 4:30pm; Saturday - 5:30pm
In The News: Israeli Arabs & Elections
Yoseph Haddad, Israeli-Arab activist, educator and cofounder of the Israeli NGO “Together-Vouch for Each Other,” discusses the potential for further integration of Israeli Arabs in Israel’s political process in the upcoming elections. With Shahar Azani. Sunday - 5:30pm, 11:30pm; Monday - 3:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm
In The News: Israeli Politics & Election
Lahav Harkov, Senior Contributing Editor of The Jerusalem Post who reports on and analyzes the Knesset and Israeli politics, discusses the political maneuverings as Israel approaches its next election this March. JBS’s “In The News” with Shahar Azani. Thursday - 6:30pm, 11:30pm; Friday - 3:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm
From The Aleph Bet: Lesson 4
Learn three new Hebrew letters: Aleph, Final Mem, and Lamed and a new Hebrew word Monday - 9:00am & 5:00pm; Tuesday - 7:00pm; Friday - 5:00am; Saturday - 8:00am
The Jewish Story: Christianity
The story of Jesus, and why Judaism is separate and distinct from Christianity, in the series "The Jewish Story Explained," from OpenDor Media with host Rivka Deray. Monday - 7:30pm & 2:45am; Wednesday - 1:15pm; Friday - 5:15am
Talmud Study: Tu B'shvat
On January 20-21, 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 (Gateways) discusses the Talmudic view of the holiday on JBS’s “Dimensions of the Daf.” Sunday - 9:00am; Tuesday - 9:00am & 4:30pm; Thursday - 9:00am & 7:00pm; Friday - 4:30am
Talmud Study: Not Taken Literally
As the Jewish world reads “B’Shalach” from the Book of Exodus, describing the miracle of the Red Sea, Rabbi Mordechai Becher (Gateways) discusses the Talmud prohibition against reading certain Torah passages literally on JBS’s “Dimensions of the Daf.” Sunday - 9:30am; Tuesday - 9:30am & 5:00pm; Thursday - 7:30pm; Friday - 4:30am
Jewish 101: God's Second Name
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. Sunday - 10am
Jewish 101: Miracles
As the Jewish community reads the account in Exodus of the Red Sea, Rabbi Mark S. Golub discusses the classic midrash in which the Rabbis suggest the meaning of “miracle,” as they describe how the sea only split when Nachshon plunged into the waters. Wednesday - 9am & 4:30pm; Friday - 1:00pm
92nd Street Y: Naomi Levy
Rabbi Naomi Levy, founder of the “Nashuva” Jewish spiritual movement, discusses her book, Einstein & the Rabbi, about the meaning & purpose of the soul inspired by an Albert Einstein correspondence. With Julianna Margulies at the 92nd Street Y in NY. Sunday - 8:00pm & 2:00am; Monday - 10:00pm; Tuesday - 4am; Wednesday - 10:30am; Saturday - 1:00am & 4pm
From Date To Mate: Episode 4
Justin dates someone new, while Daniel lovingly thinks "out of the box" to help Zoe celebrate Passover. Today (Sunday) - 10:30pm & 1:00am; Monday - 10:00am & 5:30pm; Wednesday - 10:30pm; Thursday - 4:30pm; Friday - 9:30pm; Saturday - 11:30pm
FRIDAY EVENING SHABBAT SERVICES
REFORM: CENTRAL SYNAGOGUE 6pm, 11:30pm & 2:00am
ORTHODOX: HAMPTON SYNAGOGUE With Hebrew, Transliteration and English subtitles 7:30pm & 10:30pm
SATURDAY MORNING SHABBAT SERVICES
REFORM: CENTRAL SYNAGOGUE 9:30am & 1pm
ORTHODOX: HAMPTON SYNAGOGUE With Hebrew, Transliteration and English subtitles 11am & 2:30pm
*Edith Samers Vice President 203.536.6914 (cell phone) JBS Jewish Broadcasting Service, a 501c3 fulltime television channel Website: jbstv.org *
JBS Highlights for Jan 17-23: Celebrating MLK, 2-Hrs with Natan Sharansky, Menachem Begin's contribution, From Date To Mate Ep 3
Posted by Edith Samers on 01/16/2021 @ 11:01 PM
Watch JBS on Comcast X1 Box Ch 1684, Atlantic Broadband Ch 168, Hotwire Ch 269, DirecTV Ch 388, Blue Stream Ch 110, streamed on Roku under "educational", Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV and jbstv.org. For a complete and timely schedule and other television providers, go to www.jbstv.org
L’Chayim: Natan Sharansky
In a special 2-hour feature edition of L’Chayim, Soviet Refusnik and Dissident, Israeli political leader and Jewish Agency Head, Natan Sharansky, details his life in the former Soviet Union and his struggle for Jewish identity and freedom, described in the first section of his new memoir “Never Alone – Prison, Politics and My People,” which he co-authored with Gil troy. Wednesday – 9:00pm & Midnight; Thursday - 3:00pm
Menachem Begin’s Contribution
A discussion of the unique values Menachem Begin brought to Israeli politics and the relationship between Israel and American Jews with Malcolm Hoenlein (Presidents Conference) and Dan Meridor (former Israeli Minister). By Menachem Begin Heritage Center. Tuesday - 8:00pm & 1:30am; Thursday - 2:00pm; Saturday - 7pm
Also On L’Chayim
Sunday: Robert Siegel
Award winning journalist, Robert Siegel (former producer/host of NPR’s “All Things Considered”), discusses his long career in broadcasting and speaks about the challenges confronting journalists today. Today (Sunday) - 12 Noon & 6pm; Monday - 3pm
Tuesday: Fauda Star Lior Raz
The co-creator and star of the hit Israeli series on Netflix, Fauda, discusses how the action series draws a sharp distinction between Palestinian violence and the Israeli response while portraying the humanity of both societies. Tuesday - 9:00pm & 2:00am; Wednesday - 3:00pm
Thursday: SJP Report - Charles Small
Founding Director and President of ISGAP Charles Small discusses his organization’s research on Students For Justice In Palestine (SJP) and the BDS movement, and the urgency of combatting antisemitism today. Thursday - 9:00pm & 2:00am; Friday - 3:00pm
Saturday: Transcending Loss-Robin Kanarek
Robin Kanarek, who lost her teenage son David to cancer, describes how she has been able to continue to embrace life and why she feels the development of palliative care is so essential for patients of all ages Saturday - 6:00pm & 12 Midnight
Thinking Out Loud: Virus Protocol
JBS journalist Micah Halpern addresses the way the coronavirus has affected the Jewish community and reviews an interview with Hezbollah leader Hasan Nasrallah. Wednesday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm; Thursday - 3:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm; Friday - 4:30pm; Saturday - 5:30pm
In The News: Israel and Covid Vaccines
Dr. Asher Salmon, Director of the International Relations Department at Israel’s Ministry of Health, provides an update on Israel's quarantine and vaccination efforts, as well as its cooperation with the Palestinians and other nations. With Shahar Azani. Sunday - 5:30pm, 11:30pm; Monday - 3:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm
CELEBRATING MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.
92nd Street Y: Obama's Rabbi Cousin-Rabbi Capers Funnye
Meet Michelle Obama's first cousin (once removed), Rabbi Capers Funnye, who discusses his conversion to Judaism, his work in Africa, and what the black Jewish experience is like in America. Sunday - 8:00pm & 2:00am; Monday - 10:00pm; Tuesday - 4am; Wednesday - 10:30am; Saturday - 1:00am & 4pm
Martin Luther King, Jr. Tribute
Commemorating the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. Monday - 6:30pm, 11:30pm; Tuesday - 3:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm
Heschel & King – Eisen (Limmud)
Dr. Arnold Eisen, Chancellor of the Jewish Theological Seminary, discusses the pioneering work of Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel and his influence on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in a talk entitled, “The Politics Of Prophecy.” JBS coverage of Limmud NY 2016. Monday- 7:00pm & 2:00am
Heschel & King: Susannah Heschel
Susannah Heschel, Professor of Jewish Studies at Dartmouth College and daughter of Abraham Joshua Heschel, discusses her father's relationship with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and a philosophy of Jewish political action. From Center for Jewish History, NYC. Monday- 8:00pm & 1:00am
I Have a Dream: Clarence Jones
Meet Clarence Jones, a personal friend of Martin Luther King, Jr. who helped create the I Have A Dream speech.
Monday - 9:00pm & 12 Midnight; Tuesday - 3:00pm
From Date To Mate: Episode 3
Drama unfolds as cast members of "From Date to Mate" face consequences of their actions in trying to find that perfect match. A JBS original production of a mock reality series following four Jewish singles navigating the New York singles' scene. Created by Sloan Copeland.
Sunday- 10:00pm & 1:00am; Monday - 10:00am & 5:30pm; Thursday - 1:30pm; Saturday - 10:30pm & 2:00am
Talmud Study: All Jews Are Friends
"All Jews Are Friends," based on Hagigah 26, is the title of this edition of Dimensions of the Daf. Sunday - 9:00am; Tuesday - 9:00am & 4:30pm; Thursday - 7:00pm; Friday - 4:00am
Talmud Study: Doodles and Margins
Rabbi Mordechai Becher (Senior Lecturer, Gateways) discusses doodles that appear in the margins of ancient Jewish texts (including Maimonides’) which show how human culture has not changed in thousands of years.
Sunday - 9:30am; Tuesday - 9:30am & 5:00pm; Thursday - 7:30pm; Friday - 4:30am
Jewish 101: 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 Shalom TV series exploring the basic philosophy of Judaism with host Rabbi Mark S. Golub. Sunday - 10am
Jewish 101: God's Second 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. "Jewish 101" is an original JBS series hosted by Rabbi Mark S. Golub. Wednesday - 9am & 4:30pm; Friday - 1:00pm
AND LEARN TO READ HEBREW ON JBS
From The Aleph Bet: Lesson 3
Learn the letter "Bet" and how to read the most important word in the experience of Judaism. Monday - 9:00am & 4:30pm; Tuesday - 7:00pm; Friday - 5:00am; Saturday - 8:00am
FRIDAY EVENING SHABBAT SERVICES
REFORM: CENTRAL SYNAGOGUE 6pm, 11:30pm & 2:00am
ORTHODOX: HAMPTON SYNAGOGUE With Hebrew, Transliteration and English subtitles 7:30pm & 10:30pm
SATURDAY MORNING SHABBAT SERVICES
REFORM: CENTRAL SYNAGOGUE 9:30am & 1pm
ORTHODOX: HAMPTON SYNAGOGUE With Hebrew, Transliteration and English subtitles 11am & 2:30pm
Edith Samers Vice President 203.536.6914 (cell phone) JBS Jewish Broadcasting Service, a 501c3 fulltime television channel Website: jbstv.org
JBS Highlights the week of January 10: Robert Siegel, Dershowitz on 25th Amendment, Demolishing Palestinian Homes?, Fighting Terrorism With Law
Posted by Edith Samers on 01/09/2021 @ 08:28 PM
Watch JBS on Comcast X1 Box 1684, Atlantic Broadband Ch168, Hotwire Ch269, DirecTV Ch388, Blue Stream Ch 110, streamed on Roku under "educational", Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV and jbstv.org. For a complete and timely schedule and other television providers, go to www.jbstv.org
Highlights:
“Free Speech, Hate Speech, Cancel Culture”
Three giants in the field of First Amendment Law – Floyd Abrams (First Amendment Supreme Court Litigant), Alan Dershowitz (long-time champion of First Amendment rights) and Nadine Strossen (former President and current Board Member of the ACLU) – explore issues of “Free Speech,” “Hate Speech” and “Cancel Culture.” A Two-Hour JBS Symposium with Mark S. Golub. Sunday - 12 Noon & 6pm; Monday - 3pm
Why Demolish Palestinian Homes?
Brigadier General Shaul Gordon, former Senior Legal Advisor to the Israeli National Police, addresses Israeli demolition of Palestinian homes and the right of Palestinians to petition the Israeli Supreme Court. With Benjamin Anthony of MirYam Institute. Monday - 8:00pm & 1:00am; Wednesday - 2:00pm; Saturday - 8:00pm
Fighting Terrorism With Law
The President of Shurat Hadin (Israel Law Center), Nitsana Darshan-Leitner, explains how her organization fights terrorism in courts of law and challenges those who seek to delegitimize the State of Israel. With Robert Walker, Honest Reporting of Canada. Tuesday - 8:00pm & 1:30am; Thursday - 2:00pm; Saturday - 7pm
Thinking Out Loud: COVID and Jews with Micah Halpern
JBS journalist Micah Halpern discusses Covid’s impact on the Jewish community and the need to adhere to Covid protocols; and reviews a year-end video interview with Hezboallah leader Hasan Nasrallah. On JBS’s "Thinking Out Loud”. Wednesday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm; Thursday - 3:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm; Friday - 4:30pm; Saturday - 5:30pm
Dershow: Against 25th Amendment
JBS is pleased to be televising “The Dershow,” in which Alan Dershowitz explains why any attempt by Sen. Chuck Schumer and Rep. Nancy Pelosi to invoke the 25th Amendment against Donald Trump would be an assault on the Constitution of the United States.
Monday - 6:30pm, 11:30pm; Tuesday - 3:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm; Saturday - 11:30pm; Sunday Jan 17 - 3:30pm
L’Chayim: Robert Siegel
Award winning journalist, Robert Siegel (former producer/host of NPR’s “All Things Considered”) – who now hosts “Navigating The New Abnormal” on JBS -- discusses his long career in broadcasting and speaks about the challenges confronting journalists today. Wednesday - 9pm & Midnight; Thursday - 3:00pm
Monday: Hadar Goldin's Mother
Leah Goldin, mother of IDF Lt. Hadar Goldin (z”l) who was murdered by Hamas in 2014, describes her more than five years of efforts to move the world community to demand Hamas comply with international norms and return her son’s body. Monday - 9:00pm & 12 Midnight; Tuesday - 3:00pm
Tuesday: Obama Book & Israel- Dov Lipman
Former Knesset Member, Dov Lipman, discusses the gross omissions and distortions in Barack Obama chapter on Israel and the history of Israeli-Palestinian conflict in his autobiography “A Promised Land.”
Tuesday - 9:00pm & 2:00am; Wednesday - 3:00pm
Thursday: Jewish Pluralism In Israel
Reform Rabbi Uri Regev, Pres. & CEO of Hiddush (which fights for religious pluralism in Israel) and Modern Orthodox Rabbi Mitchell Wohlberg (Beth Tfiloh, Baltimore, MD) discuss the Orthodox Chief Rabbinate and Judaism in Israel. Thursday - 9:00pm & 2:00am; Friday - 3:00pm
Saturday: Chloe Valdary
Brand Ambassador for Jerusalem U, Chloe Valdary, a black Christian activist, describes how she came to be an ardent defender of Israel and suggests the best way for the Jewish community to respond to the BDS Movement. Saturday - 6:00pm & 12 Midnight
In The News: Assault on Capitol
Dr. Eric Mandel, founder and director of MEPIN (Middle East Political and Information Network) and Senior Editor for Security at the Jerusalem Report, discusses the significance of the violence at the Capitol Building. “In The News” with Shahar Azani. Sunday- 5:30pm, 11:30pm; Monday - 3:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm
92nd Street Y: Simon Schama Pt 2
Historian and author Simon Schama discusses part two of his BBC/PBS series, “The Story of the Jews,” which chronicles Jewish history from the Jews’ expulsion from Spain in 1492 through the end of the 19th Century and the birth of early Zionism. Today (Sunday) - 8:00pm & 2:00am; Monday - 10:00pm; Tuesday - 4am; Wednesday - 10:30am; Saturday - 1:00am & 4pm
Talmud Study: Who's at Fault?
Join Rabbi Mordechai Becher as he uses a scene from “The Godfather” to study the Talmud’s response to the question: Who’s responsible when one person orders another to do an evil deed? On “Dimensions of the Daf.” Sunday - 9:00am; Tuesday - 9:00am & 4:30pm; Thursday - 7:00pm; Friday - 4:00am
Talmud Study: God or Man?
Rabbi Mordechai Becher explores how the Talmud (Kesuvos Daf Lamed) views tragedies as being in the hands of Heaven or in the hands of human beings, on an episode entitled, “Put On a Sweater Or You'll Catch a Cold." Sunday- 9:30am; Tuesday - 9:30am & 5:00pm; Thursday - 7:30pm; Friday - 4:30am
Jewish 101: Hineni
A continuing introduction to the philosophy of Judaism through Moses' encounter at the Burning Bush. Whose voice does Moses hear from the Bush? What does the answer "Hineni" imply? What does Moses ask of God? "Jewish 101" with Rabbi Mark S. Golub. Sunday - 10am
Jewish 101: 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 Shalom TV series exploring the basic philosophy of Judaism with host Rabbi Mark S. Golub. Wednesday - 9am & 4:30pm; Friday - 1:00pm
From Date To Mate: Episode 2
After their initial dates, four urban Jewish singles continue searching for that "special someone" via an online Jewish dating service. Sunday - 10:00pm & 1:00am; Monday - 10:00am & 5:30pm; Tuesday - 7:30pm; Thursday - 1:30pm; Saturday - 10:30pm & 1:30am
From The Aleph Bet: Lesson 2
Hebrew letter "Tuf" is introduced on this second lesson of "From the Aleph-Bet" series 1, a JBS production designed for anyone of any age who wishes to learn and understand the Hebrew language. Teacher Rabbi Mark S. Golub. Monday - 9:00am & 4:30pm; Tuesday - 7:00pm; Thursday - 1:00pm; Friday - 5:00am; Saturday - 8:00am
Friday Evening Shabbat Service
Reform: Central Synagogue 6pm, 11:30pm & 2:00am
Orthodox: Hampton Synagogue With Hebrew, Transliteration And English Subtitles 7:30pm & 10:30pm
Saturday Morning Shabbat Services
Reform: Central Synagogue 9:30am & 1pm
Orthodox: Hampton Synagogue With Hebrew, Transliteration And English Subtitles 11am & 2:30pm
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JBS Highlights starting January 3: Free Speech-Hate Speech Symposium (Abrams, Dershowitz, Strossen), Learn Hebrew, “From Date To Mate,” Anti-Zionism, Judaism in Israel
Posted by Edith Samers on 01/02/2021 @ 07:39 PM
Watch JBS on Comcast X1 Box 1684, Atlantic Broadband Ch168, Hotwire Ch269, DirecTV Ch388, Blue Stream Ch 110, streamed on Roku under "educational", Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV and jbstv.org. For a complete and timely schedule and other television providers, go to www.jbstv.org
Two-Hour JBS Symposium
“Free Speech, Hate Speech, Cancel Culture”
Three giants in the field of First Amendment Law – Floyd Abrams (First Amendment Supreme Court Litigant), Alan Dershowitz (long-time champion of First Amendment rights) and Nadine Strossen (former President and current Board Member of the ACLU) – explore issues of “Free Speech,” “Hate Speech” and “Cancel Culture.” A Two-Hour JBS Symposium with Mark S. Golub. Wednesday - 9pm & Midnight; Thursday - 3:00pm
Antisemitism & Anti-Zionism
The question of when Anti-Zionism becomes antisemitism is discussed by Dina Porat (Chief Historian of Yad Vashem) and David Myers (Pres. of the New Israel Fund). With Michael Brenner (Director, Center for Israel Studies, American University). Monday - 8:00pm & 1:00am; Wednesday - 2:00pm; Saturday - 7:00pm
Progressive Judaism in Israel
Rabbi Uri Regev, President of Hiddush, discusses the growth of Reform and Conservative Judaism in Israel with three progressive Israeli rabbis Gilad Kariv, Chaya Rowen-Baker and Rabbi Dalia Marx. A program of Hiddush (2020). Tuesday - 8:00pm & 1:30am; Thursday - 2:00pm; Saturday - 8pm
In Memoriam 2020
JBS remembers many of those lost to the Jewish community in 2020 including Lord Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz, Rabbi Norman Lamm, Moshe Avital, Helen Freedman, David Stern, Barry Farber, Carl Reiner, Kirk Douglas and Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Sunday - 8:30am & 1:30pm
92nd Street Y: Simon Schama
Historian, writer, and film documentarian, Simon Schama, talks with novelist Jonathan Safran Foer about Schama's 5-part television series on 3,000 years of Jewish history and impact on civilization, The Story of the Jews. From the 92nd Street Y in NYC. Sunday - 8:00pm & 2:00am; Monday - 10:00pm; Tuesday - 4am; Wednesday - 10:30am; Saturday - 1:00am & 4pm
The Jewish Story: Talmud
The creation of The Talmud (6th Century), the single most important source of Jewish Tradition that has shaped Jewish life throughout the centuries, is told in "The Jewish Story Explained,” a series from OpenDor Media with host Rivka Deray. Monday 7:15pm & 2:45am; Wednesday - 1:15pm
L’Chayim: 2020 Year In Review Pt 2
Israeli politics, Israel pluralism, Peter Beinart, Bari Weiss and the Jewish Person of the Year are among the topics discussed by Steven Bayme, Eric Yoffie, Betty Ehrenberg and Jonathan Tobin in a 2020 Year In Review. Part 2 of 2. Today (Sunday) - 12 Noon & 6pm; Monday - 3pm
Oslo Syndrome-Kenneth Levin
L’Chayim: Historian and psychiatrist Kenneth Levin suggests why some American Jews are anti- Israel as a means of feeling more comfortable and accepted in a non-Jewish society, similar to the pattern described in his book The Oslo Syndrome. Monday - 9:00pm & 12 Midnight; Tuesday - 3:00pm
CHABAD-David Eliezrie
Rabbi David Eliezrie, National Chabad Liaison to JFNA and author of The Secret of Chabad, describes what drew him to Chabad and his career as an emissary, and shares his perspective on Chabad philosophy regarding non-Orthodox Jews.
Tuesday - 9:00pm & 2:00am; Wednesday - 3:00pm
Yosef Mendelevich
One of the true heroes of the Soviet Jewry movement, "Prisoner of Zion" Joseph Mendelevich, who was arrested trying to hijack a Soviet plane to escape to freedom (1970), describes his personal life's journey.
Thursday - 9:00pm & 2:00am; Friday - 3:00pm
Singer Julie Budd
Cabaret star Julie Budd, who began her career at age 12 in the Catskills, discusses her Jewish identity and her feelings for Israel; and discusses her perspective as a successful performer and her relationship to Frank Sinatra.
Saturday - 6:00pm & 12 Midnight
Talmud: Mine! It's All Mine!
The litigation of property claims, based on Talmud tractate Baba Metzia (the "middle gate" of three on financial and business ethics), is explained by Rabbi Mordechai Becher on this episode of "Dimensions of the Daf". Sunday - 9:00am; Tuesday - 9:00am & 4:30pm; Thursday - 7:00pm; Friday - 4:00am
Talmud: Study Party
In celebration of "Siyum Hashas," concluding the 7.5-year study cycle of the entire Talmud, Rabbi Mordechai Becher of Gateways Org. explains the meaning behind the celebration. Sunday - 9:30am; Tuesday - 9:30am & 5:00pm; Thursday - 7:30pm; Friday - 4:30am
Jewish 101: Burning Bush
Learn the meaning of the Burning Bush that Moses encountered in the wilderness, and take a comparative look at the Jewish Tradition's approach to life with major religious philosophies. Sunday - 10am
Jewish 101: Hineni
A continuing introduction to the philosophy of Judaism through Moses' encounter at the Burning Bush. Whose voice does Moses hear from the Bush? What does the answer "Hineni" imply? What does Moses ask of God? "Jewish 101" with Rabbi Mark S. Golub. Wednesday - 9am & 4:30pm; Friday - 1:00pm
From Date To Mate: Episode 1
Episode-1 of a mock reality series following four Jewish singles navigating the New York singles' scene with the help of a Jewish online dating service in seeking that "special someone." An original production written and directed by Sloan Copeland Sunday - 10:00pm & 1:00am
Introduction to Learning Hebrew
Rabbi Mark S. Golub introduces the JBS series “From The Aleph Bet” by illustrating why Hebrew is a much easier language to learn than English, and how Hebrew words often convey Jewish values. For anyone of any age who wishes to read and understand Hebrew. Monday - 9:00am & 4:30pm; Tuesday - 7:00pm; Thursday - 1:00pm; Friday - 5:00am
Hebrew: From The Aleph Bet - 1
Learn your first three Hebrew letters and read the most important word in the practice of Judaism. For anyone of any age who wishes to read and understand Hebrew, download Lessons and Worksheets free at jbstv.org/From The Aleph Bet. With Mark S. Golub. Monday – 9:30am & 5:00pm; Tuesday – 7:30pm; Thursday - 1:30pm; Friday - 5:30am
Jake Ehrenreich Show: Singer Julie Budd
Singer Julie Budd and cast members from the Yiddish production of “Fiddler On The Roof” are Jake Ehrenreich’s guests on JBS’s new series, “The Jake Ehrenreich Show,” with Jake’s inducting Sid Caesar into the Catskills Hall of Fame. Taped before a live audience at the Triad Theater in Manhattan. Monday - 2:00pm
Jake Ehrenreich Show: Mike Burstyn and Shecky Greene
Jake welcomes star of stage, screen, TV and Yiddish theater, Mike Burstyn and great American comic, Shecky Greene who will also be Jake’s inductee into the Catskills Hall of Fame. Thursday - 9:00pm & 12 Midnight
Friday Evening Shabbat Services
Reform: Central Synagogue 6pm, 11:30pm & 2:00am
Orthodox: Hampton Synagogue With Hebrew, Transliteration And English Subtitles 7:30pm & 10:30pm
Saturday Morning Shabbat Services
Reform: Central Synagogue 9:30am & 1pm
Orthodox: Hampton Synagogue With Hebrew, Transliteration And English Subtitles 11am & 2:30pm