JBS Highlights 6/13 to 6/19: Fighting Antisemitism, Foxman Tribute, MirYam Institute, Pride Month
Posted by Edith Samers on 06/12/2021 @ 07:32 AM
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Congressional Tribute to Abe Foxman
American leaders pay tribute to the ADL’s National Director Emeritus Abe Foxman, a leading voice on the subject of antisemitism who has helped shape the U.S. into a wondrous diaspora home for the Jewish people. Monday - 7:30pm & 2:30am; Tuesday - 10:30pm & 2:00am; Wednesday - 1:30pm; Thursday - 5:30am
ADL Day of Action Against Antisemitism
ADL and many other major American Jewish organizations join together in convening government officials, Jewish community leaders, civil rights organizations and others to raise awareness and demand action against the surge in antisemitism in the U.S. and around the world. Monday - 8:00pm & 1:00am; Wednesday - 2:00pm; Saturday - 7:00pm & 4:00am
MirYam Institute: Analyzing Guardian of the Walls
LT. Col. Yochai Guiski (IDF, Ret.) examines the wider implications of the latest chapter in the decades long conflict between Israel and its enemies, especially vis-à-vis Hezbollah in Lebanon. A program of the MirYam Institute, with Benjamin Anthony. Tuesday - 8:00pm & 1:00am; Thursday - 2:00pm; Saturday - 8:00pm; Sunday June 20 - 2:00am
On L’Chayim
Sunday: Danny Ayalon - Six-Day War Former Israeli U.S. Ambassador Danny Ayalon recalls what It was like to be a young boy in the harrowing days preceding the Six-Day War of 1967 and the euphoria that followed; and discusses the war’s impact on Israel today. Sunday - 12 Noon & 6:00pm; Monday - 3:00pm
Monday: Avi Goldwasser - Hate Spaces (Part 1)
Film producer Avi Goldwasser describes how he became committed to fighting anti-Israel BDS forces on college campuses and how he came to create the film "Hate Spaces - The Politics Of Intolerance On Campus." Monday - 9:00pm & 12 Midnight; Tuesday - 3:00pm
Tuesday: Avi Goldwasser - Hate Spaces (Part 2)
Avi Goldwasser, who also produced the documentary film "The Forgotten Refugees," discusses the degree to which "anti-Israel" is veiled antisemitism, and what he believes motivates Jews who vilify Israel.
Tuesday - 9:00pm & 12 Midnight; Wednesday - 3:00pm
Wednesday: Tyler Gregory - LGBTQ in Israel
Tyler Gregory discusses his work as executive director of A Wider Bridge, a North American organization working to create equality in Israel by expanding LGBTQ inclusion in Israel, and equality for all Israelis.
Wednesday - 9:00pm & Midnight; Thursday - 3:00pm
Thursday: Harriet Schleifer - AJC
Harriet Schleifer, Chair of the AJC’s Board of Governors at the time of filming (and now President), discusses the key challenges facing American Jewish life including the lack of education in the Jewish community and the lack of engagement of Jewish youth. Thursday - 9:00pm & Midnight; Friday - 3:00pm
Saturday: H. Alan Scott - 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.” Saturday - 6:00pm
Jewish Studies
Talmud Study: Responsibility to Others
The Talmudic view of one's responsibility to other people is discussed by Rabbi Mordechai Becher in a lesson called "He's My Brother, He Ain't Heavy" Sunday - 9:00am; Tuesday - 9:00am & 4:30pm; Thursday - 7:00pm; Friday - 4:00am
Talmud Study: Does the End Justify the Means?
When a sin is committed for the sake of a mitzvah, how does the Jewish tradition address the Issue? Sunday- 9:30am; Tuesday - 9:30am & 5:00pm; Thursday - 7:30pm; Friday - 4:30am
From The Aleph Bet: Lesson 23
Breaking simple and complicated Hebrew words into syllables. Monday - 9:00am & 4:30pm; Tuesday - 7:00pm; Wednesday - 4:00am; Thursday - 1:00pm; Friday - 5:00am; Saturday - 8:00am
Jewish 101: God Unseen
The radical Jewish notion that God is "unseen," and how one can never "prove" that God is real, are two themes addressed on this episode of "Jewish 101" (which also reviews the story of the Golden Calf). Wednesday - 9:00am & 4:30pm; Friday - 1:00pm
92nd Street Y: Simon Schama (Jews 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. Sunday - 8:00pm & 2:00am; Monday - 10:00pm; Tuesday - 4:00am & 10:00am; Wednesday - 10:30am; Saturday - 1:00am & 4:00pm
Friday Evening Shabbat Services
Reform: Central Synagogue 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 9:30am & 1pm
Orthodox: Hampton Synagogue With Hebrew, Transliteration And English Subtitles 11:00am and 2:30pm
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