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L’Chayim: David Hartman z”l

For Shavuot, Rabbi David Hartman of Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem speaks on the giving and receiving of the Torah at Sinai and how Jewish tradition rejects fundamentalism. A classic L'Chayim episode from 1994. Sunday - 9am; Monday - 9am

Torah Values: Joseph Telushkin

Speaking on “Jewish Literacy: How to Become A Knowledgeable Jew,” Rabbi Joseph Telushkin shares important teachings of Judaism and Jewish life at a UJF of Greater Stamford, New Canaan, and Darien event honoring Dr. Ilana De Laney in Stamford, CT. Sunday 11:30am

L'Chayim: The Ten Commandments

The "Ten Commandments," and the Jewish notion of "miracles," are discussed by Sara Esther Crispe (JewishWoman.org), Rabbi Jeffrey Segelman (Westchester Jewish Center). Sunday – 6pm; Monday – 3pm

Reading Torah: P'shat vs D'rash

AJR teachers Ora Horn Prouser, Exec Dir. and Academic Dean of AJR; Jill Hammer, Director of Spiritual Education; and Peter Pitzele, founder of Bibliodrama, use parshat "Beshalach" to explore ideas of "peshat" (surface meaning) and "midrash" (rabbinic interpretation) and creating art from sacred texts. Monday – 1pm

Human Equality In Torah: Shai Held

Shai Held, Chair of Jewish Thought at Mechon Hadar, gives an in-depth look at the idea of human equality in the torch, and uses it to examine modern day inequality between races in American society. Monday – 2pm; Tuesday – 5am

Talmud Study: Not Taken Literally

As we celebrate Shavuto, Rabbi Mordechai Becher, Senior Lecturer for Gateways and author of "Gateway To Judaism," discusses how the Jewish tradition insists that not every passage in the Torah and Talmud is to be taken literally. On the JBS original series, “Dimensions of the Daf.” Tuesday – 9am & 4:30pm

92nd Street Y: New Israel Law Debate

Israel’s New Jewish State Law and its implications for Israeli democracy are discussed by Peter Beinart (The Forward), Eugene Kontorovich (George Mason University), Einat Wilf (Israeli intellectual) and Sayed Kashuah (Israeli-Arab author). At 92Y in NYC Sunday - 8pm & 2am; Monday - 10pm & 4am; Wednesday - 10:30am; Saturday - 1am & 3pm

Film: Chasidism & Mysticism

This documentary tells the fascinating story of Chasidism and Jewish mysticism in Israel. Unique film footage of a mystical world unknown to most of us is shown in "D'vekut". Sunday– 9pm and Midnight; Friday 9:30pm; Saturday 4:30am

Holocaust Revisionism: Sokol

Samuel Sokol, ISGAP research scholar and former diaspora correspondent for The Jerusalem Post, explores Israel's role in enabling holocaust revisionism in Europe. From the ISGAP Center in New York City. Monday 7:30pm; Tuesday- 2am; Saturday – 7pm

Leonard Bernstein's Daughter

Filmmaker Jamie Bernstein describes life with her father, legendary conductor and composer Leonard Bernstein. By Congregation Shir Shalom of Ridgefield, CT with the Jewish Book Council and Federation for Jewish Philanthropy of Upper Fairfield County. Tuesday 8pm; Wednesday 2am; Thursday 2pm & 10pm; Friday – 2am; Saturday – 8pm

L'Chayim: Nancy Spielberg

Nancy Spielberg describes growing up Jewish in Phoenix with her brother Steven and about her film "Who Will Write Our History" documenting the Oyneg Shabes, a clandestine group of Warsaw Ghetto Jews who documented Nazi atrocities. With Mark S. Golub. Wednesday – 9pm & Midnight; Thursday – 3pm

L'Chayim: Ehud Diskin

Ehud Diskin, a 7th generation Jerusalemite who served as an IDF commander during the Yom Kippur War and is now a successful businessman, talks about his career and life philosophy. Monday – 9pm & Midnight; Tuesday – 3pm

L'Chayim: Mike Burstyn-Azimuth

Mike Burstyn, star of stage, screen and Yiddish theater, talks about his theatrical journey, his feelings for Israel, and his first feature film (Writer/Director) “Azimuth” – about an Israeli and Egyptian soldier after the 6-Day War (also commemorated this week). Tuesday – 9pm & Midnight; Wednesday – 3pm

L'Chayim: Brad Hirschfield-CLAL

Rabbi Brad Hirschfield, President of CLAL (National Jewish Center for Learning & Leadership), discusses the true meaning of "Jewish" and why it is so hard for many rabbis to fully embrace the Jewish Tradition Thursday - 9pm & Midnight; Friday - 3pm

The Jake Ehrenreich Show

This month, Jake welcomes star of stage, screen, TV and yiddish theater, Mike Burstyn, a the great American comic, Shecky Greene – whom Jake also inducts into the Catskills Hall of Fame. Wednesday - 7:30pm; Friday - 10am

And for those who are not able to go to synagogue, watch Kabbalat Shabbat services from a modern Orthodox synagogue, The Hampton Synagogue of West Hampton Beach, NY, and Shabbat Services from Reform synagogue, Central Synagogue of New York City every Friday night on JBS.

Kabbalat Shabbat - 7pm Shabbat Services - 7:40pm & Encore 11pm

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