It's Happening In Miami

For a complete and timely schedule and other Tv providers, go to www.jbstv.org

Bucharest Diary: Moses & Lieberman

The first U.S. Ambassador to Romania Alfred H. Moses sits with former Sen. Joseph Lieberman to recount the untold story of the exodus of Jews from Communist Romania to Israel. A program of the American Jewish Historical Society and the Center for Jewish History. Monday - 8pm & 1am; Wednesday - 2pm; Saturday – 8pm & 2am

Middle East Threats: Tony Badran

Middle East scholar Tony Badran (Foundation for Defense of Democracies) discusses the threats posed by Iran and Hezbollah to Israel, the Middle East and the U.S. A program of the Israel Committee of Congregation Agudath Sholom in Stamford, Ct. (2019) Tuesday – 8pm & 1am; Thursday – 2pm; Friday – 5am; Saturday – 7pm

L’Chayim: Settler Leader Dilmoni

Yigal Dilmoni, CEO of the Yesha Council of communities on the West Ridge (West Bank) of Israel, describes plans to expand settler communities and shares his perspective on the Israel-Palestinian conflict.
Wednesday – 9pm & Midnight; Thursday – 3pm

Elie Abadie, Part 1

Elie Abadie, rabbi of the Manhattan East Synagogue and director of The Sephardic Academy of Manhattan (and a practicing gastroenterologist), discusses the challenges of promoting Sephardic Jewish culture on the American Jewish scene.
Monday – 9pm & Midnight; Tuesday – 3pm

Elie Abadie, Part 2

Co-President of “Justice for Jews from Arab Countries” (JJAC), Rabbi Elie Abadie (Manhattan East Synagogue), describes his ties to Israel and discusses the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from a Sephardic Jewish perspective. Tuesday - 9pm & Midnight; Wednesday - 3pm

Shin Bet Head-Yaakov Peri

Yaakov Peri, director of Israel’s internal Security Agency (the Shin Bet) from 1988-1994 during the first Lebanon war, discusses the strengths and weaknesses of Shabak, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the New State Solution Thursday – 9pm & Midnight; Friday – 3pm

Miss Israel (Titi)

“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. Saturday – 6pm

L’Chayim: Cast of Shtisel

In an exclusive television interview, three stars of the hit Israeli series Shtisel -- Michael Aloni (Kive), Dov Glickman (Kive’s father Shulem) and Neta Riskin (Kive’s sister Giti) -- speak about their Jewish backgrounds and how playing Chasidic Jews may have changed their Jewish identities. Sunday – Noon & 6pm; Monday– 3pm

Jake Ehrenreich Show – Michaels & Dershowitz

Comedienne and impressionist Marilyn Michaels, and Alan Dershowitz as you’ve never seen him before (reminiscing about his youth in the Catskills and singing “Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah”) are Jake Ehrenreich’s guests on an encore presentation of the “The Jake Ehrenreich Show,” with Jake’s inducting Jerry Lewis into the Catskills Hall of Fame. Saturday – 9pm & Midnight

92nd Street Y: Adin Steinsaltz

Rethinking Jewish Identity is explored by noted philosopher, mystic, scientist, social critic, and prolific author Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz. From the 92nd Street Y in New York City. Sunday– 8pm & 1am; Monday - 10pm & 4am; Wednesday - 10:30am; Friday – 1am;

Film: Beyond Eyruv

In this film, an 18-year old boy decides to leave his ultra-Orthodox community to try to build a life for himself in the secular world while carrying the burden of a deep and disturbing secret. An award-winning documentary from director John Mounier. Sunday- 9pm and Midnight; Friday Night – 9pm & 4am

In The News: Dani Dayan-U.S. Peace Plan

Israel’s Consul General of New York, Dani Dayan, discusses the implications of the U.S. Peace Plan unveiled at the Economic Summit in Bahrain; Israeli September elections: antisemitism; and the evils of the BDS Movement. Monday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm; Tuesday - 3:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm; Saturday – 11:30pm & 3:30am

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 & 11pm

Edith Samers Vice President 203.536.6914 (cell phone) JBS Jewish Broadcasting Service, a 501c3 fulltime television channel

SATURDAY, JULY 27, 8:00 PM

Cor Jesu Chapel, Barry University, 11300 Northeast 2nd Avenue, Miami Shores, FL 33161-6695

FREE

https://www.jgcmfestival.com/concerts

Music of Haydn, Mozart, Ravel, Tchaikovsky Gingold Festival Virtuosi

The Josef Gingold Chamber Music Festival of Miami announces the inaugural season of world-class concerts and intensive educational initiatives celebrating the legacy of violinist Josef Gingold—the primary exponent of the “Golden Age” of violin—on the Miami Shores campus of Barry University, July 7-28, 2019. Josef Gingold’s principal exponent, Cuban-born violinist Andrés Cárdenes, leads the festival as Music Director.

Fifty-five students from around the world descend on Miami for intensive study with 18 faculty members from top conservatories (such as Juilliard, Eastman School of Music, Manhattan School of Music, Colburn School, and St. Petersburg Conservatory, among others) and orchestras (such as New York Philharmonic, Dallas and Pittsburgh Symphonies, among others).

Public concerts occur during the 2019 festival featuring violinists Andrés Cárdenes and Gary Levinson, pianists Alexandre Moutouzkine and Alon Goldstein, cellists Andrés Diaz and Anne Martindale Williams, violists Paul Coletti and Michael Klotz, and other prestigious artists. This is a unique opportunity in Miami to hear some of the world’s foremost classical musicians in an intimate setting this summer. Further, the three-week educational program offers master classes, career management symposia, and lectures on musical and industry topics. The festival focuses on both solo and chamber repertoire for strings and piano.

The Josef Gingold Chamber Music Festival of Miami upholds the belief in mentoring the next generation of performers in the culturally diverse and vibrant city of Miami. It aims to spread knowledge, interest, and appreciation in classical music across Miami-Dade County. The festival is co-founded by two veteran arts administrators, Dr. Giselle Elgarresta Rios and Robert H. Smith, Jr., both of Miami, FL.

Varied concert programming—open to the public—features string quartets, string trios, piano quintets, solo piano as well as works for strings with piano.

FRIDAY, JULY 26, 7:30 PM

Cor Jesu Chapel, Barry University, 11300 Northeast 2nd Avenue, Miami Shores, FL 33161-6695

FREE

https://www.jgcmfestival.com/concerts

Music of Schumann, Mozart, Mendelssohn
Michael Klotz, viola Gary Levinson, violin
Alexandre Moutouzkine, piano Irina Muresanu, violin David Russell, violin Bion Tsang, cello

The Josef Gingold Chamber Music Festival of Miami announces the inaugural season of world-class concerts and intensive educational initiatives celebrating the legacy of violinist Josef Gingold—the primary exponent of the “Golden Age” of violin—on the Miami Shores campus of Barry University, July 7-28, 2019. Josef Gingold’s principal exponent, Cuban-born violinist Andrés Cárdenes, leads the festival as Music Director.

Fifty-five students from around the world descend on Miami for intensive study with 18 faculty members from top conservatories (such as Juilliard, Eastman School of Music, Manhattan School of Music, Colburn School, and St. Petersburg Conservatory, among others) and orchestras (such as New York Philharmonic, Dallas and Pittsburgh Symphonies, among others).

Public concerts occur during the 2019 festival featuring violinists Andrés Cárdenes and Gary Levinson, pianists Alexandre Moutouzkine and Alon Goldstein, cellists Andrés Diaz and Anne Martindale Williams, violists Paul Coletti and Michael Klotz, and other prestigious artists. This is a unique opportunity in Miami to hear some of the world’s foremost classical musicians in an intimate setting this summer. Further, the three-week educational program offers master classes, career management symposia, and lectures on musical and industry topics. The festival focuses on both solo and chamber repertoire for strings and piano.

The Josef Gingold Chamber Music Festival of Miami upholds the belief in mentoring the next generation of performers in the culturally diverse and vibrant city of Miami. It aims to spread knowledge, interest, and appreciation in classical music across Miami-Dade County. The festival is co-founded by two veteran arts administrators, Dr. Giselle Elgarresta Rios and Robert H. Smith, Jr., both of Miami, FL.

Varied concert programming—open to the public—features string quartets, string trios, piano quintets, solo piano as well as works for strings with piano.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 7:30 PM

Cor Jesu Chapel, Barry University, 11300 Northeast 2nd Avenue, Miami Shores, FL 33161-6695

https://www.jgcmfestival.com/concerts

FREE

Music of Beethoven, Liszt, Dallapiccola Alexandre Moutouzkine, piano

The Josef Gingold Chamber Music Festival of Miami announces the inaugural season of world-class concerts and intensive educational initiatives celebrating the legacy of violinist Josef Gingold—the primary exponent of the “Golden Age” of violin—on the Miami Shores campus of Barry University, July 7-28, 2019. Josef Gingold’s principal exponent, Cuban-born violinist Andrés Cárdenes, leads the festival as Music Director.

Fifty-five students from around the world descend on Miami for intensive study with 18 faculty members from top conservatories (such as Juilliard, Eastman School of Music, Manhattan School of Music, Colburn School, and St. Petersburg Conservatory, among others) and orchestras (such as New York Philharmonic, Dallas and Pittsburgh Symphonies, among others).

Public concerts occur during the 2019 festival featuring violinists Andrés Cárdenes and Gary Levinson, pianists Alexandre Moutouzkine and Alon Goldstein, cellists Andrés Diaz and Anne Martindale Williams, violists Paul Coletti and Michael Klotz, and other prestigious artists. This is a unique opportunity in Miami to hear some of the world’s foremost classical musicians in an intimate setting this summer. Further, the three-week educational program offers master classes, career management symposia, and lectures on musical and industry topics. The festival focuses on both solo and chamber repertoire for strings and piano.

The Josef Gingold Chamber Music Festival of Miami upholds the belief in mentoring the next generation of performers in the culturally diverse and vibrant city of Miami. It aims to spread knowledge, interest, and appreciation in classical music across Miami-Dade County. The festival is co-founded by two veteran arts administrators, Dr. Giselle Elgarresta Rios and Robert H. Smith, Jr., both of Miami, FL.

Varied concert programming—open to the public—features string quartets, string trios, piano quintets, solo piano as well as works for strings with piano.

SATURDAY, JULY 20, 7:30 PM

La Merced Chapel, Colonial Florida Cultural Heritage Center, 3220 NW 7th Ave., Miami, Florida 33127

FREE

https://www.jgcmfestival.com/concerts

Music of Brahms, Dvořák, Mozart, Popper Gingold Festival Virtuosi This concert is in partnership with Martha/Mary Yamaha Concerts and located at La Merced Chapel, Colonial Florida Cultural Heritage Center, 3220 NW 7th Ave., Miami.

The Josef Gingold Chamber Music Festival of Miami announces the inaugural season of world-class concerts and intensive educational initiatives celebrating the legacy of violinist Josef Gingold—the primary exponent of the “Golden Age” of violin—on the Miami Shores campus of Barry University, July 7-28, 2019. Josef Gingold’s principal exponent, Cuban-born violinist Andrés Cárdenes, leads the festival as Music Director.

Fifty-five students from around the world descend on Miami for intensive study with 18 faculty members from top conservatories (such as Juilliard, Eastman School of Music, Manhattan School of Music, Colburn School, and St. Petersburg Conservatory, among others) and orchestras (such as New York Philharmonic, Dallas and Pittsburgh Symphonies, among others).

Public concerts occur during the 2019 festival featuring violinists Andrés Cárdenes and Gary Levinson, pianists Alexandre Moutouzkine and Alon Goldstein, cellists Andrés Diaz and Anne Martindale Williams, violists Paul Coletti and Michael Klotz, and other prestigious artists. This is a unique opportunity in Miami to hear some of the world’s foremost classical musicians in an intimate setting this summer. Further, the three-week educational program offers master classes, career management symposia, and lectures on musical and industry topics. The festival focuses on both solo and chamber repertoire for strings and piano.

The Josef Gingold Chamber Music Festival of Miami upholds the belief in mentoring the next generation of performers in the culturally diverse and vibrant city of Miami. It aims to spread knowledge, interest, and appreciation in classical music across Miami-Dade County. The festival is co-founded by two veteran arts administrators, Dr. Giselle Elgarresta Rios and Robert H. Smith, Jr., both of Miami, FL.

Varied concert programming—open to the public—features string quartets, string trios, piano quintets, solo piano as well as works for strings with piano.

FRIDAY, JULY 19, 7:30 PM

Cor Jesu Chapel, Barry University, 11300 Northeast 2nd Avenue, Miami Shores, FL 33161-6695

FREE

https://www.jgcmfestival.com/concerts

Music of Kodály, Schubert, Brahms
Yuriy Bekker, violin Andrés Cárdenes, violin Katharina Kang, viola Gary Levinson, violin Alexandre Moutouzkine, piano Anne Martindale Williams, cello Jerry Wong, piano

The Josef Gingold Chamber Music Festival of Miami announces the inaugural season of world-class concerts and intensive educational initiatives celebrating the legacy of violinist Josef Gingold—the primary exponent of the “Golden Age” of violin—on the Miami Shores campus of Barry University, July 7-28, 2019. Josef Gingold’s principal exponent, Cuban-born violinist Andrés Cárdenes, leads the festival as Music Director.

Fifty-five students from around the world descend on Miami for intensive study with 18 faculty members from top conservatories (such as Juilliard, Eastman School of Music, Manhattan School of Music, Colburn School, and St. Petersburg Conservatory, among others) and orchestras (such as New York Philharmonic, Dallas and Pittsburgh Symphonies, among others).

Public concerts occur during the 2019 festival featuring violinists Andrés Cárdenes and Gary Levinson, pianists Alexandre Moutouzkine and Alon Goldstein, cellists Andrés Diaz and Anne Martindale Williams, violists Paul Coletti and Michael Klotz, and other prestigious artists. This is a unique opportunity in Miami to hear some of the world’s foremost classical musicians in an intimate setting this summer. Further, the three-week educational program offers master classes, career management symposia, and lectures on musical and industry topics. The festival focuses on both solo and chamber repertoire for strings and piano.

The Josef Gingold Chamber Music Festival of Miami upholds the belief in mentoring the next generation of performers in the culturally diverse and vibrant city of Miami. It aims to spread knowledge, interest, and appreciation in classical music across Miami-Dade County. The festival is co-founded by two veteran arts administrators, Dr. Giselle Elgarresta Rios and Robert H. Smith, Jr., both of Miami, FL.

Varied concert programming—open to the public—features string quartets, string trios, piano quintets, solo piano as well as works for strings with piano.

SATURDAY, JULY 13, 7:30 PM

Cor Jesu Chapel, Barry University, 11300 Northeast 2nd Avenue, Miami Shores, FL 33161-6695

FREE

https://www.jgcmfestival.com/concerts

Music of Beethoven, Brahms, Mendelssohn, Mozart Gingold Festival Virtuosi

The Josef Gingold Chamber Music Festival of Miami announces the inaugural season of world-class concerts and intensive educational initiatives celebrating the legacy of violinist Josef Gingold—the primary exponent of the “Golden Age” of violin—on the Miami Shores campus of Barry University, July 7-28, 2019. Josef Gingold’s principal exponent, Cuban-born violinist Andrés Cárdenes, leads the festival as Music Director.

Fifty-five students from around the world descend on Miami for intensive study with 18 faculty members from top conservatories (such as Juilliard, Eastman School of Music, Manhattan School of Music, Colburn School, and St. Petersburg Conservatory, among others) and orchestras (such as New York Philharmonic, Dallas and Pittsburgh Symphonies, among others).

Public concerts occur during the 2019 festival featuring violinists Andrés Cárdenes and Gary Levinson, pianists Alexandre Moutouzkine and Alon Goldstein, cellists Andrés Diaz and Anne Martindale Williams, violists Paul Coletti and Michael Klotz, and other prestigious artists. This is a unique opportunity in Miami to hear some of the world’s foremost classical musicians in an intimate setting this summer. Further, the three-week educational program offers master classes, career management symposia, and lectures on musical and industry topics. The festival focuses on both solo and chamber repertoire for strings and piano.

The Josef Gingold Chamber Music Festival of Miami upholds the belief in mentoring the next generation of performers in the culturally diverse and vibrant city of Miami. It aims to spread knowledge, interest, and appreciation in classical music across Miami-Dade County. The festival is co-founded by two veteran arts administrators, Dr. Giselle Elgarresta Rios and Robert H. Smith, Jr., both of Miami, FL.

Varied concert programming—open to the public—features string quartets, string trios, piano quintets, solo piano as well as works for strings with piano.

FRIDAY, JULY 12, 7:30 PM

Cor Jesu Chapel, Barry University, 11300 Northeast 2nd Avenue, Miami Shores, FL 33161-6695

FREE

https://www.jgcmfestival.com/concerts

Music of Dohnányi, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky Andrés Cárdenes, violin Wendy Chen, piano Paul Coletti, viola Andrés Diaz, cello Alon Goldstein, piano Gary Levinson, violin

The Josef Gingold Chamber Music Festival of Miami announces the inaugural season of world-class concerts and intensive educational initiatives celebrating the legacy of violinist Josef Gingold—the primary exponent of the “Golden Age” of violin—on the Miami Shores campus of Barry University, July 7-28, 2019. Josef Gingold’s principal exponent, Cuban-born violinist Andrés Cárdenes, leads the festival as Music Director.

Fifty-five students from around the world descend on Miami for intensive study with 18 faculty members from top conservatories (such as Juilliard, Eastman School of Music, Manhattan School of Music, Colburn School, and St. Petersburg Conservatory, among others) and orchestras (such as New York Philharmonic, Dallas and Pittsburgh Symphonies, among others).

Public concerts occur during the 2019 festival featuring violinists Andrés Cárdenes and Gary Levinson, pianists Alexandre Moutouzkine and Alon Goldstein, cellists Andrés Diaz and Anne Martindale Williams, violists Paul Coletti and Michael Klotz, and other prestigious artists. This is a unique opportunity in Miami to hear some of the world’s foremost classical musicians in an intimate setting this summer. Further, the three-week educational program offers master classes, career management symposia, and lectures on musical and industry topics. The festival focuses on both solo and chamber repertoire for strings and piano.

The Josef Gingold Chamber Music Festival of Miami upholds the belief in mentoring the next generation of performers in the culturally diverse and vibrant city of Miami. It aims to spread knowledge, interest, and appreciation in classical music across Miami-Dade County. The festival is co-founded by two veteran arts administrators, Dr. Giselle Elgarresta Rios and Robert H. Smith, Jr., both of Miami, FL.

Varied concert programming—open to the public—features string quartets, string trios, piano quintets, solo piano as well as works for strings with piano.

For a complete and timely schedule, go to www.jbstv.org

L'Chayim: Cast of Shtisel

In an exclusive television interview, three stars of the hit Israeli series Shtisel -- Michael Aloni (Kive), Dov Glickman (Kive's father Shulem) and Neta Riskin (Kive's sister Giti) -- speak about their Jewish backgrounds and how playing Chasidic Jews may have changed their Jewish identities. Wednesday - 9pm & Midnight; Thursday - 3pm

Jake Ehrenreich Show

In the first season finale, Jake Ehrenreich welcomes comedian Sarge; star of stage, screen and television; and First Lady of the Catskills Resorts, Elaine Grossinger, who is inducted into the Catskills Hall of Fame. An original JBS series. Sunday, 10pm and 4am; Tuesday - 1:30pm & 4am; Thursday - 7:30pm & 1:30am; Friday - 10am; Saturday - 1:30pm

92nd Street Y: Deborah Lipstadt with Bari Weiss

Dorot Professor of Modern Jewish History and Holocaust Studies at Emory University Deborah Lipstadt discusses the topic of her latest book, Antisemitism Here and Now with New York Times Op-Ed staff editor and writer Bari Weiss. Sunday - 8pm & 1am; Monday - 10pm & 4am; Wednesday - 10:30am; Friday - 1am; Saturday - 3pm

Israel Population Planning-Pt 2

A panel on "Human Geography Of Israel: 1947-1952" with Anat Kidron (Ohalo College of Katzrin), Nimrod Lin (U of Toronto) and Itamar Radai (NYU). A program of The Taub Center for Israel Studies from NYU's Global Center for Academic and Spiritual Life.
Monday - 7:30pm & 1am; Saturday - 7:30pm & 1:30am

L'Chayim: The 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. Sunday: Noon and 6pm; Monday- 3pm

New State Solution Pt 1

The founders of an organization dedicated to replacing the Two-State Solution with the "New State Solution," Benjamin Anthony (Our Soldiers Speak) and Brig. Gen (R) Amir Avivi, explain their plan and why Palestinians will accept it.
Monday - 9pm & Midnight; Tuesday - 3pm

New State Solution Pt 2

In part two of a discussion exploring the idea of a Palestinian state in the Gaza Strip extending into the Egyptian Sinai, Benjamin Anthony and Brig. Gen (R) Amir Avivi continue to explain and defend their "New State Solution." Tuesday - 9pm & Midnight; Wednesday - 3pm

Riskin & Brander

The founding dean and Chancellor Emeritus of Ohr Torah Stone educational institutions, Shlomo Riskin, and the new President of Ohr Torah Stone, Kenneth Brander, share their perspectives on women in Judaism and the essence of Torah. Thursday - 9pm & Midnight; Friday - 3pm

Yishai Fleisher

Yishai Fleisher, the International Spokesperson for the Jewish Community of Hebron, shares his perspective on a range of issues including the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Saturday - 6pm

Talmud: As Argument

As the Jewish world reads parashat Chukat this week, which describes Miriam's death and Moses' "striking the rock," JBS plays an episode of "Dimensions of the Daf" in which Mordechai Becher discusses the essence of the Talmudic process as Argument, Controversy, and Clash . Tuesday - 9am &4:30pm; Thursday - 7pm; Friday - 4am

Film: Hate Spaces

Michael Grynszpan's documentary "Hate Spaces - The Politics Of Intolerance On Campus" depicts the bigoted, hate-filled students and faculty who make up the BDS Movement on college campuses. Produced by Avi Goldwasser and Charles Jacobs. Tonight (Sunday) - 9pm and Midnight; Friday Night - 9pm & 4am

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 from New York City.

Kabbalat Shabbat - 7pm

Shabbat Services - 7:40pm & 11pm

Edith Samers Vice President 203.536.6914 (cell phone) JBS Jewish Broadcasting Service, a 501c3 fulltime television channel

For a complete and timely schedule, go to www.jbstv.org

July 4: Honoring U.S. Soldiers The sacrifice of American soldiers and the contribution of Jews in the Armed Forces is commemorated by the Council of Young Jewish Presidents in a moving service held in New York's Park Ave Synagogue Thursday – 10am & 5:30pm (7am & 2:30pm PT)

Talmud: Pray For State For the July 4th Holiday, JBS plays Rabbi Mordechai Becher, Senior Lecturer at Gateways and author Gateway To Judaism, discussing how the Talmud calls upon Jews to pray for the secular government wherever the Jewish People live in the Diaspora. Tuesday - 9am &4:30pm (6am & 1:30pm PT),Thursday – 7pm (4pm PT) Friday - 4am (1am PT)

L’Chayim Roundtable: Jews & America A discussion of the extraordinary history of the Jewish experience in America, as well as the challenges it poses for Jewish continuity, with Jeffrey Gurock (Yeshiva U.), Deborah Dash Moore (U. of Michigan), Steven Bayme (AJC) and Thane Rosenbaum (NYU). Tuesday - 9pm & Midnight (6pm & 9pm PT), Wednesday - 3pm (12 Noon PT)

Museum Of American Jewish History Tour the National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia, PA, which explores the span of Jewish contributions to American life from the 1600s to the present day. Thursday 9am & 4:30pm (6am & 1:30pm PT)

Film: Blue & Gray The story of the 10,000 Jewish soldiers who fought in America's deadliest war, the Civil War -- brother against brother, Jew against Jew, in numbers proportionally higher than other American group, 7,000 for the Union and 3,000 for the Confederacy. Thursday 10:30am (7:35am PT), Saturday – 1pm (10am PT)

Washington's Letter To The Jews A discussion of President George Washington 1970 letter to the Jews of Rhode Island, affirming the principle of religious tolerance, with Dr. Jonathan Sarna (Brandeis U), Rabbi Meir Soloveichik (Congregation Shearith Israel) and Dr. Louise Mirrer (AHJS). At Congregation Shearith Israel in NYC. Thursday 1pm & 1am (10am & 10pm PT)

U.S. Presidents & Israel Professor Jerome Chanes of CUNY discusses how the American Presidential administrations of the 20th Century each interacted with the state of Israel. Thursday – 2pm & (11am), Friday - 5am (2am PT)

Touro Synagogue Learn about the oldest synagogue in the United States and the only synagogue from America’s Colonial Period from docent Lew Keen and Rabbi Marc Mandel of the synagogue’s Congregation Jeshuat Israel. With Mark S. Golub, Thursday 7:30pm & 2:30am (4:30pm & 11:30pm)

L’Chayim: Jews & America-Jeff Gurock Dr. Jeffrey Gurock, professor of American Jewish History at Yeshiva University, describes aspects of the Jewish experience in America. Thursday – 9pm & Midnight (6pm & 9pm PT), Friday – 3pm (12noon PT), Saturday – 6pm (3pm PT)

Richard Rubin: Jewish in America Richard Rubin, Swarthmore professor and author of “Jewish In America,” discusses what makes the American Jewish community so special for this country and the world. From JCC Mid-Westchester in Scarsdale, NY, a program of Park International Publishing. Thursday 10pm & 4am (7pm & 1am PT)

Israel Population Planning-Pt 1 A panel on “Human Geography Of Israel: 1947-1952” with Gur Alroey (U of Haifa), Gil Rubin (Harvard), Avi Picard (Bar-Ilan U). A program of The Taub Center for Israel Studies from NYU’s Global Center for Academic and Spiritual Life. Monday 7:30pm & 1am (4:30pm & 10pm PT)

The Mossad & Mizrachi Spies Matti Friedman (NY Times) and Mijal Bitton (Hartman Institute) discuss the secret role of Mizrachi spies. A program of The Jewish Week in partnership with UJA-Federation of New York, Natan, and Park Avenue Synagogue. From Park Avenue Synagogue in NYC. Tuesday – 8pm & 1:30am (5pm &10:30pm), Friday – 2pm (11am PT), Saturday – 7pm (4pm PT)

L’Chayim: The 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. Wednesday - 9pm & Midnight (6pm & 9pm PT), Thursday - 3pm (12 Noon PT), (Next Sunday Noon and 6pm)

Today (Sunday): Sen. Joe Lieberman Former U.S. Senator Joe Lieberman reflects on his Jewish background, his political heroes and his lifelong career in American politics. Sunday – Noon & 6pm (9am & 3pm PT), Monday– 3pm (12 Noon PT)

Monday: 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.
Monday – 9pm & Midnight (6pm and 9pm PT), Tuesday – 3pm (12noon PT)

92nd Street Y: Morality-Friedman/Seidman Dov Seidman, businessman and author of “How: Why How we do Anything Means Everything,” shares his moral philosophies with New York Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman in a conversation entitled "How to Repair the World" at the 92nd Street Y in NYC. Tonight (Sunday) – 8:30pm & 2am (5:30pm & 11pm PT), Monday - 10pm & 4am (7pm & 1am PT), Wednesday - 10:30am (7:30am PT) Friday – 1am (10pm PT), Saturday - 1am & 3pm (Fri 10pm & Sat Noon PT)

Jake Ehrenreich Show In the first season finale, Jake Ehrenreich welcomes comedian Sarge; star of stage, screen and television; and First Lady of the Catskills Resorts, Elaine Grossinger, who is inducted into the Catskills Hall of Fame. An original JBS series. Saturday (July 6) - 8pm & 12 midnight (5pm & 9pm PT)

Film: Righteous Rebel, Avi Weiss Filmmaker Phil Schneider provides a compelling, insightful, and comprehensive look into Rabbi Avi Weiss' extraordinary life, and how, as a result of his crusading activism and "speaking truth to power," he has inspired others to "show up, stand up, and speak up" in times of crisis. Today (Sunday - 9pm and Midnight (6pm & 9pm PT), Friday – 9pm & 4am (6pm &1am PT)

Talmud: Don’t Argue (Korach) As the Jewish world reads sedra Korach, JBS plays Gateways’ Rabbi Mordechai Becher (author of Gateways To Judaism) exploring the way in which the Jewish Tradition views the rebellion of Korach against Moses’ authority in the Book of Numbers (Ch. 16). Tuesday – 9:30 am & 5:30pm (6:30am & 2pm PT), Thursday – 7:30pm (4:30pm PT), Friday – 4:30am (1:30am PT)