JBS: Jewish Broadcasting Service

Mar 12 2025 100 ep. 40 mins 273
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JBS is America’s Jewish television network covering the panorama of Jewish life.

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Thinking Out Loud with Micah Halpern: Oct 7th Investigations

Mar 12 2025 28 mins  
JBS journalist Micah Halpern discusses Israel's investigations into what led up to the Oct 7 massacre - and more on this episode of "Thinking Out Loud" on JBS.

Bibas Family Tragedy - "Agony and Ecstasy" - A sermon from Rabbi Hirsch (SWFS)

Mar 05 2025 29 mins  
Speaking to his congregation, Rabbi Hirsch mournfully reflects on the Bibas family tragedy, seeing it as a harrowing symbol of innocence confronted by pure evil, and a turning point in his hope for Israeli-Palestinian coexistence.

Eric Goldman's Jewish Cinémathèque: "Irena's Vow"

Feb 14 2025 36 mins  
Eric is joined by Israeli-American writer, producer, director, and reserve duty captain in the IDF Dan Gordon, who wrote the Broadway play and now the film “Irena’s Vow,” the unbelievable true story of Irena Gut-Updike who hid twelve Jews in a cellar below the quarters of a Nazi officer during World War II.

In the Spotlight: Lee Yaron ("10/7: 100 Human Stories")

Feb 14 2025 26 mins  
Abby sits with Haaretz reporter Lee Yaron to discuss her book "10/7: 100 Human Stories," the 2024 National Jewish Book Award winner, which recounts the massacre through victims’ stories and its impact on Israeli society and the Middle East.

Thinking Out Loud with Micah Halpern - "Get on the Trump Train"

Feb 14 2025 29 mins  
JBS Journalist Micah Halpern extols the virtues of President Trump's bold new "plan" for the Gaza Strip, and chastises the haters in the media who can't understand its brilliance—this and more on this episode of "Thinking Out Loud" on JBS.

Fighting Antisemitism: The ISGAP Hour - "Soft Power and the Normalization of Antisemitism in Higher Education, Part Three" (Charles Asher Small)

Feb 14 2025 58 mins  
ISGAP Director Dr. Charles Asher Small leads a symposium on the influence of foreign funding and ideological forces on academic culture in the UK, exploring whether these factors contribute to the persistence of antisemitic attitudes in higher education.

Defending Israel with David Harris- Tal Becker

Feb 14 2025 28 mins  
David Harris speaks with Tal Becker, legal expert, peace negotiator, and newly appointed Vice President at the Kogod Research Center of the Shalom Hartman Institute, about his pivotal role in advancing educational initiatives on Israel and the Jewish world.

The Coming Years - Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch (SWFS)

Feb 13 2025 25 mins  
Two weeks into Donald Trump’s second term, Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch speaks to his congregation about three core Jewish principles and the religious and moral values that should guide the pursuit of national policies.

What's Next in Washington, DC - Global Connections w/ Robert Siegel (AFRMC)

Feb 13 2025 120 mins  
Robert Siegel returns with his annual discussion on the latest political trends in Washington, D.C., and what lies ahead for the year, with panelists Tamara Keith (NPR), E.J. Dionne, Jr. (Brookings Institution), and Evan Osnos (The New Yorker). A program of the American Friends of Rabin Medical Center (AFRMC).

The Bible Contest: 2024 Finals

Feb 06 2025 79 mins  
Sponsored by the World Zionist Organization, this lively event is hosted by Yonatan Vendriger and contains remarks by Ariel Wiss of the Israeli Ministry of Education. It is essentially a contest amongst amateur Tanach experts (the selections are taken from both Prophets and the Writings, in addition to the Torah) who have to answer non-multiple choice questions about quotes from th