Jonah Platt sits down with three icons whose support for the Jewish people takes very different forms and very different risks, in a special episode featuring legendary shoe designer Stuart Weitzman, supermodel Cindy Crawford, and Seinfeld star Jason Alexander. Stuart opens up about the moment his relationship with his own Jewish identity shifted, and the […]
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Long before therapy and self-help books, the Jewish people were already wrestling with life’s biggest questions. This special Being Jewish mashup brings together five rabbis and five unforgettable conversations on faith, identity, and purpose, all in one sagacious episode. If you want to go deeper beyond the podcast, join the Being Jewish Kehillah — the […]
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Jonah Platt hosts a special live post-screening Q&A with The Floaters stars and producers, including Jackie Tohn, Shai Korman and Andra Gordon, on bringing the Jewish summer camp comedy to the screen. ** JBS is a non-profit, Jewish educational television and multimedia channel made possible by VIEWERS LIKE YOU! ** Follow JBS on social media, […]
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Shoshana McKinney Kirya-Ziraba grew up in Southern California. Today she lives in eastern Uganda, married into a Jewish community most American Jews have never even heard exists, one that was nearly wiped out under a brutal dictator and has since grown into a thriving population of 5,000. As a Black Jewish woman, she says something […]
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Scooter Braun turned Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande, and Kanye West into global stars. After October 7th, he became one of the only voices in the music industry to speak up for the Jewish people, turning the horror of the Nova Music Festival massacre into an exhibition that’s forced hundreds of thousands of people to face […]
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Jonah Platt meets with Baroness Luciana Berger, a British Jewish political leader, former Member of Parliament and prominent advocate against antisemitism in public life.
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Jonah Platt meets with Israeli President Isaac Herzog, the nation’s 11th president, whose decades of public service have included leadership in the Knesset, the Cabinet and the Jewish Agency for Israel.
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Jonah Platt meets with Mohammed Al Samawi, an interfaith advocate and founder of Abrahamic House, which brings Muslims, Christians and Jews together through dialogue and shared values.
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Rachael Fried, Executive Director of JQY (Jewish Queer Youth), joins Jonah Platt to discuss supporting LGBTQ+ Jewish teens from Orthodox, Sephardi and Mizrahi communities and the challenges facing queer Jewish youth today.
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Jonah Platt meets with Rabbi Manis Friedman, author, educator and internationally recognized lecturer on Judaism and Jewish life.
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