Abby Pogrebin welcomes Emmy Award-winning filmmaker & author Gayle Kirschenbaum to discuss Bullied to Besties, her raw and uplifting memoir about transforming lifelong pain into forgiveness and healing in her tumultuous relationship with her mother.
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American-born Israeli journalist, author, and the former Editor-in-Chief of The Jerusalem Post, Yaakov Katz, joins Abby Pogrebin to discuss his latest book, While Israel Slept: How Hamas Surprised the Most Powerful Military in the Middle East.
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Abby Pogrebin speaks with acclaimed journalist, author and former editor-in-chief of The Forward, Jane Eisner about her new biography of Carole King and the Jewish roots that shaped both her identity and her artistry.
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Vanessa M. Harper, Reform rabbi and author of Loaves of Torah, joins Abby Pogrebin to discuss her passion for creating meaningful Jewish experiences for all ages and how she uses challah to interpret and teach Torah and the Jewish year.
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Abby Pogrebin is joined by Rabbi Adam Chalom, a leading voice in the movement of Humanistic Judaism and author of Contemporary Humanistic Judaism which is the first collection of the movement’s most important texts and ideologies.
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Abby Pogrebin is joined by award-winning journalist and bestselling author Yardena Schwartz to discuss Ghosts of a Holy War, her book about the complex background of the Israel-Palestine conflict and the ongoing struggle for peace in the region.
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Central Synagogue’s Senior Cantor Dan Mutlu joins Abby Pogrebin in celebration of Sing a Little More, Central’s new album that reflects the full musical experience provided to all who participate in their internationally viewed worship services.
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Abby Pogrebin 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.
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Abby Pogrebin sits with Rabbi Marc Katz to discuss Yochanan’s Gamble, his book that explores how the pragmatic choices of ancient rabbis offer a framework for navigating modern moral dilemmas with nuance and compromise.
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Abby Pogrebin is joined by Rabbi and author Benjamin Resnick to discuss Next Stop, his dystopian novel about a world in turmoil after Israel disappears into a black hole, sparking questions of faith, survival, and conspiracy on a global scale.
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