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In the Spotlight: Rabbi Zachary Truboff (“Zionism in Crisis”)
October 14, 2026
Rabbi Zachary Truboff, Jerusalem-based rabbinic scholar and writer, joins Abigail Pogrebin to discuss how the war has tested Zionism’s founding ideals and what it means to wield Jewish power while staying morally accountable. *** JBS is a non-profit, Jewish educational television and multimedia channel made possible by VIEWERS LIKE YOU! **** Discover more JBS @ […]
In the Spotlight: Shai Davidai
October 7, 2026
Shai Davidai, social psychologist and author, joins Abigail Pogrebin to discuss the anti-Jewish movement he sees tearing through American universities and how October 7th turned a professor into an activist, who wrote the new tour de force, “American Intellectual Antisemitism.” *** JBS is a non-profit, Jewish educational television and multimedia channel made possible by VIEWERS […]
In the Spotlight: Susannah Heschel
September 30, 2026
Susannah Heschel, scholar and author, joins Abigail Pogrebin to discuss “The Woman Question in Jewish Studies,” her critical examination of the obstacles women face in the field and how gender has shaped its history and culture. *** JBS is a non-profit, Jewish educational television and multimedia channel made possible by VIEWERS LIKE YOU! **** Discover […]
In the Spotlight: Dara Horn Returns
September 17, 2026
Dara Horn, award-winning novelist, essayist and scholar of Jewish literature, joins Abigail Pogrebin to discuss her provocative new book, “The Final Solution to the Jewish Question: A Love Story for the Living”—and a question readers posed after People Love Dead Jews: What can actually be done about antisemitism? *** JBS is a non-profit, Jewish educational […]
In the Spotlight: Noam Weissman
September 9, 2026
Noam Weissman, Jewish educator, podcaster and leader at OpenDor Media whose work explores Israel, Zionism and Jewish identity, joins Abigail Pogrebin.
In the Spotlight: Rabbi Rick Jacobs (Union for Reform Judaism – URJ)
September 7, 2026
Rabbi Rick Jacobs, president of the Union for Reform Judaism, the largest Jewish movement in North America, and a leading voice on Jewish life and Israel, joins Abigail Pogrebin.
In the Spotlight: Galit Atlas
August 27, 2026
Galit Atlas, psychoanalyst and bestselling author whose new book, “Come Closer,” explores how childhood wounds shape adult relationships, love, and patterns of connection, joins Abigail Pogrebin.
In the Spotlight: Stephen Spector
August 25, 2026
Stephen Spector, professor emeritus at Stony Brook University, scholar of the Hebrew Bible, Israel, and Christian Zionism, joins Abigail Pogrebin to discuss his new book, “God and the First Families: Parenting, Trauma, and Healing in the Book of Genesis.”
In the Spotlight: Michelle Friedman
August 17, 2026
Dr. Michelle Friedman joins Abigail Pogrebin to discuss her poignant new memoir about growing up on the chicken farm her family ran.
In the Spotlight: Dalia Rotter Youngerwood (“SHAVUA”)
August 7, 2026
Dalia Rotter Youngerwood joins Abigail Pogrebin to discuss “SHAVUA,” her book pairing Jewish wisdom with guided reflection inspired by the rhythm of the Jewish calendar.