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In the Spotlight: Dara Horn
April 13, 2026
Abigail Pogrebin in conversation with award-winning author Dara Horn, discussing her book, The Little Goat: A Passover Catastrophe.
In the Spotlight: Rabbi Angela Buchdahl
March 30, 2026
Abigail Pogrebin is joined by her rabbi and longtime friend Angela Buchdahl, Senior Rabbi of Central Synagogue and author of Heart of a Stranger, for a warm, searching and deeply personal conversation about faith, identity and finding spiritual home.
In the Spotlight: Jenna Weissman Joselit on Mordecai Kaplan
March 18, 2026
Abigail Pogrebin talks with historian Jenna Weissman Joselit about her vivid portrait of Mordecai Kaplan, the radical thinker who reimagined Judaism for modern America and transformed how Jews understand identity, community and belonging.
In The Spotlight: Rabbi David A. Ingber
March 17, 2026
Abigail Pogrebin is joined by Rabbi David A. Ingber, founding rabbi of Romemu and Senior Director of Jewish Life at 92NY, a leading voice in Jewish Renewal known for his spiritually teaching and influential leadership in contemporary Jewish life.
In the Spotlight: Seth Rudetsky
March 5, 2026
Broadway impresario Seth Rudetsky speaks with Abigail Pogrebin about his post-10/7 activism and the painful silence he witnessed from much of the Broadway community as Jewish suffering went unacknowledged.
In the Spotlight: Nicholas Lemann
February 24, 2026
Abigail Pogrebin interviews New Yorker writer Nicholas Lemann about “Returning: A Search for Home Across Three Centuries,” his sweeping new family history exploring Jewish identity, legacy and the meaning of home. He paints a rich picture of his ancestors, plantation owners and occasional slaveowners in the antebellum South.
In the Spotlight: Hannah L. on Addiction Recovery
February 17, 2026
Abigail Pogrebin interviews Hannah L., the semi-anonymous author of the book,”Mussar in Recovery: A Jewish Spiritual Path to Serenity & Joy,” which outlines Jewish approaches to addiction recovery.
In the Spotlight: Rabbi Shira Koch Epstein
February 10, 2026
Abigail Pogrebin speaks with Rabbi Shira Koch Epstein, educator, communal leader, and Executive Director of Atra, the Center for Rabbinic Innovation, whose work spans congregations and creative Jewish learning, and who led a landmark study illuminating the current state of the rabbinic profession.
In the Spotlight: Tovah Feldshuh
February 5, 2026
Abigail Pogrebin sits with acclaimed stage and screen actress Tovah Feldshuh to discuss her role as the Jewish mother on the hit Netflix series Nobody Wants This, her thriving five-decade career and how her Jewish identity has deepened since 10/7.
In the Spotlight: Tomer Persico
January 27, 2026
Abigail Pogrebin meets with Tomer Persico, a research fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute and scholar of contemporary spirituality, Jewish identity, secularism and the author of several books on religion, freedom and modern Jewish thought. ______________________ *** JBS is a non-profit, Jewish educational television and multimedia channel made possible by VIEWERS LIKE YOU! **** Discover […]