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In the Spotlight: Rabbi Josh Feigelson
November 8, 2022
Abigail Pogrebin is joined by Rabbi Josh Feigelson, President & CEO of the Institute for Jewish Spirituality, who describes how we can find meaning and purpose and what a Jewish mindfulness practice can really look like.
In the Spotlight: Wayne Hoffman
November 1, 2022
Wayne Hoffman, executive editor of Tablet magazine, discusses The End of Her: Racing Against Alzheimer’s to Solve a Murder, his memoir that sets out to find the truth behind the 1913 murder of his great-grandmother, in Winnipeg’s Jewish neighborhood.
In The Spotlight: Josh Lambert
October 20, 2022
Was the idea of a Jewish “literary mafia” entirely an antisemitic slander, or in any way founded in the reality of the number and influence of Jews in publishing? Abigail Pogrebin sits with writer Josh Lambert to get at the truth.
In the Spotlight: Rabbis Spratt & Stanton
September 28, 2022
Having taken an unadorned look at the landscape of Jewish life for their book Awakenings, Rabbis Benjamin Spratt & Joshua Stanton join Abigail Pogrebin to discuss what they see as the next chapter for Jewish legacy institutions and startups
In the Spotlight: Rabbi Joanna Samuels
August 24, 2022
The new CEO of the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan, Rabbi Joanna Samuels, describes what it was like taking the reins of a major New York Jewish institution in the middle of a pandemic, when she joins Abigail Pogrebin for her first in-depth conversation.
In the Spotlight: Pirkei Avot
August 1, 2022
Jewish ethics suddenly feel clear and contemporary in the hands of Joseph Rosenstein, who shares with Abigail Pogrebin how he spent the pandemic unpacking the ancient rabbinic texts of Ethics of the Fathers for his new book, Reflections on Pirkei Avot.
In the Spotlight: Seder for Holocaust Memory
April 25, 2022
Rabbi Justin Pines (Shalom Hartman Institute NA) joins Abigail Pogrebin to discuss a new Yom Hashoah ritual known as the Hitkansut (convergence), an experiential ceremony to memorialize the Holocaust, as fewer survivors are able to tell their stories.
In The Spotlight: Jewish Musicians
April 15, 2022
Jewish musicians Elana Arian, Joey Weisenberg and Noah Aronson discuss their work and the links between music, prayer and worship, with Abigail Pogrebin from the JBS Studios in Times Square.
In the Spotlight: Stuart Weitzman
April 8, 2022
Legendary shoe impresario Stuart Weitzman talks about the Jewish museum he saved, why his designs were groundbreaking, and how Aretha Franklin changed his business, with Abigail Pogrebin from the JBS Studios in Times Square.
In The Spotlight: The Women of Maharat
March 15, 2022
Abigail Pogrebin is joined by Rabba Sarah Hurwitz, Rabbanit Devorah Zlochower and Rabbi Dr. Erin Leib Smokler, three leaders of Maharat, the revolutionary Orthodox institution offering education for women seeking leadership roles in their communities.