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2023 Manhattan Jewish Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
October 6, 2023
Outstanding Jewish Manhattanites including Richard Haass, Debra Messing, Rabbi Marc Angel, Cheryl Fishbein and others are honored during MJHI’s annual hall of fame induction ceremony, an event celebrating the extraordinary story of the Jewish community of Manhattan. Hosted by Rabbi Joe Potasnik and MJHI’s Howard Teich, this event proved to be a memorable evening for […]
Diaspora Jews: Time to Take a Stand
October 8, 2023
Times of Israel contributors Yossi Klein Halevi, Daniel Gordis, and Matti Friedman argue that world Jewry should support Israel but not its current government in this conversation about the struggle over the fundamental identity of Israel as a Jewish and democratic state.
Rabbi Mordechai Becher: Thoughts and Prayers
October 19, 2023
Rabbi Mordechai Becher offer thoughts and prayers to the JBS community amidst the tragic war in Israel.
Families of Hostages – A Community Meeting
November 1, 2023
Bear witness to the harrowing stories of October 7th from those who lost loved ones and those whose loved ones are still being held in captivity, in this spiritual call to arms that inspires us to take action to help in the struggle. A program of UJA-Federation of New York from Central Synagogue, with many […]
March For Israel in Washington DC
November 17, 2023
Hundreds of thousands gathered for the historic pro-Israel rally on Tuesday, November 14, 2023. Teisha Bader and Shahar Azani watch and react from the JBS studio.
Stand With Israel: A Concert Celebration
December 21, 2023
An uplifting concert from The Hampton Synagogue featuring Netanel Hershtik, Shiree Kidron, and Gilad Paz singing favorites from the classic Israeli songbook, with national anthems led by Tovah Feldshuh. Keynote address by Rabbi Marc Schneier.
Campus Antisemitism
January 3, 2024
A discussion on how universities are – and are not – addressing antisemitism, with panelists Lawrence H. Summers (Harvard President Emeritus and former US Secretary of the Treasury), Erwin Chemerinsky (Berkeley Law), Shai Davidai (Columbia University) Rabbi Isabel de Koninck (Drexel Hillel), and Zoe Bernstein (Cornell). A program of the Temple Emanu-El Streicker Center, it […]
Morality and Peoplehood at a Time of War
January 16, 2024
Donniel Hartman (President, Shalom Hartman Institute), addresses the emotions and tensions surrounding morality and the Israel-Hamas war, and offers frameworks for how American Jews can engage during this moment of global Jewish heartbreak.
Honoring Israel Activism
January 22, 2024
Speaker Mike Johnson and others representing the front lines of pro-Israel activism are recognized at the Justice Louis D. Brandeis ZOA award dinner.