Search result: in the spotlight
Totally Booked: Alisha Fernandez Miranda
March 17, 2026
Zibby Owens speaks with author Alisha Fernandez Miranda about her novel Someone’s Gotta Give, following a Venezuelan American fundraiser navigating motherhood, marriage, philanthropy abroad and the experiences that shaped her writing.
Tahini Baby Cookbook
March 18, 2026
Top Chef Canadian host, cookbook author & social media entrepreneur Eden Grinshpan celebrates her second cookbook Tahini Baby and shares her playful Middle Eastern–inspired vegetarian dishes with Broma Bakery’s Sarah Fennel. From the Streicker Center.
Defending Israel: Professor Meng Yang
March 26, 2026
David Harris is joined by Meng Yang, a professor who teaches China’s first university-level Yiddish course and lectures widely on Jewish civilization, the Holocaust and contemporary antisemitism.
Totally Booked: Midlife Private Parts
March 30, 2026
Zibby Owens sits with Dina Alvarez and Dina Aronson to discuss MIDLIFE PRIVATE PARTS, collection of essays on what it really feels like to move through the world as a midlife woman and beyond.
Being Jewish: Our Lady J
March 31, 2026
Jonah Platt is joined by Our Lady J, acclaimed screenwriter and singer-songwriter behind Transparent and American Horror Story, the first out trans writer hired in a television writers’ room and a recent convert to Judaism.
JLMinute: Iran Escalation
April 1, 2026
In this breakdown, learn how President Trump’s sudden push for negotiations with Iran might actually be a strategic trap, why military escalation is quietly accelerating behind the scenes and how a global power shift is forming in real time. This episode reveals how modern warfare is fought not just with missiles but with timing and […]
ADL Never Is Now 2026 Opening Session
April 10, 2026
The opening session of ADL’s annual Never Is Now summit on antisemitism and extremism features Montana Tucker, Jonathan Greenblatt’s State of Hate address and conversations on partnership, leadership and confronting online hate.
Jewish Cinémathèque: Marisa Fox’s Film My Underground Mother
April 15, 2026
Filmmaker Marisa Fox joins Eric Goldman to discuss her documentary about a daughter uncovering the hidden life of her freedom fighter and survivor mother after long-lost writings come to light decades later.
ADL Never Is Now 2026 Morning Session
April 16, 2026
Remarks from Hillel International’s Adam Lehman, ADL’s Nicole Mutchnik and Shira Goodman, David Rubenstein of the Carlyle Group, Patriots owner Robert Kraft, ADL Ally Award recipient Emmanuel Acho and recognition of this year’s Heroes Against Hate.
Totally Booked with Zibby: Kate Broad
April 20, 2026
Zibby Owens sits with debut author Kate Broad to discuss her novel about a teenager navigating privilege, family, a life-altering decision and the experiences that shape her writing and path to publication.