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In the Spotlight: Ari Gordon
June 15, 2026
Abigail Pogrebin talks to Ari Gordon, an Orthodox Jewish scholar committed to Jewish-Muslim bridge-building, to discuss Sacred Orientation in Late Antiquity and Early Islam, his book on prayer, ritual and religious identity in early Islam.
In the Spotlight: Molly Jong-Fast
June 26, 2026
Abigail Pogrebin sits with bestselling author, journalist, and political analyst Molly Jong-Fast, whose memoir How to Lose Your Mother reflects on family, fame and her relationship with writer Erica Jong.
In the Spotlight: Miriam Kagan Lieber
July 27, 2026
In the Spotlight: Jonathan Spector (“Birthright” Play)
August 3, 2026
Jonathan Spector, Tony Award-winning playwright behind Eureka Day, joins Abigail Pogrebin to discuss his new play exploring friendship, Jewish identity, and belonging across a changing American landscape.
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: 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: David Horovitz on the Israeli Elections
October 29, 2026
David Horovitz, Times of Israel founding editor, sits down with Abigail Pogrebin in Jerusalem on the eve of Israel’s election to discuss Netanyahu, October 7th accountability, the Declaration of Independence and why he made aliyah at 21. *** JBS is a non-profit, Jewish educational television and multimedia channel made possible by VIEWERS LIKE YOU! **** […]
Rabbi Hirsch: The Good The Bad and the Ugly
November 25, 2025
From the bima at the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue in New York City, Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch reflects on the darker impulses unleashed by social media and draws a parallel to the enduring human struggles embodied in Jacob and Esau.
As seen on (Jewish) TV Rabbi Mark Golub and his Fort Lee-based Jewish Broadcasting Service By Joanne Palmer June 8, 2018 Rabbi Mark Golub, center, is surrounded by Jewish Broadcasting Service staff members. Israelis live in a Jewish culture. Even secular Israelis arrange their year by Jewish holidays, and their weeks by Shabbat. In the […]
New JBS CEO Rabbi Justin Pines
March 4, 2024
Tuning in Rabbi Justin Pines The Jewish Broadcast Service’s new leader discusses programming and purpose By JOANNE PALMER February 29, 2024 One of the best ways to tell that an organization isn’t just its founder’s brainchild, one determined person’s passion project, but an entity with an independent presence in the world is whether it can […]