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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 […]
In the Spotlight: Rabbi Deborah Sacks Mintz
January 22, 2026
Rabbi Deborah Sacks Mintz, educator and facilitator of Jewish communal music, joins Abigail Pogrebin to discuss her work weaving song and Torah into communal life and her forthcoming album entitled Songs from the Beit Midrash.
In the Spotlight: Amor and Finkelman on One Day in October
January 12, 2026
Abigail Pogrebin is joined by producers Daniel Finkelman and Chaya Amor of the acclaimed HBO Max series One Day in October, which recreates powerful stories of the nightmare that changed Jewish history, as they talk about how the real-life subjects helped make every moment as truthful as possible.
In the Spotlight: Rabba Anat Sharbat
January 9, 2026
Abigail Pogrebin interviews Rabba Dr. Anat Sharbat, a Talmud scholar who founded a weekly prayer group in Tel Aviv’s hostage square, turning it from a place of sorrow into one of healing.
In the Spotlight: Yotam Polizer
December 11, 2025
Abigail Pogrebin meets with IsraAID CEO Yotam Polizer to discuss the NGO’s global work and its role as Israel’s largest humanitarian organization, including its relief efforts in Gaza.
In the Spotlight: Nadine Epstein and Moment Magazine
December 7, 2025
As Moment celebrates its 50th issue, Abigail Pogrebin is joined by the magazine’s editor-in-chief and CEO, award-winning journalist Nadine Epstein.
In the Spotlight: Miriam Udel
December 2, 2025
Abigail Pogrebin meets with author Miriam Udel, whose new book entitled Modern Jewish Worldmaking Through Yiddish Children’s Literature reveals how contemporary Yiddish stories give voice to new forms of Jewish identity.
In the Spotlight: Ari’el Stachel
November 26, 2025
Abigail Pogrebin speaks with Tony Award–winning actor Ari’el Stachel about his Off-Broadway solo show Other, in which he explores identity, anxiety and the complexities of being an Arab Jew.
In the Spotlight: Sam Sussman
November 24, 2025
Abigail Pogrebin is joined by Sam Sussman, bestselling author of Boy From the North Country, based on the memoir The Silent Type: On (possibly) being Bob Dylan’s son and featured author in the Jewish Book Council’s Nu Reads subscription service.
In the Spotlight: Aron Hirt-Manheimer
November 20, 2025
Author Aron Hirt-Manheimer joins Abigail Pogrebin to discuss Sons of Survivors: Making Peace with Inherited Trauma, his moving dual memoir tracing two friends’ journeys to confront their parents’ Holocaust past and transform a legacy of trauma into one of love and understanding.