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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: Only in Theaters-Saving a Family Business
November 27, 2023
Abigail Pogrebin speaks with the owner of a cinema chain that began as a Jewish family business in pre-war Europe, and with the filmmaker who brought the story of family resilience and the future of cinema to life in the doc “Only in Theaters”
In the Spotlight: Saving a Family Business
November 29, 2023
Abigail Pogrebin speaks with the owner of a cinema chain that began as a Jewish family business in pre-war Europe, and with the filmmaker who brought the story of family resilience and the future of cinema to life in the doc “Only in Theaters”
In the Spotlight: Dara Horn Returns
September 17, 2026
Dara Horn, award-winning novelist, essayist and scholar of Jewish literature, joins Abigail Pogrebin to discuss her provocative new book, “The Final Solution to the Jewish Question: A Love Story for the Living”—and a question readers posed after People Love Dead Jews: What can actually be done about antisemitism? *** JBS is a non-profit, Jewish educational […]
In the Spotlight: Susannah Heschel
September 30, 2026
Susannah Heschel, scholar and author, joins Abigail Pogrebin to discuss “The Woman Question in Jewish Studies,” her critical examination of the obstacles women face in the field and how gender has shaped its history and culture. *** JBS is a non-profit, Jewish educational television and multimedia channel made possible by VIEWERS LIKE YOU! **** Discover […]
In the Spotlight: Amichai Lau-Lavie
October 22, 2026
After nearly 30 years in NYC, Lab/Shul founder Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie joins Abigail Pogrebin before returning to Israel to talk human rights, the intermarriage stance that cost him the Rabbinical Assembly, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. *** JBS is a non-profit, Jewish educational television and multimedia channel made possible by VIEWERS LIKE YOU! **** Discover more […]
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: 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: 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: Dahlia Lithwick
December 13, 2022
Dahlia Lithwick, (Senior Legal Correspondent, Slate), discusses Lady Justice: Women, the Law and the Battle to save America, her book about women lawyers who came forward to fight the racism, sexism and xenophobia of the Trump Administration.