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In The News: Eric Fingerhut- Hostage Release Deal
January 27, 2025
Teisha Bader is joined by President and CEO of the JFNA Eric Fingerhut, to discuss news of a ceasefire-hostage release deal. In their conversation that took place just hours after President Biden’s announcement that Israel and terror group Hamas had reached an agreement, Fingerhut shares his reaction as the two discuss the complex and delicate […]
Rabbi Hirsch: The Coming Years
February 21, 2025
Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch speaks to his congregation about three core Jewish principles and the religious and moral values that should guide the pursuit of national policies. ** JBS is a non-profit, Jewish educational television and multimedia channel made possible by VIEWERS LIKE YOU! **** Discover more JBS @ https://jbstv.org Please help us sustain our programming […]
The New Reality of American Jewry
March 4, 2025
Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove joins Rabbi David Wolpe to discuss the Jewish landscape post October 7, how we can reconcile the past with the present, and face the unknown future with Jewish courage and spirit, in a Temple Emanu-El Streicker Center program.
Jewish Insights: Sarah Hurwitz – Reclaiming the Jewish Soul from Antisemitism’s Grip
October 1, 2025
In this special Rosh HaShanah episode, former White House speechwriter Sarah Hurwitz joins Justin to discuss her bold new book As a Jew. Together they explore how antisemitism has shaped Jewish identity—and how we can break free of its grip to uncover the divine light within, reclaiming the fullness of what it means to live […]
Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz joins Jewish Insights with Justin Pines to explore the lessons of Sukkot, the call to justice, and the future of Jewish life. Discover how joy, humility and activism intersect in Jewish tradition today. Rabbi Yanklowitz is President & Dean of Valley Beit Midrash, founder of Uri L’Tzedek, Shamayim, and YATOM, and […]
Defending Israel: Dalia Ziada on the Gaza Peace Plan
October 15, 2025
Acclaimed Egyptian author and liberal activist Dalia Ziada joins David Harris to reflect on the second anniversary of October 7th, the outlines of a U.S. – led ceasefire deal, the Muslim Brotherhood’s reach in the West and more.
JLMinute: The MAGA Rift Over Israel
December 22, 2025
As the world still reels from the Bondi Beach terror massacre in Sydney, Jerusalem Minute examines the accelerating “globalized intifada” and the growing inability of Western governments to stop it.
For the 100th episode of Jewish Insights, Justin is joined by the band Zusha. Shlomo Gaisin and Zachariah Goldschmiedt discuss their creative process, their “hevruta” partnership and the spiritual connection between their music and the Jewish soul.
It’s a conundrum. On the one hand Israel is the devil in Europe and around the world, and yet, the same people who hate her, love her music. Ep. 425
At a time of heightened global instability, AJC Global Forum examines Israel’s security, diplomacy, the war with Iran, and the political developments shaping the future of Israel, the Middle East and U.S.-Israel relations.