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Rabbi Avi Weiss on Yom Kippur—Jewish Insights with Justin Pines
September 22, 2026
This Yom Kippur, Justin Pines welcomes back his teacher and rebbe, Rabbi Avi Weiss, for an hour-long journey through the holiest day of the Jewish year. Rabbi Weiss, founding rabbi of the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale (the Bayit) and founder of Yeshivat Chovevei Torah and Yeshivat Maharat, opens with a tefillah he wrote and recites […]
FIND US
November 13, 2017
We are so pleased that the JBS Streaming Services and Television Providers listed below support the important and cultural programming found on JBS. If your television provider is not listed, your television provider still does not carry JBS as part of their channel lineup. We remain in conversation with every television provider that does not currently carry JBS [...]
Being Jewish with Jonah Platt – Scooter Braun
August 5, 2026
Scooter Braun turned Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande, and Kanye West into global stars. After October 7th, he became one of the only voices in the music industry to speak up for the Jewish people, turning the horror of the Nova Music Festival massacre into an exhibition that’s forced hundreds of thousands of people to face […]
POLITICALLY CORRECT vs DEREKH ERETZ by Rabbi Mark S. Golub
December 11, 2015
There is an understandable backlash developing in America to the culture of “politically correct” speech. There is a growing feeling among sensitive, liberal minded people that Truth is being sacrificed on the idolatrous altar of “Politically Correct.” When “politically correct” stifles honest evaluation and flies in the face of “common sense,” it can cause a […]
Name One Year of Witness: Holocaust Testimonials
December 17, 2015
Purpose Obtain underwriting support for Witness, JBS’ powerful and moving series of testimonials from Holocaust survivors that is dedicated to the memory of the Six Million who did not survive the Shoah. Rationale Memories of the Holocaust are fading and the remaining survivors are approaching the end of their lives. As a result, it […]
Historic Touro Synagogue featured on JBS
September 23, 2018
Historic Touro Synagogue Featured on Jewish TV network September 19, 2018 By Aaron Ginsburg – Advocate correspondent NEWPORT, R.I. – Problem: We need to publicize our historic site so more visitors will come. Solution: Ask a TV channel to make a show about our site. This September, JBS, the Jewish Broadcasting Service, aired “The Touro Synagogue.” The […]
Being Jewish with Jonah Platt: Tovah Feldshuh
October 28, 2026
Tovah Feldshuh, the Emmy and Tony-nominated star of Nobody Wants This, joins Jonah Platt on Being Jewish with Jonah Platt for an unfiltered conversation about Bina, Golda Meir and Israel’s future. Most actors change their names to sound less Jewish. Tovah went the other way, and turned it into a career playing some of the […]
Event/Conference Coverage
December 17, 2015
Purpose Obtain underwriting for JBS’ coverage of major Jewish conventions and conferences, which are either aired in real time or taped for later viewing. Rationale Many people attend Jewish conferences and major events in person; however, many cannot attend for a number of reasons, including cost, mobility, distance to travel, calendar conflicts and illness. […]
Rosh Hashanah Rap-Jewish High Holidays in 4 minutes
October 12, 2016
Inspired by Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Broadway musical “Hamilton,” JBS President Rabbi Mark S. Golub surprises his CT congregation with a prayer in rap to end Erev Rosh Hashanah Services. CLICK DOWN ARROW BELOW TO SEE LYRICS: ****** At Westhill High Rosh HaShanah Eve To greet the Year – I do believe We’ve come together to relieve Anxiety In […]
Name One Year of Parenting Jewish
December 17, 2015
Purpose Obtain underwriting to support Parenting Jewish, a unique weekly series for parents of Jewish children. Rationale Many voices in the Jewish community have noted the importance of early childhood Jewish education and engaging parents with young children. According to Dr. Mark Rosen, Senior Research Associate at the Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies […]