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Jewish music superstar Benny Friedman shares his celebrated Orthodox pop in a special performance at The Hampton Synagogue in Westhampton Beach, New York.
Eric Goldman is joined by filmmaker Yael Melamede to discuss her documentary portrait of Ada Karmi Melamede, one of Israel’s most accomplished architects, whose landmark works include Israel’s Supreme Court, Ben Gurion Airport and more.
Abigail Pogrebin is joined by Ronald Leopold, longtime executive director of the Anne Frank House, one of Europe’s most visited museums, which he recreated and brought to New York City for the first time this year.
JBS Journalist Micah Halpern discusses the release of the living hostages and what it means to Jews around the world—this and more on this episode of "Thinking Out Loud" on JBS.
Former White House speechwriter and author Sarah Hurwitz is joined by all-star American Jewish commentators Dara Horn, Dan Senor, and Abigail Pogrebin to discuss As a Jew, her book documenting her quest to reclaim Jewish identity, in a program of The Temple Emanu-El Streicker Cultural Center.
Major General (Res.) Noam Tibon and director Barry Avrich join Teisha to discuss Noam’s daring rescue of his son and family on 10/7, the subject of the award-winning documentary "The Road Between Us."
American-born Israeli journalist, author, and the former Editor-in-Chief of The Jerusalem Post, Yaakov Katz, joins Abby to discuss his latest book, "While Israel Slept: How Hamas Surprised the Most Powerful Military in the Middle East."
JBS Journalist Micah Halpern discusses the themes of the High Holidays while addressing the second anniversary of October 7 and what it continues to mean for Israel and the Jewish people—this and more on this episode of "Thinking Out Loud" on JBS.
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.
Anthony Julius, author of "Abraham: The First Jew," discusses the tensions that define Abraham and Judaism and how he brings the Jewish patriarch to life in a Temple Emanu-El Streicker Cultural Center conversation with Temple Emanu-El’s Rabbi Sarah H. Reines.
Abby speaks with acclaimed journalist, author, and former editor-in-chief of The Forward, Jane Eisner about her new biography of Carole King and the Jewish roots that shaped both her identity and her artistry.
JBS Journalist Micah Halpern shares his perspective that combating Jew-hatred cannot remain solely a Jewish issue, but requires enlisting non-Jews and non-Israelis in the cause—this and more on this episode of "Thinking Out Loud" on JBS.
Dr. Charles Asher Small speaks with Professors Rona Kaufman and Caryn Block on antisemitism and the law, women’s scholarship and the psychological impact of exclusion on Jewish identity, mental health and belonging.
Angela Buchdahl, renowned Senior Rabbi of Central Synagogue in New York City, reflects on the Jewish concept of tochecha—rebuke as a love language—and how Yom Kippur teaches us to offer truth, repair, and holiness through courageous love.
On Erev Yom Kippur, Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch ponders the nature of hope in these dark times and urges us to reject “syrupy saccharine” optimism and instead embrace the active, Jewish ideal of hope rooted in good deeds.
Angela Buchdahl, renowned senior rabbi of Central Synagogue in New York City, speaks openly about empathy, Israel, and the “most painful experience” of her rabbinic career.
Dr. Charles Asher Small explores African sources of strength for Israel with Rabbi Kingsley “Kish” Onyia, president of Nigeria’s Igbo Jewish Communities, and confronts denial of the sexual violence on 10/7 with Kalamazoo College professor Amy Elman.
