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Dear Friends,


It was my great pleasure to welcome pioneering feminist and author, Letty Cottin Pogrebin, back to L’Chayim for a discussion of family, faith, tradition and more. I hope you enjoy my conversation with her, and the many other special programs we have for you this Thanksgiving week. I wish you all a very warm and wonderful holiday.


GIVING ON THANKSGIVING

There is hardly a better time for people to express their appreciation for the contribution others make on behalf of the Jewish People and the State of Israel.

 

Which is why we ask those of you who truly appreciate JBS and the way it is literally a life-line to tens of thousands of homebound Jews, to consider supporting our work.

 

Any donation will be enormously helpful.

 

But if you can support JBS with a gift of $100 or more, we’ll be pleased to send you a JBS Mug as a token of our thanks.

 

And if you can support JBS with a gift of $3,600 or more, we’ll be honored to add your name to those we acknowledge at the start of many of our JBS programs.

 

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And we thank all of you for your kind support. Happy Thanksgiving!

 

Rabbi Mark S. Golub

JBS President

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Letty Cottin Pogrebin returns to L’Chayim to discuss Shanda

L’Chayim: Letty Cottin Pogrebin

Activist, author, feminist icon and co-founder of Ms. magazine, Letty Cottin Pogrebin, discusses the notion of Jewish exceptionalism, and how the experiences of hiding and lying for survival are all part of Jewish heritage, as she describes in her new book, Shanda: A Memoir of Shame and Secrecy 

Wednesday - 9:00pm & Midnight (6:00pm & 9:00pm PT)       

Thursday - 3:00pm (12 Noon PT)

Join in Thanksgiving-inspired interfaith worship

from Central Synagogue and Saint Peter’s Church

Interfaith Thanksgiving Service (LIVE)

Members of Central Synagogue and Saint Peter's Church come together for an inspiring evening of gratitude, fellowship, song, and prayer in their annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Service, live from Central Synagogue in New York City.

Sunday - 6:30pm (3:30pm PT) - LIVE

Monday - 2:00am (11:00pm PT)

Tuesday - 10:00pm (7:00pm PT)

Thursday - 8:00pm & 1:00am (5:00pm & 10:00pm PT)

Unpack the hidden history of Jews and the Ivy League, on In the Spotlight

In the Spotlight: Mark Oppenheimer

Veteran journalist Mark Oppenheimer, Senior Editor of Tablet and co-host of its popular podcast, "Unorthodox," joins Abigail Pogrebin to discuss “Gatecrashers,” his new podcast that tells the story of how Jews fought for acceptance at Ivy League schools, and how the experience shaped American higher education.

Monday - 8:00pm & 1:00am (5:00pm & 10:00pm PT)

Tuesday - 11:30am (8:30am PT)

Thursday - 7:30pm & 2:00am (4:30pm & 11:00pm PT)

Saturday - 7:30pm (4:30pm PT)

Rabbi Hirsch connects Jewish values to the academic pursuits

of science and technology

Rabbi Hirsch: Some Thoughts on Organic Chemistry

Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch looks to the Tower of Babel story as he discusses the central Jewish preoccupations of education, rigorous study and debating how science and technology can help bring about a better future.  

Tuesday- 7:00pm & 2:30am (4:00pm & 11:30pm PT)

Wednesday - 9:30am (6:30am PT)

Friday - 11:00am (8:00am PT)

Saturday - 4:00pm (1:00pm PT)

Join Israeli and American dignitaries at the Friends of the IDF annual gala

FIDF Gala 2022

Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid joined FIDF supporters from across the country to salute Israel’s brave soldiers at the FIDF New York Gala, which was held in tribute to outgoing Chairman Peter Weintraub, and featured active-duty soldiers and other special guests.

Tuesday- 7:30pm & 1:00am (4:30pm & 10:00pm PT)

Wednesday - 1:30pm (10:30am PT)

Friday - 9:30am (6:30am PT)

Celebrating Jewish Book Month from the Hampton Synagogue:

The Netanyahus by Joshua Cohen

Author Discussion Series: Joshua Cohen

Joshua Cohen discusses The Netanyahus: An Account of a Minor and Ultimately Even Negligible Episode in the History of a Very Famous Family, his 2021 novel that blends history, fiction and humor, and was awarded the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction

Wednesday - 7:30pm & 1:30am (4:30pm 10:30pm PT)

Thursday - 10:35am & 2:30am (7:35am & 11:30pm PT)

Friday - 9:00am (6:00am PT)

Saturday - 5:30am & 10:30pm (2:30am & 7:30pm PT)

Talking faith and sports with Rabbi Erez Sherman

Rabbi on the Sidelines: Dani Menkin

Dani Menkin, Israeli Academy Award-winning filmmaker of Aulcie, the story of a basketball legend who led Maccabi Tel Aviv to an upset win in the European Championship, joins Rabbi Sherman for a discussion of relations between the Israeli, Jewish and black community. Follow on Twitter @RabbiESherman, Instagram @rabbi_erez_sherman, and Facebook @SinaiTempleLA.

Sunday - 7:30pm (4:30pm PT)

News and Analysis

In The News: Israel's Next Government

Following Israel's national elections, JBS Senior Vice President Shahar Azani, on location in Israel, sits down with Israeli author and political pundit, Ben-Dror Yemini, to discuss what's in the cards for Israel's next government.  

Today (Sunday) - 5:30pm 

In the News: Holly Huffnagle

American Jewish Committee U.S. Director for Combating Antisemitism, Holly Huffnagle, weighs in on the monologue delivered by comedian Dave Chappelle on Saturday Night Live that has been criticized for normalizing antisemitic tropes. With Teisha Bader.

Monday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm (3:30pm & 8:30pm PT)

Tuesday - 3:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm ( 12:30am, 5:30am & 9:30am PT)

Saturday - 11:30pm (8:30pm PT)

Thinking Out Loud: Jew Hatred versus Antisemitism

JBS journalist Micah Halpern discusses his definitions of "Jew Hatred" versus "Antisemitism," and how the recent dustups with celebrities in hot water figure into this continuum. He also elaborates further on this theme with a nationwide roundup: he declares that it's "Back to the Future" with the numerous heinous attacks against Jews all across America that echo an ugly past.

Wednesday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm (3:30pm & 8:30pm PT)

Thursday - 3:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm (12:30am, 5:30am & 9:30am PT)

Saturday - 5:30pm (2:30pm PT)

The Dershow: Virginia Giuffre may have erred

As Alan Dershowitz discusses the recent news that his eight years of fighting sexual misconduct allegations in court have ended, he wonders how the court of public opinion, and all those who blacklisted him, will receive the development

Tuesday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm (3:30pm & 8:30pm PT)

Wednesday - 3:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm (12:30am, 5:30am & 9:30am PT)

On L’Chayim

Ruth Wisse

Ruth Wisse, Professor Emeritus at Harvard, discusses the BDS Movement and the Jewish community's response; reflects on aspects of Jewish life; and describes her online course on George Eliot's last and most controversial novel, Daniel Deronda.

Today (Sunday) - 12:00 Noon (9:00am PT)

 

Alan Dershowitz - Guilt By Accusation

Alan Dershowitz, author, activist and Harvard Law Professor Emeritus, implores viewers to look at the reality and facts of his involvement with Epstein, Giuffre and Trump, as Mark S. Golub interrogates him on the issues that cost him his reputation.

Monday - 3:00pm (12Noon PT)

 

Jerome Chanes - JFK and Israel

On the Anniversary of John F. Kennedy's assassination in Dallas, Texas (November 22, 1963), Professor Jerome Chanes of the Center for Jewish Studies at CUNY's Gradate Center discusses the profound positive impact President Kennedy had on U.S.-Israeli relations.

Monday - 9:00pm & Midnight (6:00pm & 9:00pm PT) 

Tuesday - 3:00pm (12:30pm PT)

 

Peter Weintraub - FIDF

Rabbi Peter Weintraub, former FIDF National Chairman, describes how he fell in love with Israel; his son's wedding in Caesarea; running a company in Sderot; and the importance of the FIDF. 

Tuesday - 9:00pm & Midnight (6:00pm & 9:00pm PT)

Wednesday - 3:00pm (12 Noon PT) 

 

Jeffrey Gurock - Jews & America

Jeffrey Gurock, professor of American Jewish History at Yeshiva University, describes aspects of the Jewish experience in America.

Thursday - 9:00pm & Midnight (6:00pm & 9:00pm PT) 

Friday - 3:00pm (12 Noon PT)

JEWISH STUDIES

A pluralistic introduction to the teachings, ideas and values of 

the Jewish Tradition with Rabbi Mark S. Golub 

Sunday Mornings at 10am ET (7am PT)

Wednesdays at 9am & 5pm ET (6am PT & 2pm PT)

Friday at 1pm ET (10am PT)


Jewish 101: Creation

Explore the values of Torah through the rabbinic midrash (interpretation) to The Story of Creation (Genesis Chapter 1), and learn why the Jewish tradition does not read the story literally

Today (Sunday) - 10:00am (7:00am PT)

Monday - 5:00am (2:00am PT)

Wednesday - 9:00am & 5:00pm (6:00am & 2:00pm PT)

Thursday - 4:00am (1:00am PT)

Friday - 1:00pm (10:00am PT)

Aleph Bet Logo

 From the Aleph Bet

Mark S. Golub hosts this original series designed

for anyone of any age to learn to read and understand Hebrew.

Monday Mornings at 9am ET (6am PT)

 

Download Lessons and Worksheets free on the JBS website

by Clicking Here.

Hebrew: Lesson 16

Learn about exceptions to vowel pronunciation and review the entire Hebrew alphabet

Monday - 9:00am & 5:00pm (6:00am & 2:00pm PT)

Thursday - 10:00am & 5:00pm (7:00am & 2:00pm PT)

Friday - 4:00am (1:00am PT)

Talmud Study with Rabbi Mordechai Becher

Sunday & Tuesday Mornings at 9am ET (6am PT)

Wednesday & Thursday Evenings at 7pm ET (4pm PT)

Talmud Study: Blessings

Rabbi Mordechai Becher discusses the history and nuances of Jewish blessings, their Hebrew translations, etymology, and deeper meanings as reminders to appreciate and value everything we use, see, and encounter within our daily lives. On Dimensions of the Daf.

Today (Sunday) - 9:00am (6:00am PT)

Monday - 4:00am (1:00am PT)

Tuesday - 9:00am & 5:00pm (6:00am & 2:00pm PT)

Wednesday- 7:00pm (4:00pm)


Talmud Study: Change and Grow        

Drawing from a series of traditional commentaries, Rabbi Mordechai Becher explores the Talmudic notion of a person's ability to change and grow through one's actions and prayers

Today (Sunday) - 9:30am (6:30am PT)

Monday - 4:30am (1:30am PT)

Tuesday - 9:30am & 5:30pm (6:30am & 2:30pm PT )

Thursday - 7:00pm (4:00pm PT)

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With Hebrew, transliteration and English subtitles

7:30pm & 10:30pm (4:30pm & 7:30pm PT)

 

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REFORM: CENTRAL SYNAGOGUE

Closed Captioned

9:30am & 1:00pm (6:30am & 10:00am PT)

 

ORTHODOX: HAMPTON SYNAGOGUE

With Hebrew, transliteration and English subtitles

11:00am & 2:30pm (8:00am & 11:30am PT)

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