JBS: Jewish Broadcasting Service

A keynote address from Dara Horn plus remarks from Roya Hakakian, and discussion moderated by Noam Weissman.

Author Sam Sussman and Cantor Dan Singer reflect on Sussman's novel, "Boy from the North Country" and the unexpected ways Bob Dylan connects their stories, with Cantor Singer weaving Dylan's lyrics and melodies into the conversation on guitar.

Author Allegra Goodman discuss her new novel, "This Is Not About Us," which explores family, love, resentment and the complexities of intergenerational relationships, and also provides a humorous and poignant look at American Jewish life. With Abigail Pogrebin.

JBS Journalist Micah Halpern argues that understanding Donald Trump is essential to understanding Iran and today's Middle East—this and more on this episode of "Thinking Out Loud" on JBS.

Daniel Schwammenthal, editor of The Jewish Chronicle, joins David Harris for a conversation about the alarming rise of antisemitism and what lies ahead for the Jewish community in the U.K.

Rabbi Eric Yoffie offers remarks and moderates a discussion with Adam Louis-Klein, Ashira Boxman, and Julia Jassey on Zionism, Jewish peoplehood, and engaging the next generation in the opening plenary of the Re-CHARING Reform Judaism Conference at the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue in NYC. 

Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch discusses the urgent need for clarity, courage and moral leadership in defending Jewish peoplehood, the dangers of an expanding universalism unmoored from Jewish particularism, and the movement's obligation to ordain only those committed to Reform Zionism in the opening keynote of the Re-CHARGING Reform Judaism Conference.

A Jerusalem Day celebration with Rabbi Cantor Shani Ben-Or featuring music, stories, and dialogue honoring the diversity of Jerusalem, presented by Hebrew Union College-Jerusalem and Central Synagogue.

Moshe Lobel, star of "SHTTL," a haunting Yiddish-language drama about life in a Ukrainian shtetl on the eve of the Nazi invasion, joins Eric Goldman to discuss the film.

New York Times bestselling author Judy Batalion discusses her debut novel "The Last Woman of Warsaw," following two Jewish women in 1930s Warsaw as they search for love, meaning and home amid the growing threat around them. With Abigail Pogrebin.

JBS Journalist Micah Halpern offers his perspective on why people really hate Israel, dissecting the roots and forces behind that hostility—this and more on this episode of "Thinking Out Loud" on JBS.

Dan Mariaschin, longtime CEO of B'nai B'rith International, joins David Harris to discuss his commitment to Israel, the well-being of global Jewry, and the urgent challenges facing American Jews today.

Yair Qedar discusses his film, an exploration of Sigmund Freud's life, work, and experiences as a Jew in Vienna, presented during the week of his 170th birthday.

Abby is joined by award-winning author Dara Horn for a conversation on Passover and her book, "One Little Goat: A Passover Catastrophe."

JBS Journalist Micah Halpern reflects on what informs his sense of Jewish identity and belonging—this and more on this episode of "Thinking Out Loud" on JBS.

Benjamin Anthony, IDF combat veteran, campus advocate and CEO of The Miryam Institute, returns to JBS to discuss the challenges facing Israel and American Jewry today with David Harris.

Addressing the agunah crisis, where Jewish women are denied a religious divorce, Teisha Bader speaks with Rabbanit Leah Sarna and Melissa, who has experienced it firsthand.

Filmmaker Brandon Kramer discusses his documentary following a family's harrowing journey after a kidnapping during the October 7 attacks. With Eric Goldman.

Abby is joined by Rabbi David Ingber, founding rabbi of Romemu and Senior Director of Jewish Life at 92NY, a leading voice in Jewish Renewal known for his spiritual teaching and influential leadership.

JBS Journalist Micah Halpern shares his perspective on why Lebanon has become so important for Israel—this and more on this episode of "Thinking Out Loud" on JBS.

Noam Katz, Israel's ambassador to Greece, joins David Harris to explain the dramatic shift in Greek-Israeli relations - from more than 40 years of non-recognition to a thriving strategic partnership.

Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch reflects on finding happiness amid life's challenges, exploring the Jewish notion that God created an imperfect world and that our task is to improve it through struggle and moral responsibility.

Eric sits down with filmmaker Marisa Fox, who discusses her documentary about a daughter uncovering the hidden life of her freedom fighter and survivor mother after long-lost writings come to light decades later.

Rabbi Angela Buchdahl discusses her bestselling memoir "Heart of A Stranger" and her journey to becoming the first Asian-American and first woman to be the senior rabbi of Central Synagogue. With Abigail Pogrebin.

JBS Journalist Micah Halpern considers what's next for Israel, the United States, and Iran, examining the uncertain path forward in a moment of profound geopolitical change—this and more on this episode of "Thinking Out Loud" on JBS.

David Harris is joined by Nitsana Darshan-Leitner, attorney, human rights activist and founder of the Israel Law Center. She discusses Iran and the organizations that the Center is suing on behalf of Israel.

JFNA CEO Eric Fingerhut and Secure Community Network Director Michael Masters discuss Jewish security, the recent Michigan synagogue attack, and the role of federal funding in protecting Jewish institutions. With Teisha Bader.

Eric Goldman sits with Gaylen Ross and Carol King, filmmakers behind Sapiro v. Ford, the true story of a young Jewish lawyer who took on one of America's most notorious antisemites, the automotive titan Henry Ford.

Abby is joined by author Jenna Weissman Joselit to discuss her groundbreaking new biography of radical thinker Mordecai Kaplan, who reinvented Judaism for modern America. The book, "Mordecai M. Kaplan: Restless Soul," delves deep into the fascinating contradictions that drove one of twentieth-century Judaism's leading luminaries to create a new way of looking at an old faith by "reconstructing" it.

JBS Journalist Micah Halpern discusses how this year's Passover will be different from all other Passovers—this and more on this episode of "Thinking Out Loud" on JBS.

David Harris recounts the harrowing stories of two recent "Exoduses" of the Jewish people: the Ethiopian Jews dramatically leaving Ethiopia for Israel, and the Soviet Jews making their triumphant escape from the Soviet Union to make new homes around the world, primarily in Israel.  David also revisits his own memories of his involvement in both of these situations.

Robert Siegel is joined by Chuck Freilich, former Israeli Deputy National Security Adviser, and Roya Hakakian of the Middle East Broadcasting Network to examine the current Iran conflict and what may lie ahead.

Montana Tucker joins a can't-miss lineup in this final session, featuring Jonathan Greenblatt in conversations with Scott Galloway, Bob and Nancy Milgrim and Pamela Nadell, along with a live recording of Dan Senor's podcast with Masih Alinejad.

Executive Producer Lenny Gold joins Teisha Bader once again to discuss the reception of his film, "Blind Spot," a groundbreaking documentary which exposes campus antisemitism before and after October 7, through the testimony of students, officials, and experts.

Broadway impresario Seth Rudetsky speaks with Abigail Pogrebin about his post-10/7 activism and the painful silence he witnessed from much of the Broadway community as Jewish suffering went unacknowledged.

JBS Journalist Micah Halpern offers his perspective on the complex reality for Jews living under the Iranian regime today—this and more on this episode of "Thinking Out Loud" on JBS.

David Harris is joined by Meng Yang, a professor who teaches China's first university-level Yiddish course and lectures widely on Jewish civilization, the Holocaust, and contemporary antisemitism.

Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch reflects on a Broadway play about Roald Dahl - and how his antisemitic language from the 1980s echoes in today's discourse. A sermon at Stephen Wise Free Synagogue, NYC.

This epic ADL plenary features remarks from Hillel International's Adam Lehman, ADL's Nicole Mutchnik and Shira Goodman, David Rubenstein of the Carlyle Group, Patriots owner Robert Kraft, ADL Ally Award recipient Emmanuel Acho, and recognition of this year's Heroes Against Hate.  Hosted by Montana Tucker.

Author, advocate (and wife of Israel's opposition leader Yair Lapid) Lihi Lapid discusses her recent book, I Wanted to be Wonderful, exploring motherhood, marriage, female identity and raising a child on the autism spectrum, ahead of International Women's Day.

Abigail Pogrebin interviews Hannah L., the semi-anonymous author of the book,"Mussar in Recovery: A Jewish Spiritual Path to Serenity & Joy," which outlines Jewish approaches to addiction recovery.

JBS Journalist Micah Halpern shares his view that Iranian expatriates in the U.S. now feel what many supporters of Israel felt after October 7— struggling to understand public sympathy for those responsible for mass violence—this and more on this episode of "Thinking Out Loud" on JBS.

David Harris is joined by Georg Georgiev, the former Foreign Minister of Bulgaria, to discuss the heroic 1943 rescue of 48,000 Bulgarian Jews from a train bound for Nazi death camps, as well as the current state of Bulgarian Jewry, and contemporary Bulgaria's relationship with the state of Israel.

The annual ADL "Never Is Now" summit on antisemitism and extremism features social media influencer Montana Tucker helming the festivities, Jonathan Greenblatt's State of Hate address, and various captivating conversations on partnership, leadership and confronting antisemitsm. It also features an appearance from "Sliders" actor Jerry O'Connell.

As Birthright Israel celebrates its 25th anniversary, Teisha is joined by president and CEO Elias Saratovsky, an alumnus of the first year of Birthright trips, to reflect on the program's incredible impact on nearly one million young adults and their connection to Israel and Jewish identity.

Abigail Pogrebin interviews New Yorker writer Nicholas Lemann about "Returning: A Search for Home Across Three Centuries," his sweeping new family history exploring Jewish identity, legacy and the meaning of home. He paints a rich picture of his ancestors, plantation owners and occasional slaveowners in the antebellum South.

JBS Journalist Micah Halpern shares his perspective on the difficult moral calculus of war, exploring when he believes conflict may be preferable to the alternatives—this and more on this episode of "Thinking Out Loud" on JBS.

David Harris is joined by Rawan Osman, a Syrian-born German political activist, influencer, and self-described Arab Zionist advocating for normalization between Arab states and Israel.

Robert Siegel is joined by expert panelists Bess Freedman (Brown Harris Stevens), David Smith (Affordable Housing Institute), Elena Patel (Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center), and Boaz Abramson (Columbia University).

Rabbi Hirsch reflects on this critical moment in history, offering perspective on war and loss while affirming America's capacity for good and reminding us of the enduring potential for beauty in the human condition.

Upon the publication of her second cookbook, Tahini Baby, Top Chef Canada host Eden Grinshpan joins us to share her playful approach to Middle Eastern and Mediterranean-inspired vegetarian dishes that count on tahini to liven up your cooking. Eden is in conversation with Sarah Fennel, creator of Broma Bakery, a beloved baking website.  From the Temple Emanu-El Streicker Center on the Upper East Side of Manhattan.