JBS: Jewish Broadcasting Service

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.