JBS: Jewish Broadcasting Service

US-born Hayley Nagelberg and Israeli-born Idan Lev, a young couple living in Israel, reflect on life there and on Idan’s video Choosing to Stay, which explores his struggle over whether to remain, especially in the aftermath of October 7.

Abigail Pogrebin meets with Tomer Persico, a research fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute and scholar of contemporary spirituality, Jewish identity, secularism and the author of several books on religion, freedom and modern Jewish thought.

JBS Journalist Micah Halpern argues that unpredictability from Trump and Netanyahu has left Iran off balance and scrambling to respond—this and more on this episode of "Thinking Out Loud" on JBS.

David Harris is joined by Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva Daniel Meron to discuss the rampant anti-Israel bias running amok in the 40 UN organizations headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, and what Meron is personally and professionally doing to combat this "baked-in" prejudice.

Rabbi Deborah Sacks Mintz, educator and facilitator of Jewish communal music, joins Abigail Pogrebin to discuss her work weaving song and Torah into communal life and her forthcoming album entitled "Songs from the Beit Midrash."

JBS Journalist Micah Halpern examines Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s claim that the extreme left and Islamist groups are aligned and what that framing suggests about today’s global political climate—this and more on this episode of "Thinking Out Loud" on JBS.

David Harris sits with his wife, Giulietta Boukhobza, a Jewish survivor and refugee from Libya, as she recounts her family’s story and reflects on its urgent lessons for today.

In a sermon to his congregation of the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue in New York City, Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch reflects on the often-overlooked details of the Tabernacle’s construction in Exodus and the mystery of an ancient word whose lost meaning invites us to consider what it truly means to have “skin in the game.”

Robert Siegel examines American antisemitism today with leaders in Jewish advocacy, history and public service.  With Abraham Foxman, Jonathan D. Sarna and Rabbi David Saperstein, in a program of the AFRMC.

Acclaimed author Talia Carner discusses her epic historical novel set in postwar France, "The Boy with the Star Tattoo."

Abigail Pogrebin is joined by producers Daniel Finkelman and Chaya Amor of the acclaimed HBO Max series One Day in October, which recreates powerful stories of the nightmare that changed Jewish history, as they talk about how the real-life subjects helped make every moment as truthful as possible.

JBS Journalist Micah Halpern examines how polarized views of Donald Trump create tension when people assume agreement, fueling conflict in families, workplaces, synagogues—this and more on this episode of "Thinking Out Loud" on JBS.

ISGAP Founder Dr. Charles Asher Small addresses the EU's European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium to discuss the topic of "Antisemitism and the Demonization of Israel on European Campuses."

David Harris is joined by French journalist Nora Bussigny, author of a high-profile book ("Les Nouveax Antisémites") based on a year infiltrating the anti-Israel community, alongside Paris-based writer and strategist Simone Rodan-Benzaquen, two voices confronting antisemitism in France and across Europe.

Robert Siegel explores medical innovation and artificial intelligence with leading experts in cancer genetics, translational medicine, cardiology, and rehabilitation, including Susan M. Domchek, Eric Topol, Leor Perl, and Michael Bahar. A program of the American Friends of the Rabin Medical Center.

Jewish business leader Dr. Albert Bourla, whose family survived the Holocaust, reflects on memory, rising antisemitism and the shared responsibility to never forget with Richard Salomon, co-founder of the Illinois Holocaust Museum, in a program of the Temple Emanu-El Cultural Streicker Center.

Abigail Pogrebin interviews Rabba Dr. Anat Sharbat, a Talmud scholar who founded a weekly prayer group in Tel Aviv's hostage square, turning it from a place of sorrow into one of healing.

JBS Journalist Micah Halpern examines global developments he sees being overlooked as attention remains fixed on Iran, namely the issues surrounding the implementation of the Gaza deal—this and more on this episode of "Thinking Out Loud" on JBS.

Dr. Charles Asher Small and David Harris are joined by ISGAP research fellow Hussein Aboubakr Mansour, a political analyst specializing in Arab intellectual history, antisemitism and extremism. ISGAP and Defending Israel favorite Dalia Ziada also joins the conversation.