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JBS Highlights 11/9-11/15 :Kristallnacht; Remembering Rabbi Sacks z”l; YU Basketball; Rabbi Hirsch-Mamdani; Rabbi David Stav

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Nov 8, 2025

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THE WEEKLY PARSHA ON JBS

Torah Parsha: Chayei Sarah

Rabbinic luminaries Rabbi Jonathan Sacks z”l and Rabbi Shlomo Riskin offer

timeless wisdom from the Torah portion, guiding life and learning for the week ahead.

Parsha Chayei Sarah tells of Sarah’s passing, Abraham’s search for her burial place, and Isaac’s marriage to Rebecca - a story of love, legacy, and the faith that binds generations.

Monday & Thursday following from Jewish 101

Friday - 5:30pm & Saturday - 12:30pm

Sunday November 9

Tribute to Rabbi Sacks z”l

For the Rabbi Sacks Global Day of Learning, marking Rabbi Sacks' fifth yahrtzeit, this special tribute program highlights the achievements, teachings, and impact of Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks z"l, featuring remarks from His Majesty King Charles , Tony Blair, and many others.

Sunday - 7:00pm

Tuesday - 1:00pm & 4:30pm

Wednesday - 4:00am & 4:00pm

Thursday - 1:00pm; Saturday - 3:30am

Hillel During the Firestorm

In a program of the Temple Emanu-El Cultural Streicker Center, executive directors of Hillel at Brown, Columbia, Harvard, and Stony Brook discuss how they’ve navigated rising antisemitism on campus, working to educate, protect, and inspire “October 8th” communities of young Jews newly awakened to their identity.

Sunday - 9:00pm & 11:00pm

Mon - 7:00am & 1:00pm; Tue - 4:00am; Wednesday - 2:00pm & 5:00pm;

Thursday - 2:00am & 10:00am

Friday - 4:00am; Saturday - 8:30pm

Monday November 10

In the Spotlight with Abigail Pogrebin: Jonathan Freedland - Traitors

Abigail Pogrebin is joined by bestselling author, podcast host and

British journalist Jonathan Freedland to discuss his real-life thriller - Traitors: The True Story of a SecretResistance Network in Nazi Germany - and the Spy Who Betrayed Them.

Monday - 8:00pm & 11:00pm

Tuesday - 2:00am & 11:00am

Wed - 5:30am; Thu - 2:00pm

Fri - 7:00am & 4:00pm; Sat - 7:00pm

Tuesday November 11

TEXTing IRL: Jews - Strangers in Their Own Home?

Elana Stein Hain and author Sarah Hurwitz discuss the concept of the ger toshav - the resident alien - to understand how American Jews might navigate identity, faith,and the challenge of embracing Jewish particularism while living in diverse societies.

Tuesday - 7:30pm & 10:00pm

Wednesday - 1:00am, 5:30am, 1:30pm

Thursday - 2:30pm & 5:30pm;

Friday - 7:30am & 1:00pm

Saturday - 5:00pm & 11:00pm

Jewish Insights with Justin Pines: David Stav -

Uniting Israelis Through Faith

Rabbi David Stav, founder and chairman of Tzohar, one of Israel’s most influential Modern Orthodox movements, joins Justin to share how faith is helping Israelis reconnect, and how a new spirit of unity is reshaping the nation’s soul.

Tuesday - 8:00pm & 11:00pm

Wednesday - 2:00am, 7:00am & 10:00am

Thursday - 5:00am

Friday - 9:00am & 8:30pm

Saturday - 8:30am & 4:00pm

Wednesday November 12

Defending Israel with David Harris: Olga Deutsch

Olga Deutsch of NGO Monitor speaks with David Harris about how some prominent human rights groups, often using governmental funds, have become key actors in the global war to defame and delegitimize Israel - and what's being done to expose and derail their campaigns.

Wednesday - 7:00pm & 11:00pm

Thu - 4:00am, 7:00pm, 11:30am & 6:30pm

Friday - 5:00am, 8:30am & 12:30am

Saturday - 8:00pm

Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch

Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch reiterates his grave concerns about Zohran Mamdani, the newly elected mayor of New York City, urging unity and moral clarity in his sermon to the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue congregation.

Wednesday - 7:30pm & 10:00pm

Thursday - 1:00am, 4:30am, 7:30am, 11:00am & 5:00pm

Friday - 1:30pm; Saturday - 7:30pm

Yeshiva University Men's Basketball: YU vs Chapman University

Tune in for MacsLive on JBS as the outstanding Yeshiva University Maccabees men’s basketball team takes on Chapman University in their first home game of the season.

Wednesday - 8:00pm LIVE

Thursday November 13

The Hampton Synagogue's Author Discussion Series: Allegra Goodman - ISOLA

Rabbi Avraham Bronstein is joined by author Allegra Goodman to discuss Isola, her novel that tells the timeless story of one woman’s fight for survival, inspired by the real life of a sixteenth-century heroine.

Thursday - 7:00pm

Friday - 11:30am

Saturday - 5:30pm

Totally Booked with Zibby: Amy Bloom - I'll Be Right Here

Zibby Owens welcomes beloved author Amy Bloom for a conversation about

I’ll Be Right Here, her book about an unconventional and irresistible family that illuminates the mysterious ways of life and love.

Thursday - 7:30pm & 10:00pm

Friday - 1:00am, 11:00am & 4:30pm

Saturday - 4:30am & 9:30pm

Being Jewish with Jonah Platt: Lawrence Bender

Jonah sits with Oscar-winning producer Lawrence Bender , whose Jewish values and activism have inspired his latest project, Red Alert, capturing poignant, visceral stories from the ground on October 7th.

Thursday - 8:00pm & 11:00pm

Fri - 2:00am, 10:00am, 2:00pm & 9:30pm

Saturday - 5:00am & 10:00pm

NEWS & ANALYSIS

Jerusalem Minute

JNS Bureau Chief Alex Traiman and journalist Josh Hasten break down the week’s events in Israel, offering clear,timely news and analysis on the Jerusalem Minute.

Monday - 7:00pm

Tuesday - 7:00am & 10:00am

Wednesday - 11:00am

Thinking Out Loud: Beyond the Headlines: Micah Halpern examines Jewish reaction - at home and abroad - to the Mamdani election and to other election results across America.

Wednesday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm

Thursday - 8:30am & 12:30pm

Friday - 5:30am

ILTV News and Daily News Updates

ILTV reports from Israel followed by JBS Daily News with Teisha Bader

Monday - Thursday at 6:00pm & Friday at 5:00pm

ILTV News Sunday at 5:00pm

Good Week Israel

Positive stories from Israel of heroism, unity and support

Mondays at 6:30pm

Insider

ILTV reports and interviews

Tuesdays at 6:30pm

On L’Chayim - Classic Conversations with Mark S. Golub z”l

Kristallnacht Remembered

with Ernie Michel z"l

Ernie Michel z"l, who lived through Kristallnacht in Germany and saw his synagogue burned to the ground, recalls this pogrom and his life during the Holocaust as told in his book, Promises to Keep.

Sunday - 6:00pm

Monday - 3:00am & 3:00pm

Commander Lebovitz

Eugene Aryeh Lebovitz, commander of troops in Haifa during the 1947 War of Independence, reminisces about his survival at Auschwitz, his running the British blockade, and his ongoing work on behalf of Israel and Jewish life.

Monday - 9:00pm

Tuesday - 12:00am, 3:00am & 3:00pm

Jonathan Sacks z"l

As we remember Rabbi Sacks on his fifth yahrtzeit, the former Chief Rabbi of the United Kingdom reflects on how encounters with the Lubavitcher Rebbe and Rabbi Joseph Soloveitchik shaped his life, leadership, and evolving views

on Jewish pluralism.

Tuesday - 9:00pm

Wednesday - 12:00am, 3:00am & 3:00pm

Saturday - 6:00pm

Yitzhak Rabin Remembered

Excerpts from a 1981 interview with Yitzhak Rabin, reflecting on his role as Chief of Staff during the 1967 Six-Day War, are featured in this tribute to the slain Israeli Prime Minister and Nobel Peace Prize laureate for his efforts at Oslo.

Thursday - 12:00am, 3:00am & 3:00pm

Meir Kahane Remembered

The controversial leader of the Jewish Defense League and Kach Party in Israel is remembered in excerpts of L'Chayim interviews.

Thursday - 12:30am, 3:30am & 3:30pm

Charles Cohen

Charles Cohen discusses his documentary film Spiral that probes the causes behind the resurgence of antisemitism in Europe, and addresses the claim that Israel is in some part responsible.

Thursday - 9:00pm

Friday - 12:00am, 3:00am & 3:00pm

JEWISH STUDIES

Dimensions of the Daf - Talmud Study with Rabbi Mordechai Becher

Marriage - Lag B'Omer

"Eight Blessings One Wedding," on the theme of marriage as found in Talmud tractates Kesuvos 7 and 8.

Sunday - 9:00am

Disputed Property

The Talmud's approach to a dispute over property claims is discussed.

Monday - 4:30am

Jewish 101 - Jewish Tradition and Midrash with Rabbi Mark S. Golub z"l

Sex in Judaism

Human sexuality in the Jewish tradition is reviewed in an ongoing study of the story of the Garden of Eden, including the rabbinic view of female sexuality, birth control, and the day most appropriate for sexual relations.

Monday - 9:00am & 4:00pm

Thu - 9:00am & 4:00pm; Sat - 1:00am

From the Aleph Bet: Lesson 18

Recognize Hebrew letters that tend to look alike in a complete review of all the Hebrew letters and vowel sounds.

Tuesday - 9:00am & 4:00pm