Shahar Azani and David Harris offer reactions and unpack the Israeli Prime Minister’s address to Congress.

In the spirit of the Talmudic teaching of Eilu v’Eilu, principled disagreement, Rabbi David Saperstein, a Reform Jewish leader and former Obama appointee, and Dr. Tevi Troy, an Orthodox Jew who served in the Bush administration, will model the type of respectful discord all too uncommon in these contentious times...and explore how we might forge a Jewish path to greater bipartisan cooperation and tolerance.

Shahar Azani is joined by Leah Peskin, Jonathan Huppert and Dr. Danny Derby for a discussion on treating patients with combat-related PTSD.

JBS journalist Micah Halpern discusses the rise of Jew hatred in America but highlights a new Gallup poll revealing positive perceptions of Jews in the US—this and more on this episode of "Thinking Out Loud" on JBS.

David Harris is joined by Yonathan Arfi, President of CRIF, the central umbrella body for the Jewish community in France, to discuss the timely and complex situation facing his nation, the third largest Jewish community in the world.

Abby Pogrebin is joined by award-winning author Oren Kessler to discuss "Palestine 1936," his book that looks at the origin story of the world’s most intractable conflict and reveals world-changing events through extraordinary individuals on all sides.

In the wake of October 7th, we've been forced to re-evaluate some of our social justice and interfaith partnerships. Hear from Zioness Founder and Executive Director Amanda Berman, Union for Reform Judaism Senior Advisor for Policy and Strategy David Saperstein, and Jewish Council for Public Affairs CEO Amy Spitalnick in a panel discussion moderated by Temple Beth El of Northern Westchester Senior Rabbi Jonathan Jaffe. In a conference by the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue in NYC.  

Abigail Pogrebin is joined by speaker, activist, former Hasidic rebbetzin, mother of 10 and the executive director of Yaffed, Beatrice Weber, to discuss her organization’s mission of improving secular education in Hasidic and Haredi schools.

Arab Peace Activist and supporter of Israel, Loay Alshareef from the UAE, joins David Harris in conversation about Israel and its relationship to the Arab countries in the Middle East.

Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute for Religion President Dr. Andrew Rehfeld speaks about how Zionism fits in with his college's goal of providing a liberal Jewish education, and is joined by Rabbis Geri Newburge and Tarlan Rabizadeh for debate.  

Shahar Azani speaks with the head of Soroka Hospital in Israel, Dr. Shlomi Codish, about the hospital’s work on, and beyond, October 7th and treating IDF soldiers as well as returning hostages.

"The Intersectionality of Racism and Antisemitism" is explored by educators William Kolbrener, Ansel Brown and Carlton Long.

Author Andrew Meier discusses his book MORGENTHAU: Power, Privilege, and the Rise of an American Dynasty in a conversation with The Hampton Synagogue’s Rabbi Avraham Bronstein.

JBS journalist Micah Halpern alleges that the tension between Israel and the US is driven by lifelong bureaucrats sabotaging the transfer of weapons, not individual personalities—this and more on this episode of "Thinking Out Loud" on JBS.

Dalia Ziada, Egyptian writer and human rights activist, once again joins David Harris to discuss the changing relationship between Egypt and Israel and the current situation in the Middle East.

Abigail Pogrebin is joined by author A.J. Jacobs to hear about his humorous and insightful experience attempting to live according to the original meaning of the U.S. Constitution for a year.

Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch, Senior Rabbi of the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue in New York City, delivers an impassioned keynote address at the second convening of the Re-CHARGING Reform Judaism Conference.  

Rabbi David Wolpe (Visiting Scholar, Harvard Divinity School), Jonathan Greenblatt (CEO, ADL)  and Eden Yadegar (Student, Columbia-JTS) address antisemitism and anti-Zionism on college campuses in the opening plenum of the two-day conference from the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue in New York City.

Lessons centered on how to teach about antisemitism and hate are offered by Devin Randolph, (Claflin University) and Katya Gibel Mevorach (Grinnell College).

Daniel Kahn and Alice Miller, NATAN Worldwide Disaster Relief’s Chairman and newly appointed CEO respectively, discuss Israeli resilience, the crucial role of Israeli civil society on October 7th and beyond, and their ongoing global relief work.

JBS journalist Micah Halpern discusses the importance of unmasking pro-Hamas demonstrators, arguing that laws should be changed to prevent them from hiding their identities, similar to measures taken against the KKK—this and more on this episode of "Thinking Out Loud" on JBS.

Abigail Pogrebin is joined by Jewish scholar and author Devora Steinmetz to discuss ideas from her book "Why Rain Comes From Above," which explores how imaginative religious reading can deepen our understanding of life, the world, and God.

David Harris is joined once again by barrister and specialist in international law, and Director of UK Lawyers for Israel, Natasha Hausdorff, to continue the conversation on Israel advocacy.

Young female IDF spotter, Daniella Gilboa, was kidnapped on October 7th and hasn’t been heard from since. Her mother, Orly Gilboa, shares the pain – and her call to action. With Shahar Azani.