Jewish Insights with Justin Pines

Steve Rosenberg: The Finance Titan Making God Dance

What if everything we have belongs to God, and our job is to pass it on? Greystone founder Steve Rosenberg built one of America’s leading real estate finance companies wh

Yohay Sponder: The Israeli Comedian Turning Suffering Into Joy

Israeli comedian Yohay Sponder believes Jews have a unique gift: “we take our suffering and turn it to your joy.” On Jewish Insights with Justin Pines, he shares how he b

Allison Josephs: Changing How Hollywood Sees Jews

In 1927, the first talking picture told the story of a cantor’s son who chooses Kol Nidre over Broadway. Jewish stories have been part of Hollywood from the moment Hollyw

Judah Mischel: How the Torah Parsha Can Change Your Life

We’ve rolled the Torah back to the beginning, and Rabbi Judah Mischel has written the companion for the year ahead — from Bereishit through Avraham’s journey in Lech Lech

The Real West Bank with Tuvia Tenenbom

"Excuse me, is this yours?" It turns out that may be the most dangerous question you can ask in the Holy Land. Tuvia Tenenbom, bestselling author, playwright, and the jo

Friends Producer Kevin S. Bright

Kevin S. Bright was executive producer of Friends for all ten seasons and directed more than 50 episodes of one of the most beloved shows in television history. His newes

What Is the Torah, Really? With Rabbi Ken Spiro

What is the Torah? If you think it's just the Five Books of Moses, you're only seeing the surface. The Torah encompasses the written law, the oral law, the Mishnah, the T

Who is the Jewish Messiah? With Rabbi Ken Spiro

Every year on Sukkot, Jews around the world read the prophet Zechariah's vision of a future in which all the nations of the earth come up to Jerusalem. Not on Passover. N

The Word That Brought the Golem to Life | Justin Pines Yom Kippur Message 2026

Join JBS CEO Rabbi Justin Pines as he offers his special 2026 Yom Kippur Message, which calls on all people to take action to bring more truth, or "EMET" in Hebrew, into

Returning to Yourself: Rabbi Avi Weiss on Yom Kippur

This Yom Kippur, Justin Pines welcomes back his teacher and rebbe, Rabbi Avi Weiss, for an hour-long journey through the holiest day of the Jewish year.  Rabbi Weiss, fo

The Vulnerability of God with Gila Fine

Can God be vulnerable? National Jewish Book Award winner Gila Fine explores the stunning talmudic tale of Rabbi Yishmael ben Elisha, who entered the Holy of Holies on Yom

Michelle Farber: Bringing Talmud to the World

The Talmud is the foundational text of Judaism — every law, every debate, every dissenting opinion preserved across 2,711 pages. For centuries it was accessible only to s

The Most Important Words in Judaism

The Shema is Judaism's most iconic declaration — six words carried across thousands of years, countries, and circumstances. Now, a bold new initiative is inviting a milli

The Haredi Rabbi Who Put On a Uniform

After October 7, Rabbi Yehoshua Pfeffer did something almost no Haredi rabbi has done: he put on a uniform. A community rabbi, he completed IDF basic training alongside s

Eitan Katz: The Soul of Jewish Music

What is the true purpose of music? Is it merely to entertain, or is it a vessel designed to uncover the soul and connect us directly to the Divine? In this episode of Je

How to Navigate Grief & Find True Comfort | Rabbi Steven Exler

How do you navigate grief and find true comfort after a devastating loss? In this episode, we sit down with Rabbi Steven Exler, Senior Rabbi of the Hebrew Institute of Ri

Auschwitz Holocaust Survivor Tova Friedman (Part 2)

Auschwitz survivor Tova Friedman,  author of the New York Times bestseller The Daughter of Auschwitz [link], recounts her arrival and experiences at the Auschwitz-Birkena

Auschwitz Holocaust Survivor Tova Friedman (Part 1)

Holocaust survivor Tova Friedman, author of the New York Times bestseller The Daughter of Auschwitz [link], shares her harrowing story of survival. In Part 1, Tova detail

Mijal Bitton: Is the American Jewish Golden Age Over? Dr. Mijal Bitton Has an Answer

American Jews have lately been sensing the end of their Golden Age — and asking whether the next century will be as kind to them and their children as the last one was. D

The First Salute: The Untold Jewish History of America's Founding

Happy 250th Birthday, America! To celebrate this massive milestone, Jewish Insights with Justin Pines goes on location to Philadelphia to uncover a foundational, untold s