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Shalom TV is for everyone wishing to learn about Jewish life, tradition, culture, history, and the Holy Land of Israel. Movies, News, Cooking, Travel, Jewish Studies, and Children.
Highlights of program additions this week on Shalom TV. Learn about the latest offerings that are available On Demand.
The American Friends of Magen David Adom's work in supporting Israel's pre-hospital emergency needs--including medical, disaster, ambulance, and blood services--and the creation of new dispatch centers is detailed in this mission video from www.afmda.org
Agent Emes faces The Karrupter, an average professor turned twisted villain by a failed science experiment of his own making that was, ironically, intended to benefit the Jewish people. Find out what happens in this latest Agent Emes adventure.
Throughout the holiday of Hanukkah and the start of new year, Shalom TV asks you to support American Jewry's national cable television network and the unique programming Shalom TV provides viewers throughout the country. Thank you!
A dramatic account of the way in which the Church and the Crown laid the groundwork for Jewish persecution through the Inquisition is discussed by author Jonathan Kirsch on this educational Connie Martinson Talks Books episode.
Learn to read Hebrew words used in the experience of Judaism, using the recently taught Pay and Fay, in this lesson of From the Aleph-Bet, Shalom TV's original series on reading and understand Hebrew led by Rabbi Mark S. Golub.
The growing concern in Israel with the ultra-Orthodox (Haredim) treatment of women is discussed by Michal Glatt, mother of a girl harassed by ultra-Orthodox men for attending a modern Orthodox school in the Jerusalem suburb of Beit Shemesh.
A continuing look at Jewish values derived by the rabbinic tradition from the reading of The Story of Creation (Genesis, Chapter 1) is the focus of this Jewish 101 episode with Rabbi Mark S. Golub. Jewish 101 is a Shalom TV original series.
The Foundation For Jewish Culture's Jewish Cultural Achievement Awards are presented to philanthropic exec. Jeffrey Solomon, illustrator Mark Podwal, cinematic genius Albert Maysles, historian Deborah Lipstadt, and UJA-Federation leader John Ruskay.
One of America's greatest composers, Marvin Hamlisch (A Chorus Line) talks about his Jewish youth, shows how he composed The Way We Were, and reflects upon the 75th anniv. of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and its renowned conductor Zubin Mehta.
On the anniversary of the 2002 murder of his son, journalist Daniel Pearl, who ended his life with the words I am Jewish, Yehuda Pearl talks about his own sense of Jewish identity and whether he sees himself as Abraham in the Akedah.
Parent Companion to the Shabbat episode of Mr. Bookstein's Store, where children learn with Shifra, Darah, and Fella. A Shalom TV original children's series.
Kids learn about Shabbat, the Hebrew letter Shin, and the number 7 with Shifra, Darah, and Fella on this episode of Mr. Bookstein's Store. A Shalom TV original children's series.
Award-winning singer/songwriter Keren Karolina Avratz, professionally known as Karolina, fronts the Israeli folk band Habanot Nechama and is a pioneer in the Israeli groove scene. Hear from this Eilat, Israel, native on Muzika, produced by Igal Hecht.
Known for his intriguing mix of Spanish and Western influences, Kobi Aflalo, former leader of Shimona, has released solo albums that display a remarkable maturity and grasp of style. He shares his story on this episode of Muzika.
The Crisis of Destruction: The Biblical Prophetic Perspective is presented by Dr. Micah Goodman, fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute. Part 3 of an 8-part exploration of Leadership and Crisis: Jewish Resources and Responses.
Reestablishing moral awareness in response to crisis is the focus of this Rethinking Judaism episode featuring Rabbi Dr. Donniel Hartman, president of the Shalom Hartman Institute. Part 2 of 8 on the topic of Leadership and Crisis.
Rock/Reggae/Israeli popular music group Moshav Band performs My Heart is Open and The Road at the Chabad Celebration 25 concert videotaped in Hollywood. Courtesy of Chabad of California.
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Jewish vocalists, guitarists, and composers Julie Silver and Beth Schafer perform a number of their original songs live on stage at the Union of Reform Judaism's Biennial in Toronto. A Shalom TV exclusive presentation courtesy of the URJ.
Through the eyes of Benjamin, hear the story of how Joseph, now governor of the land, tests his brothers when they travel from Canaan to Egypt looking for food. Written by Jacqueline Jules, with illustrations by Natascia Ugliano. Read by Ruth Golub.
Sammy Spider's First Tu B'Shevat, an illustrated tale written by Sylvia A. Rouss and illustrated by Katherine Janus Kahn. From Kar-Ben Publishing. Read by Ruth Golub.
How Abraham observed the Torah before it was given at Sinai is explained by Rabbi Mordechai Becher, Gateways Organization senior lecturer, in a Dimensions of the Daf lesson entitled Was Abraham Observant? Shalom TV original production.
How the Jewish view of life is revealed in the traditional prayers for rain is explored by Rabbi Mordechai Becher, senior lecturer for the Gateways Organization, in a Talmud lesson entitled, The Power of Rain. A Shalom TV original series.
Offering insight for Jews who have trouble accepting a traditional view of God, prayer, and faith, Rabbi Harold Schulweis--one of American Jewry's most creative rabbis, and author of For Those Who Can't Believe--joins Rabbi Mark S. Golub on L'Chayim.
Highlights of program additions this week on Shalom TV. Learn about the latest offerings that are available On Demand.
A young American Jew finds himself caught between three fathers, two nations, two compelling women, and a mysterious ghost when committed to a mental institution built on the ruins of a Palestinian village. An award-winning drama directed by Udi Aloni.
Thirty-six thousand Jews lived in Libya at the end of WWII, today none remain. This film traces the Roumani family of Benghazi from Ottoman rule through the 20th century dispersal of Libya's Sephardic Jewish community in the face of Arab nationalism.
With characteristic Jewish humor, iconic filmmakers Paul Mazursky and Paul Bogart join Larry Peerce and actress Lainie Kazan in reflecting (with disarming candor) on their own Jewish mothers and how they influenced their on-screen portrayals.
Thirty-plus years after immigrating to Israel, two Argentinean-born filmmakers take up the question of Jewish-Argentine history, identity, and attitudes toward Israel in a series of interviews conducted over six years. (Spanish with English subtitles)
When WWII wiped out the Jewish population of Opatow, Poland, the only details of the town's shtetl character were contained in the photographic memory of Mayer Kirshenblatt, who left Poland for Canada in 1934 and began painting 56 years later.
In 1940, Joseph Stalin ordered the deportation of 200,000 Polish Jews from Russian-occupied Eastern Poland to forced labor settlements in the Soviet interior. This cruel action ended up saving Jews from the Holocaust. Seven deportees share their story.
When Zak (Daniel Sauli) and his girlfriend visit his estranged father (Lawrence Pressman) in the Catskills, they find him suffering from dementia and inadvertently uncover a dark family secret from WWII. Also starring Annie Parisse and Eli Wallach.
Highlights of program additions this week on Shalom TV. Learn about the latest offerings that are available On Demand.
New York Times' Jerusalem Bureau Chief Ethan Bronner sits with Time Magazine's Barton Gellman to describe the journalistic challenges involved in reporting on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. A Shalom TV exclusive from the 92nd Street Y in NYC.
Problems confronting Israel, the peace process, and the American scene are overviewed by Trials of Zion author and former Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz in conversation with former NY gov. Eliot Spitzer at the 92nd Street Y in New York City.
AIFL Chairman Kennrth Bialkin, honoree Dan Senor (Start-Up Nation), Charlotte Frank, Jonathan Medved, Malcolm Hoenlein, Rabbis Arthur Schneier and Joe Potasnik, and folksinger Peter Yarrow highlight the 2011 America-Israel Friendship League annual gala.
The unique relationship between the US and Israel is addressed by author Dan Senor (Start-Up Nation), former NYC mayor Ed Koch, and former Israeli UN Ambassador Dan Gillerman at the 2011 America-Israel Friendship League Gala. (Dec. 2011)
A dramatic account of the way in which the Church and the Crown laid the groundwork for Jewish persecution through the Inquisition is discussed by author Jonathan Kirsch on this educational Connie Martinson Talks Books episode.
Subtle efforts used to delegitimize Israel, and the appropriate Jewish response, are described by Alan Dershowitz at a symposium sponsored by the Jewish Community Relations Council of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation. (January 2011)
Describing how college campus attacks on Israel's legitimacy are affecting Jewish students, Natan Sharansky, chair of the Jewish Agency, speaks at the Greater Miami Jewish Federation's Jewish Community Relations Council symposium. (January 2011)
Legal activist and Canadian Parliament member Irwin Cotler outlines how the Jewish world should respond to those who use Lawfare to delegitimize Israel. Shalom TV's presentation of a JCRC symposium of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation. (January 2011)
An impassioned plea for the inclusion of J Street and similar organizations in the fight for Israel's legitimacy is offered by Religious Action Center Director David Saperstein at a JCRC symposium of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation. (January 2011)
Israel US Amb. Michael Oren describes his response to students trying to prevent him from speaking at the University of California, how the movement to delegitimize Israel is today's expression of anti-Semitism, and how Jews should respond. (January 2011
Islamic expert Daniel Pipes analyzes those behind the B.D.S. movement and what it means for Israel to go on the offensive; Brandeis doctoral student Rachel Fish recounts her fight against anti-Israel bias at Harvard. JCRC of Greater Miami. (January 2011)
Having pro-Israel groups critical of Israel included in the Jewish tent is discussed by Rabbi David Saperstein (Religious Action Center), Daniel Pipes, Rachel Fish, and Martin Raffel (JCPA). Courtesy of Greater Miami Jewish Federation. (January 2011)
Jerusalem Post columnist Isi Leibler provides an Israeli perspective on an Avigdor Lieberman bill requiring service in the IDF as a precondition for serving in the Knesset, and on problems posed by the ultra-Orthodox and the Israeli political system.
The Knesset's banning an Arab member of Parliament for 7 days for supporting Palestinians who commit acts of terrorist murder, and a poll of US Jewish college students showing a high level of support for Israel are stories reported by Gary Gazarkh.
Jerusalem Post Chief Political Correspondent Gil Hoffman offers an overview of Israeli politics today and addresses some of the controversial issues facing Israel's future. Courtesy of the JCC of Stamford, CT, and the UJF of Stamford.
The growing concern in Israel with the ultra-Orthodox (Haredim) treatment of women is discussed by Michal Glatt, mother of a girl harassed by ultra-Orthodox men for attending a modern Orthodox school in the Jerusalem suburb of Beit Shemesh.
Responding to Newt Gingrich's statement that Palestinians are an invented people are Jeff Ballabon (political analyst), Malcolm Hoenlein (Presidents Conference), Ken Bialkin (American Israel Friendship League) and Isi Leibler (Jerusalem Post).
Addressing criticisms many Jews have regarding Obama's treatment of Israel, Alan Solow, outgoing chair of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations (and a longtime friend/supporter of Barack Obama) meets with Shalom TV. (Part 1)
Sharing a vision of America that resonates with Jewish values, and restating his commitment to a secure and enduring Jewish State of Israel, President Barack Obama addresses Reform Jewry at the URJ Biennial in Washington, DC. (Dec. 2011)
Highlights of program additions this week on Shalom TV. Learn about the latest offerings that are available On Demand.
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