Former Israeli Ambassador to the US, Danny Ayalon, discusses the feeling in Israel 6 months after the devastating Hamas massacre, the hostages still in captivity in Gaza, the status of US-Israel ties and the surge of antisemitism in America. With Teisha Bader.

Robert Siegel explores the current status of the Israel-Hamas war and the political and diplomatic initiatives aimed at achieving either a cease-fire or a long-term resolution, with leading experts Dennis Ross (Washington Institute for Near East Policy), Ghaith Al-Omari (Gilbert Foundation Senior Fellow), and Natan Sachs (Center for Middle East Policy).

Natasha Hausdorff, specialist in international law and Director of UK Lawyers for Israel, joins David Harris to discuss her advocacy and concisely debunk egregious misconceptions about Israel.

Rabbi Hirsch offers his perspective on Israel five months after October 7th,  and asks his congregation to keep the faith for the long and difficult road ahead as they prepare to return on a mission.

What is the status of the war against Hamas in Gaza? And what are the chances for war with Hezbollah in the north? Shahar Azani speaks with Eric Mandel, founder and Director of MEPIN™, the Middle East Political Information Network,™ for an update on the war in Israel, upon his return from Israel.

Charles Asher Small, founder and executive director of ISGAP (the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism & Policy) leads a seminar with ISGAP senior research fellow Joel Kotek, in the premiere of a new series from ISGAP.

David Harris shares all about his fascinating Jewish journey - speaking from the heart about Israel, including his first transformative trip there, what shaped him and spoke to him as a Jew inspiring his interest, study and love for the Jewish state.

Author Meryl Ain reads excerpts from her novel “Shadows We Carry” and discusses themes of the book.  A series produced for Jewish Book Month by the Hampton Synagogue of Westhampton Beach, NY with Rabbi Avraham Bronstein.

Rabbi Sharon Brous, founder and senior rabbi of LA's IKAR community and a leading voice at the intersection of faith and justice, sits with Abigail Pogrebin to discuss her first book, The Amen Effect, about the power of community and showing up for each other.

JBS journalist Micah Halpern discusses the conclave between the leaders of Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine that occurred in Beirut in September, and how this was the harbinger of the onslaught of terror that ensued—this and more on this episode of "Thinking Out Loud" on JBS.