In The Spotlight with Abigail Pogrebin

“In the Spotlight” is an original conversation series with Abigail Pogrebin in dialogue with authors, innovators, communal and political leaders, and many other key figures from the Jewish world who shine a light on key issues of the day regarding American Jewry and the State of Israel.

Episodes

Aug 6, 2024

29 min

Abigail Pogrebin speaks with veteran NYT reporter Joseph Berger about "Elie Wiesel: Confronting the Silence," the first biography that is a deep and powerful dive into the life of the late Nobel Peace Laureate and esteemed sentinel of memory and responsibility.

Aug 6, 2024

28 min

After 26 years in the very public pulpit of LA’s Sinai Temple, Rabbi David Wolpe speaks honestly with Abigail Pogrebin about his decision to retire, what he’s  taking with him, and his message to American Jews in this moment of increasing antisemitism and divisions around Israel.

Aug 6, 2024

29 min

Abigail Pogrebin speaks with writer Elizabeth Benedict who captures the fear, confusion, and courage when facing a sudden, serious illness in her memoir Rewriting Illness: A View of My Own.

Aug 6, 2024

29 min

Abigail Pogrebin sits with Avram Mlotek, a rabbi, social activist, cantor, writer, actor, slam poet and co-founder of Base, a pluralistic home-centered outreach program for Jewish young adults.

Aug 6, 2024

53 min

A frank, funny, behind-the-scenes look at Tablet Magazine’s national hit podcast, ‘Unorthodox,’ with Abigail Pogrebin interviewing its newest host, Joshua Malina, and veteran co-hosts Stephanie Butnick and Liel Liebowitz.

Aug 6, 2024

57 min

Rabbi Hirsch of NYC’s Stephen Wise Free Synagogue joins Abigail Pogrebin to discuss being a Zionist activist rabbi, the Re-CHARGING Reform Judaism Conference, and The Lilac Tree, his book that presents a worldview drawn from Jewish and general wisdom.

Aug 6, 2024

28 min

Award-winning documentary producer and the sister of acclaimed filmmaker Steven Spielberg, Nancy Spielberg discusses her work, her childhood and the intensity of learning her mother’s biggest secret — which she did for the first time by reading the script for ‘The Fabelmans,’ her brother’s Oscar-nominated drama based on their family. With Abigail Pogrebin.

Aug 6, 2024

25 min

Abigail Pogrebin is joined by educator and author Abi Dauber Sterne who discusses "Stories for the Sake of Argument," her book that tackles a range of issues from religious freedom to gender equality and leaves the reader with a clash of values and an unresolved dilemma to ponder.

Aug 6, 2024

29 min

Abigail Pogrebin is joined by author Robert Mnookin to discuss The Jewish American Paradox, his book that explores the conundrums of Jewish identity, faith, and community in America by delving deep into Jewish history, law, and custom.

Aug 6, 2024

27 min

Abigail Pogrebin is joined by Iraqi Jewish Musician Yoni Avi Battat to discuss ‘Fragments,’ his new album that explores identity and connection to his Mizrahi roots.

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