In The Spotlight with Abigail Pogrebin

In the Spotlight: Samuel G. Freedman on Hubert Humphrey

Abigail Pogrebin speaks with Samuel G. Freedman about Into the Bright Sunshine: Young Hubert Humphrey and the Fight for Civil Rights, his book that celebrates one of the overlooked landmarks of civil rights history through an exploration of the life and enduring legacy of Humphrey.

In the Spotlight: Rabbi Rachel Isaacs - Small Town Jewish Life

Abigail Pogrebin speaks with Rachel Isaacs, a Maine-based rabbi who made history as the first openly lesbian rabbi ordained by JTS, and who founded a groundbreaking institution committed to supporting small town and rural Jewish communities.

In the Spotlight: "Only in Theaters"- Saving a Family Business

Abigail Pogrebin speaks with the owner of a cinema chain that began as a Jewish family business in pre-war Europe, and with the filmmaker who brought the story of family resilience and the future of cinema to life in the doc "Only in Theaters”

In the Spotlight: Spiked Antisemitism on Campus (Hillel)

At this most charged time for students on college campuses, Abigail Pogrebin speaks with Hillel directors Uri Cohen (Yale), Jenna Citron Schwab (Queens College) and Michael Simon (Northwestern).

In the Spotlight: Elana Stein Hain

Abigail Pogrebin sits with Elana Stein Hain, Senior Fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute of North America to discuss how our texts and teachings help us in difficult times.

In the Spotlight: Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz - Israel at War

Abigail Pogrebin is joined by Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz, Senior Rabbi of Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun in New York City, to discuss the dire need for the Jewish people to fight this tragic war, but to do so as Jews, guided by Jewish values.

In the Spotlight: Helen Schulman

Abigail Pogrebin speaks with bestselling author Helen Schulman about "Lucky Dogs," her layered story of how trauma and self-preservation converge across decades and continents.

In the Spotlight: Lilith Magazine

What does it mean to select beautiful, sometimes heartbreaking Jewish stories for a groundbreaking anthology with an unapologetically feminist lens? Abigail Pogrebin talks with the editors (and one of the writers) behind Lilith Magazine's Frankly Feminist: Short Stories by Jewish Women.

In the Spotlight: Ilana Kaufman - Jews of Color Initiative

Abigail Pogrebin speaks with Ilana Kaufman, CEO of the Jews of Color Initiative, a philanthropic fund dedicated to justice and racial equality in the Jewish community.

In the Spotlight: Rabbi Diana Fersko

Abigail Pogrebin is joined by Diana Fersko, Senior Rabbi at the Village Temple in New York City and author of "We Need to Talk About Antisemitism," an urgent call not to ignore or minimize the spike in antisemitism.