In The Spotlight with Abigail Pogrebin

Jewish Broadcasting Service

“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.

  1. In the Spotlight: Judy Batalion

    2d ago

    In the Spotlight: Judy Batalion

    New York Times bestselling author Judy Batalion discusses her debut novel "The Last Woman of Warsaw," following two Jewish women in 1930s Warsaw as they search for love, meaning and home amid the growing threat around them. With Abigail Pogrebin.

    26 min
  2. In the Spotlight: Dara Horn

    Jun 5

    In the Spotlight: Dara Horn

    Abby is joined by award-winning author Dara Horn for a conversation on Passover and her book, "One Little Goat: A Passover Catastrophe."

    28 min
  3. In the Spotlight: Rabbi David Ingber

    May 29

    In the Spotlight: Rabbi David Ingber

    Abby is joined by Rabbi David Ingber, founding rabbi of Romemu and Senior Director of Jewish Life at 92NY, a leading voice in Jewish Renewal known for his spiritual teaching and influential leadership.

    28 min
  4. In the Spotlight: Angela Buchdahl

    May 21

    In the Spotlight: Angela Buchdahl

    Rabbi Angela Buchdahl discusses her bestselling memoir "Heart of A Stranger" and her journey to becoming the first Asian-American and first woman to be the senior rabbi of Central Synagogue. With Abigail Pogrebin.

    56 min
  5. In the Spotlight: Jenna Weissman Joselit (Mordecai Kaplan)

    May 14

    In the Spotlight: Jenna Weissman Joselit (Mordecai Kaplan)

    Abby is joined by author Jenna Weissman Joselit to discuss her groundbreaking new biography of radical thinker Mordecai Kaplan, who reinvented Judaism for modern America. The book, "Mordecai M. Kaplan: Restless Soul," delves deep into the fascinating contradictions that drove one of twentieth-century Judaism's leading luminaries to create a new way of looking at an old faith by "reconstructing" it.

    26 min
  6. In the Spotlight: Seth Rudetsky

    May 7

    In the Spotlight: Seth Rudetsky

    Broadway impresario Seth Rudetsky speaks with Abigail Pogrebin about his post-10/7 activism and the painful silence he witnessed from much of the Broadway community as Jewish suffering went unacknowledged.

    29 min

  7. Apr 23

    In the Spotlight: Hannah L. on Addiction Recovery

    Abigail Pogrebin interviews Hannah L., the semi-anonymous author of the book,"Mussar in Recovery: A Jewish Spiritual Path to Serenity & Joy," which outlines Jewish approaches to addiction recovery.

    27 min

  8. Apr 16

    In the Spotlight: Nicholas Lemann

    Abigail Pogrebin interviews New Yorker writer Nicholas Lemann about "Returning: A Search for Home Across Three Centuries," his sweeping new family history exploring Jewish identity, legacy and the meaning of home. He paints a rich picture of his ancestors, plantation owners and occasional slaveowners in the antebellum South.

    32 min
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“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.

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