Jewish Broadcasting Service (JBS) is an American
Jewish
Jews (, , ), or the Jewish people, are an ethnoreligious group and nation, originating from the Israelites of History of ancient Israel and Judah, ancient Israel and Judah. They also traditionally adhere to Judaism. Jewish ethnicity, rel ...
television network
A television broadcaster or television network is a telecommunications network for the distribution of television show, television content, where a central operation provides programming to many television stations, pay television providers or ...
. JBS programming includes daily news reports from Israel, live event coverage and analysis, and cultural programming of interest to the
North American Jewish community. The network is a full-time HD and SD channel. It is an English-language network produced by the
non-profit organization
A nonprofit organization (NPO), also known as a nonbusiness entity, nonprofit institution, not-for-profit organization, or simply a nonprofit, is a non-governmental (private) legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public, or so ...
Jewish Education in Media (JEM). The goal of this organization is to reach out to less-affiliated Jews and bring them closer to a Jewish religion and Identity.
History
Shalom TV was developed by Rabbi
Mark S. Golub in 2003, and began broadcasting on August 31, 2006.
[Kristin E. Holmes]
"New cable channel says 'Shalom': Shalom TV hopes a focus on Jewish culture as well as religion will draw a wide audience."
'' The Philadelphia Inquirer'', September 23, 2006. In 2008,
Comcast launched Shalom TV On Demand nationally. The On Demand version of Shalom TV expanded to more than 20 video distributors available to more than 40 million homes throughout North America.
In May 2012, Shalom TV became available as a
Roku channel. On December 7, 2012, Optimum Cable (Cablevision) launched the Shalom TV channel as a linear outlet. Shalom TV was renamed JBS on September 24, 2014, with the aim of becoming a worldwide Jewish network.
In September 2016, JBS became available nationally as a channel on
DIRECTV
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channel 388. JBS launched in August 2017 on Verizon Fios in HD on channel 798. JBS HD launched on August 7, 2018 on Charter Spectrum in New York, California, Connecticut, Florida, Texas, Illinois, Missouri, and Ohio. In August 2023, Charter Spectrum added JBS in all their service areas. JBS HD launched on December 8, 2020 on all Comcast Xfinity service areas.
On February 12, 2024, JBS announced Justin Pines as the new CEO coming a year after the passing of Golub.
In 2025, JBS released
''Blind Spot'', a documentary about campus antisemitism before and after the October 7
Hamas-led attacks on Israel.
Programming
Programs on JBS are intended to reflect the diversity and pluralism of the worldwide Jewish population. Programs include:
* Daily news from the JBS News desk and daily news from Israel in Englis
ILTV News
* News breaks and programs with viewer call-ins.
* Live Friday and Saturday Shabbat services and holiday services.
* Public affairs events
* American, Israeli, and
Yiddish
Yiddish, historically Judeo-German, is a West Germanic language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews. It originated in 9th-century Central Europe, and provided the nascent Ashkenazi community with a vernacular based on High German fused with ...
films
* Roundtable discussions of issues in the world Jewish community.
* Jewish Studies programs, including the teaching of
Hebrew
Hebrew (; ''ʿÎbrit'') is a Northwest Semitic languages, Northwest Semitic language within the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family. A regional dialect of the Canaanite languages, it was natively spoken by the Israelites and ...
and commentary on basic tenets of Judaism.
* Children's programs.
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* Israeli and American Jewish cultural shows
Availability
References
External links
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Television networks in the United States
Jewish television networks
Jewish mass media in the United States
Television channels and stations established in 2006
Non-profit organizations based in Connecticut