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BIPACT NEWS on the JEWISH TV CHANNELFaculty Against Antisemitism Movement (FAAM): Miriam Elman & Andrew PessinMiriam Elman, Executive Director of the Academic Engagement Network and founder of the Faculty Against Antisemitism Movement, sits down with Campus Correspondent Andrew Pessin to discuss the role of faculty leadership in both the rise of antisemitism, and in the prevention of it.EPISODE PAGE:https://www.jewishtvchannel.com/faculty-against-antisemitism-movement-faamBIPACT CHANNEL:https://www.jewishtvchannel.com/bipact BIPACT RADIO: https://www.jewishtvchannel.com/bipactradio
2024-07-0145 minBIPACT NEWS on the JEWISH TV CHANNELUC Irvine Rabbi Daniel Levine and Melissa Stuart on BIPACT RadioCalifornia Correspondent Melissa Stuart and Orange County Hillel Rabbi Daniel Levine discuss the rise in antisemitism on California university campuses and UC Irvine’s decision not to renew his contract as a lecturer to teach the university’s “Jewish Texts” course.EPISODE PAGE:https://www.jewishtvchannel.com/rabbi-daniel-levine-and-melissa-stuart-on-bipact-radioBIPACT RADIO: https://www.jewishtvchannel.com/bipactradio
2024-06-1628 min
Talking Point – Jewish TV ChannelMedical Antisemitism Part 3: Dr. Sheldon Rubenfeld - Is DEI the New Eugenics?Dr. Sheldon Rubenfeld is the founder and executive director of the Center for Medicine after the Holocaust, or CMATH (medicineaftertheholocaust.org) and has led multiple trips for medical professionals to European medical sites relevant to the Holocaust. He is Clinical Professor of General Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine where he taught Jewish Medical Ethics for 20 years until he was cancelled in 2023. In a fascinating interview, he discusses the concerning parallels between medicine today under diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies and medicine in the Third Reich, advancing the case that DEI policies breed antisemitism in medicine.E...
2024-05-221h 04BIPACT NEWS on the JEWISH TV CHANNELWeekend Update with Dani Rakoff & Laura KesslerJerusalem Correspondent Dani Rakoff and Talking Point Host Laura Kessler discuss the latest news in Israel and the Diaspora on BIPACT Radio. https://www.jewishtvchannel.com/bipactradio
2024-05-1914 minTalking Point – Jewish TV ChannelMedical Antisemitism Part 2: Michelle Stravitz, AJMA Executive DirectorInaugural Executive Director Michelle Stravitz explains the overall infrastructure for the first ever American Jewish Medical Association and how all Jewish health professionals from every background including students to retirees and non-clinical patient advocates may benefit and participate to help the cause.EPISODE PAGE:https://www.jewishtvchannel.com/american-jewish-medical-association-on-talking-pointTALKING POINT:https://www.jewishtvchannel.com/talkingpoint/BIPACT NEWS:https://www.jewishtvchannel.com/bipact/
2024-04-3051 minTalking Point – Jewish TV ChannelMedical Antisemitism Part 1: Dr. Yael Halaas, AJMA Founder & PresidentAJMA Founder and President Dr. Yael Halaas discusses how she mobilized a group of doctors after the events of 10/7 to fight bias, and explains the current state of medical antisemitism, what doctors and medical students are experiencing on the front lines, along with the effects of DEI in medical schools.EPISODE PAGE:https://www.jewishtvchannel.com/american-jewish-medical-association-on-talking-pointTALKING POINT:https://www.jewishtvchannel.com/talkingpoint/BIPACT NEWS:https://www.jewishtvchannel.com/bipact/
2024-04-3043 minTalking Point – Jewish TV ChannelProfessor Ron Hassner: UC Berkeley Faculty Take A Stand Against Campus AntisemitismProfessor Ron Hassner staged a faculty sit-in against antisemitism by living and sleeping in his Berkeley office until university administrators agreed to his requests to improve the campus environment for his Jewish students who are facing unprecedented antisemitism. Several other faculty eventually joined him, setting off a growing movement. Now home, he sits down with Laura Kessler to discuss antisemitism at Berkeley, bipartisan boundaries in faculty activism, improving resident life, IHRA, and some of his own nationally recognized research.EPISODE PAGE:https://www.jewishtvchannel.com/ron-hassner-on-talking-point/TALKING POINT:https://www.jewishtvchannel.co...
2024-03-3138 minTalking Point – Jewish TV ChannelBecoming Janet: Holocaust Lessons for a Post 10/7 World - Janet Singer ApplefieldJanet Singer Applefield discusses her upcoming Holocaust Memoir with Laura Kessler. As a child survivor, she discusses her journey of resilience through several names and identities before being reunited with her father and beginning a new life. One of the lessons we can learn from Janet and other Holocaust survivors is how to be resilient after trauma and successfully transform our identities for a new chapter of Jewish survival and healing after the unimaginable loss of 10/7.EPISODE PAGE:https://www.jewishtvchannel.com/janet-singer-applefield-on-talking-point/TALKING POINT:https://www.jewishtvchannel.com/talkingpoint/
2024-03-1840 minBIPACT NEWS on the JEWISH TV CHANNELMahsa Amini Human Rights & Security Accountability Act (MAHSA ACT) - Jessica EmamiJessica Emami interviews Hope Iranian on the revolt of masses of Generation Z Iranians in the wake of Masha Amini’s death.Hope (not her real name) is an Iranian American teacher and human rights activist who became an activist after the September 2022 murder of 22 year old Mahsa Amini by the Iranian morality police, joining thousands of Generation Z Iranians spurred into action.Hope and the Mahsa Army have been advocating for the Mahsa Amini Human Rights and Security Accountability Act (MAHSA Act) (H.R.589/ S.2626) to impose sanctions on the Supreme Leader and President of Ir...
2024-03-0430 minTalking Point – Jewish TV ChannelJewish Trauma & Mental Health, Part 3: Jewish Students on Campus - Dr. Jeff LichtmanIn Part III of our Jewish Trauma & Mental Health series, Dr. Jeff Lichtman discusses the mental health of Jewish students on campus, the relentless assault on their Jewish identity, and how we can prevent being overwhelmed from constant negativity by focusing on a few things we can control, instead of all the things we cannot. We discuss the specific ways students have been affected by increased global antisemitism after 10/7 and how the community can work together to support them.Please share this with the students and young adults in your life, and the people who lov...
2024-02-291h 18Talking Point – Jewish TV ChannelJewish Trauma & Mental Health, Part 2: How the Association of Jewish Psychologists is Working With the APA to Fight Antisemitism - Dr. Beth Rom-RymerIn Part II of our Jewish Trauma & Mental Health series, Laura sits down with Dr. Beth Rom-Rymer, president of the Association of Jewish Psychologists (AJP) to discuss antisemitism within the American Psychological Association (APA) and how AJP is working within APA to forge a stronger understanding of antisemitism and the needs of the Jewish community and its trauma victims.Following the attacks of 10/7, the APA issued a disappointing statement which did not acknowledge the full reality of Jewish trauma. Members of the AJP wrote a strong rebuttal to the APA, and have subsequently strengthened the dialogue within AP...
2024-02-1639 minBIPACT NEWS on the JEWISH TV CHANNELFlip Your Diploma: Antisemitism at Columbia Inspires a Viral Alumni CampaignJessica Emami interviews Asaf Eyal on his very public resignation from Columbia University’s School of Social Work where he served as a Field Instructor. After reporting disturbing mobs of antisemitic and anti-Zionist intimidation to administrators who did nothing to protect Jewish students, Asaf turned his diploma upside down and started a viral trend of alumni turning their degrees upside down to pressure campus administrators to take antisemitism seriously. The Flip Your Diploma campaign went viral, and is now one of the forces challenging campus administrators to take a deeper look at pro-Hamas student organizations that have cro...
2024-02-0931 minTalking Point – Jewish TV ChannelDani Rakoff on BIPACT: South Africa, the ICJ, and the Complexity of Jewish/South African RelationsAs a former South African who made Aliya, Jerusalem Correspondent Dani Rakoff shares his unique insight on the past, present and future of Jewish / South African relations. He shares his personal perspective on the Israel apartheid myth, and his concerns for the future safety of Jews living in South Africa. He also discusses his upcoming Israel Solidarity Tours to promote dialogues with a delegation of South African politicians and tribal leaders. BIPACT / Talking Point crossover episode with Laura Kessler.https://www.jewishtvchannel.com/jerusalem-correspondent-dani-rakoff-on-bipact-radio/
2024-01-2821 minBIPACT NEWS on the JEWISH TV CHANNELDani Rakoff on South Africa, the ICJ, and the Complexity of Jewish/South African RelationsAs a former South African who made Aliya, Jerusalem Correspondent Dani Rakoff shares his unique insight on the past, present and future of Jewish / South African relations. He shares his personal perspective on the Israel apartheid myth, and his concerns for the future safety of Jews living in South Africa. He also discusses his upcoming Israel Solidarity Tours to promote dialogues with a delegation of South African politicians and tribal leaders. BIPACT / Talking Point crossover episode with Laura Kessler.https://www.jewishtvchannel.com/jerusalem-correspondent-dani-rakoff-on-bipact-radio/
2024-01-2621 minBIPACT NEWS on the JEWISH TV CHANNELLauren Isaacs Joins Jewish TV Channel - Interview with Laura KesslerLauren Isaacs joins JTVC and helps ring in the new year in this special crossover episode of Talking Point / BIPACT News. She discusses her forthcoming show, Israel Right Now, the impact of war, antisemitism in Canada, and a preview of her first episode touring the Nova Music Festival memorial. Interview with Laura Kessler.Episode PageTalking PointBIPACT News
2023-12-3120 minTalking Point – Jewish TV ChannelLauren Isaacs on BIPACT: Israel Right Now - Nova Music FestivalJTVC and Laura Kessler welcome Lauren Isaacs to the Jewish TV Channel Team as Lauren helps us ring in the new year with this special crossover episode of Talking Point / BIPACT News. Lauren discusses her forthcoming show, Israel Right Now, antisemitism in Canada, the impact of war, and a preview of her first episode touring the Nova Music Festival memorial.Episode PageTalking PointBIPACT News
2023-12-3120 minBIPACT NEWS on the JEWISH TV CHANNELGlobal Crisis: Former AJC President David Harris and Naya Lekht Discuss the Global Rise of Antisemitism Since October 7FIGHTING WARS ON ALL FRONTS: Former AJC President David Harris talks to Education Analyst Naya Lekht about the multi-tier trauma of global war against the Jews, Hamas apologists on college campuses, and rays of hope when Jews unite.MAIN: https://www.jewishtvchannel.com/naya-lekht-interviews-former-ajc-president-david-harris/BIPACT: www.Jewishtvchannel.com/BIPACT YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/3HpTnyS2quA?si=rPilNiATns-YGBZtSUPPORT THIS WORK: Help us fight the AIM Syndrome: Antisemitism, Israel-phobia and Miseducation. https://www.jewishtvchannel.com/donations
2023-12-1824 minBIPACT NEWS on the JEWISH TV CHANNELHollywood Hypocrisy: Screenwriter Dan Gordon and Justine Brooke Murray on Writer's Guild Moral FailureHollywood screenwriter and producer Dan Gordon speaks with JTVC and BIPACT correspondent Justine Brooke Murray over Dan's resignation from the Writers Guild of America over their failure to speak out and condemn the Hamas massacre.MAIN: https://www.jewishtvchannel.com/hollywood-hypocrisy-why-a-veteran-screenwriter-resigned-from-the-writers-guild/BIPACT: www.Jewishtvchannel.com/BIPACT YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/IIvUudNqBVoSUPPORT THIS WORK: Help us fight the AIM Syndrome: Antisemitism, Israel-phobia and Miseducation. https://www.jewishtvchannel.com/donations
2023-11-2746 minTalking Point – Jewish TV ChannelJessica Emami on BIPACT: Everything You Wanted to Know About Iran But Were Afraid to AskOn this Talking Point / BIPACT crossover episode, Dr. Jessica Emami joins the JTVC team as Middle East / Iranian Analyst and helps us break down the big picture regarding how Iran is manipulating its proxies against Israel in the Middle East.https://www.jewishtvchannel.com/jessicaemamihttps://www.jewishtvchannel.com/bipact/https://www.jewishtvchannel.com/bipactradio/
2023-11-2144 minBIPACT NEWS on the JEWISH TV CHANNELIran's Role in the Middle East Conflict: Dr. Jessica Emami and Laura KesslerDr. Jessica Emami joins Laura Kessler and the JTVC team as Middle East / Iranian Analyst, and helps break down how Iran is manipulating its proxies against Israel in the Middle East. Talking Point / BIPACT crossover episode.https://www.jewishtvchannel.com/bipact/https://www.jewishtvchannel.com/bipactradio/https://www.jewishtvchannel.com/jessicaemami
2023-11-0644 minBIPACT NEWS on the JEWISH TV CHANNELIsrael At War: Jerusalem Correspondent Dani Rakoff speaks with Laura KesslerIsrael At WarJerusalem Correspondent Dani Rakoff speaks with Laura Kessler about how Israelis and their children are coping after the October 7 Hamas Massacre, national unity, how they feel about U.S. support, and how supporters in the Diaspora can help.BIPACT CHANNEL ON JTVC: https://www.jewishtvchannel.com/bipact/YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@jewishtvchannel383/videosHelp BIPACT and JTVC fight the AIM Syndrome: Antisemitism, Israel-phobia and Miseducation. Learn more about how to Donate, Intern or Volunteer. Email info@jtvc.org.
2023-10-1315 minBIPACT NEWS on the JEWISH TV CHANNELNarrative Warfare: Colonel Richard Kemp and Naya Lekht discuss Anti-Israel PropagandaJTVC Education Analyst Naya Lekht sits down with Colonel Richard Kemp for a candid discussion about anti-Zionist propaganda. This interview was conducted mere hours before the horrific events of October 7, 2023. Although much has happened since then, Colonel Kemp's vast experience on the battlefield continues to inform how Jews can win the narrative war against antisemitism and anti-Zionism now more than ever.BIPACT CHANNEL ON JTVC: https://www.jewishtvchannel.com/bipact/WATCH VIDEO ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@jewishtvchannel383/videosHelp BIPACT and JTVC fight the AIM Syndrome: Antisemitism, Israel-phobia and...
2023-10-0649 minBIPACT NEWS on the JEWISH TV CHANNELK-12 Ethnic Studies: Tammi Rossman-Benjamin and Andrew Pessin on Antisemitic Curriculum MandatesAmcha Initiative Director Tammi Rossman-Benjamin and BIPACT Campus Correspondent Andrew Pessin discuss new disturbing ethnic studies curriculum requirements that promote heavy biases against Israel and foment antisemitism in education.BIPACT CHANNEL ON JTVC: https://www.jewishtvchannel.com/bipact/WATCH VIDEO ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@jewishtvchannel383/videosHelp BIPACT and JTVC fight the AIM Syndrome: Antisemitism, Israel-phobia and Miseducation. Learn more about how to Donate, Intern or Volunteer. Email info@jtvc.org.
2023-10-0251 minTalking Point – Jewish TV ChannelSeason 2 Coming Attractions: Introducing BIPACT NewsThe year in review and what's coming up next in Season 2. While Talking Point pauses for the High Holidays, Jewish TV Channel is busy rolling out new programming to fight the AIM Syndrome: Antisemitism, Israel-phobia and Miseducation. https://www.jewishtvchannel.com/talkingpoint/https://www.jewishtvchannel.com/bipact/https://www.jewishtvchannel.com/bipactradio/
2023-10-0105 minBIPACT NEWS on the JEWISH TV CHANNELCUNY Antisemitism Scandal: Andrew Pessin interviews Jeffrey LaxProfessor Jeffrey Lax joins Andrew Pessin to discuss the rapid descent of the City University of New York, in recent years, into institutionalized antisemitism.BIPACT CHANNEL ON JTVC: https://www.jewishtvchannel.com/bipact/WATCH VIDEO ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@jewishtvchannel383/videosHelp BIPACT and JTVC fight the AIM Syndrome: Antisemitism, Israel-phobia and Miseducation. Learn more about how to Donate, Intern or Volunteer. Email info@jtvc.org.
2023-09-0146 min
Inefficiency PodcastEpisode #50 Shawn Hofer Hope Is A Four Letter Word
Shawn Hofer is a psychologist in private practice in Minneapolis, MN. He has a doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Rosemead Schoo of Psychology and is an advanced candidate at the Minnesota Psychoanalytic Institute. He is also a faculty member at BIPACT. He takes a psychoanalytic approach to depression, anxiety, grief, eating disorders and spirituality.
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