A Cable to Jewish Life

7-CJ Chasidic Song - "Pen of the Soul"
World-renowned singer Avrohom Fried will have you off the couch and dancing in your living room. Find out why when a chasidic singer sings, he worships--in full harmony with G-d and the world. Joyous footage of the Rebbe singing.
24-CJ Purim Potpourri
The who Purim? what Purim? when Purim, and why Purim is the total Jewish holiday of joy--and why it's anything but a Jewish version of Halloween. It's all here--the pageantry, the "funny faces," the parade, the baskets of goodies--as Dr. Dovid Sholom Pape and Basha Majerczyk, with special performance by Yoni Gershan, discuss a meaningful celebration of Purim.
31-CJ A Time for Fun - "Jewish Style"
Singer/Songwriter/Actor Yoni Gershan acts out true Torah Judaism in a fun way. So, don't even think of watching this without your kids. You'll smile, you'll kvell, you'll tap a table, you'll swell with Jewish pride. Your kids won't ever forget the 10 Commandments--the new way--in rhyme. And your whole family will probably rush out to your backyard and build a sukkah--now!
45-CJ The Rebbe (6) and the Lawyer
Attorney Joseph Aronow and Rabbi Benny Krasniansky of Chabad of the Upper East Side discuss the Rebbe's reaching-out to the community at large through the Chabad House, and of the Rebbe's message of joy.
46-CJ The Rebbe (7) and the Student
What if they held a Jewish get-together weekend-long party and you came? That's what is in store for you as Devorah Shershaw and Rabbi Kasriel Kastel discuss the Rebbe's reach-out program to Jews from all walks of life--via the encounter at a Chabad (pegisha) weekend. A chance to meet the Rebbe, find yourself and others, and be even more curious Jewish.
56-CJ The Rebbe and Song (12)
Singer Chaim Fogelman, inspired by the Rebbe's directive to spread Yiddishkeit everywhere, takes us for a tour around the world with the one universal language--song. Guaranteed to get you dancing and singing happy tunes, while bringing you closer to your Jewishness.
52-CJ Turn Friday Night into Shabbos
Did the Jews preserve the Sabbath or did the Sabbath preserve the Jews? Find out the eternal truth about yourself. Let the Jew in you become a light unto the world. Rabbi Efraim Buchwald of the National Jewish Outreach Program is the creator of the "Turn Friday Night into Shabbos" Program, which reintroduces the Sabbath to Jews. Other guest, Larry Diamond, who discovered the Shabbos late in life, tells you why he wouldn't miss a Shabbos for the world. Watch this one with your best friend--your Jewish soul.
67-CJ The Puppeteers - Innovation in Education
It's like being a kid in a kosher candy store as one watches Yaakov and Aleeza Horowitz of the "Small Wonder Puppet Theater" share their experiences in educating the young in highly innovative ways. Free admission to this wonderful show, which has everything--live people, puppets, songs, humor, and the Rebbe's message to bring Moshiach--all under one big tent. Enlightening and entertaining.
81-CJ Simchat Torah - "The Happiest Day of the Year"
Rabbi Shloma Majeski, author of The Chasidic Approach to Joy and Principal of Machon Chana Women's Institute, takes us to a super joyous dance with the Rebbe and his chasidim in Crown Heights. He tells us of the importance of joy all year round if we really want to connect to G-d.
91-CJ Chanukah - Katzman Kinderlach (Children)
Chanale, Mendele, and Levi Katzman help us celebrate the holiday of Chanukah. Hear the exciting story of this eight-day holiday. Learn this holiday's customs. Play a neat game of Dreidel.
105-CJ Purim with the Katzman Kiddie Cast
Chanele, Mendel, Levi, Itale, Aizik, Chaya Mushka, Rochele and Ari Katzman entertain you for Purim! They tell the story of the Purim holiday and the customs related to this great holiday. Lots of illustrations from the Megillah --pictures of the wicked Haman to a sweet Esther, a foolish King Ahasuerus and a dashing Mordechai. Truly an adorable show.
123-CJ Sing Along on Rosh Hashanah
Reminiscent of the healing and soothing "musical therapist" King David himself, world-renowned Cantor Joseph Malovany puts you in the right, awe-inspired mood for the High Holy Days. With electrifying video footage of this famous cantor singing his heart out for a rapt audience in a Cracow, Poland, synagogue at a High Holiday concert. It's a first for American TV.
124-CJ Ancient Melody of Yom Kippur Lives On
Arguably the most famous, beloved, and emotionally powerful Jewish song of Yom Kippur, "Kol Nidre"--the mystery and a paradox from some deep, inner place in all of us--comes intermingled with tears and joy when sung by world-famous Cantor Joseph Malovany, as we are transported to a High Holiday concert in a Cracow, Poland synagogue.
130-CJ Hands-On Chanukah Party
Tired of sitting on your couch or on your hands? Then give a 30-minute look-see at this special do-it-yourself Chanukah show. Learn about olive oil, the menorah and dreidels. Our guest Michoel Albukerk of Tzivos Hashem, the largest Jewish organization for children founded by the Rebbe, shows you many things you and your kids can do with your hands for this holiday. Tzivos Hashem's programs make each holiday alive and interesting for children. We guarantee you'll jump off your couch and shout, "Hurrah for Chanukah!"
143-CJ Pure Purim Joy
What do Jewish Calypso music, blowing bubbles, Geula Esther, the Rebbe, singer/actor Yoni Gershan, and 7??or is it 7,000???darling Katzman kids in costumes have in common? The best Purim show ever on TV or this side of heaven??a wild, wacky glimpse into how Jews are still doing their duty, on Purim, to inebriate themselves with joy to the point that they are unable to distin-guish between the phrases "Blessed be Mordechai" and "Cursed be Haman."
147-CJ The Big Lag B'Omer March
Two of the most serious rabbis you'll ever meet discuss the absolutely joyful fair and parade of Lag B'Omer Day. They'll fill you with that irresistible urge to rush down to the parade the night before just to be there. In grand parade fashion, Rabbi Sholom Ber Baumgarten of Tzivos Hashem and Rabbi Shimon Hecht of the National Committee for Furtherance of Jewish Education set the tone for Lag B'Omer and its celebration.
148-CJ Lag B'Omer Day
Run, trot, sprint, hip?hop, do anything to see the "Big Daddy" of all Lag B'Omer Day Parades. You'll have a front-row seat to see the clowns the kids, the floats, the joy of it all as the parade passes by "770"--the Lubavitch Worldwide Headquarters in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. Guaranteed to excite you and give you an extra dose of Jewish pride.
153-CJ Rosh Hashanah's Wake-Up Call
The way Rabbi Michoel Albukerk of Tzivos Hashem--the largest Jewish organization for children founded by the Rebbe--tells it, you're in for the biggest Rosh Hashanah treat you've ever had. This show's emphasis is on youth and how Tzivos Hashem's shofar factory is turning on hundreds of children to produce their very own shofars for the holiday. If you just want to watch show host Rabbi Yosef Katzman blow an antelope shofar that's almost as big as he is, or if you're into learning how to appreciate, blow and fine-tune your own shofar, get the basics here.
159-CJ Dance a Happy Chanukah with Piamenta
Immerse yourself in the "Dream of Redemption" a musical venue of the Days of Moshiach composed and performed by our guest, musician Yosi Piamenta, who truly stages a holy jam session singing songs of Chanukah, songs that fill every sense of the victorious spirit of all Jews at this very special time. This is the family show with lights, food, Jewish family scenes, Chanukah treats of Crown Heights and all of Israel living in the time of Redemption--now!
160-CJ Discover Crown Heights
This is the very Crown Heights you've long heard about, and now you too can get a close-up view where the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, has set up his worldwide Chabad-Lubavitch headquarters, after the Holocaust, to rebuild Judaism via more than 2,000 Torah, Jewish outreach, and social centers around the globe; the ideal place to raise and educate large Jewish families; with Kingston Avenue as its main commercial hub; where one of the most elegant mikvehs for women stands on Union Street; and where heaven and earth virtually come together; and much more.