National Jewish Television

National Jewish Television is a three-hour Jewish television block shown Sundays on religious and public-access television cable TV channels in the United States. ^{[1] [2]} National Jewish Television was founded in 1979 by Joel Levitch. ^[3]

History

National Jewish Television was founded in 1979.

By 1984 NJT was being broadcast to 175 cable channels weekly. ^[2]

Programming

• The Phil Blazer Show —explains Jewish life in Los Angeles and abroad with Phil Blazer serving as host.
• Hineni (started 1982)—a half-hour program featuring Rebbitzen Esther Jungreis reading from a book in the Torah and emphasizing the portion. ^[1]
• The Leon Charney Report —an hour-long show featuring Leon Charney discussing politics and other current issues with many guests, mostly from New York City.
• L'Chayim , with Rabbi Mark S. Golub interviewing various Jewish personalities and their ideologies.
• A Cable to Jewish Life , with Rabbi Josef Katzman interviewing many Orthodox Jewish guests, including Avraham Fried, and their connection with Chabad.

Former shows

• Jerusalem on Line with Michael Greenspan, talking about the happenings in Jerusalem. (Ended in 2002)
• Jewish Spectrums which interviews various Jews and their accomplishments (Ended in 1995).
• RTN, otherwise known as Russian Television Network , featuring an hour-long program for Russian immigrants. (Ended in 1998).
• Talkline's Jewish Music Countdown' features various Jewish musicians and their music videos.

References

1. Ain, Stewart (2002-09-29). "Telecare Cuts 75% of Jewish Programming". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2022-12-31.
2. Mayer, Caroline E. (1984-02-05). "Religious Broadcasters: Beyond Pray TV". Washington Post. ISSN   0190-8286 . Retrieved 2022-12-31.
3. "In Memoriam: Joel Allan Levitch". www.yale64.org. Retrieved 2022-12-31.