About The Show:

L’Chaim Jewish Radio can be heard, Fridays at 10AM and Sundays at 7PM at AM 980, or streamed at 980WCAP.com.

During the one hour show, Jim Shainker and a rotating cadre of guests will look at top news stories from a Jewish perspective, interview community leaders, discuss holidays and bible, have conversations with leading authors and play Jewish music.

Listeners are invited to call in and join the discussion during most shows by calling or texting 978-454-4980.

Jim, Rabbi Asher Bronstein and community leaders, Tewksbury, MA community Menorah lighting 2012

Most Recently:


Recent Guests:

Adam Nimoy, Son of Actor: Leonard Nimoy (Star Trek’s Mr. Spock)

Hal “Jersey Hal” Slifer, WERS’s Chagigah Radio

Steve Rosenberg, Editor and Publisher of The Jewish Journal

Deborah Szekely, founder of Rancho La Puerta Wellness Resort

Josh Shron, Host of Israel Radio Hour discuss Israeli Music

Livia Thompson, Executive Director of JBI

Harrett Goodman Grayson, Author

State Rep. Vanna Howard

Rabbi Jonah Steinberg, Regional Director, ADL New England

Rabbi Howard Mandell, Congregation Israel, Andover

Mimi Lemay, Author of What Will Become of Me

Rabbi Michael Zedek, Chaplain in Resident at Saint Paul School of Theology

Rabbi Asher Bronstein,  Chabad of the Merrimack Valley

Rabbi Alti Bukiet, Chabad Lexington, MA

Deatra Cohen and Adam Siegel, Authors of Ashkenazi Herbalism

Eleanor Reissa, Author of The Letters Project

Tami Lehman-Wilzig, Children’s Author

Rabbi Idan Ireland,  Congregation Ahavat Olam, No. Andover, MA

Lital Carmel, Israeli American Council Executive Director

Eugene Pogany, Author of  In My Brothers Image