Daily Kavanah – Friday, November 11, 2022
The past two weeks saw elections both in Israel and the United States. Whether pleased or distressed by the outcomes, we should celebrate the incredible privilege we enjoy of being able to participate fully [...]
Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback and Family Complete NYC Marathon, Raise Over $50K for Paralysis Research
On Sunday, Rabbi Yoshi, his wife Jacqueline Hantgan, and their three daughters completed the New York City Marathon, running to raise money for paralysis research. Believed to be the first nuclear family to run the [...]
Daily Kavanah – Friday, November 4, 2022
I'm in New York this week joining 50,000 others for the 51st running of the New York City Marathon. It's my third time running this race. When people hear this, they assume that I [...]
Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback to Run New York City Marathon with Family
On Sunday, Nov. 6, Stephen Wise Temple Senior Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback will run the New York City Marathon alongside his wife Jacqueline Hantgan and their three daughters—Isa, Ariela, and Naomi—to raise money for paralysis research. [...]
Daily Kavanah – Friday, October 28, 2022
I am writing these words for Shabbat on the morning of the fourth anniversary of the Tree of Life shooting in Pittsburgh, which occurred on Oct. 27, 2018. This year’s commemoration falls on Parashat [...]
Stephen Wise Temple Clergy Response to Recent Rise in Antisemitism
The following, written by the Stephen Wise clergy, appeared in the Stephen Wise Temple Daily Kavanah on Monday, October 24, 2022, after a series of troubling incidents of antisemitism in Los Angeles and around the [...]
Daily Kavanah – Friday, October 21, 2022
I’m watching “The U.S. and the Holocaust,” a three-part, six-hour documentary by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick, and Sarah Botstein. It’s powerful and painful. Through interviews with historians and scholars, along with compelling evidence gleaned [...]
Search for Meaning with Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback and Rabbi Josh Knobel
In the latest edition of his Search for Meaning podcast, Stephen Wise Temple Senior Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback hosts Stephen Wise Temple's Center for Youth Engagement director, Rabbi Josh Knobel. From the [...]
True Joy
True Joy Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback Rabbi Yoshi reaches back 30 years ago to a Simchat Torah gathering in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Mea Shearim, where a Chabad rabbi asked, "What is joy?" His answer: The [...]
Daily Kavanah – Friday, October 14, 2022
The holiday of Sukkot is known in our tradition as "Z'man Simchateinu—the Season of Our Joy." There are many reasons to rejoice at this time of the year. In the Land of Israel and here [...]