Daily Kavanah – Friday, October 7, 2022
This Shabbat is a breath between the heaviness of the Day of Atonement—with its focus on the difficult work of teshuvah (repentance) and s’licha (forgiveness)—and Sukkot, our Festival of Joy which, amongst other things, is a celebration of [...]
Search for Meaning: “Letting Go – To Grow,” Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback’s Yom Kippur 2022 Sermon
In the latest edition of his Search for Meaning podcast, Stephen Wise Temple Senior Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback delivers his 2022 (5783) Yom Kippur sermon, entitled, “Letting Go - To Grow.” You [...]
Daily Kavanah – Tuesday, October 4, 2022
It is said that the Gates of Repentance, the Sha'arei Teshuvah, open during the High Holy Days. Maimonides, the famed medieval philosopher, taught extensively on teshuvah, making clear that repentance was not a one-time act, but rather [...]
Search for Meaning: “Circles of Concern,” Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback’s Rosh Hashanah 2022 Sermon
In the latest edition of his Search for Meaning podcast, Stephen Wise Temple Senior Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback delivers his 2022 (5783) Rosh Hashanah sermon, entitled, "Circles of Concern." You can [...]
Daily Kavanah – Friday, September 30, 2022
One of the most widely practiced traditions of our Day of Atonement is going without food or drink from sundown of Erev Yom Kippur through the end of our Ne'ilah prayers when we see [...]
Daily Kavanah – Thursday, September 23, 2022
Rabbi Yitzchok of Nadvorna was once sitting and chatting with a member of his community just a few days before Rosh Hashanah. Suddenly the man looked at his watch, stood up, and said, "Pardon [...]
Stephen Wise Temple leadership stands with protesters in Iran
On September 22, 2022, the Stephen Wise Temple and Schools leadership issued a statement expressing their solidarity with the protesters in Iran in the wake of the murder of Mahsa Amini. Today, women and men [...]
Search for Meaning with Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback and Alan Niku
In the latest edition of his Search for Meaning podcast, Stephen Wise Temple Senior Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback hosts writer, filmmaker, linguist, and self-described "nerdy Indiana Jones" Alan Niku, who may [...]
The One Thing
The One Thing Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback September 16, 2022 | 20 Elul, 5782 Your browser does not support the audio element.
Daily Kavanah – Friday, September 16, 2022
According to the Talmud, the world was created on the first day of the month of Tishri: Rosh Hashanah. Our High Holy Day Machzor (the special prayer book for the Days of Awe) proclaims this [...]