Daily Kavanah – Friday, May 16, 2025
Almost thirty-three years ago, I moved to Israel to begin rabbinical school. Just before I left, my mother gave me the name [...]
Daily Kavanah – Monday, May 12, 2025
This week, Jews throughout the world read from parashat Emor. One of the few weekly Torah readings from the Book of Leviticus [...]
Search for Meaning with Yuval David
In this powerful and deeply personal episode of Search for Meaning, Rabbi Yoshi sits down with Yuval David, an Emmy [...]
Daily Kavanah – Friday, May 9, 2025
A More Satisfying Life We live in a time of increasing disconnection. There are many reasons for this: The addictive and often [...]
The journey of independence
The journey of independence0 Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback May 2, 2025 | 4 Nisan, 5785 Your browser does not support the audio element. [...]
Daily Kavanah – Monday, May 5, 2025
“You shall be holy, for I, the Lord your God, am holy.” (Vayikra 19:2) This year, the beginning of Jewish American Heritage [...]
Daily Kavanah – Friday, May 2, 2025
Shabbat Shalom, On Tuesday evening I was honored to share words of greeting at the official Yom HaZikaron ceremony for the city [...]
Daily Kavanah – Thursday, May 1, 2025
On this Yom HaAtzmaut, we mark 77 years since David Ben-Gurion stood in Tel Aviv and declared, “The State of Israel has [...]
Daily Kavanah – Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Each year, countless Jewish communities around the globe, including ours, read the Natan Alterman poem Magash HaKesef (The Silver Platter), as part of their Yom [...]
Daily Kavanah – Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Yom HaAtzmaut, Year 2 After October 7—A Reflection In the spirit and voice of Rabbi Sari Laufer For Passover, I wrote to you [...]