UTLA misses mark on anti-Israel resolution
by Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback My father is a retired surgeon. Whenever he would hear about a fellow doctor opening a restaurant or some [...]
Naming antisemitism when we see it
by Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback The other day a friend of mine who lives on the East Coast reached out to me about a [...]
John Oliver fails Natan Sharansky’s “3D Test”
by Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback Last week the comedian John Oliver devoted a segment of his HBO show to the Israel-Palestine conflict. He acknowledged [...]
Daily Kavanah – Wednesday, June 9, 2021
My father is a retired surgeon. Whenever he would hear about a fellow doctor opening a restaurant or some other, non healthcare related [...]
Daily Kavanah – Tuesday, June 8, 2021
The other day a friend of mine who lives on the East Coast reached out to me about a disturbing email exchange she [...]
Daily Kavanah – Monday, June 7, 2021
John Oliver fails Natan Sharansky's “3D Test” It’s painful when someone we are a fan of disappoints us in some way. Of course [...]
Invocation at HUC-JIR 2021 Rabbinic Ordination
Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback's invocation at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion 2021 Rabbinical Ordination held at Stephen Wise Temple on Sunday, May 23, [...]
A message from Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback
Next week I’m traveling to Omaha to visit family. I phoned my sister yesterday to make plans for our time together. She asked [...]
Daily Kavanah – Friday, May 21, 2021
Next week I’m traveling to Omaha to visit family. I phoned my sister yesterday to make plans for our time together. She asked [...]
Daily Kavanah – Monday, May 17, 2021
According to tradition, the Torah was given in love. Today on Shavuot we celebrate that gift—a tradition of learning, questioning, wisdom, and inquiry [...]