Search for Meaning with Mario M. Muller and Rabbi Yoshi
Not many spiritual communities boast their own artist-in-residence but Stephen Wise Temple is truly fortunate to have Mario M. Muller in that special [...]
Daily Kavanah – Friday, June 25, 2021
One of my favorite Hebrew expressions is על טעם וריח אין להתווכח (al ta’am v’reiach ein l’hitvakeach)—“there is no point arguing about taste and [...]
Daily Kavanah – Friday, June 11, 2021
June is known as Pride Month in America as an acknowledgment of the transformational change in perception around LGBTQ+ inclusion over the past [...]
Israel: A beacon of LGBTQ+ inclusion in the Middle East
by Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback June is known as Pride month in America as an acknowledgment of the transformational change in perception around LGBTQ+ [...]
Daily Kavanah – Thursday, June 10, 2021
These days when people list the various forms of hatred that must be eradicated, they include racism, sexism, anti-Asian bias, homophobia, and transphobia [...]
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 [...]