We Mourn, We Hope
by Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback Monday, April 29, 2019 As we were celebrating the last day of Passover, another Shabbat was shattered by violence. [...]
Many Partings
!לְגֹזֵר יַם־סוּף לִגְזָרִים כִּי לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּוֹ׃ [Praise] the One who parted the Sea of Reeds into many partings — God’s steadfast love is [...]
A Good Name – Responding to the “Varsity Blues” Admissions Scandal
We all want the best for our children. We all want to help them succeed. We should all know, however, that there are [...]
Remembering to Be Better
by Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback Imagine having the most embarrassing, shameful episode of your life broadcast publicly each year. It’s the stuff of nightmares. Yet it’s [...]
Tidying Up
The ETERNAL spoke to Moses, saying: Tell the Israelite people to bring Me gifts; you shall accept gifts for Me from every person [...]
For Our Many Blessings
by Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback There’s a blessing for seeing an elephant. This might surprise you but, when you pause to think about it, [...]
Shifra and Puah
by Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback This week's Torah portion, the last of 2018 and the first of the book of Exodus, tells of Pharaoh’s [...]
God is Here
by Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback This week’s parasha tells of a ladder connecting Heaven and Earth. The rabbis, centuries later, taught that when two [...]
Message in the wake of the violence in Pittsburgh
Our tradition teaches that Shabbat is a time for celebration, rest, and renewal. It is our day of peace, our day of wholeness, [...]
Out of the darkness there was a voice: “Let there be light.” And there was light.
By Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback Light from darkness... It’s what we’ve been working so hard at these past few weeks. Our prayers... Our turning [...]