Daily Kavanah – Friday, October 18, 2024
When my kids were little, one of our favorite family activities each year was building and decorating our sukkah. As small children, they [...]
Daily Kavanah – Friday, October 11, 2024
Tonight we will hear the melody of Kol Nidre, the opening notes of which remind us instantly of the solemnity of the [...]
We Have NOT Lost Hope: Od Lo Avda Tikvateinu
Rabbi Yoshi's Rosh Hashanah Sermon for 5785, delivered at Stephen Wise Temple on the evening of October 2, [...]
Daily Kavanah – Friday, September 27, 2024
Tomorrow evening, we observe Selichot, our official kick-off to the High Holy Day season.Here’s a story I first learned from my colleague, Rabbi [...]
Search for Meaning with Rabbi Sharon Brous
Rabbi Sharon Brous, Senior Rabbi of Ikar in Los Angeles, joins Rabbi Yoshi for a conversation focusing on her [...]
Daily Kavanah – Friday, September 20, 2024
In late October 2023, I traveled to Israel. I felt compelled to go. I needed to see my family and friends. I needed [...]
Daily Kavanah – Friday, September 13, 2024
Like many of you, I’m sure, I remember exactly where I was early in the morning on September 11, 2001. My brother [...]
Search for Meaning with Maor and Yossi Levy
Maor and Yossi Levy join Rabbi Yoshi to tell the story of the community of Kibbutz Eilon, just a [...]
Daily Kavanah – Friday, September 6, 2024
Rabbi Yoshi shared these words at our memorial for the six hostages murdered by Hamas. Just a few days after October 7th, [...]
Daily Kavanah – Friday, August 30, 2024
Many of us have probably already seen footage of the fences designed to protect the Israeli communities on the Gaza border being [...]