Daily Kavanah – Shabbat Message From Rabbi Yoshi – Friday, July 7, 2023
If you’ve traveled by air in the last few decades, you’ve probably experienced a feeling similar to the one I had last week as I watched my carry-on bag go through the X-ray machine: Did [...]
Daily Kavanah – Shabbat Message From Rabbi Yoshi – Friday, June 30, 2023
This week's Torah portion includes an interesting inversion. An enemy king sends a prophet to come and curse our Israelite ancestors. But instead of uttering a curse, he offers a blessing, one that has become [...]
Search for Meaning With Rabbi Dr. Michael Marmur
In this edition of his Search for Meaning podcast, Stephen Wise Temple Senior Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback hosts writer, educator, and human rights advocate Rabbi Michael Marmur, Ph.D. Until 2018, Rabbi [...]
Daily Kavanah – Shabbat Message From Rabbi Yoshi – Friday, June 23, 2023
There are songs that we remember from particular moments in our lives that have special meaning. Since I was in high school, I've been an admirer of the music of Peter Gabriel. His album, Us, [...]
Wise Installs New Board of Directors at Board Shabbat
On Friday, June 16, Stephen Wise Temple and Schools installed its new Board of Directors, which will officially begin its term on July 1. At the end of our Shabbat Evening Services, Senior Rabbi Yoshi [...]
I Give Myself Away
I Give Myself Away Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback and Cantor Emma Lutz June 16, 2023 | 27 Sivan, 5783 Your browser does not support the audio element. Watch this week's video and all Shabbat sermons [...]
Daily Kavanah – Shabbat Message From Rabbi Yoshi – Friday, June 16, 2023
Just one week ago, I had a conversation with a colleague about changes in Jewish life and education. The conversation centered around confirmation, a practice now more than 200 years old in the Reform movement. [...]
Search for Meaning With Rabbi Zoë Klein Miles
In this edition of his Search for Meaning podcast, Stephen Wise Temple Senior Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback hosts old friend Rabbi Zoë Klein Miles of Temple Isaiah, author of the new [...]
Wise Walks for Tikkun Olam
In recent months, the Stephen Wise Temple community has pounded the pavement and gotten plenty of steps in, participating in two major walks in support of tikkun olam causes: Jewish World Watch and L.A. Pride. [...]
Daily Kavanah – Shabbat Message From Rabbi Yoshi – Friday, June 9, 2023
This Shabbat we read from parashat B'ha'alot'cha, whose name is taken from the rather unusual word used to describe the lighting of the menorah in the Tabernacle and then the Temple. We would expect to [...]