Daily Kavanah – Friday, November 17, 2023
Last Shabbat, we hosted Ben M. Freeman, author of “Reclaiming Our Story: The Pursuit of Jewish Pride.” A focus of his talk to the Wise Parents Association was the precipitous rise in antisemitism in [...]
Search for Meaning with Jodi Rudoren
Recorded in front of a live audience at Steven Wise Temple, "Forward" Editor-in-Chief Judy Rudoren spoke with Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback on a new episode of "The Search for Meaning" podcast. [...]
Daily Kavanah – Friday, November 10, 2023
I was in New York this past Sunday, cheering my oldest daughter Isa on, as she ran in her second New York City marathon. The NYC marathon is an amazing opportunity to celebrate: people [...]
Search for Meaning with Ambassador Gary Grappo
Former U.S. Ambassador to Oman, Gary Grappo, met Rabbi Yoshi and Jacqueline through a mutual friend when Grappo was serving as Chief of Staff of the Quartet in Jerusalem in [...]
Mixed Up Beautifully
Mixed Up Beautifully Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback November 3, 2023 | 19 Cheshvan, 5784 Your browser does not support the audio element. Watch this week's video and all Shabbat sermons HERE.
Daily Kavanah – Friday, November 3, 2023
During our time living in Palo Alto we became close to the Maor family. Two of their four children, Gefen and Yuval, were in the same grades as our kids. Their older sons were [...]
A Message from Rabbi Yoshi in Israel
Soon after I started working at the Hebrew Union College in Jerusalem in the summer of 2009, I met Salim Yagmur, an Israeli/Arab/Palestinian/Muslim, who would soon become a dear colleague and friend. Salim is [...]
Search for Meaning – Who Is Like You, God?
In an inspirational sermon, Stephen Wise Temple Senior Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback celebrates creation, the Creator, and creativity. Learn more about how the existence of our universe is a miracle, and our [...]
Daily Kavanah – Friday, October 27, 2023
It’s hard to keep them all straight in my head. I imagine every Jew holds this somewhere in their consciousness. Some of the dates and events happened long before we were born, but we [...]
Daily Kavanah – Friday, October 20, 2023
This week, our daily kavanot will honor the memories of just some of the men, women, and children killed by Hamas in last week's horrific attacks. Zichronam livracha — May their memories be forever [...]