Daily Kavanah – Shabbat Message From Rabbi Yoshi – Friday, August 25, 2023
Yesterday in Bnei Brak, a majority Haredi city just 15 minutes east of Tel Aviv, thousands of Israelis gathered to march in a women’s rights rally organized jointly by several groups protesting the judicial [...]
Daily Kavanah – Shabbat Message From Rabbi Yoshi – Friday, August 18, 2023
Today is the first day of the month of Elul, which means that Rosh Hashanah is exactly one month away. During this time, we traditionally sound the shofar each morning as a type of spiritual [...]
Search for Meaning With Brian Hersch
In this 66th edition of his Search for Meaning podcast, Stephen Wise Temple Senior Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback hosts board game designer Brian Hersch. Taboo. Outburst. Super Scattergories. Have you played [...]
Daily Kavanah – Shabbat Message From Rabbi Yoshi – Friday, August 11, 2023
You've heard of the non-apology apology, right? It's the, "I'm sorry if you were hurt by my actions." (A word of rabbinic advice—avoid this type of apology as you endeavor to make teshuva during our [...]
Search for Meaning With Orly Erez-Likhovski
In this edition of his Search for Meaning podcast, Stephen Wise Temple Senior Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback hosts Orly Erez-Likhovski, Executive Director of the Israel Religious Action Center. Erez-Likhovski is an [...]
Daily Kavanah – Shabbat Message From Rabbi Yoshi – Friday, August 4, 2023
There have been many times in my career when I've officiated at a brit milah ceremony in the morning and a funeral in the afternoon. Sometimes sorrow and joy come together in powerful and unexpected [...]
Search for Meaning With Suzanne Horwich
In this edition of his Search for Meaning podcast, Stephen Wise Temple Senior Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback hosts artist and educator Suzanne Horwich. Horwich, who hails from Rabbi Yoshi's hometown of [...]
Daily Kavanah – Shabbat Message From Rabbi Yoshi – Friday, July 28, 2023
What a challenging week for Israel and the Jewish people. On Monday, the Israeli government passed a controversial bill that many critics consider one step in a broader strategy aimed at undermining Israeli democracy. Even [...]
Wise Clergy Respond to Judicial Reform Bill in Israel
Like many of you, we have been closely following the passage of the judicial overhaul bill in Israel. We have read calls by top military leadership, current military reservists and active duty officers, [...]
Join Wise Clergy on Aug. 5 for Family-Friendly Spirit of Shabbat … Plus!
Bring Your Family to Spirit of Shabbat … Plus! Saturday, Aug. 5 | 8:45 a.m. | Zeldin-Hershenson Hall | RSVP So, you want to try out one of our clergy study classes, but [...]