Search for Meaning with Rabbi David Gedzelman
In this timely episode of Search for Meaning, Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback sits down with Rabbi David Gedzelman, President and CEO of the Steinhardt Foundation for Jewish Life.Together, Rabbi Yoshi and Rabbi Gedzelman [...]
Daily Kavanah – Friday, April 25, 2025
On April 4, 1969, one year to the day after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a group of Jews and African Americans gathered in the basement of a church in Washington, [...]
Search for Meaning with Adam Mansbach
Episode Title: Adam Mansbach – The Golem of Brooklyn In this episode of Search for Meaning, Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback welcomes Adam Mansbach, best-selling author and cultural provocateur, for a conversation about his latest [...]
Daily Kavanah – Friday, April 18, 2025
“This is halachma anya—the bread of affliction—which our ancestors ate in the land of Egypt. Let all who are hungry, come and eat.” (Passover Haggadah)Every year, we begin telling the Passover story with these words. Rabbi [...]
Daily Kavanah – Friday, April 11, 2025
“I think this year there is one question and one question only: Why are they still there?” —Rachel Goldberg, mother of slain hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin (may his memory be a blessing) As we prepare [...]
Daily Kavanah – Friday, April 4, 2025
The Hebrew Bible expresses the central concerns of the minds and hearts of an ancient people. One such concern underlies the question posed by the prophet Micah (6:6–8): 'With what shall I approach the [...]
Search for Meaning with Cantor Emma Lutz and Dr. Tali Tadmor
🎙️ Search for Meaning with Rabbi Yoshi: “Wow! Shehecheyanu” – A Joyful Musical Celebration In this special episode, Rabbi Yoshi sits down with Cantor Emma Lutz and Dr. Tali Tadmor to explore the heart and harmony [...]
Daily Kavanah – Friday, March 28, 2025
This Shabbat, we conclude our reading of the Book of Exodus. Our parasha tells of the Israelites' completion of a major building project: the construction of the Mishkan, the portable sanctuary carried by the Israelites as they [...]
Daily Kavanah – Friday, March 21, 2025
Last week, my wife, Jacqueline, and I visited our youngest daughter, Naomi, in Paris, where she is studying for the semester. We had the opportunity to spend time with her friends, hear about her [...]
Search for Meaning with the Sky Riders, Noa and Omri
In this powerful and deeply moving episode, Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback speaks with "Noa" and "Omri" (not their real names), two soldiers from the Sky Rider Unit, an elite unit of the IDF known for its precision and critical [...]