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, 2024. Learn about the life of Naftali Herz Imber, author of the [...]
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 Naomi Levy, that can help frame these days.A wealthy man approached the [...]
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 new book, "The Amen Effect." In a time of loneliness and isolation, [...]
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 to stand with them in solidarity, to show my support, to volunteer, [...]
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 phoned me first thing in the morning and told me to turn [...]
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 few miles from the border with Lebanon. Their family, along with tens [...]
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, I saw, for the first time, a post on my social media [...]
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 breached by the terrorists. Some of the openings they made on October [...]
Search for Meaning with Rabbi Michael Zedek
Join Rabbi Yoshi for a conversation with one of his childhood mentors and teachers, Rabbi Michael Zedek. Rabbi Zedek talks about his journey to the rabbinate and his new book, "Taking [...]
The Two Paths to Awe
The Two Paths to Awe Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback August 23, 2024 | 19 Av, 5784 Your browser does not support the audio element. From recounting his own experience in a bomb shelter to illuminating [...]