Daily Kavanah – Friday, March 5, 2021
"Six days you shall labor and do all your work but the seventh day is a sabbath of the ETERNAL your God: you shall not do any work—you, your son or daughter, your male or [...]
Daily Kavanah – Thursday, March 4, 2021
I love live music and especially enjoy the feeling you get when you share that experience with a friend. Saturday, January 25, 2020, was the last time I was able to enjoy such a moment—and [...]
Daily Kavanah – Wednesday, March 3, 2021
There are striking similarities between Purim and Passover and one crucial difference that is instructive. Both holidays are set in the Diaspora—Passover in Egypt and Purim in Persia. Both narratives feature our ancestors speaking truth [...]
Daily Kavanah – Tuesday, March 2, 2021
Last year’s Purim Carnival was held in person on our campus almost exactly one year ago on March 8, 2020. At the time, we were being told that the best way to avoid COVID-19 transmission [...]
Daily Kavanah – Monday, March 1, 2021
“Do not make for yourself any molten gods.” (Exodus 34:17) It's not surprising that this week's Torah portion includes this commandment. After all, it is earlier in this week's reading that we read about our [...]
Daily Kavanah – Thursday, February 4, 2021
This week's Torah portion is Yitro (Exodus 18:1-20:23) which contains the Ten Commandments. Each day, a member of the Wise clergy will share their insights on one of the commandments. כַּבֵּ֥ד אֶת־אָבִ֖יךָ וְאֶת־אִמֶּ֑ךָ לְמַ֙עַן֙ יַאֲרִכ֣וּן [...]
Search for Meaning with Mark Feuerstein and Rabbi Yoshi
Listen in on a friendly, lively conversation between old pals as Rabbi Yoshi sits down with college friend Mark Feuerstein, an actor and writer known for Royal Pains, Power, Prison Break, and many more. Together [...]
Creating a more perfect union: a message for this Inauguration Day from Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback
And yet the dawn is ours before we knew it. Somehow, we do it. Somehow, we’ve weathered and witnessed A nation that isn’t broken, but simply unfinished. — Amanda Gorman, Inaugural Poet, from “The Hill [...]
Daily Kavanah – Friday, January 8, 2021
This Shabbat we begin the reading of Exodus, the second book of the Hebrew Bible. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., understood the Exodus as a story about good versus evil. The drowning of Pharaoh’s army [...]
A message in response to yesterday’s events and a prayer for our nation (1/7/2021)
Just a few weeks ago we celebrated Hanukkah, our festival of lights, which commemorates the rededication of the Temple after it had been desecrated by our foes. As I watched images yesterday afternoon of that [...]