Sanctuary. Now.
by Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback It’s the middle of the night and I can’t sleep. I feel a pain in my soul. I’m reading stories about the seventeen people murdered on Wednesday in Parkland, Florida. [...]
Honoring Our Parents – Honoring Our Teachers
By Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback This week’s Torah portion, Yitro, includes the Ten Commandments. Commandment number five is: “Honor your father and your mother that you may long endure on the land that the ETERNAL [...]
Hearts of Stone, Hearts of Flesh
by Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback וְנָתַתִּ֤י לָכֶם֙ לֵ֣ב חָדָ֔שׁ וְר֥וּחַ חֲדָשָׁ֖ה אֶתֵּ֣ן בְּקִרְבְּכֶ֑ם וַהֲסִ֨רֹתִ֜י אֶת־לֵ֤ב הָאֶ֙בֶן֙ מִבְּשַׂרְכֶ֔ם וְנָתַתִּ֥י לָכֶ֖ם לֵ֥ב בָּשָֽׂר׃ And I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit into you: [...]
A Prayer for the New Year
By Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback At the end of this week’s Torah portion, the last parasha in the book of Genesis, Joseph’s brothers come to him and ask for his forgiveness for the terrible way they [...]
Holy Fire by Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback
We're proud that the Jewish Journal has reprinted Rabbi Yoshi's message "Holy Fire" in response to the Skirball Fire and events of last week. "Fires rage, but eventually they go out," he writes. "Those who [...]
Holy Fire
by Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback Sometimes in the midst of destruction, there is holiness. Sometimes in the smoke and ashes, there is kindness, love, and meaning. Kalonymus Kalman Shapira was the leading Rabbi of the town [...]
The Power of Welcoming
by Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback It was a hot day. Abraham was sitting outside of his tent. He noticed three men passing by. He invited them to stay for a bit, offering them water and a [...]
World Series Wager Leads to Reform Rabbi Rivalry
Houston’s Congregation Emanu El Throws Down World Series Wager, Rabbi Yoshi Responds Just before the first pitch of Game 1 of the World Series between the Houston Astros and our own beloved Dodgers, Rabbi Oren [...]
Rabbi Yoshi responds to Congregation Emanu El of Houston’s World Series challenge
Our friends at Congregation Emanu El in Houston threw down the gauntlet with a World Series wager. Rabbi Yoshi wasted no time responding in kind (and in style!) Click here to view his answer (And [...]