A Single Soul
by Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback In 1971, by act of the United States Congress, the last Monday in May officially became the Federal holiday known as Memorial Day. Its roots, though, go all the way back [...]
Yom Ha’atzmaut Message from Rabbi Yoshi — Ten Days of Gratitude
Ten Days of Gratitude - עשרת ימי תודה It’s hard to imagine a more meaningful place to welcome Shabbat on the eve of Yom Ha’atzmaut — Israel Independence Day — than the home of David and Paula [...]
An Important Announcement from Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback
Dear friends, I am excited to share with you the good news that Rabbi Sari Laufer will join the Stephen Wise Temple and Schools family this July as our Director of Congregational Engagement. Rabbi Laufer’s [...]
Gone But Not Forgotten: Our Passovers to Remember
The matzah has been put away. Bread - if you eat it these days - is back on the table. Passover is, well, over. It’s the most widely observed of all Jewish holidays - an [...]
A Passover Message from Rabbi Yoshi
It's the same basic narrative. Do you remember the first version you heard? Was it the Maxwell House edition? Or maybe it was the one with the beautiful drawings by Leonard Baskin? Some versions are [...]
You Only Come This Way Once
Irv is 92 years old. He has a warm smile and beautiful, blue eyes. We were talking the other day about the passage of time, about loss, about the blessing of a good neighbor, and [...]
Don’t Underestimate the Little Guy – Especially on Purim
by Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback Jackie Mason once quipped that Jews aren’t very intimidating physically. As Mason put it, “Let’s be honest, did you ever see anybody who was afraid to walk into a Jewish neighborhood [...]
Hazards Exist That Are Not Marked
Hazards Exist That Are Not Marked by Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback I was in Colorado last week. Whenever I'm in the mountains, I think about the words of the Prophet Isaiah: “Holy, holy, holy is the [...]