Daily Kavanah – Monday, July 17, 2023
Beyn Ha'Metzarim I first encountered Tisha B’Av (observed next week) when I was a camper at URJ Camp Eisner in Great Barrington, Mass. [...]
Daily Kavanah – Shabbat Message From Rabbi Yoshi – Friday, July 14, 2023
On this day, 113 years ago, my grandfather Joe Zweiback was born. I remember as a child gathering with my family to celebrate [...]
The Good Shepherd
The Good Shepherd Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback July 7, 2023 | 18 Tamuz, 5783 Your browser does not support the audio element. [...]
Daily Kavanah – Shabbat Message From Rabbi Yoshi – Friday, July 7, 2023
If you’ve traveled by air in the last few decades, you’ve probably experienced a feeling similar to the one I had last week [...]
A crane, Joni Mitchell, a well of water, and a talking donkey: Building the future we want to see
A Crane, Joni Mitchell, a Well of Water, and a Talking Donkey: Building the Future We Want to See Rabbi Sari [...]
Daily Kavanah – Shabbat Message From Rabbi Yoshi – Friday, June 30, 2023
This week's Torah portion includes an interesting inversion. An enemy king sends a prophet to come and curse our Israelite ancestors. But instead [...]
Daily Kavanah – Thursday, June 29, 2023
If a trip to Israel is, by definition, a stroll down Biblical, rabbinic, and Jewish memory lane, this week’s Torah portion is a [...]
Daily Kavanah – Shabbat Message From Rabbi Yoshi – Friday, June 23, 2023
There are songs that we remember from particular moments in our lives that have special meaning. Since I was in high school, I've [...]
Daily Kavanah – Shabbat Message From Rabbi Yoshi – Friday, June 9, 2023
This Shabbat we read from parashat B'ha'alot'cha, whose name is taken from the rather unusual word used to describe the lighting of the [...]
Wise School Students Observe Sofer Repairing Torah Scrolls
On Monday, Wise School students from grades three and five got the chance to observe a sofer working on Stephen Wise Temple's four [...]