Shabbat Shalom – Friday, August 15, 2025
“God has forsaken me!”It’s not from a headline in The Times of Israel. It’s not the words of a family member of the hostages at the weekly vigil in Hostage Square, Tel Aviv. It’s the opening line [...]
Search for Meaning with Jonathan Harounoff
🗣️ Search for Meaning with Rabbi Yoshi welcomes journalist and diplomat Jonathan Harounoff, author of the forthcoming book Unveiled: Inside Iran’s #WomanLifeFreedom Revolt. 📖 In this episode, Jonathan shares the story behind his groundbreaking reporting [...]
Thoughts on Comfort
Thoughts on Comfort Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback and Rabbi Josh Knobel August 8, 2025 | 15 Av, 5785 Your browser does not support the audio element. Watch this week's video and all Shabbat sermons HERE. [...]
Shabbat Shalom – Friday, August 8, 2025
They are often the first Hebrew words learned by Jewish children, and traditionally the last ones uttered as one approaches the end of life:שְׁמַ֖ע יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל ה׳ אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ ה׳ ׀ אֶחָֽד׃Shema Yisrael, Adonai Eloheinu, Adonai Echad!Hear O Israel, [...]
Shabbat Shalom – Friday, August 1, 2025
We are almost at the end of the Nine Days—a period in the Jewish calendar marked by introspection and sorrow. Our communal mourning culminates in Tisha B’Av, the Ninth of Av, which begins tomorrow evening.Tisha [...]
Search for Meaning with Stephen Cloobeck
Stephen J. Cloobeck joins Rabbi Yoshi for a wide-ranging conversation about business, identity, and public service. Best known as the founder and former CEO of Diamond Resorts, Cloobeck reflects on his [...]
The Beauty, Joy, and Surprising Importance of Jewish Ritual
Love that Binds, Love that Builds Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback July 25, 2025 | 29 Tamuz, 5785 Your browser does not support the audio element. Watch this week's video and all Shabbat sermons HERE. [...]
Shabbat Shalom – Friday, July 25, 2025
On my recent trip to Israel, I had the privilege of attending Kabbalat Shabbat services in Tel Aviv—right at the marina as the sun was beginning to dip behind the Mediterranean. Just getting there [...]
Search for Meaning with Dr. Arnold Eisen
In this special live recording from Stephen Wise Temple on May 13, 2025, Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback sits down with Dr. Arnold Eisen, Chancellor Emeritus of the Jewish Theological Seminary, for a [...]
“Where None Shall Make Them Afraid”
“Where None Shall Make Them Afraid” Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback July 4, 2025 | 8 Tamuz, 5785 Your browser does not support the audio element. Watch this week's video and all Shabbat sermons HERE. [...]