Search for Meaning with Amanda Berman
Amanda Berman is the founder and executive director of the Zioness Movement where she works to empower and activate Zionists on the progressive left to stand proudly in social justice spaces [...]
Jewish Resilience: A Conversation with Brandon Tavakoli, USC student and President of Trojans for Israel
Jewish Resilience Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback April 26, 2024 | 18 Nisan, 5784 Your browser does not support the audio element. A Conversation with Brandon Tavakoli, USC student and President of Trojans for Israel. Watch [...]
Daily Kavanah – Friday, April 26, 2024
Ba'avur Zeh: On Sacred Purpose וְהִגַּדְתָּ֣ לְבִנְךָ֔ בַּיּ֥וֹם הַה֖וּא לֵאמֹ֑ר בַּעֲב֣וּר זֶ֗ה עָשָׂ֤ה יְהֹוָה֙ לִ֔י בְּצֵאתִ֖י מִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃ And you shall explain to your child on that day, ‘It is ba’avor zeh that God brought me out of Egypt.’ [...]
Search for Meaning with Naomi Zweiback
Join Rabbi Yoshi in conversation with his daughter, Naomi, who is a sophomore in a dual degree program at Barnard/Columbia and the Jewish Theological Seminary. She shares her perspective on the [...]
Daily Kavanah – Friday, April 19, 2024
Four Difficulties for This Year’s Seder I remember the first time our oldest daughter sang the four questions at a family seder. It was, of course, beyond adorable. It also filled Jacqueline and me with [...]
Search for Meaning with Roee Azari and Amit Ben Shlomo
On October 7, Amit Ben Shlomo and Roee Arazi, members of the Givati Brigade, were called up for reserve duty in the Israel Defense Forces. A few months into this [...]
The Golden Age is Over
The Golden Age is Over Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback April 12, 2024 | 4 Nisan, 5784 Your browser does not support the audio element. In his weekly sermon, Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback talks about the [...]
Daily Kavanah – Friday, April 12, 2024
At the beginning of the pandemic, I embarked on a process of reflection with a few rabbinic colleagues about how we might navigate that moment of profound disruption. We were joined in those conversations by [...]
Search for Meaning with Yasmeen Ohebsion
Yasmeen Ohebsion, a senior at Tulane University, joins Rabbi Yoshi in conversation about antisemitism on college campuses today. Yasmeen, a leader in the Tulane Jewish community, recently testified in front [...]
Daily Kavanah – Friday, April 5, 2024
Tomorrow is called “Shabbat Mevarchim,” the Sabbath on which we announce the date of the coming Hebrew month. Since we are lunar people, Rosh Hodesh (the new month) coincides with the new moon. While [...]