Giving Thanks for the Overflow
Even in these dark times, perhaps especially in these dark times, we need to recognize and give thanks for the shefa — the abundance — that exists.
Even in these dark times, perhaps especially in these dark times, we need to recognize and give thanks for the shefa — the abundance — that exists.
We need more than ever to commit ourselves to the sacred task of igniting the ner tamid and becoming an eternal light of goodness and hope.
The war in Gaza is no genocide, and labeling it as such contributes to the most virulent type of Jew-hatred.
We are the people that persist, that persevere, that hang in there with God day after day, year after year, century after century.
Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback is currently in Israel, volunteering through a variety of organizations that are responding to the horrific terrorist attacks on October 7th.
If there is a silver lining in a moment like this it is the deep appreciation I feel right now for the gift of being part of a people, a family — Am Yisrael.
Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback’s message from the LA Jewish Community Vigil for Israel hosted by Stephen Wise Temple, October 8, 2023.
If you embrace a Judaism that understands gender equality and inclusion as core to its values system, then you should be willing to fight for it.
It’s so achingly beautiful to me. A circle of unity. No one in front and no one behind.