Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback
By Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback
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Opinion Jewish history is repeating itself in Ukraine. This time, we must fight Putin back
In 1911, my grandpa Jake was born in the small Hungarian village of Torun in the Carpathian Mountains. While he was still a child, the village became a part of Czechoslovakia, and after World War II, it fell within the borders of Ukraine. My grandpa was just a little boy when World War I broke…
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Community A prayer for justice and compassion
More than 380,000 Americans have died of COVID-19. Almost 2,000,000 have perished worldwide. The numbers are simply staggering. We mourn and are brokenhearted by what has been lost. These past few weeks have been challenging on other levels, as well. We are witnessing an attack on our democracy and our government, incited by the president…
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Community Here is why I embrace Pride with pride
Just a few weeks into the pandemic, soon after we began sheltering in place here in California, the actor, writer, and director, John Krasinski, began broadcasting an internet series on Saturday evenings called “Some Good News.” A Jewish conversation for Pride Month. Jodi Rudoren, editor-in-chief of The Forward, will be joined by a panel of…
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Community How Memorial Day and Shavuot can guide us through the pandemic
Yesterday I helped enter an eight-day-old boy into a covenant that is thousands of years old. That’s a privilege. I remember when at moments like these I would place my hands on the baby’s head as I offered a blessing. I remember asking the parents if I could hold the child in my arms. I…
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