Search for Meaning with Rabbi Yoshi

Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback
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Search for Meaning with Rabbi Yoshi

Join Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback as he talks with an eclectic variety of thinkers, artists, and change-makers about their experiences (Jewish or otherwise) and their own search for meaning and purpose in their lives.

  1. Search for Meaning with Molly Miller

    NOV 13

    Search for Meaning with Molly Miller

    If you want to learn what it's like to be one of Los Angeles' most sought-after professional guitarists and a USC Professor all while staying true to your Jewish roots and love for Israel, you won't want to miss this latest episode!Get ready for a soulful, inspiring conversation as Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback sits down with acclaimed guitarist and Professor of Studio Guitar for USC's Thornton School of Music, Molly Miller. Tune in as they discuss creative processes, how Molly's Jewish identity weave...

    47 min
  2. The Gratitude List

    OCT 30

    The Gratitude List

    Rabbi Yoshi shares his Yom Kippur Yizkor sermon which honors the memory of his mother, Hermene Davis Zweiback, who died 25 years ago. A few weeks before the Jewish New Year while cleaning up around the house, Rabbi Yoshi came across the gratitude journal his mom kept in the last month of her life. The sermon is a reflection on the lessons it contains. While it's a very personal remembrance, it's also universal -- it's about the people who are dear to each of us and the meaning their live...

    18 min
  3. Search for Meaning with Peter Himmelman

    OCT 23

    Search for Meaning with Peter Himmelman

    Rabbi Yoshi sits down with Peter Himmelman, a Grammy and Emmy nominated singer-songwriter, visual artist, best-selling author, film composer, entrepreneur, and rock and roll performer with over 20 critically acclaimed recordings to his credit.They talk about the creative process, songwriting, sacred memory, love, Israel, and Jewish identity. They also discuss Peter's new book, "Suspended By No String." Visit https://peterhimmelman.com/ to learn more about Peter's music and new book.

    56 min
  4. We Have NOT Lost Hope: Od Lo Avda Tikvateinu

    OCT 8

    We Have NOT Lost Hope: Od Lo Avda Tikvateinu

    Rabbi Yoshi's Rosh Hashanah Sermon for 5785, delivered at Stephen Wise Temple on the evening of October 2, 2024. Learn about the life of Naftali Herz Imber, author of the poem "Tikvoseinu" that became "HaTikvah," the text of the anthem of the Zionist movement, the State of Israel, and the Jewish People. At the dawn of this New Year, we need hope perhaps more than ever.You can watch the sermon at: https://youtu.be/GRA057vRJ48?si=G0Q1CChIoAvIpVbK

    27 min
  5. Search for Meaning with Rabbi Sharon Brous

    SEP 25

    Search for Meaning with Rabbi Sharon Brous

    Rabbi Sharon Brous, Senior Rabbi of Ikar in Los Angeles, joins Rabbi Yoshi for a conversation focusing on her new book, "The Amen Effect." In a time of loneliness and isolation, social rupture and alienation, Rabbi Brous suggest ways that we can mend our broken hearts and rebuild our society.Rabbi Brous also shares about the ways that she has tried to navigate these challenging months since October 7 all the while mourning her father who died a few weeks before Rosh Hashanah in 2023.To learn ...

    31 min
  6. Search for Meaning with Maor and Yossi Levy

    SEP 13

    Search for Meaning with Maor and Yossi Levy

    Maor and Yossi Levy join Rabbi Yoshi to tell the story of the community of Kibbutz Eilon, just a few miles from the border with Lebanon. Their family, along with tens of thousands of other Israelis, has had to evacuate their home due to almost constant shelling from Hezbollah. Maor and Yossi share how the experience of the last many months has affected their family. Stay tuned and be inspired.

    55 min
  7. Search for Meaning with Rabbi Michael Zedek

    AUG 28

    Search for Meaning with Rabbi Michael Zedek

    Join Rabbi Yoshi for a conversation with one of his childhood mentors and teachers, Rabbi Michael Zedek. Rabbi Zedek talks about his journey to the rabbinate and his new book, "Taking Miracles Seriously."Learn more about Rabbi Zedek's teaching and work at: https://rabbimichaelzedek.com/

    50 min
  8. Search for Meaning with Arielle Mokhtarzadeh

    AUG 14

    Search for Meaning with Arielle Mokhtarzadeh

    Arielle Yael Mokhtarzadeh is a first generation Iranian American Jewish leader and advocate. She serves as Co-President of 30 Years After, a nonpartisan nonprofit committed to ensuring the Iranian American Jewish future by cultivating identity, convening community, and catalyzing leadership. She also serves on the Board of the Magbit Foundation, a nonprofit that provides interest-free loans and scholarships to Israelis pursuing higher education. Arielle currently works in the Office of the CO...

    49 min
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Join Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback as he talks with an eclectic variety of thinkers, artists, and change-makers about their experiences (Jewish or otherwise) and their own search for meaning and purpose in their lives.

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