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.
Search for Meaning with Rabbi Yoshi
Latest Episodes
Hineini: Showing Up and Staying Human in the Age of AI
Rosh Hashanah morning at Stephen Wise Temple, Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback explores an ancient Hebrew word — Hineini, "Here I am" — through the lens of one of the newest challenges facing us: artificial intelligence. Weaving to...
Search for Meaning with Rabbi Dr. Tal Sessler
What can Torah teach us about anxiety, grief, resilience, shame—and the work of healing a shattered heart?On this episode of Search for Meaning, I sit down with Rabbi Dr. Tal Sessler, author of Torah for Mental Health: Jewis...
The Whole Heart: Finding Gratitude in Both Grief and Joy
Rabbi Yoshi’s derash from Beach Shabbat, delivered on Shabbat Nachamu — the Sabbath of Comfort that always follows Tisha b’Av.Beginning with a personal story from his own wedding thirty years ago, Rabbi Yoshi explores what it means to lo...
Search for Meaning with Amanda Berman (2)
Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback welcomes back civil rights attorney and Zioness founder Amanda Berman for her second appearance on Search for Meaning. Recorded days after Tisha B'Av, the conversation opens with the atmosphere in New York following Mayor M...
Search for Meaning with Steven J. Ross
What really happened to hatred in America after World War II?Most of us were taught that defeating Hitler marked a turning point — that America emerged from the war more tolerant, more unified, more committed to its democratic ide...