Daily Kavanah – Monday, September 30, 2024
For our Biblical ancestors, the sounding of the shofar was the central mitzvah—obligation—of what came to be known as Rosh Hashanah. Apples and honey, God [...]
Intergenerational Forgiveness
Intergenerational Forgiveness Rabbi Ron Stern September 27, 2024 | 24 Elul, 5784 Your browser does not support the audio element. How [...]
Daily Kavanah – Friday, September 27, 2024
Tomorrow evening, we observe Selichot, our official kick-off to the High Holy Day season.Here’s a story I first learned from my colleague, Rabbi [...]
The struggle for a Jewish and democratic Israel in times of war and peace
The struggle for a Jewish and democratic Israel in times of war and peace Orly Erez-Likhovski, Executive Director of the Israel [...]
Fania Oz-Salzberger’s UCLA Lecture on Oct 6
The UCLA Y&S Nazarian Center for Israel Studies is pleased to invite you and the members of Stephen Wise Temple to attend [...]
Daily Kavanah – Thursday, September 26, 2024
This week in our fall Introduction to Judaism course, we dove into the Hebrew Calendar and the way it has developed over time. We looked [...]
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 [...]
Daily Kavanah – Wednesday, September 25, 2024
As a lover of Jewish time, I always make a point to keep an eye on the moon as its light fluctuates [...]
Daily Kavanah – Tuesday, September 24, 2024
This week, we read the double Torah portion, Nitzavim-Vayeilech. Nitzavim in particular is jam-packed with “good stuff”, including a pretty intense pep talk from Moses to [...]
Daily Kavanah – Monday, September 23, 2024
Ani L’dodi V’dodi Li The rabbis teach that the word Elul, the name of this month, is an acronym for the well-known phrase [...]