Daily Kavanah – Wednesday, June 5, 2024
אִֽם־אֶשְׁכָּחֵ֥ךְ יְֽרוּשָׁלָ֗͏ִם תִּשְׁכַּ֥ח יְמִינִֽי׃If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget its skill (Psalm 137:5).Today is Yom Yerushalayim, one of the four [...]
Look Them in the Eye: Rediscovering the Value of Everyone
Look Them in the Eye: Rediscovering the Value of Everyone Rabbis Josh Knobel May 31, 2024 | 23 Iyar, 5784 Your browser [...]
Mazal Tov to Our Incoming 2024-25 Board of Directors
The Wise Board of Directors election results are in, and we are excited to congratulate our newly elected and reelected Officers and Directors. [...]
Daily Kavanah – Tuesday, June 4, 2024
Last Thursday, Rabbi Yoshi and I led our last weekday morning service of the year with the fifth and sixth graders in Wise [...]
Daily Kavanah – Monday, June 3, 2024
Yesterday, I played the Fiddler on the Roof soundtrack in the car with Ruby for the first time. I was pleased to discover that [...]
Search for Meaning with Kenny Hamilton
Join Rabbi Yoshi in conversation with Kenny Hamilton, an entertainment entrepreneur based in Los Angeles, California. Kenny has been [...]
Daily Kavanah – Friday, May 31, 2024
“If you follow My laws and faithfully observe My commandments, I will grant your rains in their season, so that the earth shall [...]
Daily Kavanah – Thursday, May 30, 2024
Many years ago, I had the great honor of 4 days of small-group learning with Yossi Klein-HaLevi, the activist-journalist whose current podcast on the [...]
Daily Kavanah – Wednesday, May 29, 2024
I recently watched two different Israeli television series set in contemporary Israel, though all set well before October 7. In classic Israeli television [...]
Daily Kavanah – Tuesday, May 28, 2024
One of my own reactions to October 7 and its aftermath has been an almost obsessive need to connect with Israeli culture and [...]