Daily Kavanah – Monday, May 22, 2023
In rabbinic tradition, Shavuot celebrates the giving of the Torah at Mt. Sinai. In this week leading up to the festival (it [...]
Daily Kavanah – Shabbat Message From Cantor Emma Lutz – Friday, May 19, 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCIfOqIQNOE Today is Yom Yerushalayim, Jerusalem Day, when we commemorate the reunification of Jerusalem following the Six Day War in 1967. [...]
Daily Kavanah – Thursday, May 18, 2023
There is an old unwritten rule in Jewish tradition that if you make three successful shidduchim, three matches of people with their [...]
Search for Meaning With Carolyn Mabeya, Dr. Debbie Mattityahu, and Ariela Zweiback of Beyond Fistula
In this edition of his Search for Meaning podcast, Stephen Wise Temple Senior Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback hosts Carol [...]
Daily Kavanah – Wednesday, May 17, 2023
One of our customs at Friday night services these past few years has been to share some of the national days of [...]
L.A. Pride at Wise
Pride Shabbat On Friday, June 9, 2023, Stephen Wise Temple celebrated Pride Shabbat as we recognized our LGBTQ+ [...]
Daily Kavanah – Tuesday, May 16, 2023
Today is the 40th day of the counting of the Omer, which means we are only nine days away from the end [...]
What’s Missing From Jewish Memorials and Holocaust Museums
What’s Missing From Jewish Memorials and Holocaust Museums Rabbi Ron Stern May 12, 2023 | 21 Iyar, 5783 Your browser does not [...]
Daily Kavanah – Monday, May 15, 2023
Every week, we have an opportunity to begin again. Sometimes, at the start of the week, the tasks and activities and duties [...]
Daily Kavanah – Shabbat Message From Rabbi Josh Knobel – Friday, May 12, 2023
"Joshua ben Perahiah used to say, 'Appoint for yourself a teacher, and acquire for yourself a friend.'" —Pirkei Avot 1:6 This past Sunday, [...]