Daily Kavanah – Friday, October 14, 2022
The holiday of Sukkot is known in our tradition as "Z'man Simchateinu—the Season of Our Joy." There are many reasons to rejoice at [...]
Daily Kavanah – Thursday, October 13, 2022
So Said Rabbi Shimon son of Yochai: "Three things resemble each other as follows: Land, human and rain." Rabbi Levi said: "And all [...]
Wise families participate in Sukkot mitzvah project for LA Family Housing
Stephen Wise Temple families pack and prepare "Goodnight Boxes" for LA Family Housing during Sukkot This past week, children from Stephen Wise Temple [...]
Daily Kavanah – Wednesday, October 12, 2022
A few days ago, the entire Lutz family gathered together to fulfill the mitzvah of building our sukkah. I love this ritual—literally building something all [...]
A last look at the Jonah story
A last look at the Jonah story Rabbi Ron Stern The Book of Jonah is widely believed to have been written after [...]
Daily Kavanah – Tuesday, October 11, 2022
בַּסֻּכֹּ֥ת תֵּשְׁב֖וּ שִׁבְעַ֣ת יָמִ֑ים כׇּל־הָֽאֶזְרָח֙ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל יֵשְׁב֖וּ בַּסֻּכֹּֽת׃ לְמַ֘עַן֮ יֵדְע֣וּ דֹרֹֽתֵיכֶם֒ כִּ֣י בַסֻּכּ֗וֹת הוֹשַׁ֙בְתִּי֙ אֶת־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל בְּהוֹצִיאִ֥י אוֹתָ֖ם מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם "And you will [...]
Daily Kavanah – Monday, October 10, 2022
Every year, we invite guests into our sukkahs—literal company, as many of us will celebrate with fellow members of our Wise community [...]
Daily Kavanah – Friday, October 7, 2022
This Shabbat is a breath between the heaviness of the Day of Atonement—with its focus on the difficult work of teshuvah (repentance) and s’licha (forgiveness)—and Sukkot, [...]
Search for Meaning: “Letting Go – To Grow,” Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback’s Yom Kippur 2022 Sermon
In the latest edition of his Search for Meaning podcast, Stephen Wise Temple Senior Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback delivers his [...]
Stephen Wise Temple High Holy Days Highlights 2022 | 5783
From the first Erev Rosh Hashanah service and Rabbi Ron Stern's sermon, to the final shofar blast of Yom Kippur, this [...]