Introducing Sha’ar HaShamayim (Gateway to Heaven), the New Wise Machzor
It's here! The Wise clergy team could not be more excited to unveil the new High Holy Days machzor entitled Sha’ar HaShamayim (Gateway [...]
Ethnic Studies: Too Important to Get Wrong
by Rabbi Ron Stern Wise members and many others in the Jewish community have expressed concerns about the California State Board of Education [...]
An Important Message from Your Stephen Wise Temple Clergy
It is with heavy hearts, even as we continue to celebrate with joy our Festival of Freedom, that we find ourselves once again [...]
For Our Many Blessings
by Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback There’s a blessing for seeing an elephant. This might surprise you but, when you pause to think about it, [...]
Owning Our Stories
by Cantor Emma Lutz “Owning our stories and loving ourselves through that process is the greatest gift we can give ourselves.” – Dr. [...]
Seeing Into the Future
by Rabbi Ron Stern How far can you gaze into the future? Of course, none of us has the ability to even know [...]
On Thanksgiving: Two Questions for you to Ponder
by Rabbi David Woznica It’s a good reflection on our country that we have a national holiday devoted to giving thanks. Gratitude is [...]
God is Here
by Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback This week’s parasha tells of a ladder connecting Heaven and Earth. The rabbis, centuries later, taught that when two [...]
The Center for Jewish Life
Read with Caution: This May Whet Your Appetite for Learning
by Rabbi David Woznica Tomorrow morning we mail our 2018-2019 (5779) Center for Jewish Life brochure. It contains descriptions of dialogues, lectures, classes, [...]
A Prayer for Passover
by Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback Note: The four cups of wine at the Passover Seder correspond to the four times our liberation is [...]