Daily Kavanah – Tuesday, April 25, 2023
This week, different members of our clergy will share thoughts about Israel. Today Rabbi Josh Knobel writes on Yom HaZikaron and Yom [...]
Daily Kavanah – Monday, April 24, 2023
This week, different members of our clergy will share thoughts about Israel. Today Rabbi David Woznica writes on Erev Yom HaZikaron: Israel’s Memorial [...]
Holocaust Survivor Michele Rodri Shares Story on Yom HaShoah
On the morning of Tuesday, April 18, Stephen Wise Temple and Wise School marked Yom HaShoah—Holocaust Remembrance Day—by hearing the [...]
Daily Kavanah – Shabbat Message from Rabbi Ron Stern – Friday, April 7, 2023
Our Daily Kavanot during Passover will feature pieces from our Wise Passover Haggadah Supplement. Each day, our clergy will focus on a [...]
Daily Kavanah – Thursday, December 8, 2022
Like most Jewish kids, Hanukkah was my favorite holiday growing up. I loved everything about it: the decorations, the gifts, the fried [...]
Daily Kavanah – Tuesday, December 6, 2022
One of the most famous piyyutim (liturgical poems) for Hanukkah is “Maoz Tzur.” Thought to have been written during the Crusades in [...]
Wise Guide to Hanukkah Tikkun Olam
This Hanukkah season, Stephen Wise Temple and Schools encourage all members of our community to get out in the world and [...]
Daily Kavanah – Monday, December 5, 2022
If you ask any rabbi or cantor, they will tell you that one of the most gratifying parts of their jobs is [...]
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 [...]