Daily Kavanah – Monday, January 9, 2023
"Life's a journey, not a destination, and I just can't tell just what tomorrow brings." —Aerosmith, "Amazing" On this day in 1976, [...]
Our Clergy’s “Jewish Best of 2022” List
Our Clergy's Jewish Best of 2022 List Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback, Rabbi Ron Stern, Rabbi Sari Laufer, and Rabbi Josh Knobel giving their [...]
Daily Kavanah – Thursday, December 22, 2022
Tonight, we light the fifth candle of Hanukkah. In Jewish professional circles, it's common to hear these weeks referred to as the [...]
Daily Kavanah – Wednesday, December 21, 2022
Tonight, we light the fourth candle of Hanukkah. The Babylonian Talmud preserves a renowned debate between the schools of Hillel and Shammai [...]
Daily Kavanah – Tuesday, December 20, 2022
Tonight, we light the third candle of Hanukkah. As we celebrate Hanukkah, we often neglect to acknowledge that the Maccabees' primary foes [...]
Power and Patriarchy: The Judith Story
Power and Patriarchy: The Judith Story Rabbi Josh Knobel and Rabbi Sari Laufer in conversation Rabbi Josh Knobel and Rabbi Sari [...]
Daily Kavanah – Monday, December 19, 2022
Tonight, we light the second candle of Hanukkah.When we think of Hanukkah, we often think of the gevurah (the strength) demonstrated by the Maccabees in [...]
Daily Kavanah – Thursday, November 24, 2022: Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving! This week's Daily Kavanot have focused upon Jewish themes of gratitude that may help inform the contemporary Thanksgiving celebration. In [...]
Stephen Wise Temple Clergy Response to Jerusalem Bus Stop Bombings GalleryStephen Wise Temple Clergy Response to Jerusalem Bus Stop Bombings
Cantor Emma Lutz, Cantorial Intern Andrew Paskil, Cantorial Intern Laurent Roth, Clergy, Israel, News, Rabbi David Woznica, Rabbi Josh Knobel, Rabbi Ron Stern, Rabbi Sari Laufer, Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback
Stephen Wise Temple Clergy Response to Jerusalem Bus Stop Bombings
We are heartbroken to wake up to the news of acts of terror that occurred this morning in Jerusalem. Two bombs were detonated [...]
Daily Kavanah – Wednesday, November 23, 2022
With Thanksgiving approaching, this week’s Daily Kavanot will focus upon Jewish themes of gratitude that may help inform the contemporary Thanksgiving celebration. [...]