Wise Mitzvah Day 2023 Proves a Smashing Success
by Rabbi Ron Stern The return of Stephen Wise Temple and Schools' Mitzvah Day on Sunday was a smashing success. Thanks to an [...]
Rabbis Sari Laufer and Ron Stern on what Passover means to them
Rabbis Sari Laufer and Ron Stern on what Passover means to them. Rabbi Sari Laufer and Rabbi Ron Stern April 7, [...]
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 [...]
Wise Responds: Judicial Reform Sparks Protests in Israel
Friends, We, like many of you, have been following the events in Israel with a mixture of concern and pride. Over the [...]
Remembering the Iraq war as Prisoners of Hope
Remembering the Iraq war as Prisoners of Hope Rabbi Ron Stern March 24, 2023 | 2 Nissan, 5783 Your browser does not [...]
Daily Kavanah: Shabbat Message from Rabbi Ron Stern– Friday, March 24, 2023
What story do you want to tell at your seder? The Shabbat Story Central to Jewish tradition is the concept that Shabbat [...]
Daily Kavanah – Thursday, March 23, 2023
What story do you want to tell at your seder? The Israel Story Another Haggadah that appeared at my childhood seder table [...]
Daily Kavanah – Wednesday, March 22, 2023
What story do you want to tell at your seder? The Freedom Story Among the many Haggadot that my family has used [...]
Daily Kavanah – Tuesday, March 21, 2023
What story do you want to tell at your seder? The Immigration Story Much of Jewish history is a story of migration [...]
Daily Kavanah – Monday, March 20, 2023
Passover is coming. What story do you want to tell at your seder? It's not too early to start planning your Passover seder. Beyond what [...]