Daily Kavanah – Tuesday, July 26, 2022
It had been seven years since I was last in Israel. So, when the opportunity presented itself for a short visit this month, [...]
Daily Kavanah – Monday, July 25, 2022
It had been seven years since I was last in Israel. So, when the opportunity presented itself for a short visit this month, [...]
Wise members and L.A. Family Housing to host Fuel for School Festival
On August 6, Stephen Wise Temple Center for Tikkun Olam partner L.A. Family Housing will host its first annual Fuel For School Festival [...]
Stephen Wise Temple Clergy Response to Dobbs v. Jackson
Stephen Wise Temple clergy speak out on Dobbs v. Jackson, reproductive rights, and reproductive justice. "Be fruitful and multiply." —Genesis 1:28 From the [...]
Stephen Wise Temple hosts Pride Shabbat 2022
Join us in celebrating Pride Month at Stephen Wise Temple. The Reform Movement has long been committed to achieving full equity for our [...]
Wise debuts discussion series: How do we talk about Israel?
On June 1, Stephen Wise Temple welcomed Professor Dov Waxman and Professor Masua Sagiv for the first of our three-part series, "How Do We Talk About [...]
Daily Kavanah – Thursday, May 26, 2022
By every estimation, California is facing its worst drought in decades. Compounded by the likelihood of devastating heat waves this summer, 2022 will [...]
Daily Kavanah – Wednesday, May 25, 2022
"Judaism is a sustained struggle, the greatest ever known, against the world that is, in the name of the world that could be, [...]
Daily Kavanah – Tuesday, May 24, 2022
If you haven’t read Monday’s Kavanah, please check your inbox and do so before reading this reflection. “Hadestown” is a tragedy. At the [...]
Daily Kavanah – Monday, May 23, 2022
Like Cantor Emma and Adam, Becky and I recently attended a performance of "Hadestown" at the Ahmanson (the run ends May 29th). I [...]