Daily Kavanah – Monday, April 25, 2022
This week’s Daily Kavanot will serve as a four-part series, focusing on insights gleaned from the most recent Pew Research Center survey of the American [...]
Rabbi Ron Stern delves into the Pew survey of American Jews
In his four-part Daily Kavanah, sent to the Stephen Wise Temple congregation from April 25-28, 2022 Rabbi Ron Stern examines the recently-released Pew [...]
Daily Kavanah – Thursday, April 14, 2022
In advance of Passover, our clergy have been reflecting on elements of the Passover Seder in each of their Daily Kavanot. The entire [...]
EVENT DATE CHANGED: Stephen Wise Temple hosts three-part series: How Do We Talk About Israel?
UPDATE: Please note that the date of this event has changed to June 1. You do not have to re-register if you have [...]
Stephen Wise Temple sponsoring Afghan refugee
As a people who know the story of refugees forced to leave a land they have called home, it is our duty to [...]
Daily Kavanah – Thursday, March 24, 2022
Here’s a mindbender for you: Rosh Hashanah begins the new year, but Pesach falls in the first month! The best way to understand [...]
Daily Kavanah – Wednesday, March 23, 2022
One of the great controversies in Jewish history was the setting of the calendar. Though the Bible declared that certain holy days were [...]
Daily Kavanah – Tuesday, March 22, 2022
While inventing the week would have certainly ranked among early Judaism’s greatest gifts to the world, the Shabbat is the crowning glory. So [...]
Daily Kavanah – Monday, March 21, 2022
As I write this, I’m still recovering from the time change due to daylight saving. It’s remarkable how our internal clocks are set [...]
Daily Kavanah – Thursday, February 17, 2022
This week's Kavanot focus on some of the core concepts of the Jewish Mussar practice, called middot. To learn more, visit the website. Responsibility: אחריות – Achrayut Trust: [...]