Over forty years ago, the Wise community began its extraordinary foray into the education of children. Before any Reform Jewish institutions even considered [...]

Four years ago, my daughter began work as a clinical social worker at Vista Del Mar. If you are of a certain age [...]

Today is the 33rd day of the Omer. “Lag B'Omer,” is a day for picnics, campfires, planting trees, weddings and other celebrations that [...]

Today is the 32nd day of the Omer. This week’s kavanot are all inspired by passages found in the weekly Torah portions from [...]

Today is the 31st day of the Omer. This week’s kavanot are all inspired by passages found in the weekly Torah portions from [...]

Today is the 30th day of the Omer. This week’s kavanot are all inspired by passages found in the weekly Torah portions from [...]

Today is the 29th day of the Omer. This week’s kavanot are all inspired by passages found in the weekly Torah portions from [...]

Uniquely Universal by Rabbi Ron Stern It’s been a long year. My favorite analogy for our experience of the year is the film Groundhog [...]

The previous week’s Torah portion describes the blasphemous worship of the golden calf. (Read it here.) The ancient interpreters saw the episode as the [...]

The description of the desert tabernacle (Mishkan) is truly a magnificent picture drawn with words. You can read it here. Countless generations of readers [...]