Elevating Jerusalem: Nurturing Our Love for Israel
by Rabbi Ron Stern There was a time that people would clip newspaper articles, save editions of magazines, or photocopy articles to put [...]
No Loyalty to Royalty
by Rabbi Ron Stern The Jewish people had kings (and one queen) ruling over them for nearly 1,000 years. How many can you [...]
Befriending the Stranger
by Rabbi Ron Stern Each morning when I drive to work, I pass under a freeway. There, under the bridge, shivering in the [...]
Seeing Into the Future
by Rabbi Ron Stern How far can you gaze into the future? Of course, none of us has the ability to even know [...]
20 Ways to Change the World in Honor of Rabbi Stern’s 20 Years of Service
The Wise community has been turning up in full force to honor Rabbi Ron Stern's 20 years of service to our community through [...]
Being a Wise Witness: Understanding Our Own Biases and Perspectives
by Rabbi Ron Stern “Sarah saw the son whom Hagar the Egyptian had borne to Abraham playing.” This benign passage begins a story [...]
Bet Tzedek Training Sessions
Bet Tzedek Family Preparedness Training Sunday, November 18 at 11:30 a.m. | Wise Campus Help families and children in danger of deportation and [...]
Your Ten Questions
by Rabbi Ron Stern Each fall I spend a semester teaching a new group of rabbinical students beginning their studies at Hebrew [...]
Wise Community Seeks Reform
Last week, Rabbi Ron Stern lead a group of our Wise members to Sacramento for a day of lobbying for justice with the organization [...]
Bearing the Truth About Truthful Talebearing
by Rabbi Ron Stern Here’s what you’ve probably heard again and again: gossip is evil. It’s said that three people are damaged when [...]