Wise Members and L.A. Family Housing to Host Second Annual Fuel for School Festival
Last year, Wise members Emily and Brian Soloway spearheaded the inaugural Fuel for School Festival with Wise Center for Tikkun Olam partner L.A. [...]
Wise Walks for Tikkun Olam
In recent months, the Stephen Wise Temple community has pounded the pavement and gotten plenty of steps in, participating in two major walks [...]
Daily Kavanah – Thursday, June 8, 2023
I have officiated at nearly a dozen gay and lesbian weddings over the course of my career and attended several more. Each [...]
Daily Kavanah – Wednesday, June 7, 2023
There is a strange ritual detailed in last week’s Torah portion, called the Sotah. It seeks to allay the concerns of a [...]
Daily Kavanah – Tuesday, June 6, 2023
This weekend, marchers in Tel Aviv's Pride Parade will mostly be greeted by cheering throngs of allies who will join them on [...]
Daily Kavanah – Monday, June 5, 2023
Way back in 1985, during my first year of rabbinical school, the president of Hebrew Union College addressed our class in Jerusalem [...]
Stephen Wise Temple Clergy: On National Strategy to Combat Antisemitism
Last week, as America celebrated Jewish American Heritage Month, the White House proclaimed that celebrating the countless contributions of American Jews to our [...]
L.A. Pride at Wise
Pride Shabbat On Friday, June 9, 2023, Stephen Wise Temple celebrated Pride Shabbat as we recognized our LGBTQ+ [...]
What’s Missing From Jewish Memorials and Holocaust Museums
What’s Missing From Jewish Memorials and Holocaust Museums Rabbi Ron Stern May 12, 2023 | 21 Iyar, 5783 Your browser does not [...]
Daily Kavanah – Shabbat Message From Rabbi Ron Stern – Friday, May 5, 2023
If you join us tonight, you’ll witness young people at two stages along their Jewish journey. Our Wise School sixth graders will [...]