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 [...]
Daily Kavanah – Thursday, May 4, 2023
We celebrated our first grandson’s Brit Milah in the beginning of April this year. He is the first grandchild on both sides [...]
Daily Kavanah – Wednesday, May 3, 2023
It's the height of wedding season in Los Angeles. Though we are a year-round wedding venue, there’s something about spring that calls [...]
Daily Kavanah – Tuesday, May 2, 2023
Truly one of the great opportunities given to clergy are the times that we guide someone who is choosing to become Jewish. [...]
Daily Kavanah – Monday, May 1, 2023
We refer to the tiniest Torah in our ark as the Shanghai Torah. Originally from Czechoslovakia it was smuggled out of Europe [...]
Daily Kavanah – Thursday, April 27, 2023
This week, different members of our clergy will share thoughts about Israel. Today Rabbi Ron Stern writes on the "Israeli High Holidays": [...]