Daily Kavanah – Monday, October 2, 2023
Hallel is a section of prayer recited during the morning service for particular festivals. The word itself means praise, and the service [...]
Daily Kavanah – Tuesday, September 19, 2023
From now through Yom Kippur, each of our Daily Kavanot will feature a piece written by our clergy on the themes [...]
High Holy Day Sermon 2023 | 5784: Rabbi Sari Laufer’s “The Lesson of the Banyan Tree”
On Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023, Stephen Wise Temple Rabbi Sari Laufer delivered a Maui-related sermon for Rosh Hashanah, entitled "The Lesson of [...]
Daily Kavanah – Thursday, September 14, 2023
From now through Yom Kippur, each of our Daily Kavanot will feature a piece written by our clergy on the themes [...]
Daily Kavanah – Wednesday, September 13, 2023
From now through Yom Kippur, each of our Daily Kavanot will feature a piece written by our clergy on the themes and [...]
High Holy Day Study With Stephen Wise Temple
At Wise, we recognize that not everybody worships or learns in the same way. That’s why we offer a variety of [...]
Daily Kavanah – Thursday, August 31, 2023
I spent most of my summer with Taylor Swift. Well, not actually with Taylor Swift, but with her music and her concert livestreams and [...]
Daily Kavanah – Wednesday, August 30, 2023
Just one week before he died, Oliver Sacks—the noted British neurologist and writer—published what would be his last essay in the New [...]
Daily Kavanah – Tuesday, August 29, 2023
Starting in mid-August, I can tell when my colleagues across the country are starting to write their High Holy Day sermons. Usually, [...]
Daily Kavanah – Monday, August 28, 2023
With our K-6 students back on campus, one of my very favorite Wise School traditions has returned yet again. Based on a [...]