Daily Kavanah – Friday, December 23, 2022
Tonight we celebrate the sixth night of Hanukkah. Our Festival of Lights points us toward hope—in the midst of the darkest time of [...]
Daily Kavanah – Friday, December 16, 2022
Our celebration of the Festival of Lights, Chag Urim, begins on Sunday evening. During the darkest time of the year, we literally and spiritually [...]
The Why and How of Antisemitism
The Why and How of Antisemitism Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback and Rabbi David Woznica in conversation Stephen Wise Temple Senior Rabbi Yoshi [...]
Search for Meaning With Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback and “Four Winters” Director Julia Mintz
In the latest edition of his Search for Meaning podcast, Stephen Wise Temple Senior Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback hosts Julia [...]
Daily Kavanah – Friday, December 9, 2022
This week's Torah portion tells of the dramatic reunion of Jacob and his brother Esau. Part of the drama is that Jacob [...]
Search for Meaning With Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback and Rabbi Ken Chasen
In the latest edition of his Search for Meaning podcast, Stephen Wise Temple Senior Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback hosts his [...]
Angels on the Ladder
Angels on the Ladder Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback and Rabbi Sari Laufer in conversation Last week, instead of a sermon, Rabbis Yoshi [...]
Daily Kavanah – Friday, December 2, 2022
.וַיִּירָא֙ וַיֹּאמַ֔ר מַה־נּוֹרָ֖א הַמָּק֣וֹם הַזֶּ֑ה אֵ֣ין זֶ֗ה כִּ֚י אִם־בֵּ֣ית אֱלֹהִ֔ים וְזֶ֖ה שַׁ֥עַר הַשָּׁמָֽיִם Filled with reverence he [Jacob] said, "How awesome is [...]
Daily Kavanah – Friday, November 25, 2022
The Injustice of Thanksgiving If you’ve kept up with the headlines this week, you might be tempted to question life’s fairness: a [...]
Stephen Wise Temple Clergy Response to Jerusalem Bus Stop Bombings GalleryStephen Wise Temple Clergy Response to Jerusalem Bus Stop Bombings
Cantor Emma Lutz, Cantorial Intern Andrew Paskil, Cantorial Intern Laurent Roth, Clergy, Israel, News, Rabbi David Woznica, Rabbi Josh Knobel, Rabbi Ron Stern, Rabbi Sari Laufer, Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback
Stephen Wise Temple Clergy Response to Jerusalem Bus Stop Bombings
We are heartbroken to wake up to the news of acts of terror that occurred this morning in Jerusalem. Two bombs were detonated [...]