Daily Kavanah – Friday, September 2, 2022
For me, the best part of running is the feeling you experience when you’re done. There are moments in the "going" that [...]
Search for Meaning with Rabbi Sari Laufer and Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback
In the latest edition of his Search for Meaning podcast, Stephen Wise Temple Senior Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback hosts [...]
Daily Kavanah – Friday, August 26, 2022
We’ve reached cruising altitude. I'm above the clouds, looking down on earth from 30,000 feet. My daughter is sitting beside me, her [...]
Daily Kavanah – Friday, August 19, 2022
This Shabbat includes a special blessing announcing the new moon: the Hebrew month of Elul begins next week. We will be including special messages [...]
Daily Kavanah – Friday, August 12, 2022
Today is Tu B'av (the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Av), also known as the "Jewish Valentine's Day." According to the Talmud, Tu [...]
Daily Kavanah – Friday, August 5, 2022
Last week, Jacqueline and I met our friends Marc and Orley—the wonderful couple who had been our daughter's host family in Tel [...]
Daily Kavanah – Friday, July 29, 2022
My last visit to Israel was in July of 2019. I am fortunate that in my adult life, this represents the longest [...]
Search for Meaning with Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback and Rabbi Susan Silverman of Second Nurture
In the latest edition of his Search for Meaning podcast, Stephen Wise Temple Senior Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback hosts [...]
Daily Kavanah – Friday, July 22, 2022
I met a friend for coffee the other day in Tel Aviv. We hadn't seen each other since before the pandemic, so it [...]
Sun, Surf, and Summer Shabbat at Stephen Wise Temple
At Stephen Wise Temple, our summer Shabbat offerings are different than the ones we have from September through June. While Shabbat on [...]