Wise member Noa Tishby appointed special envoy by Israel
On Monday, Israel Foreign Minister Yair Lapid announced the appointment of Noa Tishby as the State of Israel's first Special Envoy for Combatting [...]
Wise in the News: Rabbi Sari Laufer featured on “Unorthodox” podcast
In this edition of "Wise in the News," our clergy and their writings are featured across a variety of media. Led by an [...]
Daily Kavanah – Friday, April 8, 2022
As a child, one of my favorite parts of the Seder was when we would open our dining room door for Elijah. I [...]
Daily Kavanah – Friday, April 1, 2022
Everyone seems to be talking about the “Slap Heard ‘Round the World” this week. That’s understandable. It’s not every day that you witness [...]
Wise-sponsored plane of Ukrainian refugees lands in Israel
With the help of Stephen Wise Temple and Schools, a plane full of of Ukrainian refugees has landed in Israel as part of [...]
Stephen Wise Temple & Schools Ukraine fundraising efforts featured on CBS
Two weeks ago, Stephen Wise Temple Senior Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback received a call from a congregant, Dina Aspen. Having seen the community's Wise [...]
Video: Stephen Wise Temple and Schools and B’nai Jeshurun raise over $200k for Ukrainian refugees
As part of Stephen Wise Temple's response to the Ukraine crisis, our clergy has enlisted experts in international relations, humanitarian aid, foreign policy, [...]
Daily Kavanah – Friday, March 25, 2022
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר מֹשֶׁ֔ה זֶ֧ה הַדָּבָ֛ר אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּ֥ה ה׳ תַּעֲשׂ֑וּ וְיֵרָ֥א אֲלֵיכֶ֖ם כְּב֥וֹד ה׳׃ “Moses said, ‘This is what the Eternal has commanded that you do [...]
Search for Meaning with Rabbi Tarlan Rabizadeh and Rabbi Yoshi
In celebration of Nowruz, the Persian New Year, Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback welcomes the first female native Farsi speaker to become a rabbi, [...]
Conversations About Ukraine: Rabbis Yoshi Zweiback, Matthew Gewirtz, and Sydney Mintz are joined by Jonathan Ornstein of JCC Krakow
In response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Stephen Wise Temple Senior Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback has initiated a series of Wise Webinars. Entitled “Conversations [...]