Daily Kavanah – Thursday, March 19, 2020
The proverb, “Every cloud has a silver lining,” is taken from a poem written by John Milton in 1634. In it, the great [...]
Daily Kavanah – Wednesday, March 18, 2020
There is so much, all around, that brings us hope. We are reminded in the face of this crisis that we are not [...]
Daily Kavanah – Tuesday, March 17, 2020
Today is the birthday of our beloved community’s namesake—Rabbi Stephen Samuel Wise. He was born on March 17, 1874, in Budapest. He was [...]
Search for Meaning with author Marra Gad (“The Color of Love”)
In her recent memoir The Color of Love, author Marra Gad reflects on her upbringing as a mixed-race Jewish girl in Chicago, frankly [...]
The Torah of Contagion
Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback It was one of those parenting moments you just have to savor. My wife had [...]
Search for Meaning with Obama White House Speechwriter Sarah Hurwitz
Following up on her Stephen Wise Temple Center for Jewish Life appearance last fall, former Obama White House Speechwriter Sarah Hurwitz connected with [...]
Join Me to Stand with Friends Against Antisemitism
I am writing to you at the dawn of this new decade with a message of inspiration and community. There are two events [...]
Streaming the D רeam: Reflections from a Virtual Wise Fan
by Julian Brenman Exuberant, intentional, and authentic are all attributes of the compassionate community at Stephen Wise Temple in Los Angeles, [...]
Choosing Hope
By Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback I was seven years old when “Star Wars: A New Hope,” was released in May of 1977. Last week, [...]
Eil Nora Alilah — At the Closing of the Gates
Wise Music Team Releases New Song Just In Time for Yom Kippur To help us all prepare for Yom Kippur, the Wise music [...]