A Midsummer’s Journey: Notes from Europe and Israel
by Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback Greetings from the homeland of our People! It has been an eventful few weeks for Cantor Lam and me [...]
Wise Survey Earns Huge Response, Exciting Takeaways, and Inspiration for Improvement
This spring we asked all of you to make your voices heard by participating in the 2018 Wise Survey and you responded in [...]
Yes – We Can
by Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback When the reward is considerable - necessary even - how do find the courage to move forward despite real [...]
Wise Takes Home Honor at 48th Annual Los Angeles Architectural Awards
Los Angeles Business Council recognizes Katz Family Pavilion and Shalom Garden for outstanding achievement in design and construction. Stephen Wise Temple and Wise [...]
Loving Zion
It was right before Yom Ha’atzmaut, Israel Independence Day, about seven years ago when my family and I were living in Jerusalem. My [...]
A Prayer for Passover
by Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback Note: The four cups of wine at the Passover Seder correspond to the four times our liberation is [...]
Remembering Rabbi Stephen Wise
by Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback “Vision looks inwards and becomes duty. Vision looks outwards and becomes aspiration. Vision looks upwards and becomes faith.” [...]
Sanctuary. Now.
by Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback It’s the middle of the night and I can’t sleep. I feel a pain in my soul. I’m [...]
Honoring Our Parents – Honoring Our Teachers
By Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback This week’s Torah portion, Yitro, includes the Ten Commandments. Commandment number five is: “Honor your father and your [...]
Hearts of Stone, Hearts of Flesh
by Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback וְנָתַתִּ֤י לָכֶם֙ לֵ֣ב חָדָ֔שׁ וְר֥וּחַ חֲדָשָׁ֖ה אֶתֵּ֣ן בְּקִרְבְּכֶ֑ם וַהֲסִ֨רֹתִ֜י אֶת־לֵ֤ב הָאֶ֙בֶן֙ מִבְּשַׂרְכֶ֔ם וְנָתַתִּ֥י לָכֶ֖ם לֵ֥ב בָּשָֽׂר׃ And I will [...]