Shabbat Shuva and Our Time for Turning
by Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback Tomorrow is Shabbat Shuva – the Sabbath which falls between the New Year and the Day of Atonement. The Sabbath of [...]
Announcing a Transformative Gift to Stephen Wise Temple and Schools
Dear friends, On the eve of the New Year, I’m pleased to share some wonderful news. With a vision to create the finest [...]
Blessed
by Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback A chapter closed for me this week: my oldest daughter went away to college. Jacqueline and I are [...]
Ten Days of Turning
by Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback וּבַדָּבָ֖ר הַזֶּ֑ה אֵֽינְכֶם֙ מַאֲמִינִ֔ם בַּה׳ אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ Yet for all that, you have no faith in the ETERNAL your [...]
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 [...]