On the Cusp of the Month of Elul: Getting Ready for the High Holy Days
by Rabbi Sari Laufer Just two weeks before his death, Dr. Oliver Sacks, the neurologist and author, published his final piece of [...]
Bearing the Truth About Truthful Talebearing
by Rabbi Ron Stern Here’s what you’ve probably heard again and again: gossip is evil. It’s said that three people are damaged when [...]
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 [...]
An Era of Introspection
by Rabbi Josh Knobel This week, Jews throughout the world will observe Tisha B’Av, or the ninth of Av, a day set [...]
From Numbers to Words: The Journey to the Promised Land
by Rabbi David Woznica This week our Torah reading of Matot-Masei concludes the Book of Numbers (in Hebrew, Bamidbar or “In the [...]
Once More Into the Breach:
On July 4th and the 17th of Tammuz
By Rabbi Sari Laufer Thanks perhaps to a decade’s worth of sleepaway camp fireworks displays, I have an unabashed love of popular Americana [...]
Proclaiming Liberty: Aspiring to the American Ideal
by Rabbi Ron Stern This week on our incredible mountaintop we’ve welcomed children to both Camp Wise and Wise Readers to Leaders. [...]
Reflections on Parshat Chukat: Feelings of Love and Loss
By Cantor Emma Lutz In this week’s Torah portion, Parshat Chukat, our leader Moses is confronted with the death of his two [...]
A Mid-Summer Night’s Thoughts
by Rabbi Josh Knobel On Thursday morning, our community celebrated together as Wise School honored the 6th Grade Class of 2018 at our [...]
Yes – We Can
by Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback When the reward is considerable - necessary even - how do find the courage to move forward despite real [...]