Eyes on Wise 1.16.20

Generosity Report 2018-19 Now Available Online

The Wise community’s generosity is captured in our inaugural Generosity Report, which is arriving in mailboxes as we speak. Featuring profiles of our Wise Gala honorees and award recipients, the Generosity Report shows the myriad ways members of the Wise community express their generosity through making meaning and changing the world every day. 

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Wise Readers to Leaders Takes Over Cayton Museum for a Day

On Saturday, January 11, Wise Readers to Leaders held a fun and engaging Literacy Event at the Cayton Children’s Museum with the authors of How To Raise a Reader, Pamela Paul and Maria Russo. Parents participated in an informative talk with the authors, learning how to foster intrinsic rewards from reading, utilize graphic novels with their kids, and more. Meanwhile, kids from the Wise Readers to Leaders and Cayton Museum communities came together to explore the museum and do a craft with teen volunteers. It was an exciting morning for kids, teens, and parents involved with Wise Readers to Leaders!

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Soulful Shabbat 
Friday, January 17
Friday, February 14
Friday, March 13
6:30 p.m. | Dinner
8 p.m. | Shabbat Service

Our unique musical service is one of Wise’s most popular traditions that creates a spiritual evening featuring the rhythms and melodies our members have come to love.

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Partners in Prayer: Wise and Faithful Central Bible Church to Celebrate Unity
Sunday, January 19  
1:45 p.m. | (Optional) Carpool Meeting at Stephen Wise Temple
3 p.m. | Faithful Central Bible Church (333 W. Florence Ave, Inglewood)

“I will bring them to my sacred mount and let them rejoice in my house of prayer. ” (Isaiah 56:7)
Clergy from Stephen Wise Temple, Faithful Central Bible Church, as well as other Jewish and Christian organizations will come together for a service of peace, prayer, and fellowship. Join Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback, Cantor Nathan Lam, and Bishop Kenneth Ulmer (among many others) in a gathering across religious and racial lines. We will collectively stand against violence and enmity in our communities and our nation. This beautiful service will feature participatory music designed to life our souls and bring us together.

Cantors Assembly Trip to Italy with Rabbi Yoshi and Cantor Lam
Info Session: Wednesday, January 22
Trip Itinerary: Rome | Florence | Venice: June  22 – July 2, 2020

Following his incredible concert at the Great Synagogue of Rome, Cantor Nathan Lam and the Cantors Assembly are proud to announce a musical journey through Italy in the summer of 2020. Join Rabbi Yoshi, Cantor Lam, and the many voices of the Cantors Assembly for a magical excursion to Rome, Florence, and Venice.

Center for Jewish Life presents
Introduction to Judaism
Rabbi Sari Laufer and Wise Clergy
Sundays beginning January 26 | 10 a.m.

Whether you are curious about or considering Judaism, or still looking to answer that question you’ve had since your days in religious school, Introduction to Judaism is a place to voice your questions, learn multiple perspectives, and discover what is most meaningful to you in liberal Judaism.
Open to all, this course is perfect for interfaith couples, those raising Jewish children, spiritual seekers, individuals considering conversion, and Jews who want a meaningful adult Jewish learning experience. Taught by Rabbi Sari Laufer, students will have a chance to learn from members of the Stephen Wise Temple clergy and other guest teachers while exploring holidays, lifecycle celebrations, prayer, theology, sacred texts, and much more.
Questions are encouraged and only curiosity is required.

Wise Jams
Tuesday, January 28 | 7:30 p.m.

Jam with fellow musicians and singers in our community! Are you an ace on the bass? Get your kicks on the sticks? Bring your axe, your sax, your vox, and your chops. We’ll supply the mics, amps, sheet music, and a rockin’ good time!

Center for Jewish Life presents
The Italian Jewish Tradition
Cantor Nathan Lam
Wednesdays | 7:30–9 p.m.
January 29; February 5, 19

The Italian Jewish tradition includes 2,000 years of uninterrupted history. From before the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 CE, this community has outlasted the Roman Empire, and forged a relationship with the Vatican that has lasted for 1,700 years. The Italian Rite has its own music, not Sephardic or Ashkenazi, but unique in its own way. 40,000 Jews still live in Italy and thrive, honoring their history and the collective history of the Jewish People.

Camp Wise presents
Magic Mountain Youth Event
Recommended for Grades 3-7
Saturday, February 1 | 9:30 a.m.

Summer is over, but the fun never ends! Join your favorite Camp Wise staff for a full day of fun at Magic Mountain with your favorite counselors! You don’t want to miss out on the first Camp Wise Youth Event of the year! Limited spaces are available.

Price: Early Bird $115, After January 10 $150
Early Bird ends Friday, January 10, and registration closes on Wednesday, January 29 at 11:59 p.m.
For more information, contact Tatiana Soofer at (310) 889-2263 or email [email protected].
Cancellation Policy: No refunds after January 15. Event will occur, rain or shine.

Wise Guys Big Game Party
Sunday, February 2 | 3 p.m. 

Join Rabbi Josh to catch the Super Bowl among friends at a party like no other! With the greatest game in sports displayed in High Definition on a 25×18-foot display, you and your friends from Wise will feel like part of the action. Register here to join our email list for the Big Game!
Refreshments will be provided. Childcare available upon request.

Wise Women presents
Tu B’Shevat Seder
Wednesday, February 5 | 7 p.m.

Welcome the coming of spring with food, wine, poetry, and song. Tu B’Shevat is the “birthday of the trees,” and using the fruits of different trees — including grapes (really a vine), figs, almonds, and more, the mystical Tu B’Shevat seder celebrates growth, possibility, and change. Come eat, drink, learn, and set your own intentions for a new season of the year or of life!

Family Camp
February 7-9 | Camp Ramah

Treat yourself and your family to an immersive Jewish experience that nourishes mind, body, and spirit together with your Wise community and clergy at Family Camp! With meaningful and exciting activities for toddlers, children, teenagers, and adults, you’ll want every weekend to be Family Camp weekend.

Wise School Climate Change Museum
Monday, February 10 | Exhibit: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Wise School is creating a Climate Change museum for students and visitors to explore following the annual Tu B’Shevat Assembly at 8 a.m. The museum will be open in the Tyberg Arts and Innovation Lab and Project Studio and will include interactive exhibits such as Green Space Prototype, an Irrigation Model, hands-on hydroponic planting activities, theatrical presentations, and much more. Let Wise School students guide you through the ways our Earth is changing and what we can all do to help preserve our environment.

Center for Jewish Life presents
Museums with Mario — Franklin D. Murphy Sculpture Garden
Wednesday, February 12 | 1:30 p.m.

This excursion will consist of a curated conversation during a 1.5-mile walk through the Westwood campus of UCLA.

Lunch Bunch: Caring for the Stranger
Tuesday, February 18 | 5 p.m.

Help our Lunch Bunch care for the stranger by assembling lunches for residents at LA Family Housing’s Irmas Family Campus in North Hollywood.

Center for Jewish Life presents
The Words of My Father: Yousef Bashir in Dialogue
with Rabbi David Woznica
Tuesday, February 18 | 7:30 p.m.

“[The Words of My Father] is captivating. Full of youthful exuberance, unlikely adventures, and raw discovery.” —The New Yorker 
Yousef Bashir is a Palestinian-American from the Gaza Strip, the son of Khalil Bashir, a highly respected educator. Still suffering the effects of a near catastrophic injury at the hands of an anonymous IDF soldier, Yousef made his way to the United States where he became an accomplished author, a vigorous advocate of Israeli-Palestinian peace, and much sought-after public speaker. Learn his incredible life story as he speaks with Rabbi David Woznica about his passion for peace.

#UsToo: New Perspectives on Gender and Power in the Jewish Community
with Rabbi Rachel Sabath Beit-Halachmi
Friday, February 21 | 6:15 p.m.

Rabbi Rachel Sabath Beit-Halachmi is a well-known thought leader, institutional builder, strategic innovator, published author and public speaker. She currently serves as a senior fellow at the Kaplan Center for Jewish Peoplehood. Most recently, Rabbi Sabath led a four-campus team at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (HUC) as the National Director of Recruitment and Admissions. Rabbi Sabath has taught courses on modern Jewish thought, gender, liturgy and theology at HUC for over 16 years as well as at other institutions. Wise is excited to bring this elite scholar to Shabbat services for her thoughtful and insightful remarks on such an important topic.

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Wise Guys Men’s Ski Trip to Mammoth
Friday, March 6-8

Join Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback and Rabbi Ron Stern on the Wise Guys men’s trip to Mammoth Mountain. Winter sports, camaraderie, good food, Shabbat! Cost of the trip includes lodging, two catered dinners, snacks, some wine, and self-prepared breakfasts (lift tickets not included).