Eyes on Wise 11.22.18
On Thanksgiving: Two Questions for you to Ponder By Rabbi David Woznica It’s a good reflection on our country that we have a national holiday devoted to giving [...]
Eyes on Wise 11.15.18
God is Here By Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback This week’s parasha tells of a ladder connecting Heaven and Earth. The rabbis, centuries later, taught that when two people sit together and [...]
Eyes on wise 11.8.18
Dear friend, Once again we find ourselves in mourning, this time facing an unspeakable act close to home in Thousand Oaks. Last week we came together to care for [...]
Eyes on Wise 11.1.18
Dear friends, On Rosh Hashanah, I spoke about community. Our Talmud teaches: Kol Yisrael Arevim zeh baZeh – all Israel are connected, we are all responsible for one another. Please make every [...]
Eyes on Wise 10.25.18
Being a Wise Witness: Understanding Our Own Biases and Perspectives By Rabbi Ron Stern “Sarah saw the son whom Hagar the Egyptian had borne to Abraham playing.” This benign passage [...]
Eyes on Wise 10.18.18
Our Power of Creation By Rabbi Josh Knobel Just two weeks ago, Jews throughout the world celebrated as we completed reading the Pentateuch and turned immediately to the beginning chapters [...]
Eyes on Wise 10.11.18
The Center for Jewish Life Read with Caution: This May Whet Your Appetite for Learning By Rabbi David Woznica Tomorrow morning we mail our 2018-2019 (5779) Center for Jewish Life [...]
Eyes on Wise 10.4.18
Out of the darkness there was a voice: “Let there be light.” And there was light. By Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback Light from darkness... It’s what we’ve been working so hard at [...]
Eyes on Wise 9.27.18
The Gift of Starting Over By Rabbi Sari Laufer “I know that story!” It’s a refrain I hear often, usually on Friday mornings when I am with our EC students. [...]
Eyes on Wise 9.20.18
By Cantor Emma Lutz After our meaningful weeks of praying together as a community during the Days of Awe, our tradition springs us immediately into the holiday of Sukkot. This [...]