Wise in the News
- Rabbis of LA | Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback: Serving With Joy – Jewish Journal December 1, 2022
- Ways to Help the Ukraine from Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback and Stephen Wise Temple – Jewish Journal March 1, 2022
- Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback’s Rosh Hashanah sermon: We Need Each Other – Jewish Journal October 2, 2017
- Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback builds spirituality from the ground up – Jewish Journal September 6, 2017
- High Holy Days sermon: Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback on Civil Discourse – 5777 – Jewish Journal October 14, 2016
- Rosner’s Torah-Talk: Sukkot with Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback – Jewish Journal December 17, 2014
- Message From Israel – Jewish Journal November 1, 2023
- “Es Brent,” It Burns: Grab a Bucket and Douse the Flames – Jewish Journal October 9, 2023
- This is water: On making meaning, making choices and making a difference – Jewish Journal September 29, 2015
- This is water: On making meaning, making choices and making a difference – Jewish Journal September 29, 2015
- The Miracle of Purim (and Am Yisrael) – Jewish Journal March 26, 2025
- Envisioning a Milken Ecosystem: Education for the Jewish Future – Jewish Journal March 25, 2025
- It’s Been Five Years Since COVID-19 Broke Out. Are We Finally ‘Okay’? – Jewish Journal March 12, 2025
- What Even God Might Not Know – Jewish Journal February 12, 2025
- What Can We Do with Vicarious Trauma? – Jewish Journal January 29, 2025
- We Prevail – Jewish Journal December 19, 2024
- Zionism as an Anti-Colonial Movement – Jewish Journal November 26, 2024
- Oct. 7, 2023 Was a Time Machine – Jewish Journal October 9, 2024
- 9/11 and 10/7: The Same Story – Jewish Journal September 18, 2024
- In Remembrance of Hersh Goldberg-Polin – Jewish Journal September 11, 2024
- Empathy is Bipartisan – Jewish Journal August 28, 2024
- 321 Nights of Suffering: Bring Them Home – Jewish Journal August 23, 2024
- Thank You, Judge Scarsi – Jewish Journal August 16, 2024
- May We Rejoice at the Downfall of Our Enemies? – Jewish Journal August 8, 2024
- The Wisdom to Know When – Jewish Journal July 25, 2024
- For Better or Worse? – Jewish Journal July 24, 2024
- A Walk to Tel Aviv – Jewish Journal June 20, 2024
- Israel Pride Remembers the Hostages – Jewish Journal June 12, 2024
- Celebrating Jewish American Heritage Month at the White House – Jewish Journal May 29, 2024
- Why Israel Is a Miracle – Jewish Journal May 22, 2024
- Shabbat Prayer for Our College Students and Ourselves – Jewish Journal May 3, 2024
- Passover 2024: The Four Difficulties – Jewish Journal April 19, 2024
- Remember Amalek – Jewish Journal April 3, 2024
- Purim in Time of War – Jewish Journal March 21, 2024
- Reflections on My Israel Solidarity Mission – Jewish Journal March 15, 2024
- Giving Thanks for the Overflow – Jewish Journal March 7, 2024
- Lighting the Eternal Light – Jewish Journal February 28, 2024
- What’s Happening in Gaza is No Genocide – Jewish Journal January 5, 2024
- We Are Yisrael – Jewish Journal December 6, 2023
- The List – Jewish Journal November 1, 2023
- Jewish Community Vigil Mourns Israelis Killed by Hamas – Jewish Journal October 11, 2023
- Honoring the Unsung Heroes Who Teach Our Children – Jewish Journal September 21, 2023
- Big Tent Judaism – Jewish Journal August 29, 2023
- Mourning to Dancing, Waiting and Hoping – Jewish Journal August 10, 2023
- You’ve Gone Too Far – Jewish Journal March 28, 2023
- The Torah of Trauma – Jewish Journal February 8, 2023
- Fighting Back Against “Deaths of Despair” – Jewish Journal February 2, 2023
- Marching Like a Mensch – Jewish Journal January 16, 20235
- AJU Panel Unpacks Iranian Unrest – Jewish Journal December 8, 2022
- This is water: On making meaning, making choices and making a difference – Jewish Journal September 29, 2015
- The Injustice of Thanksgiving – Jewish Journal November 23, 2022
- Open Tents, Open Hearts, Open Minds – Jewish Journal November 23, 2022
- Beth Am Weekend, Rabbi Family Runs Marathon, Wise Groundbreaking – Jewish Journal November 17, 2022
- Elections in Israel and U.S. and Parashat Vayera – Jewish Journal November 16, 2022
- Shana Tova 5783: Niver’s News: Sept 2022 – Jewish Journal September 30, 20225
- Tu B’Av: The Egalitarian Triumph of Love – Jewish Journal August 11, 2022
- Rebuilding Together – Jewish Journal July 27, 2022
- American Jews Must Demand Accountability After Disruption of Bar and Bat Mitzvah Ceremonies at Kotel – Jewish Journal July 13, 2022
- The True Celebration of Our Independence – Jewish Journal July 4, 2022
- Twenty-One Worlds – Jewish Journal May 27, 2022
- This is Not Your Parents’ Hebrew School – Jewish Journal May 15, 2022
- L.A. Federation Stages Pre-Passover Program, Day Schools Support Ukraine – Jewish Journal April 14, 2022
- Will Smith Vs. Amir Khoury – Jewish Journal April 6, 2022
- Stephen Wise Temple’s Cantor Emma Lutz Promoted to Senior Cantor – Jewish Journal March 31, 2022
- The Harrowing Escape of a Chabad Group from the Ukrainian War Zone – Jewish Journal March 11, 20225
- Calling Out Distortions of the Truth – Jewish Journal February 3, 2022
- Crossing Over Together – Jewish Journal January 27, 2022
- Hope From Survivors – Jewish Journal January 12, 2022
- Sally Rooney’s Word Games – Jewish Journal October 14, 2021
- Our Obligation to the Women of Afghanistan – Jewish Journal August 20, 2021
- Love In the Time of Elul – Jewish Journal August 13, 2021
- Endless Hope: A Message for Tu B’Av – Jewish Journal July 22, 2021
- Praying for a Miracle – Jewish Journal July 1, 2021
- Cancellation of Israeli Cuisine Food Truck Reveals Deeper Bigotry – Jewish Journal June 24, 2021
- When UTLA Educators Decided to Go After a Foreign Country, Guess Which One They Picked? – Jewish Journal June 9, 2021
- John Oliver Fails Natan Sharansky’s “3D Test” – Jewish Journal June 4, 2021
- Stephen Wise Temple Updates Resignation of Cantor Lam – Jewish Journal May 20, 2021
- The World is in Pain this Passover. These Rabbis Help Us Embrace It. – Jewish Journal March 24, 2021
- Stephen Wise Temple Hosts Drive-Thru ‘LIT Hanukkah’ Light Show Experience – Jewish Journal December 10, 2020
- Prop 14: “Don’t Stand Idly By” – Jewish Journal October 27, 2020
- Words of Light: 27 Voices, 27 Messages and Countless Blessings for 5781 – Jewish Journal September 16, 2020
- This is water: On making meaning, making choices and making a difference – Jewish Journal September 29, 2015
- 60 L.A. Rabbis Sign Letter Asking Government and Police to Do More to Protect Black Americans – Jewish Journal June 9, 2020
- Is COVID-19 Unprecedented? Not Really… – Jewish Journal April 22, 2020
- How Rabbis Are Spending Their Time During Coronavirus – Jewish Journal April 13, 2020
- JNF Online, Raichel Streams Concert, Coping With Virus – Jewish Journal April 1, 2020
- A Jewish Guide to Coronavirus – Jewish Journal March 11, 2020
- L.A. Jewish Crisis Resource Guide – Jewish Journal March 6, 2020
- Beit Issie Shapiro Event, Haddish is Bat Mitzvah – Jewish Journal December 11, 2019
- What’s Happening: Sephardic-Latino Concert, ‘For Sama’ Doc – Jewish Journal November 26, 2019
- What’s Happening: Tisha b’Av and Tu b’Av Events, Shabbat Outdoors – Jewish Journal August 7, 2019
- Poker Fundraiser, FCLA Party, JFS Gala – Jewish Journal June 12, 2019
- What’s Happening: Celebrate Israel Fest, Lag B’omer – Jewish Journal May 15, 2019
- San Diego Victims Mourned at L.A. Yom HaShoah Ceremony – Jewish Journal March 20, 2019
- A Good Name – Jewish Journal September 29, 2015
- What Marie Kondo Taught Me About ‘Sparking Joy’ in God – Jewish Journal February 20, 2019
- Tidying Up to Spark Joy – Jewish Journal February 12, 2019
- JEA Lunch, TBA Member Named USY Pres – Jewish Journal January 16, 2019
- What’s Happening: ‘Judaism In an Age of Truthiness,’ Gad Elmaleh – Jewish Journal November 8, 2018
- Groundbreaking for Venice Center, Vision Awards – Jewish Journal June 29, 2018
- MOVERS & SHAKERS: Israel’s 70th Birthday, Rabbinic Chair at Wise – Jewish Journal June 15, 2018
- What’s Happening in Jewish L.A. May 4-10: Celebrate Israel Festival, Hoops 4 Hope – Jewish Journal May 3, 2018
- Local Synagogues Aid Syrian Children – Jewish Journal April 18, 2018
- Parkland Students Share Their Stories – Jewish Journal March 28, 2018
- Moving & Shaking: NewGround Honors; Teens’ Relief Work – Jewish Journal February 28, 2018
- How Rabbi Isaiah Zeldin Transformed Jewish Education in Los Angeles – Jewish Journal January 30, 2018
- Stephen Wise Temple Founder, Rabbi Isaiah Zeldin, dies at 97 – Jewish Journal January 27, 2018
- SoCal Fires Burn Homes, Jewish Community Builds Bridges – Jewish Journal December 15, 2017
- Holy Fire – Jewish Journal December 13, 2017
- Numerous Synagogues, Jewish Day Schools Closed Down Due to Skirball Fire – Jewish Journal December 6, 2017
- Building A New City on the Hill: Katz Family Pavilion and Shalom Garden at Stephen Wise Temple – Jewish Journal November 23, 2017
- Moving & Shaking: Sharsheret California, Supporting Jewish Women Facing Cancer, Celebrates First Anniversary – Jewish Journal November 21, 2017
- Wise Temple to Open New Pavilion and Garden – Jewish Journal October 26, 2017
- #MeToo: No More To Violence and Degradation – Jewish Journal October 24, 2017
- To be or not to be political: That is the question for rabbis – Jewish Journal September 20, 2017
- We know what we stand for; it’s time to say it – Jewish Journal August 14, 2017
- Moving & Shaking: JFLA gala, Bret Stephens lecture, and LA Jewish Comedy Festival – Jewish Journal July 5, 2017
- Big, Beautiful Tents – Jewish Journal June 29, 2017
- Couple devises DIY method of getting critical medical supplies into Syria – Jewish Journal June 21, 2017
- Moving and Shaking: HUC benefit gala, Schoenberg and IKAR come of age – Jewish Journal June 9, 2017
- A Single Soul – Jewish Journal May 26, 2017
- Jews against the Muslim Ban – Jewish Journal February 10, 2017
- Calendar: February 10-16, 2017 – Jewish Journal February 10, 2017
- Trump’s immigration order elicits action from Jewish community – Jewish Journal February 9, 2017
- When an executive order prompts civil disorder – Jewish Journal February 3, 2017
- The shape of things to come: Jewish L.A. in 30 years – Jewish Journal January 23, 2017
- Moving and Shaking: Remembering Shimon Peres, Angel of Peace Awards gala and more – Jewish Journal October 14, 2016
- Rabbis debate how to address the election – Jewish Journal September 29, 2016
- What Moves Your Spirit? Not by Bread Alone – Jewish Journal September 1, 2016
- ‘Pokémon Go’ capturing Jewish hearts and sites around L.A. – Jewish Journal July 27, 2016
- The Congressional Holocaust Survivors Resolution and Memorial Day – Jewish Journal May 29, 2016
- LL Cool J discusses his Jewish friends, Israel and more – Jewish Journal May 19, 2016
- 68 years old! Israeli Independence Day – Jewish Journal May 15, 2016
- Tragedy strikes with death of infant son, father – Jewish Journal May 4, 2016
- Calendar: April 15-21 – Jewish Journal April 13, 2016
- Moving and shaking: Jeopardy winner, AIPAC gala, YU and more – Jewish Journal February 25, 2016
- Prayer is Like Jazz – Jewish Journal January 31, 2016
- It’s Madhim – It’s Incredible – Jewish Journal November 9, 2015
- Reflections on my visit to a ‘minyan’ of L.A. synagogues during Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur – Jewish Journal October 7, 2015
- Rabbis’ High Holy Days sermons to emphasize spirituality, not politics – Jewish Journal September 9, 2015
- We cannot call you “Minister” – Jewish Journal July 8, 2015
- Who Are We? The Three Lessons of the Grasshoppere – Jewish Journal June 15, 20155
- Moving and Shaking: Jeffrey Katzenberg, Harvey Weinstein, Rabbi David Wolpe and more – Jewish Journal April 2, 2015
- Moving and shaking: Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters, AFKMC and more – Jewish Journal March 12, 2015
- Moving and shaking: Live painting, Limmud, LAMOTH and more – Jewish Journal February 12, 2015
- The ‘B’ Word: Jewish day schools take steps to prevent bullying – Jewish Journal October 20, 2014
- Learning With Naomi Wolf at Stephen S. Wise Temple – Jewish Journal April 8, 2014
- Challenges and celebrations – Jewish Journal December 5, 2012
- Start with Small Steps: Niver’s News: March 2022 – Jewish Journal March 31, 2022
- Answering the Call: An Interview with Emma Lutz – Milken Archives of Jewish Music April 8, 2025
- Stephen Wise Temple’s Cantor Emma Lutz Promoted to Senior Cantor – Jewish Journal March 31, 2022
- Installation of Senior Cantor Emma Lutz – Jewish Journal March 24, 2022
- Finding Freedom and Fireworks in Our Hearts with Cantor Emma Lutz – Jewish Journal July 9, 2021
- Remembering our Scars, Finding our Strength with Cantor Emma Lutz – Jewish Journal June 6, 2021
- Feeling Our Way with Cantor Emma Lutz – Jewish Journal May 8, 2020
- Shabbat Prayer for Our College Students and Ourselves – Jewish Journal May 3, 2024
- 180 for 180: Take Action TODAY for Israel – Jewish Journal April 2, 2024
- Jewish Community Vigil Mourns Israelis Killed by Hamas – Jewish Journal October 11, 2023
- Shana Tova 5783: Niver’s News: Sept 2022 – Jewish Journal September 30, 2022
- Jewish Educator Awards Luncheon, ‘70 Faces of Torah,’ Naturalization Ceremony at MOT – Jewish Journal June 17, 2022
- Assessing the State of Women Rabbis, 50 Years On – Jewish Journal June 16, 2022
- My Journey Back to Shul – Jewish Journal November 24, 2020
- JewItAtHome: Creating Community during COVID19 – Jewish Journal July 3, 2020
- #AloneTogether We Said Go Travel News May 2020 – Jewish Journal May 28, 2020
- Beit Issie Shapiro Event, Haddish is Bat Mitzvah – Jewish Journal December 11, 2019
- What’s Happening: Tisha b’Av and Tu b’Av Events, Shabbat Outdoors – Jewish Journal August 7, 2019
- Movers & Shakers: Friends of Sheba, ‘Moodtopia,’ ‘Shofarpalooza’ – Jewish Journal September 5, 2018
- Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback builds spirituality from the ground up – Jewish Journal September 6, 2017
- Sermon Sneak Peek: Rabbi David Woznica – Jewish Journal September 6, 2018
- Personal is political for David Grossman – Jewish Journal October 27, 2010
- Finding a Role for Woznica – Jewish Journal June 5, 2003
- JFSLA Hanukkah Parties, Stephen Wise Temple’s Blue and White Ball, AFMDA – Jewish Journal January 10, 2025
- 180 for 180: Take Action TODAY for Israel – Jewish Journal April 2, 2024
- Zionist Rabbis Embark on an Extraordinary Journey – Jewish Journal July 12, 2023
- The Fifth Question: Telling the Exodus Story – Jewish Journal April 7, 2022
- LA Organizations Partner with March of the Living for Virtual Yom HaShoah Conference – Jewish Journal April 7, 2021
- A Vaccine Miracle Rises from the Ashes of Salonica – Jewish Journal February 4, 2021
- Our Elderly Need Us Now More Than Ever – Jewish Journal March 20, 2020
- What’s Happening: Dershowitz Debates, Schatz Installation – Jewish Journal February 12, 2020
- What’s Happening: Sephardic-Latino Concert, ‘For Sama’ Doc – Jewish Journal November 26, 2019
- Contemplating the High Holy Days – Jewish Journal September 25, 2019
- What’s Happening: Dancing, Comedy, Roseanne Barr – Jewish Journal February 20, 2019
- MLK Bond; Rabbis’ New Leader; BJE, BTS Galas – Jewish Journal January 30, 2019
- What’s Happening: Clippers, Concerts, Movies and Ugly Sweaters – Jewish Journal December 5, 2018
- What’s Happening: ‘Judaism In an Age of Truthiness,’ Gad Elmaleh – Jewish Journal November 8, 2018
- What’s Happening: Solidarity Shabbat; Israel Film Festival – Jewish Journal November 1, 2018
- What’s Happening in Jewish L.A. May 4-10: Celebrate Israel Festival, Hoops 4 Hope – Jewish Journal May 3, 2018
- TABLE FOR FIVE: Five takes on the weekly parsha – Jewish Journal January 18, 2018
- What’s Happening in Jewish L.A. Dec. 2-7: Holiday Music Mashup, Theater Classic With a Twist – Jewish Journal November 30, 2017
- TABLE FOR FIVE: Five Takes on a verse from the weekly parsha – Jewish Journal October 26, 2017
- The most chilling words of the High Holy Days – Jewish Journal September 15, 2017
- Shavuot calendar: Where to celebrate in Los Angeles – Jewish Journal May 26, 2017
- Elie Wiesel: A personal reflection – Jewish Journal July 5, 2016
- Gay Marriage: The Mormon-Reform Divide – Jewish Journal December 9, 2015
- A Farewell to the LA Jewish Community – Jewish Journal August 5, 2015
- 50 LA Rabbis Call to Congress: “A Responsibility to do Better” – Jewish Journal August 1, 2015
- The Iran Nuclear Agreement: What should Congress do? – Jewish Journal July 21, 2015
- Health Festival to Fuse Wellness and Spirituality – Jewish Journal April 23, 2015
- Glass half full: Infertility – Jewish Journal April 14, 2015
- Glass half full: Optimism – Jewish Journal April 13, 2015
- Glass Half Full: Healing – Jewish Journal April 9, 2015
- Glass Half Full: Community – Jewish Journal April 9, 2015
- Glass Half Full: Prayer – Jewish Journal April 9, 2015
- Glass Half Full: Wisdom – Jewish Journal April 8, 2015
- Glass Half Full: Jewish Responses to Life’s Challenges – Jewish Journal April 8, 2015
- Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti: “Be a Change Agent!” – Jewish Journal February 12, 2015
- Moving and shaking: StandWithUs, Chanukah in Los Angeles and Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback – Jewish Journal December 17, 2014
- Prager and Dershowitz go head to head, heart to heart – Jewish Journal May 7, 2014
- Papabili rabbis and holy envy – Jewish Journal March 11, 2013
- Calendar Picks and Clicks: Dec. 1-7, 2012 – Jewish Journal November 28, 2012
- SHAVUOT: 10 ways to celebrate – Jewish Journal May 24, 2012
- Calendar Picks and Clicks: December 4-December 9 – Jewish Journal November 30, 2011
- Dancing with the Rabbis? – Jewish Journal April 13, 2011
- Calendar picks and clicks: March 8–March 18, 2011 – Jewish Journal March 9, 2011
- The Archbishop, Jews, and Christian Zionists – Jewish Journal October 27, 2010
- What Your Rabbi Should Ask Your Child – Jewish Journal June 24, 2009
- Mormon missionaries meet modern Judaism – Jewish Journal May 8, 2008
- Screenwriting — the good news and the bad; Rev. John Hagee calls Jesus ‘a Reform rabbi’ – Jewish Journal arch 21, 2008
- The pro-Israel pastor – Jewish Journal March 12, 2008
- Briefs: L.A. Koreans and Jews protest anti-Semitic cartoons published in South Korea; – Jewish Journal March 2, 2007
- A privilege to share – Jewish Journal February 9, 2007
- John Fishel – Jewish Journal May 25, 2006
- A Critical Question – Jewish Journal October 6, 2005
- Your Letters – Jewish Journal July 15, 2004
- Community Briefs – Jewish Journal July 1, 2004
- The Circuit – Jewish Journal January 8, 2004
- Your Letters – Jewish Journal June 19, 2003
- World Briefs – Jewish Journal January 23, 2003
- The Pros See Some Cons on Lieberman – Jewish Journal January 16, 2003
- Prager vs. Lerner: A Clash of Politics, Values – Jewish Journal October 31, 2002
- What We’ve Learned – Jewish Journal September 5, 2002
- A Stand in Sacramento – Jewish Journal May 23, 2002
- The Circuit – Jewish Journal November 1, 2001
- Virtual Schmooze – Jewish Journal March 8, 2001
- Juneteenth and Anti-Racism with Rabbi Ron Stern – Jewish Journal June 19, 2020
- Rabbis of LA | Rabbi Sari Laufer: Meet a Feminist Rabbi – Jewish Journal June 1, 2023
- Museum Store Sunday: Thank you Skirball Museum – Jewish Journal November 26, 2023
- 50 Years of Ms. Magazine at Vroman’s Bookstore! – Jewish Journal October 3, 2023
- New ATS President, Milken Coach Recognized, Rabbi at Newsom Pre-Inauguration – Jewish Journal January 12, 2023
- Jewish Educator Awards Luncheon, ‘70 Faces of Torah,’ Naturalization Ceremony at MOT – Jewish Journal June 17, 2022
- Assessing the State of Women Rabbis, 50 Years On – Jewish Journal June 16, 2022
- The World is in Pain this Passover. These Rabbis Help Us Embrace It. – Jewish Journal March 24, 2021
- The Gift of Kindness: 2020, COVID and Chanukah – Jewish Journal November 5, 2020
- Tu b’Av, Tisha b’Av and Singer-Songwriter Goapele – Jewish Journal July 20, 2018
- TABLE FOR FIVE: Five Takes On a Passage from the Haggadah – Jewish Journal April 5, 2018
- TABLE FOR FIVE: Five takes on the weekly parsha – Jewish Journal January 25, 2018
- July 16, 2013 – Jewish Journal July 16, 2013
- Giving the gift of tikkun olam – Jewish Journal December 12, 2011
- Rabbis of LA | Rabbi Josh Knobel: From the Barracks to the Bima – Jewish Journal July 13, 2023
- Remembering Leo Frank’s Lynching – Jewish Journal July 13, 2023
- This is Not Your Parents’ Hebrew School – Jewish Journal July 13, 2023
- Scrumptious in Santa Monica: Red O Restaurant – Jewish Journal July 13, 2023
- The Iran Nuclear Agreement: What should Congress do? – Jewish Journal July 13, 2023
- From soldier to rabbi, one Afghanistan war veteran takes unusual path – Jewish Journal July 13, 2023
