Wise Readers to Leaders Teens Changing the World One Scholar at a Time
By Joyce Anderson Executive Director of Wise Readers to Leaders At our recent teen board meeting, Wise Readers to Leaders co-founder Rabbi Ron Stern led us in a meaningful exercise that allowed us to reflect on our own why: Why do we do what we do? Why Wise Readers to Leaders? Why now? Through this exercise, our teens gained a better understanding of what life is like for so many of our [...]
Wise to Host AJC Los Angeles Event: Antisemitism in Europe and America Today
Stephen Wise Temple and AJC Present: Antisemitism in Europe and America Today Thursday, March 2 | 7:30 p.m. | Wise Campus | Tickets On Thursday, March 2, Stephen Wise Temple will host a special panel discussion with Katharina von Schnurbein, European Commission Coordinator on Combatting Antisemitism, and Eddo Verdoner, Netherlands' National Coordinator for Countering Antisemitism. The event, sponsored by Wise and the American Jewish Committee-Los Angeles (AJC), will draw attention to the [...]
JDAIM at Wise: Wise School Welcomed Hollywood Artist on Autism Spectrum
February is Jewish Disability Awareness, Acceptance, and Inclusion Month, a unified effort among Jewish organizations worldwide to raise awareness and foster acceptance and inclusion of people with disabilities and mental health conditions and those who love them. Established in 2009 by the Jewish Special Education International Consortium, JDAIM is a call to action to act in accordance with our Jewish values, honoring the gifts and strengths that we each possess. Each week [...]
Wise Clergy Statement on Protests in Israel
"Send Your light and truth to all who lead and advise, guiding them with your good counsel. Establish peace in the land and fullness of joy for all who dwell there. Amen." —Prayer for the State of Israel Rarely have the words of our prayer for the State of Israel seemed more prescient or more necessary, as violence, political discord, and civil unrest contribute to a growing sense of concern for the [...]
Join Team Wise Walks for Walk to End Genocide
On April 30, Stephen Wise Temple's Team Wise Walks will join hundreds from across Southern California in Television City for Jewish World Watch’s Walk to End Genocide. Though this is the first time the event has been held since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Wise has participated in the walks for 10 years. Let’s join together and be part of Wise’s largest walking contingent ever! You can join our team [...]
Donate to Save the Syrian Children for Earthquake Relief
Through Save the Syrian Children, the Stephen Wise Temple and Schools community can help those suffering in the wake of a 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck the Syrian-Turkish border this week. Seven years ago, Wise members Tamar and Philip Koosed founded Save the Syrian Children to help the helpless, delivering life-saving medical supplies for children and innocent civilians bombarded by the Assad regime. Over the years, Wise has helped fill shipping containers [...]