Wise In The News: Rabbis Featured in Multiple Articles
Rabbi Sari Goes to Sacramento: On Friday, Jan. 6, Stephen Wise Temple Rabbi Sari Laufer traveled to Sacramento to participate in a pre-inauguration interfaith unity celebration for California Governor Gavin Newsom at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. You can read her full remarks HERE. Rabbi Yoshi Featured in LA Times Column: Following a week of torrential downpours that were both a blessing and a curse for many across Southern California, Los Angeles Times faith [...]
Rabbi Sari Laufer Delivers Remarks at Pre-Inauguration Interfaith Unity Celebration for Gavin Newsom
On Friday, Jan. 6, Stephen Wise Temple Rabbi Sari Laufer traveled to Sacramento to participate in a pre-inauguration interfaith unity celebration for California Governor Gavin Newsom at St. Paul's Episcopal Church. Rabbi Sari delivered remarks at the service, becoming one of three women rabbis to participate in gubernatorial inaugurations across the country this month. Rabbi Sari's full remarks are available below: In Jewish tradition, the beginning of a journey is seen as [...]
Search for Meaning With Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback and Veronica Zweiback
WARNING: This episode of Search for Meaning with Rabbi Yoshi contains some explicit language. In the latest edition of his Search for Meaning podcast, Stephen Wise Temple Senior Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback hosts singer-songwriter Veronica Zweiback, who talks about her journey in music, as well as her journey of self-discovery in terms of gender identity. Rabbi Yoshi's niece comes from a musical family. Her father plays the guitar, [...]
Stephen Wise Temple Sings: Baraye Iran
In solidarity with the people of Iran and all those around the world who seek personal freedom, Stephen Wise Temple offers this "Baraye Iran" video as tribute. After the death of Mahsa Amini at the hands of Iranian officials, protesters from around the world posted their reasons for regime change in Iran. Each of them began with the words, "Baraye," a Farsi word which means "For" or "Because of." [...]
Wise Members Volunteer at JCC Krakow
When she started school at Harvard Westlake this fall, 12-year-old Tali Kann heard stories from friends about their summer vacations to sun-drenched tropical locales. When asked how she spent hers, her stories were somewhat different: She spent a week with refugees escaping a war zone. “They were like, ‘WHAT?! You did what now?!’” said Tali. “Then, I told them: ‘It’s called the JCC,’ and I explained to them what [...]
Stephen Wise Temple Blood Drive Surpasses Goal
Stephen Wise Temple and Schools' community blood drive on Thursday was a massive success, collecting 30 units of blood for the Red Cross. "Wise Temple is our 'rock' of the Hill and big lifesavers for us this season," said Red Cross account manager Nina Minton. "The units we collected on Wednesday truly helped our supply during this 'Big Need' holiday shortage. We can’t thank you and our community enough for your overwhelming [...]