Wise to host briefing on Berkeley Law and Jewish life at U.C. Berkeley
Stephen Wise Temple will host a Zoom briefing on Berkeley Law School and Jewish life at Cal from director of U.C. Berkeley Hillel following article in Jewish Journal Wednesday, October 12 | 6:30 p.m. | Register Many in the Stephen Wise Temple and Schools community have expressed concern after reading a recent article in the Jewish Journal about the anti-Israel policies of several affinity groups at Berkeley Law, the law school at [...]
Search for Meaning: “Circles of Concern,” Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback’s Rosh Hashanah 2022 Sermon
In the latest edition of his Search for Meaning podcast, Stephen Wise Temple Senior Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback delivers his 2022 (5783) Rosh Hashanah sermon, entitled, "Circles of Concern." You can view the full video here. The full transcript of Rabbi Yoshi's Rosh Hashanah sermon is below: At the end of the movie, "Schindler’s List," Yitzhak Shtern, played by Ben Kingsley, presents Oskar Schindler with a ring. On [...]
Stephen Wise Temple High Holy Day tikkun olam opportunities
During the High Holy Day season, Stephen Wise Temple provides multiple opportunities for members of our community to help in tikkun olam efforts, both near and far. Here are several ways you can help: How to help victims of Hurricane Ian The Jewish Federations of North America have set up a relief fund to assist victims of Hurricane Ian. Ian has already caused billions of dollars of damage, flooded communities, and cut [...]
Beating the Heat: How Stephen Wise Temple is keeping you cool for Rosh Hashanah
Stephen Wise Temple helps you beat the heat during outdoor services on Rosh Hashanah Stephen Wise Temple is excited to welcome our community and guests to campus for High Holy Day services, starting tonight with Erev Rosh Hashanah. We are aware that it is expected to be very warm for Rosh Hashanah Day services, and we want to assure you that, as always, our top priority is the health, safety, and wellbeing [...]
Stephen Wise Temple leadership stands with protesters in Iran
On September 22, 2022, the Stephen Wise Temple and Schools leadership issued a statement expressing their solidarity with the protesters in Iran in the wake of the murder of Mahsa Amini. Today, women and men in Iran are risking their lives, taking a stand against the vicious treatment of women by the country’s Islamic regime, and pushing back against the oppressive system under which they have lived since 1979. Last week, 22-year-old [...]
Search for Meaning with Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback and Alan Niku
In the latest edition of his Search for Meaning podcast, Stephen Wise Temple Senior Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback hosts writer, filmmaker, linguist, and self-described "nerdy Indiana Jones" Alan Niku, who may or may not moonlight as a vigilante superhero. The Berkeley-educated Niku has a unique background, coming from an Iranian Jewish family. That background spurred his lifelong love of language and a deep and abiding sense of curiosity. [...]