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. [...]
Stephen Wise Temple joins with Volunteer Collective to provide shoes for L.A.’s homeless
From Sept. 28 to Oct. 16, right in the middle of the High Holy Day season, Stephen Wise Temple and Volunteer Collective are teaming up for the Walking Together Shoe Drive. You can clean out your closet and make a difference, as we collect new and gently-used shoes and new socks for men, women, and children. The campaign is a partnership with Shoes for the Homeless, Inc., which distributes the shoes to [...]
Stephen Wise Temple Tashlich at the Beach Returns for 2022
Tashlich at Stephen Wise Temple is a beloved tradition, and this year, we're bringing it back on Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022 for our 5783 High Holy Days. ALL AGES ARE WELCOME! Sunday, October 2 3 p.m. | Tower 24 - Santa Monica Beach Pack your bread, your blanket, and your picnic basket as Wise heads to the beach for Tashlich, the symbolic casting of our sins into the ocean in preparation for Yom [...]