Bradley Sonnenberg Wellness Series Presents: Sarah Waxman
The Bradley Sonnenberg Wellness Series at Stephen Wise Temple Presents: "Journey Into Wellness: Sarah Waxman" Wednesday, September 13, at 7 p.m. | Online| Register Join us for an evening discussion for the Bradley Sonnenberg Wellness Series with Sarah Waxman, the passionate founder and CEO of At The Well. ATW is a nonprofit organization on a mission to enhance women’s wellbeing and wholeness through Jewish practice. Sarah will share her journey of mental [...]
Get to know Stephen Wise Temple’s High Holy Day musicians
Before the High Holy Day season arrives with S'lichot on Sept. 17, we would like to introduce you to the music team that will be guiding you through the Days of Awe at Stephen Wise Temple. A community is like a magnificent symphony–each individual person can create beauty and meaning on their own, but when we come together, the sounds and experiences shared have the potential to be so much more [...]
Stephen Wise Temple helps United Hatzalah deliver more relief to Ukraine
This past weekend, many more critically needed supplies arrived at United Hatzalah of Israel's warehouse in Ukraine, funded by donations from our Stephen Wise Temple community and Congregation B'nai Jeshurun of New Jersey. In response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine this spring, Wise and CBJ partnered with United Hatzalah to help fund Operation Orange Wings. Through Operation Orange Wings, much-needed food, medical supplies, and volunteer medics are transported to Ukraine and [...]
Melton School of Adult Jewish Learning at Stephen Wise Temple presents new class: Jews in California
The Melton School of Adult Jewish Learning at Wise is proud to present a new class coming in September: Jews In California—The Early Days. Focusing on the "Eureka!" days of the California Gold Rush, to the disastrous 1906 San Francisco earthquake, the class—starting on Sept. 6—will center on San Francisco, the Northern California mother lode, and the role and experiences of Jews who built, sustained, and settled in those communities. The [...]
Stephen Wise Temple families help make LAFH Fuel For School Festival a major success
This past Saturday, Stephen Wise Temple Center for Tikkun Olam partner L.A. Family Housing (LAFH) hosted its first annual Fuel For School Festival in Pacoima, with Wise members Emily and Brian Soloway leading the charge. The event, conceived by the Soloways, aimed to not only excite underserved and struggling families about the upcoming school year, but to provide them with much-needed supplies through donations and purchases made off of a special Amazon Wish List. About [...]
Wise Readers to Leaders “Rock the Clock” tops fundraising goal
Last week, Wise Readers to Leaders -- Stephen Wise Temple's flagship literacy program -- held its annual Rock the Clock fundraiser, a 24-hour campaign to raise $60,000 to help fund the program. Our Wise community rose to the challenge, smashing that goal by raising $76,908. MISS ROCK THE CLOCK? YOU CAN STILL DONATE HERE! "Thanks to the generosity of our community, we not only met, but surpassed our fundraising goals during [...]