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 [...]
Stephen Wise Temple’s premier event space: Katz Family Pavilion
Named for the Katz Family (Ronald Katz, Dana and Todd Katz, and Kathy and Randall Katz), Stephen Wise Temple's Katz Family Pavilion is the striking centerpiece to an unparalleled mountaintop campus, and has become one of the premier event venues in Los Angeles since its completion in 2017. Built by Lehrer Architects L.A., the award-winning multi-purpose building is celebrating its fifth year in operation in 2022. It offers a flexible indoor-outdoor space [...]
Search for Meaning with Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback and Rabbi Susan Silverman of Second Nurture
In the latest edition of his Search for Meaning podcast, Stephen Wise Temple Senior Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback hosts Rabbi Susan Silverman, the founder of Second Nurture, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting a path from foster care to adoption. "I grew up in a family that fostered kids, so I saw that up close," Rabbi Silverman says. "Also, I'm a rabbi, and I really believe strongly in the [...]