High Holy Day Sermon 2023 | 5784: Rabbi Ron Stern’s Yom Kippur Sermon
On Monday, Sept. 25, 2023, Stephen Wise Temple Rabbi Ron Stern delivered a sermon on living in the moment for Yom Kippur afternoon services at Katz Family Pavilion. You can view and read our other High Holy Day sermons, music, and photos on our High Holy Day Highlights page. Transcript of Rabbi Ron Stern's Sermon: "Choosing to be a Participant in Our Own Lives" I loved Jewish [...]
High Holy Day Sermon 2023 | 5784: Rabbi David Woznica’s Yom Kippur Sermon
On Monday, Sept. 25, 2023, Stephen Wise Temple Rabbi David Woznica delivered a sermon on seven paths to happiness through Judaism. You can view and read other High Holy Day sermons, music, and photos on our High Holy Day Highlights page. Transcript of Rabbi David Woznica's Sermon: "Judaism: A Road to Happiness" JUDAISM: A ROAD TO HAPPINESS Yom Kippur Sermon 2023-5784 Rabbi David Woznica You can decide [...]
High Holy Day Sermon 2023 | 5784: Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback’s Kol Nidrei Sermon on Israel
On Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023, Stephen Wise Temple Senior Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback delivered a sermon on the State of Israel for Kol Nidrei services. You can view and read other High Holy Day sermons, music, and photos on our High Holy Day Highlights page. What can you do today to push for greater democracy in Israel? In his sermon, Rabbi Yoshi mentioned two organizations in particular that [...]
Stephen Wise Temple High Holy Days Highlights 2023 | 5784
From the first Erev Rosh Hashanah service and Rabbi Yoshi's sermon, to the final shofar blast of Yom Kippur, this page is your headquarters for all of the High Holy Day highlights from Stephen Wise Temple as we celebrated the 2023 High Holy Days and ushered in the new year, 5784. Below, you will find sermons, divrei Torah, photographs, and musical selections from our High Holy Day services. [...]
Search for Meaning With Lauren Ullmann
As we reflect during the High Holy Days on issues of life and death, Rabbi Yoshi shares an interview with Lauren Ullmann, a Stanford Business School student and former MIT varsity goaltender player whose life was saved by a donation of peripheral stem cells. Fans of the Search for Meaning podcast will know who made that donation.Determined to use her experience as a team leader and the lessons [...]
High Holy Day Sermon 2023 | 5784: Rabbi Sari Laufer’s “The Lesson of the Banyan Tree”
On Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023, Stephen Wise Temple Rabbi Sari Laufer delivered a Maui-related sermon for Rosh Hashanah, entitled "The Lesson of the Banyan Tree." You can view and read other High Holy Day sermons, music, and photos on our High Holy Day Highlights page. The Lahaina Banyan tree was planted in Lahaina, Maui on April 24, 1873, a gift from missionaries in India to mark the [...]