Wise School, WPA collect nearly one ton of food for Passover SOVA Market
On April 1, Wise School students donated nearly one ton of food to needy families as part of the Wise Parents Association SOVA Passover Market. One by one, Wise School students walked up to the bins by the blue tent on the carpool circle. They dropped in cans and boxes, jars and bottles, any non-perishable food they could bring from home. From preschool through sixth grade, year by year, they deposited their [...]
Wise in the News: Rabbi Sari Laufer featured on “Unorthodox” podcast
In this edition of "Wise in the News," our clergy and their writings are featured across a variety of media. Led by an appearance on the "Unorthodox" podcast by Rabbi Sari Laufer, our clergy also appeared on television, on Instagram Live, in mainstream newspapers, online, and in the special Passover edition of the Jewish Journal. Rabbi Sari Laufer appears on "Unorthodox" podcast episode, "A Passover to Remember" On Friday, Rabbi Sari Laufer [...]
Wise CJL and Melton offer new spring adult Jewish learning classes
Stephen Wise Temple's Center for Jewish Life has announced our spring CJL and Melton class series. Led by experienced faculty, these weekly offerings range from quick four-week classes to a more in-depth 10-week course. Below, find descriptions of each class, along with pricing and links to sign up. While we provide adult Jewish learning year-round, this Spring series begins April 26, so register today! We hope you will join us this spring and [...]
Stephen Wise Temple sponsoring Afghan refugee
As a people who know the story of refugees forced to leave a land they have called home, it is our duty to welcome the stranger. With thousands of refugees forced to flee Afghanistan, Stephen Wise Temple is sponsoring sponsoring one such Afghan refugee. Working with the U.S. State Department through a HIAS program called Welcome Circles, Stephen Wise Temple's Center for Tikkun Olam and the Wise community are sponsoring a refugee [...]
Girl Scouts at Wise donate over $2,000 from cookie sales to Ukrainian refugees
Two troops of Girl Scouts headquartered at Stephen Wise Temple have donated over $2,000 from their Girl Scout Cookie sales to Ukrainian refugees. At the start of each meeting of Girl Scout Troop 71925, the girls recite the Girl Scout Promise. Troop leaders Sharhzad Ghodsian and Dorit Warner have strived to connect that promise with the teachings and values at the heart of Judaism. One of those values: tzedakah. After selling 3,361 [...]
UCLA’s Jared McBride discusses future of Ukraine
As part of Stephen Wise Temple's response to the Ukraine crisis, our clergy has enlisted experts in international relations, humanitarian aid, foreign policy, and history to educate and inform our community. On Tuesday, April 5, UCLA professor and historian Jared McBride, Ph.D., joined Rabbi Josh Knobel for our latest Wise Webinar to discuss the future of Ukraine. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gv7b6jiEOQQ An adjunct history professor at UCLA, Prof. Jared McBride, Ph.D., is a [...]