World Series Wager Leads to Reform Rabbi Rivalry
Houston’s Congregation Emanu El Throws Down World Series Wager, Rabbi Yoshi Responds Just before the first pitch of Game 1 of the World Series between the Houston Astros and our own beloved Dodgers, Rabbi Oren Hayon of Houston’s Congregation Emanu El posted a video on Facebook challenging Rabbi Yoshi and the Wise community to a friendly World Series wager. Since then, we’ve been following a genial but feisty back-and-forth on both Facebook [...]
Finding Focus: How mindfulness techniques help students and adults
Everyone knows that it isn’t easy being a kid, especially in today’s world of busy activities, constant distractions and a growing list of responsibilities. At Wise School, students scurry from class to athletics to extracurriculars, gaining an incredible education but also occasionally needing some special techniques to avoid getting overwhelmed. That’s where mindfulness comes in. For the past three years, specialists Ian Hoge (M.A. Clinical Psychology) and Jennifer Waldburger, MSW, have partnered [...]
Jewish Journal: Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback builds spirituality from the ground up
Rabbi Yoshi is making headlines! Pick up this week's Jewish Journal and read all about it: our own Senior Rabbi is the subject of a fascinating feature by Ryan Torok about his passion for Judaism; love for and success in music; and the exciting, inspirational future of Stephen Wise Temple and Schools. “One of the most rewarding aspects of what I do is teaching Torah and trying to find ways to understand [...]
Wise Readers to Leaders receives $250,000 Cutting Edge Grant from Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles
Wise Readers to Leadears is proud to be a receipient of a Cutting Edge Grant from Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles among many deserving tikkun olam programs throughout the city. This grant will help Wise Readers to Leaders grow its reach to accommodate even more LAUSD students and Jewish teens throughout the summer and academic year, bringing scholars and leaders together for learning, inspiration, and life-changing experiences. Read the Jewish Journal [...]
Katz Photo of the Week: Totally Floored
When does a building look like a building? No, that's not a joke or a Buddhist koan, it's a totally literal question and I'm happy to say that a really big part of the answer is when you lay down the ACTUAL FLOOR. Katz Family Pavilion already received some beautiful ceilings, walls, doors, and windows -- we are proud to now show you a glimpse of the pristine new basketball court itself!
A response to Charlottesville from Rabbi Yoshi
Dear Friends, The image of a poster from the “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville this past weekend sent chills down my spine. It reminded me of what I saw at a museum in Berlin over the summer: propaganda from the 1930s and 1940s designed to inspire hatred towards Jews and other non-Aryan peoples. News coverage of the march in Charlottesville led me to recall the terrifying photographs of Nazi rallies and [...]