Streaming the D רeam: Reflections from a Virtual Wise Fan
by Julian Brenman Exuberant, intentional, and authentic are all attributes of the compassionate community at Stephen Wise Temple in Los Angeles, from which I have benefitted immeasurably...without ever having set foot on the [...]
Choosing Hope
By Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback I was seven years old when “Star Wars: A New Hope,” was released in May of 1977. Last week, over forty years later, I witnessed the final episode of the Star [...]
Eil Nora Alilah — At the Closing of the Gates
Wise Music Team Releases New Song Just In Time for Yom Kippur To help us all prepare for Yom Kippur, the Wise music team is proud to present a brand new setting of a quintessential [...]
Wise Clergy Drop Funky Shanah Tovah
New music video celebrates melodies both traditional and modern The Wise clergy, musicians, and singers have a special message to share with you this High Holy Days season: Have a joyous, meaningful Shanah Tovah! Inspired [...]
Introducing Sha’ar HaShamayim (Gateway to Heaven), the New Wise Machzor
It's here! The Wise clergy team could not be more excited to unveil the new High Holy Days machzor entitled Sha’ar HaShamayim (Gateway to Heaven). This new volume intended for meaningful worship is an exemplar [...]
Responding to El Paso and Dayton
Beginning on Saturday evening August 10, we commemorate Tisha B’Av, the day on which a multitude of tragedies befell our People. We traditionally read from the Book of Lamentations, an elegy for the city of [...]
Courage in the Face of Sorrow
by Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback A dear friend of mine got married this past Friday afternoon. Jacqueline and I drove up to San Francisco for the wedding. On the way home, we hit some heavy traffic [...]
Pride – Everyone Counts
by Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback I remember the first time I took my daughters to an amusement park. It was the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. My girls were about three, five, and seven years old. My [...]
Omer Counting — Counting Our Days
by Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback We are in the season of counting — s’firat ha-omer — this time between Passover and Shavuot, between our Redemption at the Sea and the purpose of that Redemption: Torah, the [...]
We Mourn, We Hope
by Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback Monday, April 29, 2019 As we were celebrating the last day of Passover, another Shabbat was shattered by violence. Our hearts hurt for and with our sisters and brothers in Poway; [...]