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 [...]
High Holy Day Sermon 2023 | 5784: Rabbi Josh Knobel’s “Who Matters? The Stories We Don’t Tell”
On Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023, Stephen Wise Temple Rabbi Josh Knobel delivered a sermon for Rosh Hashanah, entitled "Everyone Matters: The Stories [...]
Daily Kavanah – Shabbat Message From Rabbi Yoshi – Friday, June 30, 2023
This week's Torah portion includes an interesting inversion. An enemy king sends a prophet to come and curse our Israelite ancestors. But instead [...]
Pride Shabbat: A Story of Lives Fulfilled at Wise
Pride Shabbat: A Story of Lives Fulfilled at Wise Wise members, Jordan and Adriana Golshan Last Friday, Jordan and Adriana Golshan [...]
Daily Kavanah – Thursday, June 8, 2023
I have officiated at nearly a dozen gay and lesbian weddings over the course of my career and attended several more. Each [...]
Daily Kavanah – Wednesday, June 7, 2023
There is a strange ritual detailed in last week’s Torah portion, called the Sotah. It seeks to allay the concerns of a [...]
Daily Kavanah – Tuesday, June 6, 2023
This weekend, marchers in Tel Aviv's Pride Parade will mostly be greeted by cheering throngs of allies who will join them on [...]
Daily Kavanah – Monday, June 5, 2023
Way back in 1985, during my first year of rabbinical school, the president of Hebrew Union College addressed our class in Jerusalem [...]
The Ally Difference
The Ally Difference Rabbi Ron Stern February 17, 2023 | 26 Shevat, 5783 Your browser does not support the audio element. [...]
JDAIM at Wise: Wise School Meets IPSC Athletes
February is Jewish Disability Awareness, Acceptance, and Inclusion Month (JDAIM), a unified effort among Jewish organizations worldwide to raise awareness and foster acceptance [...]