Wise Walks for Tikkun Olam
In recent months, the Stephen Wise Temple community has pounded the pavement and gotten plenty of steps in, participating in two major walks [...]
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 [...]
L.A. Pride at Wise
Pride Shabbat On Friday, June 9, 2023, Stephen Wise Temple celebrated Pride Shabbat as we recognized our LGBTQ+ [...]