If you’ve traveled by air in the last few decades, you’ve probably experienced a feeling similar to the one I had last week [...]
Just one week ago, I had a conversation with a colleague about changes in Jewish life and education. The conversation centered around confirmation, [...]
This Shabbat we read from parashat B'ha'alot'cha, whose name is taken from the rather unusual word used to describe the lighting of the [...]
This week’s Torah portion includes 15 of the most well-known and well-loved words in the entire Torah, words that parents use to bless [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHanuJ1k1FM Twenty-five years ago, on May 17, 1998, I was ordained a rabbi. Six years of intense study at the Hebrew [...]
At Stephen Wise Temple, our summer Shabbat offerings are different than the ones we have from September through June. While Tot [...]
Pride Shabbat On Friday, June 9, 2023, Stephen Wise Temple celebrated Pride Shabbat as we recognized our LGBTQ+ [...]
Every week, we have an opportunity to begin again. Sometimes, at the start of the week, the tasks and activities and duties [...]
"Joshua ben Perahiah used to say, 'Appoint for yourself a teacher, and acquire for yourself a friend.'" —Pirkei Avot 1:6 This past Sunday, [...]
If you join us tonight, you’ll witness young people at two stages along their Jewish journey. Our Wise School sixth graders will [...]
