Wise’s response to antisemitism and support for marginalized groups
Recent Messages and Events
“UTLA misses mark on anti-Israel resolution”
Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback | June 9, 2021
“Naming antisemitism when we see it“
Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback | June 8, 2021
“John Oliver fails Natan Sharansky’s ‘3D Test’“
Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback | June 7, 2021
The Book of Life Project with Noa Tishby
Recorded on May 27, 2021
The Book of Life Project with Pastor Corey L. Kennard
Recorded on April 22, 2021
Understanding the California Ethnic Studies Curriculum (Webinar Series)
Spring 2021
Sermons and Dialogues
“We Need Each Other”
Rabbi Ron Stern | October 15, 2019
“Transcendence Now”
Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback | October 11, 2019
“The Urgency of Judaism”
Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback | October 2, 2019
Alan Dershowitz and Dennis Prager in Dialogue with Rabbi David Woznica
April 29, 2012
Special Envoy Elan Carr in Dialogue with Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback
May 31, 2019
“Responding to Poway”
Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback | May 6, 2019
“Helping the World’s Refugees”
Rabbi Ron Stern | March 29, 2017
Stephen Wise Temple and Save the Syrian Children Bring Hope
April 16, 2019
“Our Story is a Refugee Story”
Rabbi Ron Stern | October 22, 2018
“Face the Facts: Judaism’s Teachings on Embracing Empirical Evidence”
Rabbi Joshua Knobel | September 25, 2018
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“Tomorrow’s Judaism Starts Today!”
Rabbi Ron Stern | September 25, 2018
Further Writings from Wise Clergy
“Join me to stand with friends against antisemitism”
Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback | January 16, 2020
“Choosing Hope”
Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback | January 2, 2020
“A Message from the Stephen Wise Temple Community to the Nessah Synagogue Community”
December 16, 2019
“Responding to El Paso and Dayton”
Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback | August 6, 2019
“Courage in the Face of Sorrow”
Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback | August 1, 2019
“Pride – Everyone Counts”
Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback | June 13, 2019
“We Mourn, We Hope”
Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback | April 29, 2019
“Message in the wake of the violence in Pittsburgh”
Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback and Janine Kolodny | October 29, 2018
“Sanctuary. Now.”
Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback | February 21, 2018
“An Invitation to Hope”
Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback | October 16, 2017
“A response to Charlottesville”
Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback | August 14, 2017
“Big, Beautiful Tents”
Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback | June 29, 2017