Shabbat Prayer for Our College Students and Ourselves
Shabbat Shalom for 210 days, I have been praying for the hostages, for our people and for peace. Thank you to Rabbi Yoshi and Cantor Emma for their leadership and these prayers:
Passover 2024: The Four Difficulties
Every Passover, we remember we are free. This Passover, we must remember those who are not. Rabbi Yoshi spoke about the Four Difficulties.
Reflections on My Israel Solidarity Mission
At Stephen Wise Temple shabbat services, Felice Williams shared about her experience on the Israel solidarity mission.
Brave-ish at Wise Years, Stephen Wise Temple
Thank you to WISE YEARS at Stephen Wise Temple for inviting me to speak about my book, BRAVE-ish. Shabbat Shalom.
Celebrate Brave-ish and my BIRTHDAY! Oct News 2023
Thank you for all the birthday wishes! I loved celebrating my book, BRAVE-ish, in NY with my sister. Check out my interviews and articles
BRAVE-ish at Stephen Wise Temple
Thank you to Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback for inviting me on his podcast, Search for Meaning, and to speak on Shabbat at Stephen Wise Temple.
Ways to Help the Ukraine from Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback & Stephen Wise Temple
From Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback and Stephen Wise Temple: Like many of our congregants, the Wise temple and school staff watched in horror as Russian forces invaded the sovereign nation of Ukraine last week. For many, it brought back echoes of 1938, when Adolf Hitler annexed the Sudetenland under a similar pretense; as well, many of … Continued
Tidying Up to Spark Joy by Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback
Tidying Up by Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback from Stephen Wise Temple The LORD spoke to Moses, saying: Tell the Israelite people to bring Me gifts; you shall accept gifts for Me from every person whose heart so moves him. (Exodus 25:1-2) לֵּאמֹֽר: אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר יִדְּבֶ֣נּוּ לִבּ֔וֹ תִּקְח֖וּ אֶת־תְּרוּמָתִֽי׃ כָּל־אִישׁ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר מֵאֵ֤ת תְּרוּמָ֑ה׃ When I was a kid, tidying up … Continued
Building A New City on the Hill: Katz Family Pavilion and Shalom Garden at Stephen Wise Temple
On Thanksgiving, I want to share my gratitude for Stephen Wise Temple where my family has found a spiritual home. During the recent dedication of Katz Family Pavilion and Shalom Garden, Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback asked us: “How can we adequately give thanks for the countless blessings we acknowledge today?” He shared that in order to … Continued
#MeToo: No More To Violence and Degradation
Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback granted me permission to share his moving and meaningful #MeToo sermon from Friday, October 20, 2017 at Stephen Wise Temple in Los Angeles, California: “This is the line of Noah: Noah was a righteous man; he was blameless in his age; Noah walked with God.” It was good that Noah walked with … Continued