Sept News 2022 with Lisa Niver & We Said Go Travel: Shana Tova 5783! This month starts the Jewish New Year. My family celebrated in Denver with our cousins and at our synagogue, Stephen Wise Temple, in Los Angeles. My parents were honored with an aliyah to say the blessing before reading the Torah. This reading … Continued
For four years of my early life, I was what they called a “third culture kid.” For those who have yet to live abroad, a “third culture kid,” or “TCK,” is a kid who has the opportunity to grow up in a completely different place than their parents. My mom was born in Long Island, … Continued
By Rabbi Faith Joy Dantowitz She’s the GOAT. The greatest of all time. All eyes were on her and records were ready to be broken. The hype. The expectation. The pain from past trauma. The year delay from COVID. Tokyo 2020 in 2021. Simone Biles had the twisties. As we all know, she withdrew from … Continued
Between Rosh Hashannah and Yom Kippur, the days of Jewish New Year, it is a time to reflect, remember and decide how to spend the coming year. I participate at Stephen Wise Temple in Los Angeles nearly every Shabbat and am thrilled to be with my family for this time of The Days of Awe. We … Continued
As the 10 days of awe begin, I wonder about good and evil and what is the moral thing to do. As Breaking Bad comes to an end, I wonder “How Can We Empower All People to Fuel Their Passions and Choose Reality Over Drugs?” Triumphs and Tragedies recounts the life story of Karl B. … Continued