Stephen Wise, Author at Shaarei-Beth El Congregation

Celebrating the Festival of Lights: Hanukkah

Dec 21, 2022 | General, Shaarei-Beth El In The News

Rabbi Wise lights the first candle at the SBE Hanukkah lighting service on Sunday, Dec. 18. As the sun sets across the world tonight, Jewish families and their friends will gather around and celebrate Hanukkah by lighting a menorah, eating fried foods, playing with...

Glossary of Words and Terms for Jewish Living

May 9, 2018 | Interfaith Family Resources

Judaism is more than just a religion: it’s a culture, a language, a way of life. And, integrated fully into these Jewish traditions are unique words and sayings. Though words may have different roots or origins (Hebrew, Yiddish, German), their meanings are...

Morning and Bedtime Rituals for Children

May 9, 2018 | Blessings

From the Union’s publications, Wake-Up Rituals: Crafting Jewish Tradition for Young Childrenand Jewish Bedtime Ritualsproduced by the Department of Lifelong Jewish Learning. UPON WAKING Modeh Ani is the traditional prayer to be said by children. Hold your...

Let’s be like Avraham and Sarah and change the world one person at a time.

Nov 4, 2011 | Rabbi

The Rabbinical Council of America (RCA) is the umbrella professional organization of over 1,000 Orthodox Rabbis from North America and Israel. In my capacity as Vice President, I had the privilege of participating in a one day officers retreat this week to...

You only get one opportunity to make a first impression.

Oct 26, 2011 | Rabbi

After months of planning and design, this week we finally unveiled the new BRS website – www.brsonline.org We are very proud of its great features including a FAQ section for people who live here, those looking to move and those visiting. We have videos,...

Celebrating the Festival of Lights: Hanukkah

Glossary of Words and Terms for Jewish Living

Morning and Bedtime Rituals for Children

Let’s be like Avraham and Sarah and change the world one person at a time.

You only get one opportunity to make a first impression.

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