Wise Temple congregants will volunteer for a wide range of WiseUP social action projects during the winter months. WiseUP’s purpose is to encourage and inspire Wise Temple members to work as a community to fulfill the ongoing sacred obligation to repair the world. By doing so, participants can bring greater meaning to their lives, as well [ Read More...]

One of the main goals of both Wise Temple’s YoFI (Young Family Involvement) and Brotherhood is to create a feeling of community. With this in mind, the two groups have joined forces to host a bowling party at Loveland Lanes on Monday, Dec. 26. “We realize that most schools and many businesses take December 26 [ Read More...]

The Wise Temple madrichim program continues to grow! We now have 97 high schoolers who dedicate their time and enthusiasm to working in our Religious School each week. Madrichim—Hebrew for guides—serve as teaching assistants and positive Jewish role models for younger students. Madrichim work in every classroom, as well as the library, art room and [ Read More...]

Northern Hills Synagogue – Congregation B’nai Avraham will conduct Shabbat morning services on Saturday, Dec. 17, using its popular Chavurat (learning partner) Shabbat format, including a variety of educational and religious programming options alongside the standard traditional service. In anticipation of Hanukkah, which will begin during the following week, the theme of the morning will [ Read More...]

After a career in the television and film industry in Los Angeles and New York, Mollie T. Newman has returned to her hometown to become the Youth and Family Program Coordinator of Adath Israel. “I am thrilled to be part of the staff of Adath Israel because it is an amazing synagogue and organization where [ Read More...]

Northern Hills and Ohav Shalom Sisterhoods feature Tai Chi The Sisterhoods of Northern Hills Synagogue – Congregation B’nai Avraham and Congregation Ohav Shalom invite the community to get your “Yin” and “Yang” in balance with an introductory Tai Chi lesson led by Susan Bradley. The invigorating program will take place on Dec. 4 at 11 [ Read More...]

If you have been involved in the Reform Movement or with Wise Temple for any length of time you definitely have heard some of the jargon and acronyms used at one time or another when talking about youth group. But what do they all mean? These letters are perhaps the most important acronyms for our teenagers seeking [ Read More...]

The 92nd Street Y returns to Wise Temple on Sunday, Dec. 11, at 7:30 p.m. with “Stephen Breyer in Conversation with Linda Greenhouse.” Breyer, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, gives an insider’s perspective on the court as an American Institution today and its shaping of our future. Breyer talks about what the court must [ Read More...]

Dr. Mindy Hastie knows about giving. At the request of Rabbi Kamrass and Wise Temple, Mindy answered the call in 1990 and organized what has become known as the WiseUp Blood Drive. “When we started, I think we had 17 donors in our first year.” said Dr. Hastie. “This past year we had over 150 blood and [ Read More...]

The energy at Wise Center on November 6th was building as the chapel filled with over 300 volunteers eager to begin their work. There was similar electricity in the air at the Plum Street Temple location where another 90 volunteers gathered.  On this day, Wise Temple congregants cooked, cleaned, organized, assembled, sewed, visited, crafted and raked. The activities were very [ Read More...]