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Wilshire POVPersonal Remarks at the Installation of Rabbi Joel NickersonRabbi Joel Nickerson, on the occasion of his installation as the seventh Senior Rabbi in Wilshire Boulevard Temple's 163-year history, shares four pillars that will shape our future together: Hope, Vision, Community, and Courage. These words serve as the foundation for the next chapter of our Temple’s journey. Tikvah, the Hope to inspire the next generation, Chazon, the Vision to innovate boldly, Kehillah, the Community to bring comfort and inspiration, and Ometz, the Courage to lead with conviction and bravery - we will reach new heights, together.Each wee...2025-03-1038 min

Wilshire Baptist ChurchChristmas Eve message from Timothy PeoplesSenior Pastor Timothy Peoples delivered this message at Wilshire's 11 p.m. Christmas Eve service on Dec. 29, 2024. Wilshire Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas, is a justice-oriented, fully inclusive faith community affiliated with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship and the Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists. Learn more at wilshirebc.org.2024-12-2713 min

The Wilshire IT RevCastThat’s A Wrap! (S3 Ep19)In this episode of the Wilshire IT RevCast Daniel and Evan wrap up this season. The guys have been thinking a lot about cybersecurity too—especially after the big Change Healthcare incident. Organizations are now faster at mitigating threats, showing resilience and adaptability. They also talk about what has been the most eye-opening takeaway for each of them in their professional journey this past year. Listen at https://blubrry.com/wilshireitrevcast/, our YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@thewilshireitrevcast9585, or on your favorite podcast app! The post That’s A Wrap! (S3 Ep19) appeared first on Wilshire Group.2024-12-1845 min

The Wilshire IT RevCastFuture Trends in AI and Healthcare Opportunities and Challenges (S3 Ep18)Welcome back to another insightful episode of The Wilshire IT RevCast! Today, join Evan Martin and Daniel Bianchini as they delve into the transformative role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in healthcare. This episode explores how AI is reshaping the landscape from insurance claim denials to medical documentation and clinical decision-making. With the holiday season upon us, we’ll also discuss how healthcare professionals are balancing work commitments with personal time while navigating regulatory shifts and patient care demands. Tune in for an in-depth discussion on the critical balance between technology and human oversight in the medical field. Listen at htt...2024-12-0447 min

Wilshire POVHealing Familial Brokenness - Rabbi Joel NickersonMany of us will have the blessing of sitting around a Thanksgiving table next week with members of our family with whom we share great joy and love. But others will be mourning the loss, and even death, of certain familial relationships. They will be looking across the table, maybe even smiling or laughing externally, but inside, they will be sitting with a pain that punctures their hearts.... One of the beauties of our Jewish tradition, and especially the Torah, is that it doesn’t shy away from the most challenging and consequential issues in our lives. It...2024-11-2305 min

The Wilshire IT RevCastEnhancing Healthcare RCM through AI Collaboration and Insights (S3 Ep17)In this episode of The Wilshire IT RevCast, Daniel and Evan explore how AI technologies, including predictive analytics and robotic process automation (RPA), revolutionize healthcare revenue cycle management. Their guest, Christine Fontaine at Waystar, highlights how these advanced tools can enhance staff productivity, forecast potential revenue challenges, and automate repetitive tasks. Discover how AI provides actionable insights for data-driven decision-making and contributes to a more efficient and financially stable healthcare system. Join us for a deep dive into the innovative applications of AI in healthcare RCM. The post Enhancing Healthcare RCM through AI Collaboration and Insights (S3...2024-11-2037 min

Wilshire Baptist Church“Becoming God’s Promise of Peace” - Elliana Mitchell, Nov. 17, 2024Wilshire student Elliana Mitchell delivered this sermon based on Isaiah 11:1-9 during youth-led worship on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024. Wilshire Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas, is a justice-oriented, fully inclusive faith community affiliated with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship and the Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists. Learn more at wilshirebc.org.2024-11-1807 min

Wilshire POVInertia - Lech Lacha - Rabbi Leah Lewis“An object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.”-Sir Isaac NewtonBaked into the basic laws of physics, there is a fundamental truth that is being felt across the country, as we prepare to enter Shabbat this week. There exists a natural tendency to resist change in one’s state of motion. That resistance is called inertia.Long before Sir Isaac Newton gave language to this tendency, inertia was illustrated in two...2024-11-0803 min

Wilshire POVThe Significance of Making - Rabbi Leah FeinThis week, we read of someone who exhibits a strong sense of agency over his own future in the face of forces beyond what he can control. Not long after God has created the world, corruption and lawlessness filled the earth. So God decides to send a flood to destroy it all, save for Noah, a man “righteous in his generation” (Genesis 6:9), along with Noah’s family and two of each animal. God instructs Noah: “Make yourself an ark” (Gen 6:14). The Torah goes on to describe the details of the construction of the ark, a structure larger than a foot...2024-11-0103 min

Wilshire POVWhen Do You Stop Saying Shanah Tovah - Rabbi Hannah Elkin - October 25, 2024When do you stop saying, “Shanah Tovah”? This is a question that clergy are commonly asked around this time of the Jewish year. Rabbi Hannah Elkin answers the question and offers an inspiring interpretation.Each week, a member of the clergy offers their personal perspective on a topic of their choice, such as the week's Torah portion, a Jewish holiday, ritual, custom, or history. Facebook: Wilshire Boulevard TempleWebsite: wbtla.orgYoutube: Wilshire Boulevard TempleInstagram: wilshireboulevardtemple 2024-10-2502 min

Wilshire Baptist Church“The Stewardship of Dreams” - Timothy Peoples, Oct. 20, 2024Wilshire Senior Pastor Timothy Peoples delivered this sermon based on Joel 2:12-13, 28-29 on Oct. 20, 2024. Wilshire Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas, is a justice-oriented, fully inclusive faith community affiliated with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship and the Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists. Learn more at wilshirebc.org.2024-10-2115 min

Wilshire POV"Blessing for a New Beginning" - Cantor Kerith Spencer-ShapiroEach week, a member of the clergy offers their personal perspective on a topic of their choice, such as the week's Torah portion, a Jewish holiday, ritual, custom, or history. Facebook: Wilshire Boulevard TempleWebsite: wbtla.orgYoutube: Wilshire Boulevard TempleInstagram: wilshireboulevardtemple 2024-10-0403 min

The Wilshire IT RevCastUnveiling the Importance of Revenue Integrity (S3 Ep16)In this episode of “The Wilshire IT RevCast”, Daniel and Evan delve into the critical aspects of revenue integrity and charge master management within healthcare organizations. They are joined by Lynne Dossey and Rina Patel from Health Catalyst who provide a comprehensive guide on ensuring all services are billed correctly and compliantly, touching on critical components such as charge capture, coding, and regulatory adherence. Tune in to grasp the foundational elements that form the backbone of an effective revenue integrity program and prevent revenue leakage, ensuring the financial health of your organization. Listen at https://blubrry.com/wilshireitrevcast/, our YouTu...2024-10-021h 07

Wilshire POVIt Wasn't Supposed to End this Way - Rabbi Joel NickersonIt wasn’t supposed to end this way. He was supposed to come home.We saw her on TV, listened to her on podcasts, watched her and her husband, Jon, give speeches, and I even met with her this summer with a small group of us rabbis in Jerusalem. Rachel Goldberg-Polin inspired us with her strength, her faith, and her mantra, “Hope is mandatory.” She represented every Jewish mother, fighting to the bitter end for her son’s safe return. Listen as Rabbi Joel Nickerson reflects on this week’s Torah portion, Shoftim, which includes the famous ph...2024-09-0605 min

Wilshire POVA Blessing, a Privilege, and a Sacred Responsibility - Rabbi Joel NickersonRight now, we are in the final book of the Torah, Deuteronomy, as Moses prepares the Israelites to enter the Promised Land. He outlines the values, priorities, and pitfalls they will face as they settle in this new land. This week’s portion, Re’eh, begins with Moses presenting the Israelites with two choices - “See, this day I set before you blessing and curse…”(Deut. 11:26). The Israelites can either build upon the solid foundation provided to them by the Torah and their predecessors, and be blessed, OR they can forget their past, forget their values, and be cursed.2024-08-3004 min

Wilshire POVNachamu - Shabbat of Comfort - Cantor Lisa PeicottNachamu, Nachamu ami, yomar eloheichemComfort, Comfort my people, says God…Tonight begins Shabbat Nachamu, the Shabbat of Comfort, named after the first few words of the Haftarah portion this week: Isaiah 40:1-26. Shabbat Nachamu directly follows the somber commemoration of Tisha B’Av (9th of Av), a day of mourning for the Jewish people, as we recall the destruction of the first and second temple, and immerse ourselves in the extent of human suffering in our world, which in the last ten months, have seemed rather endless….But tonight we take a deep...2024-08-1902 min

Wilshire POVChoices - Rabbi Hannah ElkinIn this week's Shabbat message Rabbi Hannah Elkin comments on the theme of Teshuvah in this week's portion Devarim, in the world today, and in our personal lives. One definition of insanity is doing the same thing again and again, and expecting a different result. One definition of teshuvah is realizing that you are doing the wrong thing again and again, but then choosing to act differently. As the High Holy Days draw closer, we start taking important opportunities to look back on past behavior and wrong choices, and determine to do better moving forward. Ea...2024-08-0903 min

Wilshire POVThe Link Between Generations - Cantor Kerith Spencer-ShapiroCantor Kerith Spencer-Shapiro contemplates the links between generations in this week's Shabbat message. The Chatam Sofer taught, “There is always a difference between the older and younger generations…In the past, when the chain of the generations was stronger, the links more tightly intertwined one with the other…there was a more powerful spiritual connection between the generations.”Each week, a member of the clergy offers their personal perspective on a topic of their choice, such as the week's Torah portion, a Jewish holiday, ritual, custom, or history. Facebook: Wilshire Boulevard...2024-08-0203 min

Wilshire POVThe Mezuzah - Cantor Kerith Spencer-ShapiroI’ve been counting doorways this week. Yesterday I walked through over 50 thresholds. As I invited our meditation class to take a moment and think back through the day, envisioning all of the doorways we passed through, I took on the practice of treating every doorway I passed through this week as if it had a mezuzah installed upon it. When we take the time to pause in a doorway, to reach out and kiss the mezuzah, we connect to a powerful symbol. The mezuzah is a religious symbol but it holds much more than just a rit...2024-07-1903 min

Wilshire POVFight or Flight - Rabbi Leah LewisIt was when my daughter, now thirteen, was part of the infant and toddler program in her Early Childhood Center that I gained a new appreciation for the ‘fight or flight’ response of human behavior. It is a term that I had always heard but never truly understood. That is, until I was there myself and had an opportunity to watch these new crawlers learn to navigate their way with through their shared space. Each week, a member of the clergy offers their personal perspective on a topic of their choice, such as the week's Torah portion, a Jew...2024-07-1303 min

Wilshire POVKorach and Chaos - Rabbi Hannah ElkinAt a certain point, freedom without structure turns to chaos, and Moses has been tasked to turn this rag-tag bunch into a people, into a collective, into a community. But the journey from independence to a stable collective is hard. Rabbi Elkin leads us through this week's Torah portion, Korach, and some of its modern parallels.Each week, a member of the clergy offers their personal perspective on a topic of their choice, such as the week's Torah portion, a Jewish holiday, ritual, custom, or history. Facebook: Wilshire Boulevard Temple 2024-07-0502 min

Wilshire POVCockeyed Optimist - Cantor Lisa PeicottOne of the first pieces of music I ever learned was from the musical “South Pacific.” For those of you who may not be so up to date on your American musical knowledge, I will summarize. The plot centers on an American nurse, Nellie Forbush, stationed in the South Pacific during World War II. Nellie falls in love with a middle-aged expatriate French plantation owner, but struggles to accept his mixed-race children. Now place all of this racial tension on an unnamed island in the South Pacific, during the raging battles of World War II, and you have a 10-tim...2024-06-2803 min

Wilshire POVSilently Offering Blessing - Cantor Kerith Spencer-ShapiroI just returned from a week-long silent Jewish mindfulness meditation retreat. Yes, you read that correctly - Jewish and silent. So, what do 50-some Jews ranging in age from their early 20’s through their 70s do when we come together in silence?One of our practices was to engage in a blessing practice. I’ve often wondered why we aren’t also known as the people of blessing along with being called people of the book. We Jews have a blessing for everything. Every moment in life is seen as significant and worthy enough to take a moment...2024-06-1403 min

Wilshire POVTaking a Breath - Rabbi Hannah ElkinDespite the continued presence of “May Gray” in the mornings, summer is undeniably on its way. And as the weather warms, I’ve been reminded of a game that my cousins and I used to play in the summers growing up. Swimming in the pool, we would each take turns holding our breath and seeing how far we could swim underwater on that single breath. One by one we would swim as far as we could, and then stand in place to mark our distance. I always wanted to go last, because I found it easiest to know just h...2024-05-3103 min

The Wilshire IT RevCastS3 Special Re-Release: What is Revenue Integrity?Daniel and Evan dug into Season 1 archives to bring you a Special re-relates episode. In this episode, Wilshire Co-Founder and Managing Partner Gretchen Case rejoins and cohosts with Evan for a total geek session about what exactly is RI and the 8 Pillars of Revenue Integrity. They will explore the industry chatter among colleagues and vendors and what the Wilshire Group has been up to in this space.2024-05-151h 03

Wilshire POVFinding Strength and Purpose in the Wilderness - Rabbi Joel NickersonThis year, as we make our way through Passover, it feels as though we are in our own wilderness. We may feel secluded, without a real sense of direction, almost shell-shocked, as we view images and videos of these terrible campus protests, complete with anti-Israel sentiment, overt antisemitism, and a brewing storm of frustration, chaos, and anger.Each week, a member of the clergy offers their personal perspective on a topic of their choice, such as the week's Torah portion, a Jewish holiday, ritual, custom, or history. Facebook: Wilshire Boulevard TempleWebsite: wbtla.org 2024-04-2706 min

Wilshire Baptist Church“You Are Witnesses of These Things” - Greg Garrett, April 14, 2024Guest preacher Greg Garrett delivered this sermon at Wilshire on April 14, 2024. Garrett is the Carole McDaniel Hanks Professor of Literature and Culture at Baylor University in Waco. One of America’s leading voices on religion and culture, his most recent book is “The Gospel According to James Baldwin: What America’s Great Prophet Can Teach Us about Life, Love, and Identity.” Garrett is currently writing a book on racial mythologies for Oxford University Press. A seminary-trained Episcopal lay preacher, he is canon theologian in residence at the American Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Paris. Garrett preached at Wilshire in 2020...2024-04-1516 min

Wilshire POVBedikat Chametz - Rabbi Hannah ElkinEach year, we perform bedikat chametz, searching and cleansing the house of bread products, as the first ritual of Passover. We go around to each shelf of the pantry, the refrigerator and freezer, and scrape away the crust that has built up over the last year to start fresh. This ritual acts as a spiritual cleansing as well, and it gives us concrete baby steps in this season of freedom: before we can liberate the world, we start by liberating our kitchens. Each week, a member of the clergy offers their personal perspective on a topic of t...2024-04-1203 min

Wilshire POVLight, Happiness, Joy and Love - Cantor Lisa PeicottThe Story of Esther, with all of its twists and turns, knows this painful truth about life, and I believe our tradition gives us the keys to navigating the darkness around us. Each week, a member of the clergy offers their personal perspective on a topic of their choice, such as the week's Torah portion, a Jewish holiday, ritual, custom, or history. Facebook: Wilshire Boulevard TempleWebsite: wbtla.orgYoutube: Wilshire Boulevard TempleInstagram: wilshireboulevardtemple 2024-03-2203 min

Wilshire POVPillars of Hope - Rabbi Joel NickersonA pillar of hope and a dark cloud frame Rabbi Joel Nickerson's Shabbat Message this week. Each week, a member of the clergy offers their personal perspective on a topic of their choice, such as the week's Torah portion, a Jewish holiday, ritual, custom, or history. Facebook: Wilshire Boulevard TempleWebsite: wbtla.orgYoutube: Wilshire Boulevard TempleInstagram: wilshireboulevardtemple 2024-03-1505 min

Wilshire POVA Letter to My Son - Rabbi Ben NaimI was delighted to lead a micro-mission to Israel with 4 of our congregants. The trip was designed to coincide with the ceremony in which my 21 year old son completed basic training and received his red paratrooper’s beret from the IDF. With the many twists and turns of the ongoing war with Hamas, the ceremony was delayed by a week. The volunteering and solidarity mission healed small cracked fissures and filled my heart. So much so that I boarded the plane home on Monday knowing my son would be sufficiently supported with his brother Yoni by his side representing ou...2024-03-0805 min

Wilshire POVResilience - Cantor Kerith Spencer-ShapiroLast night I had dinner with a woman visiting from Israel who represents the Jewish mindfulness organization Or HaLev. We spent a good amount of time talking about her experience, and her family, and how her practice of meditation has helped her garner resilience during such a terribly difficult time for her and her family. She then asked me what do Jewish leaders - rabbis and cantors, especially - need at this time from an organization like Or HaLev. And that led to a discussion about anti-semitism here in the...2024-03-0103 min

Wilshire POVTetzaveh - Rabbi Hannah ElkinThis week in the secular, entertainment calendar, we find ourselves right in the middle of the most holy season: award season. And of course award season includes endless red carpets and the striking fashion that comes along with it. As celebrities make their way down the red carpet, some looks will become iconic, some fine but unmemorable, and some declared to be the worst. In the Torah portion this week, the High Priest and his fabulous ensemble are not to be outdone.Each week, a member of the clergy offers their personal perspective on...2024-02-2303 min

Wilshire POVGifts - Cantor Lisa Peicott‘“The Eternal spoke to Moses saying: Tell the Israelites that they should bring me an offering, from every person whose heart is willing, bring for me a gift” (Exodus 25:1-2). Grammatically, we must ask why it says a “gift,” which connotes raising up?’This question brought me back to my 1st year biblical hebrew class, and the word used for an offering or gift, terumah. In that hebrew word are the root letters, resh and mem. These two letters can form words that mean to lift up, raise up, or make higher...2024-02-1603 min

Wilshire POVAs a Sign of Mind and Strength - Rabbi Joel NickersonI received a text earlier this week from a congregant who sent me a picture of himself buying his first pair of tefillin. The picture was accompanied by the caption, “How my mornings start now.” To be honest, this is not someone I would have ever expected to wrap tefillinEach week, a member of the clergy offers their personal perspective on a topic of their choice, such as the week's Torah portion, a Jewish holiday, ritual, custom, or history. Facebook: Wilshire Boulevard TempleWebsite: wbtla.orgYoutube: Wilshire Boulevard TempleInstagram: wils...2024-01-1903 min

Wilshire POVWhy did God harden Pharaoh’s heart? Rabbi Hannah ElkinIt is always a good day when a child takes the words right out of a rabbi’s mouth. Last Sunday afternoon at religious school at the Resnick campus, I shared the story of this week’s Torah portion (as the Torah portion each week runs from Sunday-Saturday) with the Kindergarten-2nd Grade students. As I began the story of Moses confronting Pharaoh to let the Israelites out of slavery and into freedom, I told them that I had a question for them at the end, so they needed to listen very closely. We listed off each of the Ten...2024-01-1204 min

Wilshire POVParashat Vayeitzei - Rabbi Hannah ElkinThis year, the opening and closing of the parashah Vayeitzei provide another unique view into our modern circumstances. Each week, a member of the clergy offers their personal perspective on a topic of their choice, such as the week's Torah portion, a Jewish holiday, ritual, custom, or history. Facebook: Wilshire Boulevard TempleWebsite: wbtla.orgYoutube: Wilshire Boulevard TempleInstagram: wilshireboulevardtemple 2023-11-2404 min

Wilshire POVYou Tell the Truth, and Focus on Hope - Rabbi Joel NickersonThis week, Rabbi Joel Nickerson was invited to speak to the student body at St. James Episcopal School, a K-6 school in Koreatown. How do you share what the Jewish community is experiencing right now with a predominantly non-Jewish audience and in a way that is age-appropriate for Kindergarten through 6th-grade students? You tell the truth, and you focus on hope. I share it with you today because I think it is essential for each of us to find our own ways to share the current Jewish experience with our non-Jewish friends, colleagues, peers, and acquaintances.2023-11-1709 min

Wilshire POVA Mother's Love - Cantor Lisa PeicottThis week’s torah portion, Chayei Sarah, directly follows the episode of the “Akeida”, where God orders Abraham to sacrifice his beloved son, Isaac. Throughout the centuries, there have been countless studies devoted to the incomprehensible dedication shown by Abraham in his willingness to follow through on God’s command. We’re astonished that Abraham could put aside the compassion he obviously felt for his son and resignedly carry out the dreadful task he had been dealt.We’re never told what Abraham’s wife, Sarah, knew of his plan that day. But if she had even an inkling of...2023-11-1004 min

Wilshire POVMaslov and Sukkot - Rabbi Hannah ElkinEach week, a member of the clergy offers their personal perspective on a topic of their choice, such as the week's Torah portion, a Jewish holiday, ritual, custom, or history. Facebook: Wilshire Boulevard TempleWebsite: wbtla.orgYoutube: Wilshire Boulevard TempleInstagram: wilshireboulevardtemple 2023-09-2904 min

Wilshire POVThe First Fruit of the Season - Rabbi Hannah ElkinOur Torah portion this week, Ki Tavo, includes an important mitzvah for tending to these fruits and crops. As Deut. 26 teaches, when the bikkurim, the first fruits of the season, appear in your fields, you must gather them up and bring them to the priests as an offering to God. We cannot eat them ourselves. It is a curious offering, however, because the first produce of the crop is often not the best. Each week, a member of the clergy offers their personal perspective on a topic of their choice, such as the week's Torah portion, a J...2023-09-0103 min

Wilshire POVMitzvah: Something Deeper - Cantor Lisa PeicottJust before the start of Summer, my husband and I experienced a right of passage for any Jewish parent. We witnessed our oldest son be “Shabbat Boy,” at Wilshire Boulevard Temple’s Early Childhood Center.One of the highlights of the morning was the “mitzvah song.” The whole class (grown ups included) sits around in a circle, while the Shabbat child, in this case, Joey, walks around collecting each child’s tzedakah, their charity for Shabbat. Each week, a member of the clergy offers their personal perspective on a topic of their choice, such as the week's To...2023-08-2603 min

Wilshire POVThe Israeli Crisis - Rabbi Joel NickersonThe images coming out of Israel earlier this week seemed to offer a different, more somber version of the gathering I had attended. On Monday, the government’s coalition in the Knesset approved a provision that removed the Supreme Court’s authority to determine if a government decision is ‘reasonable’, popularly known as the ‘reasonableness clause.’ Most Israelis saw this clause as an important element of checks and balances to ensure government coalitions didn’t make decisions that unreasonably preferenced certain groups or minimized the role of others. While most agree that elements of the Israeli judicial system could benefit from so...2023-07-2805 min

Wilshire POVIn the Trenches - Cantor Lisa PeicottAs many of you know, I am the mother of Joey (3.5) and Ezra (1). Joe and I are deep in what social media refers to as “the trenches” of parenthood. Sleepless nights, potty training, diapers, first steps, baby proofing, and of course epic toddler meltdowns are part of our daily routine, as our personal lives are spent in sheer survival mode. I know many of you have been there, but after a long day of survival mode, I often have to stop and remind myself that this wonderful, albeit challenging season of my life (ages 0-4...2023-07-1402 min

Wilshire POVGiver or Taker - Cantor Lisa PeicottIn this week’s Torah portion, a “man of repute,” by the name of Korach, and his 250 followers rebel against Moses, and his brother Aaron. In true biblical fashion, a sacrifice gauntlet is tossed, and each of the 250 rebels are asked to offer an incense burning before God, to see which leader God accepts. Spoiler alert, the ground opens up and swallows Korach, his two sidekicks and their families. If that wasn’t a clear enough message, a heavenly fire shoots up, and consumes all 250 of the followers. Korach and his rebellion are destroyed. So what...2023-06-2303 min

Wilshire POVYou Can Do It - Rabbi Elissa Bein-NaimThe Israelites were flipping out. Freedom and having faith in God was not going so well. The Israelites are whining. A lot. Bad goes to worse in this week’s portion. Moses sends 12 scouts to check out the land flowing with milk and honey. Moses wants to uplift the people by giving them a glimpse into the Promised Land. 12 scouts go out. 12 come back.Each week, a member of the clergy offers their personal perspective on a topic of their choice, such as the week's Torah portion, a Jewish holiday, ritual, custom, or hist...2023-06-1602 min

Wilshire POVThe Circle Maker - Rabbi Susan NanusOne of the most profound stories in the Talmud is about a man called Honi the Circle Maker. One day, Honi is walking down the street when he meets an old man who is planting a carob tree. Honi asks the man how long the tree will take to bear fruit. “Seventy years,” answers the old fellow. Mocking him, Honi asks why he would plant a tree that he might never eat from. “I was born into a world with carob trees,” the man replies,” and just as my ancestors planted trees for me, so too will I plant them for m...2023-06-0208 min

Wilshire POVFrom Fear and Uncertainty to Relentless Hope and Persistence - Rabbi Joel NickersonMy Shabbat message was going to focus on Mother’s Day. I wanted to explore the tragic tale of the holiday’s founder, Anna M. Jarvis, and the lessons we can learn from her story. I wanted to discuss the central Jewish value of honoring parents and our ancestral mothers’ influence on the Jewish concept of ‘home’. But then the news started coming out of Israel about airstrikes and air raid sirens, and my thoughts and energy turned to the mothers and families who have huddled in shelters f...2023-05-1201 min

Wilshire POVAre We Holy? Rabbi Elissa-Ben NaimThis week gives us a double dose of Torah portions as we read Acharei-Mot and Kedoshim. If we read the titles in a certain way it poses a probing question. Acharei-Mot? Kedoshim? “After death? Are we holy?” or “How can we know that when our lives are over, where we are after death that holiness remains?” As we read a little further, the Torah’s answer becomes clear. Each week, a member of the clergy offers their personal perspective on a topic of their choice, such as the week's Torah portion, a Jewish holiday, ritual, custom, or h...2023-04-2805 min

Wilshire POVHearing the Stories of Persian Jews - Rabbi Susan NanusThe first time I really heard about the suffering of Persian Jews -- not just in snippets, but in detail - was last week. This past Sunday, I cohosted an event with Sinai Temple to hear Dora Levy Mossanen, a Persian Jewish author, talk about her latest book, which took place in the Jewish Quarter of Teheran in the 1940’s.Fifty women gathered in the beautiful home our Persian Jewish hostess – half from Wilshire Boulevard Temple and half from Sinai to learn about the lives and treatment of Jews in Iran not just after the Islamic Revolution, but a...2023-04-2107 min

Wilshire POVDivine Qualities - Cantor Lisa PeicottForget about social media declarations – #NewYearNewMe, or grandiose goals of weight loss, self-care, or book clubs, because our tradition spells it all out for us. All of the different ways that we can try to be our best self; the new and improved version of who we were during Pesach, and all YOU have to do is count the Omer.The Omer was an ancient measurement of grain, and refers to the barley offering that was brought to the Ancient Temple starting on the second day of Passover.As the Torah instructs:“You shal...2023-04-1404 min

Wilshire POVMore than just Passover: The Symbols of the Seder Plate - Rabbi Joel NickersonAt the center of the Passover seder experience sits a plate. It is used only once during the year, and it is adorned with foods that symbolize the central themes associated with the holiday. The word for seder plate in Hebrew is 'ka'arah' and within the ancient rabbinic mindset, that word connected the seder plate to more than just Passover - it was a representation of the entire world. The plate laid out symbols of opportunity and challenge, of hope and despair; of curses and blessings. If the seder plate is supposed...2023-03-3108 min

Wilshire POVBroken Pieces Make Us Who We Are - Rabbi Beau Shapiro"My technologically challenged mother got a new iPhone this week and I was her first call. 'What should I do with my old one?' she asked, which got me thinking, said Rabbi Beau Shapiro. When something’s obsolete, when we’ve lost our use for it—we discard it and rarely give it another thought. We read in the Torah this shabbat that after the construction of the mishkan, the portable sanctuary our ancestors built in the desert was completed, Moses “took the tablets and placed them in the Ark.” But if we think bac...2023-03-1705 min

Wilshire POVHidden Meaning - Rabbi Susan NanusI have a confession to make. Until recently, I was never a big fan of Queen Esther. For me, she always paled in comparison to a lot of other Biblical heroines that I admire.Each week, a member of the clergy offers their personal perspective on a topic of their choice, such as the week's Torah portion, a Jewish holiday, ritual, custom, or history. Facebook: Wilshire Boulevard TempleWebsite: wbtla.orgYoutube: Wilshire Boulevard TempleInstagram: wilshireboulevardtemple 2023-03-0308 min

The Wilshire IT RevCastClient Engagement + Growth = SuccessIn this episode, Danie and Evan are re-joined by Jen Krebs, Director of Client Success, and for the first time, Hank Smither, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of the Wilshire Group. The gang will discuss Wilshire’s unique way of continuing to engage clients and some of the foundational items from their primary operations experience that organizations should consider in holding partners/vendors accountable. 2023-03-0146 min

Wilshire POVIn Potentia - Cantor Lisa PeicottThis week’s parashah, Terumah, teaches us the importance and purpose of building the mishkan, the portable tabernacle/sanctuary that the Israelites carried through the desert, as well as the many detailed instructions on how to build it.Each week, a member of the clergy offers their personal perspective on a topic of their choice, such as the week's Torah portion, a Jewish holiday, ritual, custom, or history. Facebook: Wilshire Boulevard TempleWebsite: wbtla.orgYoutube: Wilshire Boulevard TempleInstagram: wilshireboulevardtemple 2023-02-2404 min

Wilshire POVHow Is This Our World - Rabbi Elissa Ben-NaimRabbi Elissa Ben-Naim considers a particularly troubling week and the wisdom and perspective she gained from her Grade 6 students.Each week, a member of the clergy offers their personal perspective on a topic of their choice, such as the week's Torah portion, a Jewish holiday, ritual, custom, or history. Facebook: Wilshire Boulevard TempleWebsite: wbtla.orgYoutube: Wilshire Boulevard TempleInstagram: wilshireboulevardtemple 2023-02-1703 min

Wilshire POVHello My Name Is... - Cantor Lisa PeicottIn this week's Shabbat message, Cantor Peicott discusses the significance of names and how our name is held in the very soul of who we are as a person. Each week, a member of the clergy offers their personal perspective on a topic of their choice, such as the week's Torah portion, a Jewish holiday, ritual, custom, or history. Facebook: Wilshire Boulevard TempleWebsite: wbtla.orgYoutube: Wilshire Boulevard TempleInstagram: wilshireboulevardtemple 2023-01-1303 min

Wilshire POVBless Your Children - Rabbi Elissa Ben-NaimDichotomy. The portion this week is called “and he lived”; yet, this portion is the long scene of how Jacob dies completely lucid, with intention, and surrounded by his family. Perhaps there is no dichotomy really at all- the way that we see Jacob die is how he sets up his legacy with intention and the loving care of a parent who has seen and experienced the fullest range of life’s trials and tribulations. Each week, a member of the clergy offers their personal perspective on a topic of their choice, such as the week's Torah portion...2023-01-0602 min

Wilshire POVEnough is Enough - Rabbi Joel NickersonEnough is enough. That is the phrase stuck in my mind as I reflect on the year 2022. When I consider why, it is because I approach the phrase from two perspectives. Each week, a member of the clergy offers their personal perspective on a topic of their choice, such as the week's Torah portion, a Jewish holiday, ritual, custom, or history. Facebook: Wilshire Boulevard TempleWebsite: wbtla.orgYoutube: Wilshire Boulevard TempleInstagram: wilshireboulevardtemple 2022-12-3003 min

Wilshire POVIt's All About the Light - Cantor Don GurneyIt’s all about the Light. As a kid growing up in Cleveland, Ohio, winters were severe and seemingly endless. Serial snowstorms, single digit temperatures above and below zero. November through March and often most of April were dreary, dark, and depressing. The worst of it all I realize now, wasn’t the daily challenges brought by winter weather: shoveling the driveway from apron to garage (120 feet. I know because half of that driveway served as a pitching mound during the summer months). There was also the nightly nuisance of helping neighbors push their cars up their drivew...2022-12-2403 min

The Wilshire IT RevCastRight Team, Right CultureTo wrap up the first Season of Wilshire IT RevCast, Daniel Bianchini and Evan Martin are joined by Wilshire's own Marcie Carleton, Talent Acquisition & Retention Manager. Tim Holland, Director of People and Culture, will join. Marice and Tim share how the healthcare industry responds to expectations from future employees and how small organizations can respond.2022-12-2149 min

Wilshire POVRabbi Beau Shapiro: The Real Miracle of ChanukahThis is the real miracle of Chanukah. It’s not about the mythic story that a small bit of oil lasted for eight days. The miracle of Chanukah is the immutable, unbreakable, Jewish spirit that always finds a way, not to simply survive, but to thrive, and to bring a little light into even the darkest of places.Each week, a member of the clergy offers their personal perspective on a topic of their choice, such as the week's Torah portion, a Jewish holiday, ritual, custom, or history. Facebook: Wilshire Boulevard TempleWebsite: wbtla.or...2022-12-1605 min

Wilshire POVRabbi Joel Nickerson: Our Best Black Friday Deal!There is no way to ignore the violence we’ve witnessed this past week in the United States and in Israel. It’s all terrible and tragic. But amidst all of it, I’ve also had meaningful conversations with people who have reconnected to our Jewish tradition, some of whom decided to join our tribe through conversion, and those who are beginning to explore the possibility of joining our Jewish family. They all shared beautiful sentiments about the elements of our tradition that uplift and energize them. So, inspired by those conversations, and in the spirit of Black Frid...2022-11-2504 min

The Wilshire IT RevCastWhat is Revenue Integrity?In this special episode, Wilshire Co-Founder and Managing Partner Gretchen Case rejoin and cohost with Evan for a total geek session over What exactly is RI? and the 8 Pillars of Revenue Integrity. They will explore the chatter in the industry among colleagues and vendors and what the Wilshire Group has been up to in this space.2022-11-1600 min

Wilshire POVCantor Lisa Peicott: Thank You for Your ServiceVeterans Day 2022Today, November 11th, we honor our Veterans. We might wear patriotic clothes, some sing military anthems, perhaps we even fly the flag of the United States of America. We pay tribute to the great sacrifice these brave men and women made, and continue to make for our country, for our freedoms, and for our democracy – each and every day. But when the parades are over and the flag has been carefully folded, we might recognize our veterans, but do we really see them?Each week, a member of the clergy offers th...2022-11-1105 min

Wilshire POVRabbi Ben Naim: Words are Power: Silence is Deadly"Now is the time in our lives in our time to use speech to make a difference, to make a change," writes Rabbi Elissa Ben-Naim. Each week, a member of the clergy offers their personal perspective on a topic of their choice, such as the week's Torah portion, a Jewish holiday, ritual, custom, or history. Facebook: Wilshire Boulevard TempleWebsite: wbtla.orgYoutube: Wilshire Boulevard TempleInstagram: wilshireboulevardtemple 2022-10-2806 min

Wilshire POVRabbi Steve Leder: Just as you judged me favorably, so may God judge you favorably“Just as you judged me favorably, so may God Judge you favorably.”– Chasidic BlessingThis New Year, let us choose life over death by choosing forgiveness over bitterness. Let’s judge others as we too would like to be judged. After all, they, like we, are only human…flawed as we are flawed, wanting most of all to love and be loved.Each week, a member of the clergy offers their personal perspective on a topic of their choice, such as the week's Torah portion, a Jewish holiday, ritual, custom, or history. 2022-09-2405 min

Wilshire POVRabbi Beau Shapiro: To Wander or To DestroyPioneers or victims? Rabbi Beau Shapiro asks an interesting question.Each week, a member of the clergy offers their personal perspective on a topic of their choice, such as the week's Torah portion, a Jewish holiday, ritual, custom, or history. Facebook: Wilshire Boulevard TempleWebsite: wbtla.orgYoutube: Wilshire Boulevard TempleInstagram: wilshireboulevardtemple 2022-09-1703 min

Wilshire POVRabbi Susan Nanus: What Have I Done? What Have I Become?Rabbi Jonah of Gerona said, "One must ask oneself, "What have I done? What have I become?" This past week, we entered into the month of Elul, the last month of the Jewish year before Rosh Hashanah, and what I would call the gateway into a powerful Jewish spiritual dimension.Though there are no holidays during Elul, every day is a holy day during which we have an opportunity to review our life choices during the past year, reflect on how we behaved, how we treated others, and honestly assess whether or not we fulfilled o...2022-09-0206 min

Wilshire POVRabbi Steve Leder: Pretzel LogicThe first time I listened to Steely Dan’s album Pretzel Logic in my buddy Darrel Heald’s Buick on the way to an AZA meeting at the JCC was a religious experience. The year, 1974. I, a fourteen-year—old bundle of swagger, insecurity, angst, zits, big hair and bell bottoms, limitless curiosity about reward with almost zero regard for risk. I was both certain and confused about the world and my place in it. Then, I heard that melody and those words. Listen to the song hereEach week, a member of the clergy offers their personal perspe...2022-08-2605 min

Wilshire POVRabbi Joel Nickerson: How to Help Us in Our TransitionsOne of the things I appreciate about transitional moments is that they allow me to reset and re-visit the people, places, ideas, values, and priorities that can enhance my life. The next few months are going to be busy and exciting for me. I get to lead High Holy Day services and look out at real people instead of just a video camera. My oldest daughter is starting high school. My middle daughter will become a bat mitzvah in October. The demands on my time seem to increase daily and yet, I know I can return to the five...2022-08-1905 min

Wilshire POVCantor Kerith Spencer-Shapiro: Words of My Mouth, Meditations of My HeartMeditation just isn’t something one is good at or not good at. The idea is that while practicing meditation, we sit with and acknowledge whatever is in front of us in the moment. Sometimes that something is pleasant; other times it is excruciating. So meditation isn’t necessarily about finding your bliss. The idea is that when we practice sitting with what is, we become more skilled at recognizing and better equipped at handling difficult moments and appreciating beautiful ones as they occur.Each week, a member of the clergy offers their personal perspective on a topi...2022-08-1203 min

Wilshire POVRabbi Joel Simonds: How to Counter Baseless HateThe Rabbis of the Talmudic era ask us to look at these tragedies as not only external forces seeking to destroy us (clearly we as a Jewish community have plenty) but to also look internally and examine the actions of the community. As we enter this commemorative and mournful period of Tish B’av, we are compelled to not only look at the historical moments of baseless hatred but look within at our present moment in time and recognize the sin of such hatred still lurks in our community. Each week, a member of the clergy offers thei...2022-08-0503 min

The Wilshire IT RevCastGetting To Know UsThe Wilshire Group is excited to bring you The Wilshire IT RevCast. Since this is the very first episode ever you will get to know the host Daniel Bianchini Strategic Advisor and Evan Martin Director of Advisory Services. They will cover some hot topics, debate and share their take on working from home and answer listener questions. Come check out The Wilshire IT RevCast!2022-08-0341 min

Wilshire POVRabbi Susan Nanus: Highland Park: It Is Up to You and MeA little over a week ago, my brother Arthur, his two sons and daughters-in-law, and his six grandchildren all went to the Highland Park Fourth of July Parade. And the dream turned into a nightmare. A nightmare that has been experienced by countless other communities in our country. A nightmare that suddenly felt very up close and personal.Each week, a member of the clergy offers their personal perspective on a topic of their choice, such as the week's Torah portion, a Jewish holiday, ritual, custom, or history. Facebook: Wilshire Boulevard TempleWebsite: wbtla.or...2022-07-1506 min

Wilshire POVCantor Kerith Spencer-Shapiro: Water From a RockCantor Kerith Spencer-Shapiro asks, "Have you ever been so angry and frustrated that you lashed out and struck an inanimate object?" This experience is something that most of us can connect with, even though we may feel uncomfortable recalling a time when we did so. This week’s portion contains such a moment, where Moses, our most revered teacher, becomes exasperated and infuriated with the Israelite people. In the wilderness, God tells Moses to speak to a rock and that water will pour forth. Moses, in his utter frustration, calls out, “Listen you recalcitrants! Shall we go get water for...2022-07-0804 min

Wilshire POVCantor Don Gurney: What Happened to Korach?This week’s Torah portion, Korach, arrives as what seems to be an intervention from the Most High. It serves as a brutally disturbing reminder of the devastation wrought by the corrupt human lust for power. God knows we weren’t in need of it, for we are living witnesses to its catastrophic casualties. Korach and his co-conspirators, Datan and Aviram, plan and execute a rebellion against Moses and Aaron, God’s chosen leaders. Moses is deeply perplexed by their act of sedition and insists that the matter be brought before God. Each party is to bring fire pa...2022-07-0103 min

Wilshire POVRabbi Susan Nanus: Take a Leap of FaithIn this week's Shabbat message, Rabbi Nanus talks about this week's torah portion, Parshat Shelach L’cha, and it's teaching that to give up and refuse to move forward condemns us to a barren life of unfulfillment – a life in a desert. When we are so afraid of change or taking a step into new territory, we become paralyzed, condemned to repeat the same self-defeating patterns. We have to be willing to take a leap of faith, to embrace change, and be brave enough to enter a future that offers us the possibility of fulfilling our dreams. Each...2022-06-2410 min

Wilshire POVRabbi Joel Nickerson: Burst Out of Your BubbleIn this week’s Shabbat Message, Rabbi Joel Nickerson shares his excitement of leaving his bubble to lead to the B'nei Mitzvah Israel Trip. He reflects on how it can also sometimes feel easier and safer to stay in your bubble, but as we learn in this week’s Torah portion, even the Israelites need to leave the comfort of their encampment at the base of Mt. Sinai (where they’ve been staying for two years), and venture out into the vast wilderness. It’s in that wilderness where they learn what it will take to survive as a society...2022-06-1704 min

Wilshire POVRabbi Elissa Ben Naim: Words That Hold Over My Heart and SoulIn this week’s Shabbat Message, @rabbibennaim shared how the words of the Priestly Blessing included in this week’s Torah portion have impacted her throughout the years. Although she has heard them time and time again, and repeated them time and time again, they never lose their meaning.Each week, a member of the clergy offers their personal perspective on a topic of their choice, such as the week's Torah portion, a Jewish holiday, ritual, custom, or history. Facebook: Wilshire Boulevard TempleWebsite: wbtla.orgYoutube: Wilshire Boulevard TempleInstagram: wilshireboulevardtemple 2022-06-1404 min

Wilshire POVCantor Kerith Spencer-Shapiro: You Are Not AloneThe Confirmation ritual was created to be celebrated alongside the holiday of Shavuot - the moment in time when we recognize the gift of Torah. In Jewish theological parlance, we speak about the giving of Torah using the word “revelation”. I love this word in the context of the Confirmation service. It is a joyful experience to think about our kids as having stood alongside us, our ancestors, and all the Jews who have yet to be born, as the Torah was revealed to them at the foot of Mt. Sinai.Each week, a member of the cler...2022-06-0303 min

Wilshire POVCantor Lisa Peicott: the Importance of the Journey"This year, my family and I are experiencing the “Ultimate Omer,” as we eagerly anticipate the days until (God-willing) the arrival of a new baby," says Cantor Lisa Peicott as she begins this week's Shabbat message and shares her personal insights into the counting of days. Each week, a member of the clergy offers their personal perspective on a topic of their choice, such as the week's Torah portion, a Jewish holiday, ritual, custom, or history. Facebook: Wilshire Boulevard TempleWebsite: wbtla.orgYoutube: Wilshire Boulevard TempleInstagram: wilshireboulevardtemple 2022-05-1305 min

Wilshire POVCantor Don Gurney: Making the Right ChoiceThis Shabbat arrives holding an impossible truth in its wings of peace: the two most transformative events in modern Jewish history: the Holocaust and the establishment of the modern State of Israel. This past week we made, as we must, the annual descent into the darkness of the hell of Jewish hatred and annihilation. Not doing so is a dangerous form of denial. This coming week we will make the annual ascent to the top of Mt. Scopus, in celebration of Yom Ha’atzma’ut, the establishment of Israel’s independence and its statehood. We’ll embrace all that its very...2022-04-2903 min

Wilshire POVRabbi Joel Nickerson: Counting Up the DaysOur Jewish tradition requires us to be counting right now, in a tradition called the ‘Counting of the Omer’ which lasts for 49 days. The kabbalists, or Jewish mystics, associated each of the 49 days with Godly characteristics – chesed (lovingkindness), gevurah (strength), tiferet (harmony), netzach (eternity), hod (glory), yesod (foundation), and malchut (God’s presence on earth). Each day represents a combination of two of these characteristics, meant to guide us to reflect and improve ourselves in various ways throughout the seven weeks. It’s like one of those exercise schedules that works various muscle groups each day and by the time yo...2022-04-2206 min

Wilshire POVRabbi Beau Shapiro: The Daily MiraclesImagine what it must have been like for our ancestors. Having known nothing but slavery and servitude to Pharaoh, having never made a decision for themselves, to flee in the dead of night at Moses’ instruction. No time to pack, no time to think. They grab what they can and go. One foot in front of the other, they march out of the mud pits of Egypt and toward freedom. Realizing what has happened, Pharaoh leaps to action. He is on the move with his army in pursuit. The chase is on as our weary ancestors come to the Se...2022-04-1508 min

Wilshire POVRabbi Susan Nanus: The Fight to Preserve FreedomA week from tonight, we will sit around our tables with family and friends and read about the seminal event that shaped our Jewish identities – the Exodus from Egypt. We will drink four cups of wine, taste the bitterness of slavery with a bite of maror, and sample the sweetness of freedom with a mouthful of charoset. We will eat matza and read the age-old story of our people in Egypt and the miracles that released them from physical bondage and led them to freedom. The youngest child at the table will ask four questions, beginning with Ma Nishtana ha-laila haze...2022-04-0808 min

Wilshire POVCantor Kerith Spencer-Shapiro: Preparing Our Souls for PassoverOn this week's Shabbat message, Cantor Shapiro is getting us in the mood for some matzah, and making us think more about what this unleavened bread represents as we approach Passover!Each week, a member of the clergy offers their personal perspective on a topic of their choice, such as the week's Torah portion, a Jewish holiday, ritual, custom, or history. Facebook: Wilshire Boulevard TempleWebsite: wbtla.orgYoutube: Wilshire Boulevard TempleInstagram: wilshireboulevardtemple 2022-04-0108 min

Wilshire POVRabbi David Eshel: Take Off Your MaskEach week, a member of the clergy offers their personal perspective on a topic of their choice, such as the week's Torah portion, a Jewish holiday, ritual, custom, or history. Facebook: Wilshire Boulevard TempleWebsite: wbtla.orgYoutube: Wilshire Boulevard TempleInstagram: wilshireboulevardtemple 2022-03-2504 min

Wilshire POVRabbi Elissa Ben-Naim: Innovation, Resilience, and PerseveranceIn this week's Shabbat message, Rabbi Ben-Naim talks about Purim! She shares how at this time two years ago, we were shutting down, and how joyous it feels to once again be celebrating this holiday in person.Each week, a member of the clergy offers their personal perspective on a topic of their choice, such as the week's Torah portion, a Jewish holiday, ritual, custom, or history. Facebook: Wilshire Boulevard TempleWebsite: wbtla.orgYoutube: Wilshire Boulevard TempleInstagram: wilshireboulevardtemple 2022-03-1807 min

Wilshire POVCantor Lisa Peicott: This is Your CallingIn this week's Shabbat message, Cantor Peicott talks about what gives our life meaning, and the moment she found her life's purpose. Did you know Lisa did not always plan to be a Cantor?Each week, a member of the clergy offers their personal perspective on a topic of their choice, such as the week's Torah portion, a Jewish holiday, ritual, custom, or history. Facebook: Wilshire Boulevard TempleWebsite: wbtla.orgYoutube: Wilshire Boulevard TempleInstagram: wilshireboulevardtemple 2022-03-1004 min

Wilshire POVRabbi Steve Leder: Conquering a GiantIn this week's shabbat message, Rabbi Steve Leder helps us deal with the events happening in Ukraine by sharing the biblical story of David and Goliath. That even if we tremble before a giant, we can defeat him.Each week, a member of the clergy offers their personal perspective on a topic of their choice, such as the week's Torah portion, a Jewish holiday, ritual, custom, or history. Facebook: Wilshire Boulevard TempleWebsite: wbtla.orgYoutube: Wilshire Boulevard TempleInstagram: wilshireboulevardtemple 2022-03-0504 min

Wilshire POVCantor Don Gurney: Holding the Ukrainian People in Our Hearts, Our Thoughts, and Our PrayersOn this Shabbat, we hold the thousands of Jews in Ukraine in our hearts, our thoughts, and our prayers with a beautiful message from Cantor Don Gurney. Each week, a member of the clergy offers their personal perspective on a topic of their choice, such as the week's Torah portion, a Jewish holiday, ritual, custom, or history. Facebook: Wilshire Boulevard TempleWebsite: wbtla.orgYoutube: Wilshire Boulevard TempleInstagram: wilshireboulevardtemple 2022-02-2603 min

Wilshire POVCantor Kerith Spencer-Shapiro: How to Deal with Anxiety and FearIn this week's Shabbat message, Cantor Spencer-Shapiro unravels how we deal with anxiety and fear. Back in the time of Moses retrieving the 10 Commandments, the Israelites dealt with their fear by creating the golden calf. Spoiler alert: Moses was NOT happy! But, in Judaism there are many reminders to help us live beyond fear, to help us find comfort, and to make good choices. Each week, a member of the clergy offers their personal perspective on a topic of their choice, such as the week's Torah portion, a Jewish holiday, ritual, custom, or history. Facebook: W...2022-02-1804 min

Wilshire POVRabbi Beau Shapiro: My ArmorIn this week's Shabbat message Rabbi Shapiro talks about the way we arm ourselves when we walk out into the world, and how after 2 years of zoom calls and sitting at home, that armor has changed.Each week, a member of the clergy offers their personal perspective on a topic of their choice, such as the week's Torah portion, a Jewish holiday, ritual, custom, or history. Facebook: Wilshire Boulevard TempleWebsite: wbtla.orgYoutube: Wilshire Boulevard TempleInstagram: wilshireboulevardtemple 2022-02-1204 min

Wilshire POVRabbi David Eshel: How Judaism Gives Our Lives MeaningIn this week's Shabbat message, Rabbi Eshel helps us see how Judaism gives our lives meaning and purpose, as well as makes us part of something bigger.Each week, a member of the clergy offers their personal perspective on a topic of their choice, such as the week's Torah portion, a Jewish holiday, ritual, custom, or history. Facebook: Wilshire Boulevard TempleWebsite: wbtla.orgYoutube: Wilshire Boulevard TempleInstagram: wilshireboulevardtemple 2022-02-0503 min

Wilshire POVRabbi Ben Naim: Martin Luther King Jr. and the TorahIn this week's Shabbat message, Rabbi Ben-Naim shares her beautiful and powerful experience of getting to teach the Brawerman Elementary School students about Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement, as well as the connection both hold to Judaism. Each week, a member of the clergy offers their personal perspective on a topic of their choice, such as the week's Torah portion, a Jewish holiday, ritual, custom, or history. Facebook: Wilshire Boulevard TempleWebsite: wbtla.orgYoutube: Wilshire Boulevard TempleInstagram: wilshireboulevardtemple 2022-01-1506 min $\'From The Resort & From the Valley\' Podcast Series$ 'From The Resort & From the Valley' Podcast SeriesCTBS Special Episode - Government Stimulus Offering for Small Business discussed & explained (COVID-19) (S1)Tim Wilshire (CTBS)with Fiona Van Waveren Wilshire of Trailblazer Digital Agency go through the Business Cash flow boost, Instant Asset Depreciation Rules, New Plant Asset Investment Incentive and Jobkeeper payments.2020-04-1028 min