Stephen Wise Temple, Reform synagogue in Bel Air, Los Angeles, United States

Stephen Wise Temple is a Reform Jewish congregation on an 18-acre (7.3 ha) site in Bel Air, near Mulholland Drive and Sepulveda Boulevard. To build the campus, 50 feet (15 m) of the mountain were removed, and the excavated earth was used to level the adjoining land for the University of Judaism. The grounds hold the sanctuary, the Wise School and the Aaron Milken Center for Early Childhood Education, a $35 million facility opened in March 2025 and designed with Abramson Architects.

Rabbi Isaiah Zeldin founded the congregation in 1964 with 35 member families. The temple was named after Stephen Samuel Wise, a Reform rabbi who served as Zeldin's mentor.

Worship here follows its own prayer books rather than the official texts of the Reform movement, a practice described as more traditional than at many Reform temples. The congregation also ran an extensive program of commissioning new musical works under cantor Nathan Lam. Education director Metuka Benjamin helped make the temple an influential proponent of the Jewish day school within the Reform movement.

The campus spans a large property with multiple entrances and parking areas for visitors. Different buildings serve different purposes, so it helps to check ahead about which areas or events you plan to visit.

To build the campus, workers cut 50 feet (15 m) off the mountain; the removed earth was used to level the adjoining land for the University of Judaism's new campus. The congregation also commissioned new musical works under cantor Nathan Lam.