Search for Meaning with Dafna Admati and Yarden Tzemach from Kibbutz Be’eri
Dafna Admati and Yarden Tzemach grew up on Kibbutz Be'eri, one of the communities hit hardest in the attacks of October [...]
Daily Kavanah – Friday, December 27, 2024
Even though IDF troops are still actively engaged in battle and suffering losses each week, and notwithstanding the continued urgency felt for [...]
Daily Kavanah – Thursday, December 26, 2024
There’s something special about having a holiday whose name literally means “dedication” falling right around the secular new year. While Hanukkah celebrates the [...]
Daily Kavanah – Wednesday, December 25, 2024
To someone who doesn’t pay attention to the Hebrew calendar, Hanukkah falling right around Christmas may not seem particularly abnormal. To others, it [...]
Daily Kavanah – Tuesday, December 24, 2024
This year, in preparation for Hanukkah, I have been embracing the song Banu Choshech Legaresh, meaning “We Came to Expel the Darkness”. Written by Sarah [...]
The miracle of Hanukkah: Hope, Security, and Joy
The miracle of Hanukkah: Hope, Security, and Joy Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback December 20, 2024 | 19 Kislev, 5785 Your browser does not [...]
Daily Kavanah – Monday, December 23, 2024
If you’re like me, you may have a similar thought every day around 3 p.m. this time of year: “I can’t believe the [...]
Daily Kavanah – Friday, December 20, 2024
:וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל אָהַ֤ב אֶת־יוֹסֵף֙ מִכָּל־בָּנָ֔יו כִּֽי־בֶן־זְקֻנִ֥ים ה֖וּא ל֑וֹ וְעָ֥שָׂה ל֖וֹ כְּתֹ֥נֶת פַּסִּֽים And Israel (Jacob) loved his son Joseph more than all his [...]
Daily Kavanah – Thursday, December 19, 2024
:וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל אָהַ֤ב אֶת־יוֹסֵף֙ מִכָּל־בָּנָ֔יו כִּֽי־בֶן־זְקֻנִ֥ים ה֖וּא ל֑וֹ וְעָ֥שָׂה ל֖וֹ כְּתֹ֥נֶת פַּסִּֽיםAnd Israel (Jacob) loved his son Joseph more than all his sons, because [...]
Daily Kavanah – Wednesday, December 18, 2024
Irving Berlin (1888-1989) was one of the most iconic American composers and songwriters of the 20th century. He was born as Israel Berlin [...]