Daily Kavanah – Friday, November 27, 2020
Today our bellies are full, but then again, so are our hearts. Even though our Thanksgiving traditions had to be modified this year [...]
Today our bellies are full, but then again, so are our hearts. Even though our Thanksgiving traditions had to be modified this year [...]
As we celebrate Thanksgiving, may Psalm 100, our psalm of gratitude, fill each of our hearts with joy and celebration: מִזְמ֥וֹר לְתוֹדָ֑ה הָרִ֥יעוּ [...]
A Thanksgiving Prayer of Gratitude by Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback When something wonderful happens to us, it’s easy to be filled with a sense [...]
Many wonderful teachings come from our Mussar tradition, a set of Jewish teachings that offer guiding principles and encourage us to pay attention [...]
דְּאָגָ֣ה בְלֶב־אִ֣ישׁ יַשְׁחֶ֑נָּה וְדָבָ֖ר ט֣וֹב יְשַׂמְּחֶֽנָּה If there is anxiety in a person’s heart let them quash it and turn it into joy [...]
By this time next week, many of us will still be recovering from a Thanksgiving meal like no other before in our lifetime. [...]
On this day in 1887, the great Jewish American poet Emma Lazarus passed away at the age of 38. Born in 1849, Lazarus [...]
On this day in 1095, Pope Urban II opened the Council of Clermont, summoned to plan the First Crusade, Host to more than [...]
In the year 284 C.E., the soldiers serving under Diocletian proclaimed him Emperor of Rome. As emperor, Diocletian was notable for his friendliness [...]
“We recognize in the Bible the record of the consecration of the Jewish people to its mission as the priest of the one [...]