Daily Kavanah – Thursday, November 26, 2020
As we celebrate Thanksgiving, may Psalm 100, our psalm of gratitude, fill each of our hearts with joy and celebration: מִזְמ֥וֹר לְתוֹדָ֑ה הָרִ֥יעוּ [...]
Daily Kavanah – Wednesday, November 25, 2020
A Thanksgiving Prayer of Gratitude by Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback When something wonderful happens to us, it’s easy to be filled with a sense [...]
Daily Kavanah – Tuesday, November 24, 2020
Many wonderful teachings come from our Mussar tradition, a set of Jewish teachings that offer guiding principles and encourage us to pay attention [...]
Daily Kavanah – Monday, November 23, 2020
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 [...]
Daily Kavanah – Friday, November 20, 2020
By this time next week, many of us will still be recovering from a Thanksgiving meal like no other before in our lifetime. [...]
Daily Kavanah – Thursday, November 19, 2020
On this day in 1887, the great Jewish American poet Emma Lazarus passed away at the age of 38. Born in 1849, Lazarus [...]
Daily Kavanah – Wednesday, November 18, 2020
On this day in 1095, Pope Urban II opened the Council of Clermont, summoned to plan the First Crusade, Host to more than [...]
Daily Kavanah – Tuesday, November 17, 2020
In the year 284 C.E., the soldiers serving under Diocletian proclaimed him Emperor of Rome. As emperor, Diocletian was notable for his friendliness [...]
Daily Kavanah – Monday, November 16, 2020
“We recognize in the Bible the record of the consecration of the Jewish people to its mission as the priest of the one [...]
Daily Kavanah – Friday, November 13, 2020
At the beginning of the pandemic, I wrote about some of the silver linings of this challenging time: more time at home, less [...]