Daily Kavanah – Tuesday, December 1, 2020
What’s in a name? This week’s Torah portion is rich with stories of our ancestors, their families, and their growth as a People. [...]
Daily Kavanah – Monday, November 30, 2020
This week’s Torah portion, Vayishlach, tells the story of Jacob sending messengers to his brother Esau upon his return to the promised land of [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]