Daily Kavanah – Wednesday, August 5, 2020
The iconic picture above showing leaders of the Reform Jewish community presenting a Torah scroll to President John Kennedy captures one of the [...]
Summer Reading List
This may not be the summer we all had planned but that's no reason to not kick back with an excellent book! Our [...]
Daily Kavanah – Tuesday, August 4, 2020
One of the most memorable scenes from Fiddler on the Roof is when the rabbi is asked to say a blessing for the Czar. The [...]
Daily Kavanah – Monday, August 3, 2020
According to the Torah, Moses brought the world democracy, but it required a little cajoling from his father-in-law. In Exodus, Moses’ father-in-law, Yitro, [...]
Daily Kavanah – Friday, July 31, 2020
The three Shabbatot leading up to Tisha B’Av are known as the Three Weeks of Affliction, with the haftarot (prophetic readings) filled with messages of [...]
Daily Kavanah – Thursday, July 30, 2020
If you have never heard it chanted—hearing Eicha (the Book of Lamentations, read on Tisha B’Av) is a beautiful and deeply moving experience. [...]
Daily Kavanah – Wednesday, July 29, 2020
Thinking about Tisha B’Av, which begins tonight, my colleague Rabbi Lisa Hochberg-Miller wrote We can respond both personally and collectively. The personal asks [...]
Rabbi Yoshi chats with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jonathan Kaufman
In a fascinating, wide-ranging discussion on race in America, China and its Jewish history, and much more, Rabbi Yoshi speaks with Pulitzer Prize-winning [...]
Daily Kavanah – Tuesday, July 28, 2020
In normal times, summer is the quiet season—school is out, we are travelling, relaxing, enjoy a slowed-down rhythm of long days and warm [...]
Civic Engagement — A Wise Guide to Voting
Elections and Voter Information from the Office of the CA Secretary of State According to the Torah, Moses brought the world democracy, [...]