Search for Meaning with Jodi Rudoren, Editor-in-Chief of the Forward
Jodi Rudoren, Editor-in-Chief of the Foward, spent 20 years with the New York Times—some of that time as the Jerusalem bureau chief. In [...]
Daily Kavanah – Tuesday, August 11, 2020
This week, Rabbi David Woznica reflects on the meaning and importance of a specific mitzvah: the mezuzah. The Mezuzah: What’s on the Parchment? [...]
Daily Kavanah – Monday, August 10, 2020
A Note from Rabbi Woznica: Many thoughtful words have been conveyed about the pandemic in our Eyes on Wise, so this week I [...]
Daily Kavanah – Friday, August 7, 2020
To say that democracy is nearly as old as Judaism is not an exaggeration. The story of Moses I told on Monday portrayed [...]
Daily Kavanah – Thursday, August 6, 2020
Though all eyes are on the presidential election, there are a number of very important state ballot measures coming up for a vote [...]
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 [...]