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, [...]
Daily Kavanah – Monday, July 27, 2020
Earth’s crammed with heaven, And every common bush afire with God; But only he who sees, takes off his shoes — The rest [...]
Daily Kavanah – Friday, July 24, 2020
Do I need my mask for this? Having just moved from our apartment to a home, I’ve been confronted with a new dilemma. [...]
Daily Kavanah – Thursday, July 23, 2020
One of the many dilemmas raised by the COVID pandemic consists of the conflict between individual liberties and public safety. Oddly, in Jewish [...]