Daily Kavanah – Friday, May 1, 2020
What makes us “holy?” The commandment to guard and observe Shabbat is a central core value of Judaism. God made Shabbat holy and [...]
Daily Kavanah – Thursday, April 30, 2020
This morning we offer prescriptions from Torah portion Kedoshim for a holy path in life. Don't withhold your worker's wages—if somebody works for you, [...]
Daily Kavanah – Wednesday, April 29, 2020
This morning, we offer prescriptions from Torah portion Kedoshim for a holy path in life. Stand up when somebody respectable comes into the room [...]
Daily Kavanah – Tuesday, April 28, 2020
Prescriptions from Torah portion Kedoshim for a holy path in life. Although it does not restate the Ten Commandments in the same way it is [...]
Daily Kavanah – Monday, April 27, 2020
Wisdom from this week’s Torah portion, Kedoshim. The parasha begins with “you shall be holy, for I , your God am Holy”. This portion [...]
AJC presents Advocacy Anywhere
Over the next several weeks, our partners at American Jewish Committee are presenting Advocacy Anywhere, a series of webinars featuring impressive, high profile [...]
Daily Kavanah – Friday, April 24, 2020
“To know God is to know what must be done.” Emmanuel Levinas (1906-1995) For Emmanuel Levinas, one of the most important Jewish philosophers [...]
Daily Kavanah – Thursday, April 23, 2020
:בְּיָדו אַפְקִיד רוּחִי. בְּעֵת אִישָׁן וְאָעִירָה :וְעִם רוּחִי גְּוִיָּתִי. ה' לִי וְלא אִירָא “Into God’s hand, I safeguard my spirit/when I sleep and [...]
Search for Meaning with Ariela Zweiback and Rabbi Yoshi
As part of an ongoing quarantine-inspired series, Rabbi Yoshi searches for meaning with members of his own family. This week's guest is his [...]
Daily Kavanah – Wednesday, April 22, 2020
“To be a Jew is to be an agent of hope in a world serially threatened by despair. Every ritual, every mitzvah, every [...]