Daily Kavanah – Monday, November 27, 2023
One of the high points of the week are the services that my fellow clergy and I lead with our Wise Elementary School [...]
Daily Kavanah – Friday, November 24, 2023
Throughout this Thanksgiving week, I’ve been focusing on my gratitude list. I’ll be honest with you — it’s been hard during this time [...]
Daily Kavanah – Thursday, November 23, 2023
מודים אנחנו לך Modim anachnu lach, we are grateful before You, God. A prayer of gratitude for this Thanksgiving Day: For the laughter of [...]
Daily Kavanah – Wedensday, November 22, 2023
For weeks, we have been living in an ongoing shiva. Over the past month and a half, our hearts have been broken [...]
Daily Kavanah – Tuesday, November 21, 2023
Although difficult to watch, one of my favorite movies is “Munich,” the 2005 film directed by Steven Spielberg and co-written by Tony [...]
Binary/Non-Binary: The Legacy of Vivian Silver (z”l)
Binary/Non-Binary: The Legacy of Vivian Silver (z”l)Rabbi Yoshi ZweibackNovember 17, 2023 | 4 Kislev, 5784Your browser does not support the audio element.It [...]
Daily Kavanah – Monday, November 20, 2023
One of the blessings of being a parent in our schools is the miraculous energy at dropoff. Every morning, I walk Ruby to [...]
Daily Kavanah – Friday, November 17, 2023
Last Shabbat, we hosted Ben M. Freeman, author of “Reclaiming Our Story: The Pursuit of Jewish Pride.” A focus of his talk [...]
Daily Kavanah – Thursday, November 16, 2023
Yesterday, we learned a bit about the letter samech. Today, I want to share the meaning of the word kislev. In Hebrew, Kislev is a compound word: [...]
Search for Meaning with Jodi Rudoren
Recorded in front of a live audience at Steven Wise Temple, "Forward" Editor-in-Chief Judy Rudoren spoke with Rabbi [...]