Daily Kavanah – Monday, March 11, 2024
This Sunday, March 17, marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of Rabbi Stephen S. Wise, the namesake of our congregation and a pillar [...]
Daily Kavanah – Friday, March 8, 2024
This past week I joined more than 100 other North American rabbis across all denominations for a three day conversation about Zionism. [...]
Daily Kavanah – Thursday, March 7, 2024
“Rest will simply make us more human.” –Tricia Hersey, American poet and performerEvery week, I meet with twelve and thirteen year old students [...]
Daily Kavanah – Wednesday, March 6, 2024
Since the atrocities of October 7th, Jews around the globe exist together in a dual state of grief and resilience. And there is likely [...]
Daily Kavanah – Tuesday, March 5, 2024
It is such a gift to be able to share a book with a friend. Recently, I reconnected with an old friend [...]
Dr. Ian Russ: Reflections on Rabbi Zeldin, the Temple, and the Power of Community
Dr. Ian Russ: Reflections on Rabbi Zeldin, the Temple, and the Power of Community Founding Member, Dr. Ian Russ March 1, [...]
Daily Kavanah – Monday, March 4, 2024
Every year during the month of March, we celebrate Women’s History Month, a designated time to honor the specific contributions of women to [...]
Daily Kavanah – Friday, March 1, 2024
I remember the first time one of my rabbinic school teachers, Rabbi Ben Hollander (z”l), invited me to his home for Shabbat [...]
Daily Kavanah – Thursday, February 29, 2024
One of my students from New York turns 6 today, maybe 7. But, he was my student starting 16 years ago. How’s that [...]
Daily Kavanah – Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Judaism is a religion of Original Repentance, not Original Sin.I do not remember the first time I learned that, or from whom, but [...]