Daily Kavanah – Thursday, November 14, 2024
In parashat vayera’s second act, Abraham learns of the impending destruction of Sodom and confronts God, asking, “Will You sweep away the righteous with [...]
Daily Kavanah – Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Parashat vayera ends with the puzzling tale of the akedah, the binding of Isaac. After God commands him to sacrifice his son, Abraham journeys to [...]
Daily Kavanah – Tuesday, November 12, 2024
This week’s Torah portion, vayera, begins with God appearing to Abraham as he sits at the entrance of his tent. However, in the very [...]
The Gratitude List
Rabbi Yoshi shares his Yom Kippur Yizkor sermon which honors the memory of his mother, Hermene Davis Zweiback, [...]
May the Force Be With You: Mindfulness Lessons from Darth Vader
May the Force Be With You: Mindfulness Lessons from Darth Vader Scholar-in-Residence, Rabbi Josh Feigelson November 8, 2024 | 7 Cheshvan, 5785 [...]
Daily Kavanah – Monday, November 11, 2024
Today is Veterans Day, established by Congress in 1954 to pay tribute to members of the United States Armed services, but, Veterans Day [...]
Daily Kavanah – Friday, November 8, 2024
According to some traditions, there are 600,000 letters in the Torah, corresponding to the number mentioned in the book of Exodus of male Israelites [...]
Daily Kavanah – Thursday, November 7, 2024
וְאֶֽעֶשְׂךָ֙ לְג֣וֹי גָּד֔וֹל וַאֲבָ֣רֶכְךָ֔ וַאֲגַדְּלָ֖ה שְׁמֶ֑ךָ וֶהְיֵ֖ה בְּרָכָֽה׃ I will make of you a great nation! And I will bless you and [...]
Daily Kavanah – Wedneday, November 6, 2024
Every election brings results that include outcomes we desired as well as those we hadn’t hoped for. I know, having already heard from [...]
Daily Kavanah – Tuesday, November 5, 2024
In October of 2016, Rabbi David Zvi Kalman composed a prayer for voting—to be read alongside the Prayer for the United States [...]