Daily Kavanah – Thursday, June 23, 2022
ON SUNS, MOONS, RAINBOWS, AND TWILIGHT. Each day as evening falls, our tradition calls upon us to offer a blessing, a prayer of [...]
Daily Kavanah – Wednesday, June 22, 2022
If yesterday, the Summer Solstice, is all about the sun, then this upcoming Shabbat is a reminder that—for the most part—our Jewish calendar [...]
Juneteenth and the Jews
Juneteenth and the Jews Rabbi Ron Stern June 17, 2022 | 18 Sivan, 5782 Your browser does not support the audio [...]
Daily Kavanah – Tuesday, June 21, 2022
Ein mazal l’Yisrael, our Talmud teaches—there is no constellation for Israel. Firmly rooted within Zoroastrian culture and its connection to astrology, the rabbis [...]
Daily Kavanah – Monday, June 20, 2022
Martin Buber, one of the great theologians of the early 20th century, offers this teaching in the name of Rabbi Menachem Mendl of [...]
Daily Kavanah – Friday, June 17, 2022
Yesterday our youngest daughter graduated from high school. Of course, it was a moment of great joy and satisfaction. After years of hard [...]
Daily Kavanah – Thursday, June 16, 2022
This Sunday is Father’s Day, time set aside to celebrate the patriarchs who support our families and our community in so many generous [...]
Daily Kavanah – Wednesday, June 15, 2022
Our tradition is rich with so many different blessings, and we all have ones that—at different times—might feel particularly meaningful or relevant. One [...]
A Tribute to Rabbi Karen Strok and our Melton School
A Tribute to Rabbi Karen Strok and our Melton School Rabbi David Woznica and Rabbi Karen Strok June 10, 2022 | [...]
Daily Kavanah – Tuesday, June 14, 2022
In the United States, June 14 marks our annual celebration of Flag Day, a time set aside to commemorate the adoption of our [...]