Daily Kavanah – Tuesday, September 10, 2024
Every Thursday morning in our 5th and 6th grade tefillah, we sing Psalm 150. The ancient words are no stumbling block for our [...]
Daily Kavanah – Monday, September 9, 2024
We have, each of us, drawn close to Rachel and Jon Goldberg-Polin as they worked tirelessly for eleven months to bring their son, [...]
Daily Kavanah – Thursday, August 15, 2024
לֹא עָלֶיךָ הַמְּלָאכָה לִגְמֹר, וְלֹא אַתָּה בֶן חוֹרִין לִבָּטֵל מִמֶּנָּה It is not your duty to finish the work, but neither are [...]
Daily Kavanah – Wednesday, August 14, 2024
During the year, our little one enjoys Wise parenting center classes and spends most of her days busy at ballet class or [...]
Daily Kavanah – Tuesday, August 13, 2024
הֲשִׁיבֵ֨נוּ יְהֹוָ֤ה ׀ אֵלֶ֙יךָ֙ (ונשוב) [וְֽנָשׁ֔וּבָה] חַדֵּ֥שׁ יָמֵ֖ינוּ כְּקֶֽדֶם׃Return us, God, to You, and let us come back. Renew our days of old (Lamentations 5:21).Hashiveinu, Adonai, [...]
Daily Kavanah – Monday, August 12, 2024
נַחֲמ֥וּ נַחֲמ֖וּ עַמִּ֑י Comfort, oh comfort My people (Isaiah 40:1). Tonight at sundown marks the beginning of Tisha b’Av, the 9th of the [...]
Daily Kavanah – Thursday, June 6, 2024
הוֹד֣וּ לַיהֹוָ֣ה כִּי־ט֑וֹב כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃Praise God, for God is goodness. God’s steadfast love is everlasting(Psalm 118:1)Early next week, we will chant Hallel–psalms of [...]
Daily Kavanah – Wednesday, June 5, 2024
אִֽם־אֶשְׁכָּחֵ֥ךְ יְֽרוּשָׁלָ֗͏ִם תִּשְׁכַּ֥ח יְמִינִֽי׃If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget its skill (Psalm 137:5).Today is Yom Yerushalayim, one of the four [...]
Daily Kavanah – Tuesday, June 4, 2024
Last Thursday, Rabbi Yoshi and I led our last weekday morning service of the year with the fifth and sixth graders in Wise [...]
Daily Kavanah – Monday, June 3, 2024
Yesterday, I played the Fiddler on the Roof soundtrack in the car with Ruby for the first time. I was pleased to discover that [...]