Daily Kavanah – Thursday, January 25, 2024
It has been over 100 days since Oct 7 and the abduction of Israeli hostages in Gaza. Wise has created this beautiful prayer [...]
Daily Kavanah – Thursday, December 28, 2023
ogether we celebrated Rosh Hashana and the start of a new year three months ago, but the Mishnah actually specifies four different Jewish [...]
Daily Kavanah – Wedensday, December 27, 2023
“And all who work with the community should labor with them for the sake of Heaven, for the merits of our ancestors sustain [...]
Daily Kavanah – Tuesday, December 26, 2023
For several years now, I have been involved with an organization called Women Wage Peace, a group of Israeli/Jewish and Muslim/Palestinian mothers [...]
Daily Kavanah – Monday, December 25, 2023
Across our planet, almost every population has created a celebration of light during this season of winter solstice, when Earth’s poles reach their [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Search for Meaning – Who Is Like You, God?
In an inspirational sermon, Stephen Wise Temple Senior Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback celebrates creation, the Creator, and creativity. Learn more [...]