Daily Kavanah – Thursday, May 18, 2023
There is an old unwritten rule in Jewish tradition that if you make three successful shidduchim, three matches of people with their [...]
Daily Kavanah – Wednesday, May 17, 2023
One of our customs at Friday night services these past few years has been to share some of the national days of [...]
Daily Kavanah – Tuesday, May 16, 2023
Today is the 40th day of the counting of the Omer, which means we are only nine days away from the end [...]
Daily Kavanah – Monday, May 15, 2023
Every week, we have an opportunity to begin again. Sometimes, at the start of the week, the tasks and activities and duties [...]
Daily Kavanah – Shabbat Message from Cantor Emma Lutz – Friday, April 28, 2023
This week, different members of our clergy will share thoughts about Israel. Today Cantor Emma writes about her complicated relationship [...]
Rabbi David woznica and Cantor Emma Lutz discuss Yom HaShoah, Yom HaZikaron and Yom Ha’Atzmaut
Rabbi David Woznica & Cantor Emma Lutz Discuss Yom HaShoah, Yom HaZikaron and Yom Ha’Atzmaut Rabbi David Woznica & Cantor Emma Lutz [...]
Daily Kavanah – Wednesday, April 12, 2023
Our Daily Kavanot during Passover will feature pieces from our Wise Passover Haggadah Supplement. Each day, our clergy will focus on a [...]
Daily Kavanah – Tuesday, April 4, 2023
There are few things in our tradition as special, as memorable, as participatory as the Passover seder. No matter what age you [...]
Daily Kavanah – Monday, April 3, 2023
אֶת־חַ֣ג הַמַּצּוֹת֮ תִּשְׁמֹר֒ שִׁבְעַ֨ת יָמִ֜ים תֹּאכַ֤ל מַצּוֹת֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר צִוִּיתִ֔ךָ לְמוֹעֵ֖ד חֹ֣דֶשׁ הָאָבִ֑יב כִּ֚י בְּחֹ֣דֶשׁ הָֽאָבִ֔יב יָצָ֖אתָ מִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃ You shall observe the feast [...]
Wise Responds: Judicial Reform Sparks Protests in Israel
Friends, We, like many of you, have been following the events in Israel with a mixture of concern and pride. Over the [...]