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 [...]
Across our planet, almost every population has created a celebration of light during this season of winter solstice, when Earth’s poles reach their [...]
“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” — Thomas [...]
There is a story in the Talmud of Adam, the first man. It goes as such: “When Adam saw the days gradually getting [...]
One of the morning prayers we are called to say each day are the words of Modeh Ani. The words are:מוֹדֶה אֲנִי לְפָנֶֽיךָ מֶֽלֶךְ [...]
In dark times, the Jewish People have been kept not by optimism, but by hope. Rabbi Jonathan Sacks said that “optimism and hope [...]
As winter persists, our inclination is to continue to seek the light that we warmed ourselves with during Chanukah. This reflex is [...]
Last week my mentor, friend, and Rabbi, David Ellenson, died suddenly. He was an extraordinarily gifted scholar and teacher who touched my life [...]
Tonight, we light the eighth candle of Hanukkah. One week ago, as we prepared to light the Hanukkah lights, the Jewish world — [...]
Tonight we light the seventh candle of Hanukkah. I think that my love for "Les Miserables" is well-known at this point, and [...]
Tonight we light the sixth candle of Hanukkah. Since my very first trip to Israel, I have been — and continue to be — awed by [...]