Daily Kavanah – Tuesday, November 28, 2023
This week I’m sharing words from a few of our third and fourth grade students at Wise Elementary school. The children are assigned [...]
This week I’m sharing words from a few of our third and fourth grade students at Wise Elementary school. The children are assigned [...]
One of the high points of the week are the services that my fellow clergy and I lead with our Wise Elementary School [...]
Throughout this Thanksgiving week, I’ve been focusing on my gratitude list. I’ll be honest with you — it’s been hard during this time [...]
מודים אנחנו לך Modim anachnu lach, we are grateful before You, God. A prayer of gratitude for this Thanksgiving Day: For the laughter of [...]
For weeks, we have been living in an ongoing shiva. Over the past month and a half, our hearts have been broken [...]
Although difficult to watch, one of my favorite movies is “Munich,” the 2005 film directed by Steven Spielberg and co-written by Tony [...]
One of the blessings of being a parent in our schools is the miraculous energy at dropoff. Every morning, I walk Ruby to [...]
Last Shabbat, we hosted Ben M. Freeman, author of “Reclaiming Our Story: The Pursuit of Jewish Pride.” A focus of his talk [...]
Yesterday, we learned a bit about the letter samech. Today, I want to share the meaning of the word kislev. In Hebrew, Kislev is a compound word: [...]
I am always amazed by the different ways that Jewish tradition, and particularly living in Jewish time, offers me (us!) the insight [...]