Daily Kavanah – Monday, June 2 2025
Chag Sameach! In case you have lost count amidst the many obligations and celebrations of May, today is Shavuot. It is the culmination [...]
Daily Kavanah – Friday, May 30, 2025
On Sunday, May 18 Stephen Wise Temple was honored to host the ordination ceremony of the Hebrew Union College. We welcomed and [...]
Daily Kavanah – Monday, May 26, 2025
Nearly every first-time visitor to Israel visits Yad Vashem—Israel’s (and the world’s) most comprehensive memorial, museum, and research institute for the Nazi Holocaust against [...]
Daily Kavanah – Friday, May 23, 2025
We are in mourning.We are scared.We are angry.On Wednesday night, outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., two Israeli embassy employees—Sarah Milgrim [...]
Daily Kavanah – Monday, May 19, 2025
The week ahead is rich with meaning and sacred rhythm. This Shabbat is Mevarchim Chodesh Sivan—the moment when we bless the coming month of [...]
Daily Kavanah – Friday, May 16, 2025
Almost thirty-three years ago, I moved to Israel to begin rabbinical school. Just before I left, my mother gave me the name [...]
Daily Kavanah – Monday, May 12, 2025
This week, Jews throughout the world read from parashat Emor. One of the few weekly Torah readings from the Book of Leviticus [...]
Daily Kavanah – Friday, May 9, 2025
A More Satisfying Life We live in a time of increasing disconnection. There are many reasons for this: The addictive and often [...]
Daily Kavanah – Monday, May 5, 2025
“You shall be holy, for I, the Lord your God, am holy.” (Vayikra 19:2) This year, the beginning of Jewish American Heritage [...]
Daily Kavanah – Friday, May 2, 2025
Shabbat Shalom, On Tuesday evening I was honored to share words of greeting at the official Yom HaZikaron ceremony for the city [...]