Daily Kavanah – Wednesday, June 26, 2024
According to Hasidic teachings, Tuesday night is the latest that one can make havdalah, the ritual separation between Shabbat and the rest of [...]
Daily Kavanah – Tuesday, June 25, 2024
I am not sure if it counts as a guilty pleasure, but I really love the Normal Gossip podcast hosted by Kelsey McKinney. According [...]
Daily Kavanah – Monday, June 24, 2024
One of the things I found most fascinating–and enjoyable–about my Ulpan experience was the diversity of participants. Our Zoom spanned time zones [...]
Daily Kavanah – Friday, June 21, 2024
One of my favorite poems was written by Hannah Senesh in 1942. It’s commonly known as “Eli, Eli” but she titled it, [...]
Daily Kavanah – Thursday, June 20, 2024
Today is the summer solstice, which marks the highest tilt of the Earth’s northern pole toward the sun, making it the longest [...]
Daily Kavanah – Wednesday, June 19, 2024
Today, our nation celebrates Juneteenth National Independence Day in commemoration of the final enforcement of the Emancipation Proclamation in Texas on June 19, [...]
Daily Kavanah – Tuesday, June 18, 2024
Occasionally, I lose myself when I’m behind the wheel. Overcome with an intense desire to get where I want to go as quickly [...]
Daily Kavanah – Monday, June 17, 2024
When she was a toddler, my niece took her blankie with her everywhere. It went to classes. It went to restaurants. It went [...]
Daily Kavanah – Friday, June 14, 2024
Recited in our homes as we welcome Shabbat, on our bimah at b'nai mitzvah and holidays – the Priestly Benediction is right there [...]
Daily Kavanah – Thursday, June 13, 2024
The People Shine I first met Yuvi Tashomi when she came to the U.S. to speak at Wise. Her organization, Friends by Nature, seeks [...]