Daily Kavanah – Friday, May 17, 2024
This past Tuesday we celebrated Yom Ha’Atzmaut, Israel Independence Day. Our joy was, of course, muted given the terrible war we find [...]
Daily Kavanah – Thursday, May 16, 2024
The Happiest Countries in the World 2024: Israel is Near the TopDuring a Stephen Wise Temple trip to Israel, I had the opportunity [...]
Daily Kavanah – Wednesday, May 15, 2024
“In Israel, in order to be a realist you must believe in miracles.” — David Ben Gurion On Saturday April 13, as [...]
Daily Kavanah – Tuesday, May 14, 2024
Each Yom HaZikaron, I find myself drawn to the Yehuda Amichai poem, written about Yom HaZikaron itself. Entitled Who Will Remember Those Who [...]
Daily Kavanah – Monday, May 13, 2024
Every year, on the evening of Yom HaZikaron, the Giv’olim elementary school in Ramat Gan—near northern Tel Aviv—hosts a Memorial Day ceremony [...]
Daily Kavanah – Friday, May 10, 2024
This Shabbat marks the first in the Hebrew month of Iyyar which means Yom HaZikaron (Israel’s Memorial Day) and Yom Ha’atzmaut (Israel Independence Day) will be commemorated [...]
Daily Kavanah – Thursday, May 9, 2024
The Torah’s Lesson about Jews by ChoiceThis week our Torah portion includes, “When a proselyte dwells among you in your land, do not [...]
Daily Kavanah – Wednesday, May 8, 2024
“And Every Single One Was Someone”This week we commemorate Yom HaShoah.I met Ilan Greenfield 46 years ago at a month-long Jewish retreat. An [...]
Daily Kavanah – Tuesday, May 7, 2024
What Might Have Been: Staggering Numbers This week we commemorate Yom HaShoah. Yesterday, I wrote of the devastation perpetrated on the Jews [...]
Daily Kavanah – Monday, May 6, 2024
Today is Yom HaShoah: Holocaust Memorial Day The era of the Holocaust began in 1933 when Adolph Hitler and his Nazi party [...]