Daily Kavanah – Thursday, May 11, 2023
This coming Tuesday, May 16, the White House will host a reception in honor of Jewish American Heritage Month (JAHM). An oft-overlooked [...]
Daily Kavanah – Wednesday, May 10, 2023
"Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I shall fear no evil …" —Psalm 23 Just as [...]
Daily Kavanah – Tuesday, May 9, 2023
“The heart was created to be a dwelling place for the Holy One of Blessing … who may only reside in a [...]
Daily Kavanah – Monday, May 8, 2023
“It must never happen again—never again.” —Erwin Leiser On May 8, 1945, celebrations erupted throughout the world to mark VE Day—the end [...]
Daily Kavanah – Shabbat Message From Rabbi Ron Stern – Friday, May 5, 2023
If you join us tonight, you’ll witness young people at two stages along their Jewish journey. Our Wise School sixth graders will [...]
Daily Kavanah – Thursday, May 4, 2023
We celebrated our first grandson’s Brit Milah in the beginning of April this year. He is the first grandchild on both sides [...]
Daily Kavanah – Wednesday, May 3, 2023
It's the height of wedding season in Los Angeles. Though we are a year-round wedding venue, there’s something about spring that calls [...]
Daily Kavanah – Tuesday, May 2, 2023
Truly one of the great opportunities given to clergy are the times that we guide someone who is choosing to become Jewish. [...]
Daily Kavanah – Monday, May 1, 2023
We refer to the tiniest Torah in our ark as the Shanghai Torah. Originally from Czechoslovakia it was smuggled out of Europe [...]
Daily Kavanah – Shabbat Message from Cantor Emma Lutz – Friday, April 28, 2023
This week, different members of our clergy will share thoughts about Israel. Today Cantor Emma writes about her complicated relationship [...]