Daily Kavanah – Thursday, October 13, 2022
So Said Rabbi Shimon son of Yochai: "Three things resemble each other as follows: Land, human and rain." Rabbi Levi said: "And all [...]
Daily Kavanah – Wednesday, October 12, 2022
A few days ago, the entire Lutz family gathered together to fulfill the mitzvah of building our sukkah. I love this ritual—literally building something all [...]
Daily Kavanah – Tuesday, October 11, 2022
בַּסֻּכֹּ֥ת תֵּשְׁב֖וּ שִׁבְעַ֣ת יָמִ֑ים כׇּל־הָֽאֶזְרָח֙ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל יֵשְׁב֖וּ בַּסֻּכֹּֽת׃ לְמַ֘עַן֮ יֵדְע֣וּ דֹרֹֽתֵיכֶם֒ כִּ֣י בַסֻּכּ֗וֹת הוֹשַׁ֙בְתִּי֙ אֶת־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל בְּהוֹצִיאִ֥י אוֹתָ֖ם מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם "And you will [...]
Daily Kavanah – Monday, October 10, 2022
Every year, we invite guests into our sukkahs—literal company, as many of us will celebrate with fellow members of our Wise community [...]
Daily Kavanah – Friday, October 7, 2022
This Shabbat is a breath between the heaviness of the Day of Atonement—with its focus on the difficult work of teshuvah (repentance) and s’licha (forgiveness)—and Sukkot, [...]
Daily Kavanah – Tuesday, October 4, 2022
It is said that the Gates of Repentance, the Sha'arei Teshuvah, open during the High Holy Days. Maimonides, the famed medieval philosopher, taught extensively [...]
Daily Kavanah – Monday, October 3, 2022
It is said that the Gates of Repentance, the Sha'arei Teshuvah, open during the High Holy Days. Maimonides, the famed medieval philosopher, taught extensively on teshuvah, [...]
Daily Kavanah – Friday, September 30, 2022
One of the most widely practiced traditions of our Day of Atonement is going without food or drink from sundown of Erev [...]
Daily Kavanah – Thursday, September 29, 2022
It is said that the Gates of Repentance, the Sha'arei Teshuvah, open during the High Holy Days. Maimonides, the famed medieval philosopher, taught [...]
Daily Kavanah – Wednesday, September 28, 2022
It is said that the Gates of Repentance, the Sha'arei Teshuvah, open during the High Holy Days. Maimonides, the famed medieval philosopher, taught extensively [...]