Daily Kavanah – Tuesday, July 11, 2023
Recently, a longtime Wise member shared with me an incredible article about the beloved Jewish folk song, "Hava Nagila." The essence of the [...]
Daily Kavanah – Monday, July 10, 2023
After our annual celebration of American independence, I've always looked forward to Bastille Day, or fête nationale française (France's national day of celebration), which falls [...]
Daily Kavanah – Shabbat Message From Rabbi Yoshi – Friday, July 7, 2023
If you’ve traveled by air in the last few decades, you’ve probably experienced a feeling similar to the one I had last week [...]
Daily Kavanah – Thursday, July 6, 2023
This week’s kavanot are directed to our younger generation of Jews (under 50). For those a bit older, they are likely to induce [...]
Daily Kavanah – Wednesday, July 5, 2023
This week’s kavanot are directed to our younger generation of Jews (under 50). For those a bit older, they are likely to induce [...]
Daily Kavanah – Tuesday, July 4, 2023
Independence Day and the Story of Haym Solomon Approximately 1,500-2,500 Jews were living in the colonies at the time of the American Revolution, [...]
Daily Kavanah – Monday, July 3, 2023
This week’s kavanot are directed to our younger generation of Jews (under 50). For those a bit older, they are likely to induce [...]
Daily Kavanah – Shabbat Message From Rabbi Yoshi – Friday, June 30, 2023
This week's Torah portion includes an interesting inversion. An enemy king sends a prophet to come and curse our Israelite ancestors. But instead [...]
Daily Kavanah – Thursday, June 29, 2023
If a trip to Israel is, by definition, a stroll down Biblical, rabbinic, and Jewish memory lane, this week’s Torah portion is a [...]
Daily Kavanah – Wednesday, June 28, 2023
One of the sites we did not see on this trip to Israel was the zodiac mosaic in Tzippori. Nor did we visit [...]