Daily Kavanah – Monday, June 27, 2022
June 27 marks the observance of National Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Day, established in 2010 to pay tribute to U.S. Army Staff [...]
June 27 marks the observance of National Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Day, established in 2010 to pay tribute to U.S. Army Staff [...]
In this week’s Torah portion, parashat Sh’lach L’cha, a group of scouts are sent out to do some reconnaissance for the Jewish People, to [...]
ON SUNS, MOONS, RAINBOWS, AND TWILIGHT. Each day as evening falls, our tradition calls upon us to offer a blessing, a prayer of [...]
If yesterday, the Summer Solstice, is all about the sun, then this upcoming Shabbat is a reminder that—for the most part—our Jewish calendar [...]
Ein mazal l’Yisrael, our Talmud teaches—there is no constellation for Israel. Firmly rooted within Zoroastrian culture and its connection to astrology, the rabbis [...]
Martin Buber, one of the great theologians of the early 20th century, offers this teaching in the name of Rabbi Menachem Mendl of [...]
Yesterday our youngest daughter graduated from high school. Of course, it was a moment of great joy and satisfaction. After years of hard [...]
This Sunday is Father’s Day, time set aside to celebrate the patriarchs who support our families and our community in so many generous [...]
Our tradition is rich with so many different blessings, and we all have ones that—at different times—might feel particularly meaningful or relevant. One [...]
In the United States, June 14 marks our annual celebration of Flag Day, a time set aside to commemorate the adoption of our [...]