Daily Kavanah – Monday, November 29, 2021
Happy Hanukkah! As we reflect this week on light and miracles, we invite you to join us for our many opportunities to celebrate [...]
Happy Hanukkah! As we reflect this week on light and miracles, we invite you to join us for our many opportunities to celebrate [...]
A song for Shabbat: It is good to praise the ETERNAL, to sing hymns to Your name, O Most High, to proclaim Your [...]
Reasons to Give Thanks Whenever I used to thank my Grandpa Joe, he’d reply, “Don’t thank Grandpa!” Then I’d say, “well, thank you [...]
Whenever I used to thank my Grandpa Joe, he’d reply, “Don’t thank Grandpa!” Then I’d say, “well—thank you anyway,” and we’d both laugh. [...]
“One is obligated to recite a blessing for the bad just as one recites a blessing for the good, as it is stated [...]
Ben Zoma said… Who is rich? Those who are satisfied with what they have. בֶּן זוֹמָא אוֹמֵר… אֵיזֶהוּ עָשִׁיר, הַשָּׂמֵחַ בְּחֶלְקוֹ (Pirkei Avot [...]
“...Your name shall no longer be Jacob, but Israel, for you have striven with beings divine and human, and have prevailed.” (Genesis 32:29) לֹ֤א [...]
In the final moments of the epic musical Les Miserables, based on the French classic by Victor Hugo, the characters Fantine, Eponine, and Jean [...]
I was recently speaking to a friend who is an operatic singer about the power of music and lyrics together. She surprised me [...]
I’ve never been one to cook on a daily basis (luckily I married someone who does!), but I always enjoy recreating the special [...]