Daily Kavanah – Thursday, December 14, 2023
Tonight, we light the eighth candle of Hanukkah. One week ago, as we prepared to light the Hanukkah lights, the Jewish world — [...]
Daily Kavanah – Wedensday, December 13, 2023
Tonight we light the seventh candle of Hanukkah. I think that my love for "Les Miserables" is well-known at this point, and [...]
Daily Kavanah – Tuesday, December 12, 2023
Tonight we light the sixth candle of Hanukkah. Since my very first trip to Israel, I have been — and continue to be — awed by [...]
Daily Kavanah – Monday, December 11, 2023
Tonight we light the fifth candle of Hanukkah.I know that for many of us, this Hanukkah feels fraught. Can we celebrate in the [...]
Daily Kavanah – Friday, December 8, 2023
Today is the first day of Hanukkah. In the darkest time of the year, instead of cursing the darkness, we kindle a [...]
Daily Kavanah – Thursday, December 7, 2023
This past Sunday, students in our Camp Wise Sundays program studied the Jewish value of trust, bitachon, examining how trust shaped Jewish history – [...]
Daily Kavanah – Wednesday, December 6, 2023
This past Sunday, students in our Camp Wise Sundays program studied the Jewish value of trust, bitachon, examining how trust shaped Jewish history [...]
Daily Kavanah – Tuesday, December 5, 2023
This past Sunday, students in our Camp Wise Sundays program studied the Jewish value of trust, bitachon, examining how trust shaped Jewish history [...]
Daily Kavanah – Thursday, November 23, 2023
מודים אנחנו לך Modim anachnu lach, we are grateful before You, God. A prayer of gratitude for this Thanksgiving Day: For the laughter of [...]
Daily Kavanah – Thursday, November 16, 2023
Yesterday, we learned a bit about the letter samech. Today, I want to share the meaning of the word kislev. In Hebrew, Kislev is a compound word: [...]