Daily Kavanah – Tuesday, July 25, 2023
This Wednesday evening and Thursday, Jews throughout the world will observe Tisha B’Av, the Ninth of Av, which the sages set aside as [...]
Daily Kavanah – Monday, July 24 2023
This Wednesday evening and Thursday, Jews throughout the world will observe Tisha B’Av, the Ninth of Av, which the sages set aside as [...]
Daily Kavanah – Thursday, July 20, 2023
Beyn ha-Metzarim: Responding to Life’s Challenges If only we could promise our loved ones a life free of trouble and suffering. What parent [...]
Daily Kavanah – Wednesday, July 19, 2023
D'varim As the mourning of the three previous weeks anticipates its apogee with the observance of Tisha B’Av—the tradition’s full day of mourning [...]
Daily Kavanah – Tuesday, July 18, 2023
Shabbat Chazon חֲזוֹן֙ One of the most difficult jobs in the ancient near east was that of a Biblical prophet. Called upon to [...]
Daily Kavanah – Monday, July 17, 2023
Beyn Ha'Metzarim I first encountered Tisha B’Av (observed next week) when I was a camper at URJ Camp Eisner in Great Barrington, Mass. [...]
Daily Kavanah – Wednesday, May 10, 2023
"Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I shall fear no evil …" —Psalm 23 Just as [...]
Daily Kavanah – Tuesday, May 9, 2023
“The heart was created to be a dwelling place for the Holy One of Blessing … who may only reside in a [...]
Daily Kavanah – Thursday, April 27, 2023
This week, different members of our clergy will share thoughts about Israel. Today Rabbi Ron Stern writes on the "Israeli High Holidays": [...]
Daily Kavanah – Wednesday, April 26, 2023
This week, different members of our clergy will share thoughts about Israel. Today Rabbi Sari Laufer writes on Yom HaAtzmaut. Confession: I [...]