Daily Kavanah – Wednesday, November 20, 2024
This week Rabbi David Woznica writes of pivotal events that led to the creation of the Modern State of Israel which are important for us, and [...]
Daily Kavanah – Tuesday, November 19, 2024
This week Rabbi David Woznica writes of pivotal events that led to the creation of the Modern State of Israel which are important for us, and our [...]
Daily Kavanah – Monday, November 18, 2024
This week Rabbi David Woznica writes of pivotal events that led to the creation of the Modern State of Israel which are important for us, and our [...]
Daily Kavanah – Monday, October 28, 2024
According to the Mishnah, our 3rd century compendium that records much of the history of the Temple Service, the Levites—part of the [...]
Daily Kavanah – Friday, October 25, 2024
It’s right there in the Torah. It’s a mitzvah to celebrate at this time. Deuteronomy chapter 16 teaches that on Sukkot, “ וְשָׂמַחְתָּ בְּחַגֶּךָ [...]
Daily Kavanah – Friday, October 11, 2024
Tonight we will hear the melody of Kol Nidre, the opening notes of which remind us instantly of the solemnity of the [...]
Daily Kavanah – Thursday, October 10, 2024
“They [the chieftains] charged the People, saying: ‘When you see the Ark of the Covenant of Adonai carried by the Levitical priests, [...]
Daily Kavanah – Wednesday, October 9, 2024
The words above (as they appear in the Wise High Holy Day prayer book) come from the Yizkor service for Yom Kippur. As [...]
Daily Kavanah – Tuesday, October 8, 2024
When soldiers are called to duty in the Israel Defense Forces, they are told to write a letter to their families that [...]
We Have NOT Lost Hope: Od Lo Avda Tikvateinu
Rabbi Yoshi's Rosh Hashanah Sermon for 5785, delivered at Stephen Wise Temple on the evening of October 2, [...]