Daily Kavanah – Friday, May 2, 2025
Shabbat Shalom, On Tuesday evening I was honored to share words of greeting at the official Yom HaZikaron ceremony for the city [...]
Shabbat Shalom, On Tuesday evening I was honored to share words of greeting at the official Yom HaZikaron ceremony for the city [...]
On this Yom HaAtzmaut, we mark 77 years since David Ben-Gurion stood in Tel Aviv and declared, “The State of Israel has [...]
Yom HaAtzmaut, Year 2 After October 7—A Reflection In the spirit and voice of Rabbi Sari Laufer For Passover, I wrote to you [...]
“I think this year there is one question and one question only: Why are they still there?” —Rachel Goldberg, mother of slain [...]
Last week, my wife, Jacqueline, and I visited our youngest daughter, Naomi, in Paris, where she is studying for the semester. We [...]
In this powerful and deeply moving episode, Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback speaks with "Noa" and "Omri" (not their real names), two soldiers from the Sky [...]
Growing up, my rabbi always ended every sermon with kein yehi ratzon—“so may it be God’s will.” These words, full of optimism, wisdom, and [...]
In this powerful and heartfelt conversation, Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback speaks with acclaimed author Ayelet Tsabari about her latest book, Songs for the Brokenhearted—a moving [...]
וְעַתָּ֣ה מַה־קִּוִּ֣יתִי אֲדֹנָ֑י תּ֝וֹחַלְתִּ֗י לְךָ֣ הִֽיא׃ What, then, can I count on, God? In You my hope lies (Psalm 39:8). For the [...]