Daily Kavanah – Friday, December 22, 2023
“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” — Thomas [...]
Motzi Shem Ra and the Dangers of Fake News
Motzi Shem Ra and the Dangers of Fake News Rabbi Josh Knobel December 15, 2023 | 3 Tevet, 5784 Your browser [...]
Daily Kavanah – Tuesday, December 19, 2023
In dark times, the Jewish People have been kept not by optimism, but by hope. Rabbi Jonathan Sacks said that “optimism and hope [...]
Daily Kavanah – Friday, December 15, 2023
Last week my mentor, friend, and Rabbi, David Ellenson, died suddenly. He was an extraordinarily gifted scholar and teacher who touched my life [...]
Daily Kavanah – Friday, December 1, 2023
“We look like we’re strong. We look like we’re doing ok, but the truth is, we are just pieces of ourselves.” It [...]
Daily Kavanah – Friday, November 24, 2023
Throughout this Thanksgiving week, I’ve been focusing on my gratitude list. I’ll be honest with you — it’s been hard during this time [...]
Daily Kavanah – Wedensday, November 22, 2023
For weeks, we have been living in an ongoing shiva. Over the past month and a half, our hearts have been broken [...]
Daily Kavanah – Tuesday, November 21, 2023
Although difficult to watch, one of my favorite movies is “Munich,” the 2005 film directed by Steven Spielberg and co-written by Tony [...]
Daily Kavanah – Friday, November 17, 2023
Last Shabbat, we hosted Ben M. Freeman, author of “Reclaiming Our Story: The Pursuit of Jewish Pride.” A focus of his talk [...]
Daily Kavanah – Friday, November 10, 2023
I was in New York this past Sunday, cheering my oldest daughter Isa on, as she ran in her second New York [...]