Daily Kavanah – Monday, May 8, 2023
“It must never happen again—never again.” —Erwin Leiser On May 8, 1945, celebrations erupted throughout the world to mark VE Day—the end [...]
Daily Kavanah – Tuesday, April 25, 2023
This week, different members of our clergy will share thoughts about Israel. Today Rabbi Josh Knobel writes on Yom HaZikaron and Yom [...]
Aaron and the Sound of Silence
Aaron and the Sound of Silence Rabbi Josh Knobel April 14, 2023 | 23 Nissan, 5783 Your browser does not support the [...]
Daily Kavanah – Thursday, April 6, 2023
Our Daily Kavanot during Passover will feature pieces from our Wise Passover Haggadah Supplement. Each day, our clergy will focus on a [...]
Daily Kavanah – Shabbat Message from Rabbi Josh Knobel – Friday, March 31, 2023
"Hark! I shall send the prophet Elijah to you before the coming of the great, fearful day of Adonai, and he shall [...]
Daily Kavanah – Thursday, March 30, 2023
"It is so obvious that to treat people equally is the right thing to do." —Gertrude Weil, 1964 As our thoughts turn [...]
Daily Kavanah – Wednesday, March 29, 2023
“Eleazar the Priest said to the soldiers that went to war, ‘This is the law that God has commanded Moses: All the [...]
Wise Responds: Judicial Reform Sparks Protests in Israel
Friends, We, like many of you, have been following the events in Israel with a mixture of concern and pride. Over the [...]
Daily Kavanah – Tuesday, March 28, 2023
“Reish Lakish taught in the name of Rabbi Judah the Prince, ‘The world only exists because of the breath of children who [...]
Daily Kavanah – Monday, March 27, 2023
“Ben Azzai taught, ‘Dismiss no person and disregard no matter, for every person has their hour and everything its place.’” —Pirkei Avot [...]