Daily Kavanah – Thursday, October 24, 2024
Today is Sh’mini Atzeret.Although Sukkot is only celebrated for seven days, the Book of Leviticus ordains an eighth day as a day of [...]
Daily Kavanah – Wednesday, October 23, 2024
Today is the 7th day of Sukkot. The seventh day of Sukkot is also known as Hoshana Rabbah, the Great Prayer for Deliverance, [...]
Daily Kavanah – Tuesday, October 22, 2024
Today is the 6th day of Sukkot. One of the most meaningful ways to celebrate Sukkot is to invite guests to enjoy [...]
Daily Kavanah – Monday, October 21, 2024
Today is the 5th day of Sukkot. Although the festival of Sukkot has evolved throughout the millennia, its significance to the Jewish household [...]
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 – Thursday, September 5, 2024
The month of Elul beckons us to craft a plan for realizing the lives we wish to lead in the year ahead. [...]
Daily Kavanah – Wednesday, September 4, 2024
Though we often dread the soul searching that accompanies our preparations for Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur during this month of Elul, we must [...]
Daily Kavanah – Tuesday, September 3, 2024
One of the many traditions that has become part of Elul is sounding the shofar on each morning of the month, reminding us [...]
Daily Kavanah – Monday, September 2, 2024
Tonight marks the beginning of Elul, the final month in the Hebrew calendar. Its origins have been linked to the Akkadian word for [...]
Daily Kavanah – Thursday, August 8, 2024
This Shabbat, as we read from the Book of Deuteronomy, we hear Moses’ retelling of the Israelites’ exploits in the wilderness, including [...]