Daily Kavanah – Thursday, November 19, 2020
On this day in 1887, the great Jewish American poet Emma Lazarus passed away at the age of 38. Born in 1849, Lazarus [...]
On this day in 1887, the great Jewish American poet Emma Lazarus passed away at the age of 38. Born in 1849, Lazarus [...]
On this day in 1095, Pope Urban II opened the Council of Clermont, summoned to plan the First Crusade, Host to more than [...]
In the year 284 C.E., the soldiers serving under Diocletian proclaimed him Emperor of Rome. As emperor, Diocletian was notable for his friendliness [...]
“We recognize in the Bible the record of the consecration of the Jewish people to its mission as the priest of the one [...]
Among the many names we mourn tonight as a community will be the name Nachman of Breslov, who died on this day in [...]
On this day in 1894, French Army Captain Alfred Dreyfus was arrested for espionage. After a closed trial, in which no material evidence [...]
On this day in 1965, on two days’ rest, Sandy Koufax pitched a 2-0 shutout to bring a World Series title to Los [...]
On October 13, 1843, at Sinsheimer’s Café on New York City’s Lower East Side, Henry Jones and 11 fellow German Jewish immigrants met [...]
On this day in 1958, at 3:30 in the morning, neighbors of Atlanta’s Hebrew Benevolent Congregation Temple, also known as the Temple, awoke [...]
As long as the Arabs feel that there is the least hope of getting rid of us, they will refuse to give up [...]