Daily Kavanah – Monday, June 2 2025
Chag Sameach! In case you have lost count amidst the many obligations and celebrations of May, today is Shavuot. It is the culmination [...]
Daily Kavanah – Monday, May 5, 2025
“You shall be holy, for I, the Lord your God, am holy.” (Vayikra 19:2) This year, the beginning of Jewish American Heritage [...]
Daily Kavanah – Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Yom HaAtzmaut, Year 2 After October 7—A Reflection In the spirit and voice of Rabbi Sari Laufer For Passover, I wrote to you [...]
Daily Kavanah – Thursday, March 20, 2025
As we move from Purim towards Pesach, the rest of this week’s Daily Kavanot will focus on 3 of the special Shabbatot that link these holidays. [...]
Daily Kavanah – Wednesday, March 19, 2025
As we move from Purim towards Pesach, the rest of this week’s Daily Kavanot will focus on 3 of the special Shabbatot [...]
Daily Kavanah – Tuesday, March 18, 2025
As we move from Purim towards Pesach, the rest of this week’s Daily Kavanot will focus on 3 of the special Shabbatot [...]
Daily Kavanah – Monday, March 17, 2025
Founder’s Day Reflections Born on March 17, 1874 in Budapest, Hungary—Stephen Samuel Wise was basically born to be a rabbi; his family [...]
Daily Kavanah – Thursday, February 20, 2025
As a rabbi, I have long been committed to not offering “the Jewish view” on just about anything. We are and always have [...]
Daily Kavanah – Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Rabbi Hilly Haber, in writing about Parashat Mishpatim reminds us that: This week’s parashah, Mishpatim, takes place against the backdrop of one of those “in-between” [...]