Daily Kavanah – Wednesday, April 26, 2023
This week, different members of our clergy will share thoughts about Israel. Today Rabbi Sari Laufer writes on Yom HaAtzmaut. Confession: I [...]
Rabbis Sari Laufer and Ron Stern on what Passover means to them
Rabbis Sari Laufer and Ron Stern on what Passover means to them. Rabbi Sari Laufer and Rabbi Ron Stern April 7, [...]
Daily Kavanah – Shabbat Message from Rabbi Sari Laufer – Friday, April 14, 2023
Last night, as the Omer was counted, we began the second week, the week dedicated by the mystics to gevurah—to strength. And [...]
Daily Kavanah – Thursday, April 13, 2023
Just last week, as Passover was about to begin, I found myself on a Zoom with a b'nai mitzvah family. The young [...]
Daily Kavanah – Tuesday, April 11, 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 – Wednesday, April 5, 2023
Our Daily Kavanot during Passover will feature pieces from our Wise Passover Haggadah Supplement. Each day, our clergy will focus on a [...]
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 [...]
Understanding and the Golden Calf: A Skit
Understanding and the Golden Calf A SkitRabbi Sari Laufer, Rabbi Josh Knobel, and Cantorial Intern Andrew PaskilMarch 10, 2023 | 17 Adar, [...]
Daily Kavanah: Shabbat Message from Rabbi Sari – Friday, March 10, 2023
According to Jewish law, we are meant to begin studying the laws of an upcoming holiday 30 days before it begins. Conveniently [...]
Daily Kavanah – Thursday, March 9, 2023
Throughout our tradition, our sages imagine Jewish life in "the world to come." Which of our prayers and holidays, they wonder, will exist [...]