Daily Kavanah – Tuesday, October 29, 2024
There is a tradition in many Orthodox communities to hold weddings on Tuesdays, the third day of the Jewish week. In the [...]
Daily Kavanah – Monday, October 28, 2024
According to the Mishnah, our 3rd century compendium that records much of the history of the Temple Service, the Levites—part of the [...]
Kiss Joy As It Flies: Sukkot 5785
Between Justice and Mercy: Questions for the 10 Days of RepentanceRabbi Sari LauferOctober 18, 2024 | 16 Tishrei, 5785Your browser does not [...]
Daily Kavanah – Monday, October 7, 2024
Of all of the post-October 7 Israeli poetry I have had the honor of reading in these brutal 12 months, perhaps none has [...]
Daily Kavanah – Thursday, October 3, 2024
With the New Year beginning this week, we’ll take a deeper look at one of its most distinctive symbols and sounds: the shofar.In [...]
Daily Kavanah – Wednesday, October 2, 2024
As we prepare to enter the New Year tonight, we enter with renewed prayers of peace and safety for our friends and family [...]
Daily Kavanah – Tuesday, October 1, 2024
With the New Year beginning this week, we’ll take a deeper look at one of its most distinctive symbols and sounds: the shofar. [...]
Daily Kavanah – Monday, September 30, 2024
For our Biblical ancestors, the sounding of the shofar was the central mitzvah—obligation—of what came to be known as Rosh Hashanah. Apples and honey, God [...]
Daily Kavanah – Thursday, August 29, 2024
It has long been taught that Judaism, as a rule, sanctifies time—not people or places. Our sacred rhythms rise and fall with the [...]
Daily Kavanah – Wednesday, August 28, 2024
Rabbi Martin Buber, the great early 20th century theologian, told this story of Reb Simcha Bunem, an 18th century Hasidic rebbe. According [...]