Daily Kavanah – Wednesday, June 26, 2024
According to Hasidic teachings, Tuesday night is the latest that one can make havdalah, the ritual separation between Shabbat and the rest of [...]
Daily Kavanah – Tuesday, June 25, 2024
I am not sure if it counts as a guilty pleasure, but I really love the Normal Gossip podcast hosted by Kelsey McKinney. According [...]
Daily Kavanah – Monday, June 24, 2024
One of the things I found most fascinating–and enjoyable–about my Ulpan experience was the diversity of participants. Our Zoom spanned time zones [...]
Torah for This Time: Our clergy reflect on the verses speaking to them now
Torah for This Time: Our clergy reflect on the verses speaking to them now Rabbis Ron Stern, Josh Knobel, David Woznica, and [...]
Daily Kavanah – Thursday, May 30, 2024
Many years ago, I had the great honor of 4 days of small-group learning with Yossi Klein-HaLevi, the activist-journalist whose current podcast on the [...]
Daily Kavanah – Wednesday, May 29, 2024
I recently watched two different Israeli television series set in contemporary Israel, though all set well before October 7. In classic Israeli television [...]
Daily Kavanah – Tuesday, May 28, 2024
One of my own reactions to October 7 and its aftermath has been an almost obsessive need to connect with Israeli culture and [...]
Daily Kavanah – Monday, May 27, 2024
In stark contrast to the somber music and scrolling names which overtakes the Israeli airwaves (TV and radio) over the 24 hours of Yom [...]
Loving Israel, one memory at a time
Loving Israel, one memory at a time Rabbis Sari Laufer, Josh Knobel, David Woznica, and Yoshi Zweiback May 17, 2024 | 9 [...]
Daily Kavanah – Tuesday, May 14, 2024
Each Yom HaZikaron, I find myself drawn to the Yehuda Amichai poem, written about Yom HaZikaron itself. Entitled Who Will Remember Those Who [...]