Daily Kavanah – Wednesday, July 3, 2024
As we prepare to celebrate July 4th, this week we will reflect on the themes of liberty and freedom across our tradition. [...]
Daily Kavanah – Tuesday, July 2, 2024
Russian-British philosopher Isaiah Berlin is most often credited with introducing the two basic concepts of freedom, namely freedom from or negative freedom, and freedom to or [...]
Daily Kavanah – Monday, July 1, 2024
As we prepare to celebrate July 4 this week, we will reflect on the themes of liberty and freedom across our tradition. [...]
Daily Kavanah – Thursday, June 27, 2024
My beloved Grandma Roz died in December of 2013, shortly after Jacob was born. Today would have been her 100th birthday, and [...]
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 [...]