Daily Kavanah – Monday, February 26, 2024
Carter Woodson, the “father” of Black History set out in 1926 to designate a time to educate Americans about Black history and [...]
Daily Kavanah – Thursday, January 4, 2024
While I remember much of a hullabaloo surrounding Y2K, I actually do not remember the front page of the newspaper on January 1, [...]
Daily Kavanah – Wednesday, January 3, 2024
While I am not usually a follower of such things, a recent journey down a Google rabbit hole led me to learn that [...]
Daily Kavanah – Tuesday, January 2, 2024
It does not always line up perfectly, but I love the symmetry of beginning a new book of Torah at the beginning [...]
Good Tidings We Bring: A Message for Israel from Candy Cane Lane
Good Tidings We Bring: A Message for Israel from Candy Cane Lane Rabbi Sari Laufer December 29, 2023 | 17 Tevet, 5784 [...]
Daily Kavanah – Monday, January 1, 2024
When teaching the Jewish calendar, I always note that it is a bit of a mindbender to understand. From the time of the [...]
Daily Kavanah – Thursday, December 14, 2023
Tonight, we light the eighth candle of Hanukkah. One week ago, as we prepared to light the Hanukkah lights, the Jewish world — [...]
Daily Kavanah – Wedensday, December 13, 2023
Tonight we light the seventh candle of Hanukkah. I think that my love for "Les Miserables" is well-known at this point, and [...]
Daily Kavanah – Tuesday, December 12, 2023
Tonight we light the sixth candle of Hanukkah. Since my very first trip to Israel, I have been — and continue to be — awed by [...]
Daily Kavanah – Monday, December 11, 2023
Tonight we light the fifth candle of Hanukkah.I know that for many of us, this Hanukkah feels fraught. Can we celebrate in the [...]