Daily Kavanah – Friday, June 26, 2020
“To test the worth of a man’s religion, do business with him.” — John Lancaster Spalding In addition to being a bishop and [...]
“To test the worth of a man’s religion, do business with him.” — John Lancaster Spalding In addition to being a bishop and [...]
Who May Receive Charity? It is understood from the following teaching that a Jew should pursue every avenue to avoid taking charity. Rabbi [...]
Sensing God’s Presence In a speech to students at Brigham Young University, Rabbi Harold Kushner opined: “I am a traditional Jew. I observe [...]
Did You Knock? Many are familiar with the fifth of the Ten Commandments—the mitzvah to honor our father and our mother. Lesser known [...]
Did You Give Today? The Levites did not work and were supported by donations. Yet, one of their responsibilities was to give donations [...]
Our Elderly When Moses descends Mount Sinai carrying the Ten Commandments and observes the Israelites worshipping the Golden Calf, he throws down the [...]
Great Minds Don’t Always Think Alike The title above was the tagline of an ad campaign promoting one of the world’s most prominent [...]
Bamidbar: The Book of Numbers* The fourth of the five books of the Torah, Bamidbar (“wilderness”), is a book about history and law. [...]
Consider Reaching Out to Your Sibling In a recent discussion about sibling relationships, our weekly class read a poignant story about Rabbi Michael [...]
Moses and Churchill Erik Larson’s newly released The Splendid and the Vile chronicles Winston Churchill’s first year as prime minister. While Churchill found the [...]