Daily Kavanah – Friday, January 3, 2025
Shamayim va’aretz–שָׁמַיִם וָאָרֶץ– heaven and earth.There are moments in our lives when we are struck by the beauty and wonder of it all.Yesterday morning, [...]
Search for Meaning with Dafna Admati and Yarden Tzemach from Kibbutz Be’eri
Dafna Admati and Yarden Tzemach grew up on Kibbutz Be'eri, one of the communities hit hardest in the attacks of October [...]
Daily Kavanah – Friday, December 27, 2024
Even though IDF troops are still actively engaged in battle and suffering losses each week, and notwithstanding the continued urgency felt for [...]
The miracle of Hanukkah: Hope, Security, and Joy
The miracle of Hanukkah: Hope, Security, and Joy Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback December 20, 2024 | 19 Kislev, 5785 Your browser does not [...]
Daily Kavanah – Friday, December 20, 2024
:וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל אָהַ֤ב אֶת־יוֹסֵף֙ מִכָּל־בָּנָ֔יו כִּֽי־בֶן־זְקֻנִ֥ים ה֖וּא ל֑וֹ וְעָ֥שָׂה ל֖וֹ כְּתֹ֥נֶת פַּסִּֽים And Israel (Jacob) loved his son Joseph more than all his [...]
Search for Meaning with Ambassador Gary Grappo – Regime Change in Syria
Rabbi Yoshi sits down with Gary Grappo, former U.S. Ambassador to Oman, Chief of Staff of the Quartet, and [...]
Daily Kavanah – Friday, December 13, 2024
In this week’s Torah portion, the Jewish people earn a new name: Yisrael. Here’s the context:Jacob was left alone. And a figure wrestled [...]
Daily Kavanah – Friday, December 6, 2024
Despite claims to the contrary, the simple fact is that our connection to the land of Israel spans thousands of years. We [...]
Search for Meaning with Rabbi Josh Feigelson
Rabbi Josh Feigelson was appointed Executive Director of IJS in January 2020 and became President & CEO in April [...]
Daily Kavanah – Friday, November 29, 2024
In October 1863, in the midst of our nation’s bloodiest war, President Abraham Lincoln officially declared Thanksgiving a national holiday to be [...]