Search for Meaning with Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner and Rabbi Yoshi
Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner is the Director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism - as such, he is the leading voice in our movement for tikkun olam, social justice, and for creating a [...]
An important step on the road to peace
Dear friends, Tuesday, September 15, was an historic occasion. The Prime Minister of Israel and representatives of Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates officially opened normal relations, signing diplomatic agreements at a White House ceremony [...]
Daily Kavanah – Friday, August 28, 2020
This week marks the beginning of the month of Elul, thirty days of preparation for the Days of Awe. Rabbi Yoshi has been sharing texts about the five elements of teshuvah (repentance). The final step [...]
Daily Kavanah – Thursday, August 27, 2020
This week marks the beginning of the month of Elul, thirty days of preparation for the Days of Awe. Rabbi Yoshi has been sharing texts about the five elements of teshuvah (repentance). Often our transgressions [...]
Daily Kavanah – Wednesday, August 26, 2020
This week marks the beginning of the month of Elul, thirty days of preparation for the Days of Awe. Rabbi Yoshi will share texts about the five elements of teshuvah (repentance). The great sage Maimonides [...]
Daily Kavanah – Tuesday, August 25, 2020
This week marks the beginning of the month of Elul, thirty days of preparation for the Days of Awe. Rabbi Yoshi will share texts about the five elements of teshuvah (repentance). Yesterday our focus was [...]
Daily Kavanah – Monday, August 24, 2020
This week marks the beginning of the month of Elul, thirty days of preparation for the Days of Awe. Rabbi Yoshi will share texts about the five elements of teshuvah (repentance). The first step of [...]
Rabbi Yoshi chats with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jonathan Kaufman
In a fascinating, wide-ranging discussion on race in America, China and its Jewish history, and much more, Rabbi Yoshi speaks with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jonathan Kaufman, author of The Last Kings of Shanghai and Director [...]
Daily Kavanah – Friday, June 5, 2020
"It is not your duty to finish the work, but neither are you at liberty to neglect it.” ".לֹא עָלֶיךָ הַמְּלָאכָה לִגְמֹר, וְלֹא אַתָּה בֶן חוֹרִין לִבָּטֵל מִמֶּנָּה" Pirkei Avot 2:16 Tonight we will be [...]
Daily Kavanah – Thursday, June 4, 2020
“Any man more right than his neighbors constitutes a majority of one already.” Henry David Thoreau, “On Civil Disobedience,” 1849 Thoreau famously refused to pay his taxes because he did not want to support a [...]