bat mitzvah Archives - Stephen Wise Temple

Daily Kavanah – Wednesday, August 9, 2023

“The bittersweet side of appreciating life’s most precious moments is the unbearable awareness that those moments are passing.” —Marc Pleasant As the [...]

By RHusany|2023-08-07T12:31:41-07:00August 9th, 2023|Categories: Cantor Emma Lutz, Daily Kavanah|Tags: aging, b'nai mitzvah, bar mitzvah, bat mitzvah, community, Hallel, joy, moments, passage of time, Psalms, rejoice, students, Teachers, Time|Comments Off

Daily Kavanah – Shabbat Message From Rabbi Yoshi – Friday, July 14, 2023

On this day, 113 years ago, my grandfather Joe Zweiback was born. I remember as a child gathering with my family to celebrate [...]

By RHusany|2023-07-14T12:52:29-07:00July 14th, 2023|Categories: Daily Kavanah, Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback|Tags: bat mitzvah, Grandpa Joe, Joe Zweiback, promises, Shabbat, Torah, vows|Comments Off

Daily Kavanah – Shabbat Message From Rabbi Yoshi – Friday, July 7, 2023

If you’ve traveled by air in the last few decades, you’ve probably experienced a feeling similar to the one I had last week [...]

By RHusany|2023-07-06T17:29:38-07:00July 7th, 2023|Categories: Daily Kavanah, Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback|Tags: bat mitzvah, Mexico, sefer Torah, Shabbat, Torah, Tree of Life|Comments Off

Daily Kavanah – Thursday, June 29, 2023

If a trip to Israel is, by definition, a stroll down Biblical, rabbinic, and Jewish memory lane, this week’s Torah portion is a [...]

By RHusany|2023-07-05T13:42:19-07:00June 29th, 2023|Categories: Daily Kavanah, Rabbi Sari Laufer|Tags: bat mitzvah, chukat, chukkat, d'var torah, hukkat, Miriam, Moses, Torah|Comments Off

Daily Kavanah – Monday, December 5, 2022

If you ask any rabbi or cantor, they will tell you that one of the most gratifying parts of their jobs is [...]

By RHusany|2022-12-05T15:26:37-08:00December 5th, 2022|Categories: Cantorial Intern Andrew Paskil, Daily Kavanah, Holidays|Tags: adulthood, b'nai mitzvah, bar mitzvah, bat mitzvah, jacob, Vayishlach|Comments Off