Daily Kavanah – Tuesday, August 15, 2023
צֶ֥דֶק צֶ֖דֶק תִּרְדֹּ֑ף לְמַ֤עַן תִּֽחְיֶה֙ וְיָרַשְׁתָּ֣ אֶת־הָאָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁר־יְהֹוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ נֹתֵ֥ן לָֽךְ׃ "Justice, justice shall you pursue, that you may thrive and occupy [...]
How to Help Victims of Maui Fires
Over the weekend, devastating fires swept across the Hawaiian island of Maui, wiping out the town of Lahaina and displacing thousands. [...]
Daily Kavanah – Thursday, February 9, 2023
Monday was Tu B'Shvat, the day our tradition calls the Birthday of the Trees. Throughout this week, the Daily Kavanot will focus [...]
Daily Kavanah – Wednesday, February 8, 2023
Monday was Tu B'Shvat, the day our tradition calls the Birthday of the Trees. Throughout this week, the Daily Kavanot will focus [...]
Daily Kavanah – Tuesday, February 7, 2023
Yesterday was Tu B'Shvat, the day our tradition calls the Birthday of the Trees. Throughout this week, the Daily Kavanot will focus [...]
Daily Kavanah – Thursday, December 29, 2022
In the "Eco Bible" I introduced yesterday, each discussion of the weekly parsha (Torah portion) culminates with action items. Rabbis Neril and Dee guide us [...]
Daily Kavanah – Wednesday, December 28, 2022
I was recently reminded of a classic, ancient rabbinic parable. A passenger on a crowded small ship suddenly takes out a drill [...]
Daily Kavanah – Monday, December 26, 2022
Though Hanukkah is in our rearview mirror, its message of hope—that the few can triumph over the many— is an important principle [...]
Daily Kavanah – Friday, November 11, 2022
The past two weeks saw elections both in Israel and the United States. Whether pleased or distressed by the outcomes, we should [...]
Daily Kavanah – Wednesday, November 9, 2022
This week's Daily Kavanot will be written by two members of our musical team: Cantorial Intern Andrew Paskil and Educational and Cantorial Intern Lauren [...]