Daily Kavanah – Wednesday, September 20, 2023
From now through Yom Kippur, each of our Daily Kavanot will feature a piece written by our clergy on the themes [...]
Daily Kavanah – Thursday, September 7, 2023
"Should your sins be like crimson, they can still turn white as snow. Should they be redder than dye, they can [...]
Daily Kavanah – Wednesday, September 6, 2023
"Seek God while you may find the Divine; call out while God is near. Forsake the paths of wickedness; dismiss iniquity from [...]
Daily Kavanah – Tuesday, May 16, 2023
Today is the 40th day of the counting of the Omer, which means we are only nine days away from the end [...]
Daily Kavanah – Monday, February 13, 2023
Among the most difficult capacities to cultivate in ourselves and our children are the qualities of empathy, sympathy, and compassion. Empathy is [...]
Daily Kavanah – Friday, February 3, 2023
Just a week ago, as Shabbat began in Jerusalem, we learned of the deadly shooting outside of a synagogue in East Jerusalem [...]
Daily Kavanah – Friday, January 27, 2023
So much bloodshed … The deaths of so many innocents. It's heartbreaking to read about. You might be confused. Perhaps I am [...]
Daily Kavanah – Friday, January 20, 2023
... Moses and Aaron went and said to Pharaoh, "Thus says the Eternal, the God of Israel: 'Let My people go!'"—Exodus 5:1When I [...]
Daily Kavanah – Friday, January 13, 2023
This week we read the last Torah portion in the book of Genesis. It includes a moment that is especially poignant: Jacob [...]