Daily Kavanah – Monday, October 2, 2023
Hallel is a section of prayer recited during the morning service for particular festivals. The word itself means praise, and the service [...]
Daily Kavanah – Thursday, August 3, 2023
Wednesday, August 2 is Tu B'Av—the 15th day of the month of Av. Originally an obscure date mentioned in the Mishnah and [...]
Daily Kavanah – Wednesday, August 2, 2023
Wednesday, August 2 is Tu B'Av—the 15th day of the month of Av. Originally an obscure date mentioned in the Mishnah and [...]
Daily Kavanah – Monday, July 17, 2023
Beyn Ha'Metzarim I first encountered Tisha B’Av (observed next week) when I was a camper at URJ Camp Eisner in Great Barrington, Mass. [...]
Daily Kavanah – Shabbat Message from Rabbi Ron Stern – Friday, April 7, 2023
Our Daily Kavanot during Passover will feature pieces from our Wise Passover Haggadah Supplement. Each day, our clergy will focus on a [...]
Daily Kavanah – Thursday, April 6, 2023
Our Daily Kavanot during Passover will feature pieces from our Wise Passover Haggadah Supplement. Each day, our clergy will focus on a [...]
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 [...]
Daily Kavanah – Tuesday, January 10, 2023
"Many circumstances have, and will arise, which are not local, but universal, and through which the principles of all lovers of mankind [...]