Daily Kavanah – Thursday, August 31, 2023
I spent most of my summer with Taylor Swift. Well, not actually with Taylor Swift, but with her music and her concert livestreams and [...]
Daily Kavanah – Shabbat Message From Rabbi Yoshi – Friday, August 11, 2023
You've heard of the non-apology apology, right? It's the, "I'm sorry if you were hurt by my actions." (A word of rabbinic advice—avoid [...]
Daily Kavanah – Shabbat Message From Rabbi Yoshi – Friday, August 4, 2023
There have been many times in my career when I've officiated at a brit milah ceremony in the morning and a funeral in [...]
Shabbat Nachamu: A Message of Hope
Shabbat Nachamu: A Message of Hope Rabbi Josh Knobel July 28, 2023 | 10 Av, 5783 Your browser does not support [...]
Daily Kavanah – Tuesday, February 14, 2023
Martin E. P. Seligman has been called the father of positive psychology. I rediscovered his teachings after a rabbit hole search on [...]
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 6, 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 – Friday, December 30, 2022
This week, The Washington Post and The Times of Israel reported on a letter signed by more than 300 U.S. rabbis and [...]
Daily Kavanah – Friday, December 23, 2022
Tonight we celebrate the sixth night of Hanukkah. Our Festival of Lights points us toward hope—in the midst of the darkest time of [...]
Daily Kavanah – Thursday, December 22, 2022
Tonight, we light the fifth candle of Hanukkah. In Jewish professional circles, it's common to hear these weeks referred to as the [...]