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Daily Kavanah – Shabbat Message From Rabbi Yoshi – Friday, August 18, 2023

Today is the first day of the month of Elul, which means that Rosh Hashanah is exactly one month away. During this [...]

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 [...]

The two characters that occupy the most "real estate" in the Bible are Moses and David. Both are leaders, both are credited [...]

By RHusany|2023-02-15T16:52:56-08:00February 15th, 2023|Categories: Daily Kavanah, Rabbi Ron Stern|Tags: disability, ethics, Exodus, King David, morality, Moses, Torah|Comments Off

This week, we read the story of the parting of the Red Sea, perhaps a first step en route to the revelation [...]

By RHusany|2023-02-01T17:27:35-08:00January 31st, 2023|Categories: Daily Kavanah, Rabbi David Woznica|Tags: ethics, justice, morality, secularism|Comments Off

Don’t Always Follow Your Heart One of the mantras of our secular world is the notion that one should follow their heart. We [...]

By RHusany|2023-06-28T09:16:17-07:00March 31st, 2020|Categories: Daily Kavanah, Rabbi David Woznica|Tags: decision making, morality, morals, prayer, Sh'ma|Comments Off