Daily Kavanah – Thursday, June 29, 2023
If a trip to Israel is, by definition, a stroll down Biblical, rabbinic, and Jewish memory lane, this week’s Torah portion is a [...]
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 – Thursday, April 20, 2023
This week Rabbi Woznica reflects on Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day. Memory Earlier this week, on Yom HaShoah, we paid tribute to [...]
Daily Kavanah – Wednesday, February 15, 2023
The two characters that occupy the most "real estate" in the Bible are Moses and David. Both are leaders, both are credited [...]
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 [...]
Back to Sinai: Lessons on inclusion and Empathy
Back to Sinai: Lessons on inclusion and Empathy Rabbi Sari Laufer February 10, 2023 | 19 Shevat, 5783 Your browser does [...]
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 10, 2023
In this week's Torah portion, Moses receives some much-needed counsel from his father-in-law, Yitro. Yitro notices how Moses sits for hours upon hours [...]
Daily Kavanah – Thursday, January 26, 2023
The Book of Exodus opens with multiple stories about civil disobedience, about justice, and about leadership. The story of the Exodus from [...]
Daily Kavanah – Wednesday, January 25, 2023
The Book of Exodus opens with multiple stories about civil disobedience, about justice, and about leadership. The story of the Exodus from [...]