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Daily Kavanah – Monday, July 24 2023

This Wednesday evening and Thursday, Jews throughout the world will observe Tisha B’Av, the Ninth of Av, which the sages set aside as [...]

By RHusany|2023-07-24T12:38:16-07:00July 24th, 2023|Categories: Daily Kavanah, Holidays, Rabbi Josh Knobel|Tags: despair, fasting, grief, grieving, Jerusalem, Jewish history, Judah the Prince, loss, memory, Mishnah, pain, prayer, Romans, Sh'lach, Talmud, Tisha B'Av|Comments Off

Daily Kavanah – Thursday, July 20, 2023

Beyn ha-Metzarim: Responding to Life’s Challenges If only we could promise our loved ones a life free of trouble and suffering. What parent [...]

By RHusany|2023-07-19T14:54:01-07:00July 20th, 2023|Categories: Daily Kavanah, Holidays, Rabbi Ron Stern|Tags: death, despair, grief, grieving, Hanukkah, Jewish history, loss, love, memory, pain, prayer, sukkot, Tisha B'Av, Yom HaShoah|Comments Off

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. [...]

By RHusany|2023-07-14T12:58:49-07:00July 17th, 2023|Categories: Daily Kavanah, Holidays, Rabbi Ron Stern|Tags: Advice, Beyn Ha'Metzarim, Egypt, endurance, Jerusalem, Jewish history, Jewish identity, memory, Mitzrayim, narrow places, pain, persistence, Reform Judaism, Reform Movement, resilience, slavery, Spain, Summer Camps, terror, Tisha B'Av, Torah, Torah scrolls|Comments Off