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Daily Kavanah – Tuesday, September 19, 2023

From now through Yom Kippur, each of our Daily Kavanot will feature a piece written by our clergy on the themes [...]

By RHusany|2023-09-18T17:38:27-07:00September 19th, 2023|Categories: Clergy, Daily Kavanah, Holidays, Rabbi Sari Laufer|Tags: Days of Awe, God, High Holy Days, judgement, Machzor Supplement, new year, Psalms, reflection, Rosh Hashanah, T'shuvah, unetaneh tokef, Yom Kippur|Comments Off

Daily Kavanah – Monday, September 18, 2023

From now through Yom Kippur, each of our Daily Kavanot will feature a piece written by our clergy on the themes [...]

By RHusany|2023-09-15T14:12:42-07:00September 18th, 2023|Categories: Clergy, Daily Kavanah, Holidays, Rabbi David Woznica|Tags: amends, atonement, Days of Awe, enrichment, fear, High Holy Days, learning, Machzor Supplement, meaning, new year, reflection, Rosh Hashanah, self control, self examination, T'shuvah, Yom Kippur|Comments Off

Daily Kavanah – Shabbat Message From Rabbi Yoshi – Friday, September 1, 2023

Did your parents ever tell you, "Just do your best"? Maybe it was before a big exam that you were especially anxious [...]

By RHusany|2023-09-05T09:46:22-07:00September 1st, 2023|Categories: Daily Kavanah, Holidays, Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback|Tags: bikurim, community, Deuteronomy, effort, Elul, High Holy Days, inspiration, intention, labor, mitzvah, parenting, reflection, Shabbat|Comments Off

Daily Kavanah – Wednesday, August 30, 2023

Just one week before he died, Oliver Sacks—the noted British neurologist and writer—published what would be his last essay in the New [...]

By RHusany|2023-09-05T09:30:00-07:00August 30th, 2023|Categories: Daily Kavanah, Holidays, Rabbi Sari Laufer|Tags: cancer, conscience, Elul, High Holy Days, kindness, nostalgia, Oliver Sacks, reflection, regrets, S'lichot, sabbath, Shabbat, Yom Kippur|Comments Off

Daily Kavanah – Wednesday, July 12, 2023

I don't have a favorite season of the year, but I really love the leisure of summer. The long days are perfect for [...]

By RHusany|2023-07-07T11:42:39-07:00July 12th, 2023|Categories: Cantor Emma Lutz, Daily Kavanah|Tags: books, High Holy Days, prayer, prayerbook, reading, reflection, relaxation, Summer|Comments Off

Daily Kavanah – Wednesday, May 17, 2023

One of our customs at Friday night services these past few years has been to share some of the national days of [...]

By RHusany|2023-05-15T13:50:32-07:00May 17th, 2023|Categories: Cantor Emma Lutz, Daily Kavanah|Tags: family, home, national work from home day, pandemic, reflection, work, work from home, work life balance|Comments Off

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 [...]

By RHusany|2023-05-15T13:39:44-07:00May 16th, 2023|Categories: Cantor Emma Lutz, Daily Kavanah|Tags: compassion, Exodus, humility, Moses, Omer, reflection, Torah|Comments Off