Daily Kavanah – Wednesday, August 2, 2023
Wednesday, August 2 is Tu B'Av—the 15th day of the month of Av. Originally an obscure date mentioned in the Mishnah and [...]
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. [...]
Daily Kavanah – Tuesday, June 13, 2023
In this week's Torah portion, Sh'lach Lecha, our ancestors allow the intimidating reports from their spies sent into the land of Canaan to [...]
Daily Kavanah – Friday, January 20, 2023
... Moses and Aaron went and said to Pharaoh, "Thus says the Eternal, the God of Israel: 'Let My people go!'"—Exodus 5:1When I [...]
Daily Kavanah – Friday, January 13, 2023
This week we read the last Torah portion in the book of Genesis. It includes a moment that is especially poignant: Jacob [...]