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Daily Kavanah – Tuesday, August 15, 2023

צֶ֥דֶק צֶ֖דֶק תִּרְדֹּ֑ף לְמַ֤עַן תִּֽחְיֶה֙ וְיָרַשְׁתָּ֣ אֶת־הָאָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁר־יְהֹוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ נֹתֵ֥ן לָֽךְ׃ "Justice, justice shall you pursue, that you may thrive and occupy [...]

By RHusany|2023-08-11T16:12:52-07:00August 15th, 2023|Categories: Daily Kavanah, Rabbi Ron Stern, Tikkun Olam|Tags: air quality, climate, climate activism, climate advocacy, climate change, Deuteronomy, justice, pollution, tikkun olam, Torah, tzedek|Comments Off

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How to Help Victims of Maui Fires

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How to Help Victims of Maui Fires

Over the weekend, devastating fires swept across the Hawaiian island of Maui, wiping out the town of Lahaina and displacing thousands. [...]

By RHusany|2023-08-17T15:15:54-07:00August 14th, 2023|Categories: News, Tikkun Olam|Tags: climate change, fire, fires, tikkun olam|Comments Off

Daily Kavanah – Thursday, February 9, 2023

Monday was Tu B'Shvat, the day our tradition calls the Birthday of the Trees. Throughout this week, the Daily Kavanot will focus [...]

By RHusany|2023-02-10T10:31:46-08:00February 9th, 2023|Categories: Daily Kavanah, Rabbi Sari Laufer|Tags: challah, climate, climate activism, climate change, Disabilities, disability, JDAAIM, JDAIM, Jewish Disabilities Awareness and Inclusion Month, Jewish disability awareness and inclusion month, laziness, self care, Shabbat, trees, trees environment, Tu B'Shvat|Comments Off

Daily Kavanah – Wednesday, February 8, 2023

Monday was Tu B'Shvat, the day our tradition calls the Birthday of the Trees. Throughout this week, the Daily Kavanot will focus [...]

By RHusany|2023-02-09T14:23:34-08:00February 9th, 2023|Categories: Daily Kavanah, Rabbi Sari Laufer|Tags: climate, climate activism, climate change, trees, trees environment, Tu B'Shvat|Comments Off

Daily Kavanah – Tuesday, February 7, 2023

Yesterday was Tu B'Shvat, the day our tradition calls the Birthday of the Trees. Throughout this week, the Daily Kavanot will focus [...]

By RHusany|2023-02-06T10:26:00-08:00February 7th, 2023|Categories: Daily Kavanah, Rabbi Sari Laufer|Tags: Aaron Milken Center, Ba'al Shem Tov, California, climate, climate activism, climate change, Honi, Honi the Circle Maker, trees, trees environment, Tu B'Shvat|Comments Off

Daily Kavanah – Thursday, December 29, 2022

In the "Eco Bible" I introduced yesterday, each discussion of the weekly parsha (Torah portion) culminates with action items. Rabbis Neril and Dee guide us [...]

By RHusany|2023-01-03T06:00:57-08:00December 29th, 2022|Categories: Daily Kavanah, Rabbi Ron Stern|Tags: climate advocacy, climate change, Eco Bible, Jewish values, sustainability, tikkun olam|Comments Off

Daily Kavanah – Wednesday, December 28, 2022

I was recently reminded of a classic, ancient rabbinic parable. A passenger on a crowded small ship suddenly takes out a drill [...]

By RHusany|2022-12-28T11:51:05-08:00December 28th, 2022|Categories: Daily Kavanah, Rabbi Ron Stern|Tags: climate advocacy, climate change, Eco Bible, Jewish values, midor l'dor, parable, tikkun olam|Comments Off

Daily Kavanah – Monday, December 26, 2022

Though Hanukkah is in our rearview mirror, its message of hope—that the few can triumph over the many— is an important principle [...]

By RHusany|2022-12-28T11:47:23-08:00December 26th, 2022|Categories: Daily Kavanah, Rabbi Ron Stern|Tags: advocacy, climate, climate advocacy, climate change, Environment, Hanukkah, social justice|Comments Off

Daily Kavanah – Friday, November 11, 2022

The past two weeks saw elections both in Israel and the United States. Whether pleased or distressed by the outcomes, we should [...]

By RHusany|2022-11-11T08:23:23-08:00November 11th, 2022|Categories: Daily Kavanah, Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback|Tags: climate change, get out the vote, taxation, taxes, voting|Comments Off

Daily Kavanah – Wednesday, November 9, 2022

This week's Daily Kavanot will be written by two members of our musical team: Cantorial Intern Andrew Paskil and Educational and Cantorial Intern Lauren [...]

By RHusany|2022-11-09T12:44:38-08:00November 9th, 2022|Categories: Cantorial Intern Andrew Paskil, Daily Kavanah|Tags: climate change, get out the vote, taxation, taxes, voting|Comments Off