Tisha B'Av Archives - Stephen Wise Temple

Daily Kavanah – Wednesday, September 13, 2023

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

By RHusany|2023-09-11T11:36:45-07:00September 13th, 2023|Categories: Cantor Emma Lutz, Clergy, Daily Kavanah, Holidays, Rabbi David Woznica, Rabbi Josh Knobel, Rabbi Ron Stern, Rabbi Sari Laufer, Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback|Tags: Days of Awe, High Holy Days, Lamentations, Machzor Supplement, Rosh Hashanah, T'shuvah, Tisha B'Av, Yom Kippur|Comments Off

Daily Kavanah – Shabbat Message From Rabbi Yoshi – Friday, August 4, 2023

There have been many times in my career when I've officiated at a brit milah ceremony in the morning and a funeral in [...]

By RHusany|2023-08-03T14:18:46-07:00August 4th, 2023|Categories: Daily Kavanah, Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback|Tags: grief, Hope, Isaiah, love, mourning, remembrance, Talmud, tikvah, Tisha B'Av, Torah, Tu B'Av|Comments Off

Daily Kavanah – Thursday, August 3, 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 [...]

By RHusany|2023-07-31T14:23:12-07:00August 3rd, 2023|Categories: Daily Kavanah, Holidays, Rabbi Sari Laufer|Tags: beginnings, desert, Egypt, Exodus, Golden Calf, mikvah, new beginnings, Promised Land, Shiloh, Talmud, Tisha B'Av, Tu B'Av, Yom Tov|Comments Off

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 [...]

By RHusany|2023-07-28T16:39:02-07:00August 2nd, 2023|Categories: Daily Kavanah, Holidays, Rabbi Sari Laufer|Tags: Benjamin, Egypt, High Holy Days, Israel, Promised Land, Rosh Hashanah, Shabbat, Shiloh, slavery, Talmud, Tisha B'Av, tribes, Tu B'Av, Yom Kippur|Comments Off

Daily Kavanah – Tuesday, August 1, 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 [...]

By RHusany|2023-07-28T16:18:05-07:00August 1st, 2023|Categories: Daily Kavanah, Holidays, Rabbi Sari Laufer|Tags: friendship, humility, interpersonal relationships, love, lunar calendar, lunar month, menstrual cycle, moon, relationships, Rosh Chodesh, Talmud, Tisha B'Av, Tu B'Av|Comments Off

Shabbat Nachamu: A Message of Hope

Shabbat Nachamu: A Message of Hope Rabbi Josh Knobel July 28, 2023 | 10 Av, 5783 Your browser does not support [...]

By RHusany|2023-07-31T15:13:09-07:00July 31st, 2023|Categories: Rabbi Josh Knobel, Shabbat sermons, Weekly Clergy Message, Weekly Sermon|Tags: comfort, consolation, d'var torah, faith, Hope, hopeful, Isaiah, lessons, patience, prophets, Shabbat Nachamu, Tisha B'Av, Torah, waiting, Winston Churchill, World War II|Comments Off

Daily Kavanah – Monday, July 31, 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 the [...]

By RHusany|2023-07-28T15:56:20-07:00July 31st, 2023|Categories: Daily Kavanah, Holidays, Rabbi Sari Laufer|Tags: friendship, love, Talmud, Tisha B'Av, Tu B'Av|Comments Off

Daily Kavanah – Shabbat Message From Rabbi Yoshi – Friday, July 28, 2023

What a challenging week for Israel and the Jewish people. On Monday, the Israeli government passed a controversial bill that many critics consider [...]

By RHusany|2023-07-27T13:46:01-07:00July 28th, 2023|Categories: Daily Kavanah, Israel, Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback|Tags: democracy, Israel, Israeli government, Shabbat, State of Israel, Tisha B'Av, Torah|Comments Off

Daily Kavanah – Thursday, July 27, 2023

This Wednesday evening and all day today, Jews throughout the world will observe Tisha B'Av, the Ninth of Av, which the sages set [...]

By RHusany|2023-07-26T16:56:28-07:00July 27th, 2023|Categories: Daily Kavanah, Holidays, Israel, Rabbi Josh Knobel|Tags: grief, High Holy Days, identity, Israel, Jerusalem, Jewish history, Jewish identity, memory, repentance, Sinat Chinam, teshuvah, Tisha B'Av, Torah, Zionism|Comments Off

Wise Clergy Respond to Judicial Reform Bill in Israel
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Wise Clergy Respond to Judicial Reform Bill in Israel

Cantor Emma Lutz, Clergy, Israel, News, Rabbi David Woznica, Rabbi Josh Knobel, Rabbi Ron Stern, Rabbi Sari Laufer, Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback

Wise Clergy Respond to Judicial Reform Bill in Israel

Like many of you, we have been closely following the passage of the judicial overhaul bill in Israel. We have read [...]

By RHusany|2023-07-26T16:38:57-07:00July 26th, 2023|Categories: Cantor Emma Lutz, Clergy, Israel, News, Rabbi David Woznica, Rabbi Josh Knobel, Rabbi Ron Stern, Rabbi Sari Laufer, Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback|Tags: clergy, Clergy Statement, democracy, Israel, Israeli government, Jerusalem, judicial reform, State of Israel, Tel Aviv, Tisha B'Av, Wise Clergy, yisrael|Comments Off