Kavanah, back then, was the name attached to the prayer leader’s jazz-like improvisation around each topic — a combination of quoting the Bible, alluding to rabbinic teaching, ...

This school year, 2022-2023, we have chosen Kavanah/Mindfulness as SAR Academy’s theme of the year. Kavanah is a term we hear often in halachic contexts, especially around tefilla.. Mindfulness ...

Rabbi Sam Intrator and the Kavanah organization presented an inspirational and spirited Yom Yerushalayim celebration on Sunday evening, May 17. The event was held at a party room at the Oceana 2 ...

A Kobe Bryant fan and the concept of ‘kavanah’ – opinion Shame on Israelis for elevating American hysteria to a higher plane than Jewish wisdom and, more importantly, common sense.

So she sat down with her daughter, 11-year-old Zahara, and together they composed a kavanah, Hebrew for intention, to reflect the gravity and gratitude with which they viewed this milestone and ...

Three verbs are used to describe how our patriarchs prayed. Each relates to different aspects of kavanah (proper intent) in prayer: *Amad (Genesis 19:27). This word, literally “stood,” … ...

This Shabbat marks my first full week back in my congregation since the end of my three month sabbatical. I am grateful for the time that I had to ...