Topic Tags: kavanah

“It’s the kavanah of Shabbat, / not the halakha / which moves me.”

“We hear the call of ancient ones”

“Does our prayer come from anguish/Or from pure joy and wonder?”

This is a prayer for when I find myself consumed by reading a Facebook post, an article, or absorbed by my cell phone.

Honoring the memory of the deceased

Mizrachi-Sephardi recipes, blessings & kavannot for 5781

I am here, standing in the desert. / I wear heavy clothing that will protect me from bullets, / but not from my hurting heart.

Intentions, blessings, and poems to read upon immersing in the mikveh before Rosh Hashanah

To connect the physical with the mental, emotional, and spiritual, Mayyim Hayyim provides Seven Kavanot (intentions) as a guide to help you slow down, center, and be present in the moment

Take time to prepare your personal prayers for the high holidays