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“It’s the kavanah of Shabbat, / not the halakha / which moves me.”
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“We hear the call of ancient ones”
We Climb the Mountain: A Kavanah Before the Shema on Erev Rosh Hashanah

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

The Nature of Prayer

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

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Mizrachi-Sephardi recipes, blessings & kavannot for 5781

Blessed You’ll Be: Mizrachi Rituals & Recipes for 5781

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Jewish Spiritual Autobiography

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