Type: Kavanah

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Intentions for each day of lighting the Hanukkiyah, connected to the sefirot
A menorah with two lit candles stands on a table, with a blurred background and mirror reflection.
This kavanah was written in the wake of multiple acts of mass violence that have made our Hanukkah celebration feel dissonant and fragile.
Five candle holders: one holds a lit candle, the others have melted wax and are unlit, background blurred.
A reflection for this season of rupture, reckoning, and return.
Vibrant sunset over a calm ocean, with pink, orange, and purple hues blending into a darkening sky.
Let this be our prayer. Let this be our stand. Let this be our refusal to accept empire as sacred, or militarism as holy.
Crowd at a protest, holding signs. Urban street setting with old buildings in the background.
A collection of LGBTQ+ blessings, poems, prayers, rituals, and kavanot.
A double rainbow appears in a cloudy sky above utility poles and buildings.

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

footsteps in sand

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

a person sits at the water's edge, lifting their hands upward

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

water is splashing against a person's cupped hands

A kavanah on the symbolism of the candle as the soul

A single lit candle burning in the dark with a bright flame and black background.

A set of kavannot to supplement the Tu B’Shvat seder rituals (includes parallel Hebrew translation)

closeup of a fig growing on a tree

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