Kavanah is a term we hear often in halachic contexts, especially around tefilla. Mindfulness has been a buzz word of late, as the challenges of multitasking, social media, and the ubiquity of ...

Jewish tradition captures the secret of prayer in the Hebrew term kavanah. But what exactly is kavanah? Since it comes from the Hebrew root k-v-n, “to direct” — in the sense of “directing one’s heart” ...

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In the first 10 minutes of the new film “Tár,” a conductor played by Cate Blanchett discusses the Hebrew concepts of “teshuvah” and “kavanah,” along with her affinity for Leonard Bernstein — all while ...

Even after being dismissed and reinstated days before a Section 1 playoff game, Hastings girls basketball coach John Kavanah was hoping to come back for another season. There was no surprise, however, ...

The Burlington company Theatre Kavanah, dedicated to producing Jewish-themed works, highlights its fifth season this weekend with staged readings of the new work “Of the Better Kind.” Theatre Kavanah ...

Following a meeting with school officials Monday, first-year Hastings girls basketball coach John Kavanah was reinstated by the district three days after being sidelined by superintendent of schools ...