Pronounced: kah-vah-NAW, Origin: Hebrew, intention, with feeling, purpose or meaning. Usually used to describe the act of worshipping or performing a mitzvah (commandment). e.g.: She prayed with kavana.
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Medieval Jewish Philosophers on the Reasons for the Mitzvot
Jewish philosophers since ancient times have explained the system of mitzvot, and individual commandments, in terms that made sense to their contemporaries.