Parashat Tetzaveh 5779 In Memory of Ori Ansbacher, אורי בת הרב גדי ונעאה, זק”ל by Meir Sendor We are sometimes asked by friends and acquaintances visiting Tzfat to give them a tour around town and we’re pleased to oblige. We’re…
Preferred Pronouns
Parashat Va-era 5779 Meir Sendor One of the participants in a shiur I taught on prayer told me that she talks to HaShem constantly throughout the day, not just at the three official daily times of tefillah, Shacharit, Minchah, Maariv.…
The Guiding Light
Parashat Miketz 5779 Meir Sendor I have been teaching a series on Talmudic mysticism at a women’s Beit Midrash in Tzfat, and this week at the end of the shiur we discussed some of the mystical aspects of Hanukkah based…
The Great Light
Parashat Shoftim 5778 Meir Sendor We’ve admired Koolulam for some time now. It’s a group of talented musicians who arrange ad hoc choral singing experiences on a vast scale for anyone who wants to join, in cities and towns all…
The New Normal
Parashat Va-etchanan 5778 Meir Sendor There have been a number of incidents in recent days in which mortars, rockets and even a fighter plane from warring factions of the brutal civil war in Syria have strayed into the Golan and…