Parashat Miketz – Shabbat Hanukkah 5778 Meir Sendor We made a trip this week with a visiting cousin to the nature reserve of the Hula valley that is renowned for the vast number and variety of birds that pass through.…
Home Free All
Parashat VaYishlach 5778 Meir Sendor We just returned to Israel from a great trip to the States. We’re grateful to have had the opportunity to spend precious time with family and friends, and to do some teaching, and grateful for…
Giving Thanks
Parashat VaYetze 5778 Meir Sendor Our travels around the States visiting family and teaching Jewish meditation have taken us to New Jersey. We rented a car at the airport. To leave the rental lot you pass by a toll booth…
Found Treasure
Parashat Toldot Meir Sendor We’ve been visiting my father-in-law in Los Angeles, and took a ride out together to Santa Monica beach. We walked the famous pier, a wood-planked road that juts out into the Pacific, with its Ferris Wheel…
Self Renovation שיפוצי נשמה
An experience to build connection to Soul, Self, Israel and the Jewish People A joint program with Livnot U’Lehibanot and Tal Orot May 7-12, 2018 A five-day program for exploring personal connections to Judaism for adults, open to men…
Heart to Heart
Upcoming classes November 12 10:30am to 12 noon Introductory class in Transformative Tefillah: an in-depth study of Rabbi Hayyim of Volozhin’s approach to Prayer in Nefesh ha-Hayyim At Congregation Shaarei Tefillah, 35 Morseland Avenue, Newton, MA 02459 November 12 7:00pm …
Open Ended
Upcoming classes November 2 Meditation class in Pardes Hanna 11 AM Efrat 8 PM November 4 Meditation class in Jerusalem 8 PM November 12 10:30am to 12 noon Introductory class in Transformative Tefillah: an in-depth study…
Honest Abraham
Parashat Lekh Lekha 5778 Meir Sendor Continuing with our roof repair saga, we looked to get several bids. Our roof is flat, typical of many Israeli homes, and not simple to get to – it requires a long ladder from…
#WeToo
Parashat Noach 5778 Meir Sendor With the blessing of the first rains of the season, we discovered a leak in our roof and called a few local roofers to come take a look and give an estimate. We live in…
Rain Dance
Hoshana Rabba 5778 Meir Sendor Since we’re relatively new to the neighborhood, I’m just learning the customs of the local Kehillah (and starting to get familiar with Moroccan nusach). So I asked the Rav where to get the Hoshanot, the…
