בס”ד Parashat Va’etchanan, Shabbat Nachamu 5781 by Meir Sendor This Shabbat is also Tu B’Av, the fifteenth of the month Menachem Av. Following the mournful period that just concluded with Tisha B’Av, in contrast, Tu B’Av is one of the…
Out of Place
The Experience of Contemplative Prayer Prayer is one of our most important spiritual instruments. Tefillah is just talking to God – but how do we know when we are really communicating with God, Who is one, infinite, eternal but hidden? We…
Higher Criticism
בס”ד Parashat Matot – Mas’ei 5781 Rabbi Meir Sendor (יב) תהלים פרק צד אַשְׁרֵ֤י׀ הַגֶּ֣בֶר אֲשֶׁר־תְּיַסְּרֶ֣נּוּ יָּ֑-הּ וּֽמִתּוֹרָתְךָ֥ תְלַמְּדֶֽנּוּ: Assured is the person You chastise, God, and from Your Torah You teach him (Ps. 94:12) Many years back we…
No Person is Lost
בס”ד Parashat Pinchas 5781 Meir Sendor We have been following with heavy hearts the reports of the horrific collapse of the apartment building in Miami. At this point hope of finding survivors is fading. Communities in the States, in Israel,…
Mirror, Mirror
בס”ד Parashat Balak 5781 Meir Sendor The Gemara Sanhedrin (67b) brings an incident between Rabbi Hanina and a sorceress who tried to harm him: ההיא איתתא דהות קא מהדרא למשקל עפרא מתותי כרעיה דרבי חנינא. אמר לה: אי מסתייעת –…
Water from the Rock
בס”ד Parashat Hukkat 5781 by Meir Sendor This blog post celebrates the significant birthday of our dear cousin Linda, dynamic family leader, who, among her many talents and skills, models one of the most important lessons of Torah, a lesson…
The Whole Truth
בס”ד Parashat Korach 5781 Rabbi Meir Sendor Israel’s political system is going through dangerous convulsions at the moment, with some alarming similarities to the recent elections in the United States and to the toxic cancel culture that continues to plague…
Upstart Nation
Parashat Shelach – 5781 Meir Sendor This week’s parashah has special meaning for us. It was the parashah we missed when we made Aliyah five years ago. The week we landed in Israel, the Shabbat Torah reading in the Diaspora…
Nachas
Upcoming Class Series starts June 1 Realistic Kabbalah For further information, please look here. To register, please fill out this Google form. Parashat Beha’alotkha 5781 by Meir Sendor This week’s parashah contains one of the most spiritually generous moments in Torah.…
Once Upon a Time in the East
Upcoming Class Series starts June 1 Realistic Kabbalah To register, please fill out this Google form. Parashat Naso 5781 by Meir Sendor We are in the midst of a war of words as well as a war of weapons and murderous…
