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Don’t Say Water, Water

Parashat VaYetze 5781 by Meir Sendor בראשית פרק לב פסוק ב פסוק ג וְיַעֲקֹ֖ב הָלַ֣ךְ לְדַרְכּ֑וֹ וַיִּפְגְּעוּ־ב֖וֹ מַלְאֲכֵ֥י אֱלֹהִֽים: וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יַעֲקֹב֙ כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר רָאָ֔ם מַחֲנֵ֥ה אֱלֹהִ֖ים זֶ֑ה וַיִּקְרָ֛א שֵֽׁם־הַמָּק֥וֹם הַה֖וּא מַֽחֲנָֽיִם: Yaakov went on his way, and angels of…

Anne SendorNovember 25, 2020November 25, 2020 Consciousness, Israel, Kabbalah, meditation, Meir Sendor, Parshat HaShavua, Tal Orot, Torah No Comments

Truth to Power

Parashat Toldot 5781 by Meir Sendor Yitzhak Avinu, in Kabbalah, is associated with the Sefirah Din, divine Judgment, the quality that discerns reality and accords to every person and every creature what they really deserve. Yet in this week’s parashah,…

Anne SendorNovember 18, 2020November 18, 2020 Consciousness, ethics, Kabbalah, meditation, Meir Sendor, Parshat HaShavua, Tal Orot, Teaching, Torah No Comments

Wider than the Sky

Parashat Hayye Sarah 5781 by Meir Sendor This week’s parashah features the spiritual apotheosis of Avraham Avinu. He reached this level after navigating ten essential trials in his life, as it says in the Mishnah Avot: משנה מסכת אבות פרק…

Anne SendorNovember 11, 2020November 12, 2020 Consciousness, Kabbalah, Meir Sendor, Parshat HaShavua, Tal Orot, Torah No Comments

Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, זכר צדיק לברכה

We are deeply, deeply saddened by the passing of Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, זכר צדיק לברכה. He was a brilliant and eloquent voice of the true and noble Torah, the true and noble human spirit. Sometimes, when a tzaddik passes…

Rabbi Meir SendorNovember 8, 2020November 8, 2020 Uncategorized No Comments

Story Time

Parashat Vayera 5781 by Meir Sendor Torah tradition is invested in stories. Most of the Tanakh is framed in narrative. The Torah observance of Pesach and bringing of first fruits include mitzvot to tell the core story of Am Yisrael.…

Anne SendorNovember 4, 2020November 6, 2020 meditation, Meir Sendor, Parshat HaShavua, Tal Orot, Teaching, Torah No Comments

Facing Forward

בראשית פרק יז פסוק א וַיְהִ֣י אַבְרָ֔ם בֶּן־תִּשְׁעִ֥ים שָׁנָ֖ה וְתֵ֣שַׁע שָׁנִ֑ים וַיֵּרָ֨א יְקֹוָ֜ק אֶל־אַבְרָ֗ם וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלָיו֙ אֲנִי־אֵ֣ל שַׁדַּ֔י הִתְהַלֵּ֥ךְ לְפָנַ֖י וֶהְיֵ֥ה תָמִֽים: Avram was ninety-nine years old and HaShem appeared to Avram and said to him “I am God…

Anne SendorOctober 28, 2020October 31, 2020 ethics, meditation, Meir Sendor, Parshat HaShavua, prayer, Tal Orot, Torah No Comments

Ripped from the headlines

Parashat Noach 5781 by Meir Sendor It’s a rabbinic artform to connect the weekly parashah to the issues of the day, and sometimes you have to stretch. Not this week. Global catastrophes, defiantly misbehaving societies, salvation through isolation and individuation…

Anne SendorOctober 21, 2020October 24, 2020 community, ethics, Meir Sendor, Parshat HaShavua, Tal Orot, Torah No Comments

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