The meditation videos are finally uploaded and viewable for those of you who are members of Tal Orot! To become a member, please go to this link on our website. Parashat Tzav 5780 by Meir Sendor I’m not serving as a community rabbi…
Mind over Matter
The meditation videos are finally uploaded and viewable for those of you who are members of Tal Orot! To become a member, please go to this link on our website. Parashat Vayikra 5780 by Meir Sendor The major strategy for…
World Class
Parashat Mishpatim 5780 by Meir Sendor This week thousands of Jews gathered at the Kotel to pray for the people of China, afflicted by the coronavirus that broke out there and is threatening their entire country, and the whole world.…
Connectivity
Parashat Yitro 5780 by Meir Sendor The pace of life is different in Israel. It’s not just about fast or slow, frenetic or relaxed. It’s a sense of flow, a kind of synchronicity. It’s especially true in Tzfat, where a…
Armed and Ready
Parashat Shemot 5780 by Meir Sendor Rabbi Yosi in the Gemara Hagigah (12b) says: Woe to people who see but don’t know what they are seeing, who stand but don’t know what they are standing on. The earth, on what…
Waiting Room
Parashat Vayera 5780 by Meir Sendor This week Israel preemptively assassinated the leader of Islamic Jihad in Gaza who had been planning a series of attacks, and the terror organization is responding with barrages of rockets against civilians in southern…
Hear to Heart
Parashat Noach 5780 by Meir Sendor I’m grateful to have permission to relate the following story in accurate but sufficiently vague terms to protect confidentiality. A friend was hospitalized recently for several days of observation for a heart condition that…
Waterworks
Chol HaMoed Sukkot 5780 Meir Sendor Israel’s second round of elections remains inconclusive, as Knesset members continue to wrangle over whether and how to form a unity government. Most Israelis I speak with, from a wide range of political persuasions,…
In Living Color
Parashat Nitzavim 5779 by Meir Sendor This is the third time we’ve visited Melbourne, Australia, and we continue to be impressed by the friendly and sensibly relaxed lifestyle of this far outpost of the Jewish world. We also find the…
Your Brother’s Donkey
We’re going back to Melbourne next week! Information about classes at the Blake Street Hebrew Congregation can be found here on our Classes and Events page. Parashat Ki Teze 5779 by Meir Sendor Among the endearing features of Israeli street…
