Parashat Yitro 5779 Meir Sendor The recent storm system that blew through Israel dropped 53cm (21 inches) of fresh snow on already snow-capped Mount Hermon. We have a view of the mountain from our home and it’s a majestic and…
Bitter but Good
Parashat Beshallach 5779 Meir Sendor We have a lemon tree in our front yard whose fruits ripen throughout the winter season, and this week we picked two large baskets full. We’ve had a very rainy winter in Israel, and though…
Saying Yes to the Universe
Parashat Bereshit 5779 Meir Sendor “After the holidays – אחרי החגים” is a common expression you hear from Rosh HaShanah to the end of Sukkot – that most business and practical affairs are deferred until the long series of holidays…
Milk and Honey
Parashat Ekev 5778 Meir Sendor On a glorious sunny summer afternoon in Efrat our grandchildren who live in Israel, joined by our granddaughter visiting from New Jersey, took part in a community-wide Tzedakah project at a local ball field. Children…
Moveable Gifts
Parashat Hukkat 5778 Meir Sendor When Rabbi Yitzhak Luria arrived in Tzfat in 1570 his profound understanding of Kabbalah together with his personal spiritual skills electrified the resident scholarly community. His insights into the most recondite passages of the Zohar…
Stormy Weather
Parashat Emor 5778 Meir Sendor The Land of Israel has been battered by a series of wild, unseasonable thunderstorms all week, with gale force winds, heavy downpours and hail, from here in the north down to Eilat. Tragically, a powerful…
Self Renovation in May!
Teamwork
Parashat Mishpatim 5778 Meir Sendor Our olive tree had a branch overhanging our neighbors’ driveway and was dropping olives, making a mess, so we asked our gardener to prune the branch. It’s now the dormant period for the tree and…
Building a Trust Fund
Parashat Beshallach – 5778 Meir Sendor This week we found ourselves meeting with a series of people running guest houses who had heard about our work and were interested in perhaps hosting meditation groups on premises for guests and for…
Birds Do It
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.…
