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…
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…
Horsefeathers
Parashat Ki Teze 5777 Meir Sendor [Please check out four opportunities to connect to an Ellul workshop in Israel, in Pardes Hanna (in Hebrew), Efrat, Jerusalem, and Zikhron Yaakov. You can see more about them here.] Our home borders on…
Bites of Reality
Parashat Hukkat 5777 Meir Sendor The other day I was jogging along the switchbacks of the dirt road that winds through the forest of Tzfat, up along the northern side of the mountain, when I came upon a man walking…
From a Distance
(Originally posted on June 7, 2017) Parshat Beha’alotkha 5777 Meir Sendor This week our Tal Orot meditation group from Zikhron Yaakov came to Tzfat for a two-day workshop. It was wonderful to get some of the Zikhron team together for a…
To Number Our Days
Parashat Emor 5777 Meir Sendor As Lag BaOmer approaches an electricity builds up here in the Galil. This day signifies the end of the plague that decimated the students of Rabbi Akiva as related in the Gemara Yevamot 62b. Throughout…
True Colors
Parashat Tetzaveh 5777 Meir Sendor This week, on the way to a Tal Orot workshop, we took a detour to visit Shvil ha-Kalaniyot – the Path of the Anemones. It’s a meadow off the highway in the town of Meggido…
Group Therapy
Parashat Terumah 5777 Meir Sendor On my run this morning through the forest and meadows down the side of the mountain of Tzfat, as I was following the switchbacks of the dirt road that winds its way to the valley…
Jungle Book
Parashat Mishpatim 5777 Meir Sendor The other day I was walking past a little courtyard in Tzfat when I heard a fluttering sound and saw a blur out of the corner of my eye. It took a moment to focus…
