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…
Break Through
Parashat Tazria-Mezora 5781 by Meir Sendor In the blessing for Torah learning that we pray before the Shema we ask HaShem: “on behalf of our ancestors who trusted in You, and You taught them the rules of life, so, too,…
Helping Hand
Upcoming classes starting after Pesach! Direct Contemplative Experience of Duties of the Heart 6 Sessions on Tuesdays Please fill out this Google form to register for this series. Essential Jewish Meditation Methods–Introductory and Refresher Course 6 sessions on Wednesdays To register, please…
Only One
Parashat Vayechi 5781 by Meir Sendor Every day in prayer, morning and evening, we declare the Oneness of God in the Shema. Yet as familiar as this mitzvah may be, the awareness it challenges us to attain is extraordinary. As…
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…
Life Cycle
Our schedule for our upcoming new classes for the year can be found here. Classes start next week online! Hol HaMoed Sukkot and Shemini Atzeret 5781 by Meir Sendor One of the recurring symbols of Chag HaSukkot is the circle.…
Shake and Wake
Sukkot 5781 Meir Sendor The mitzvah of the Four Species on Sukkot is to take one Lulav, three branches of myrtle leaves and two branches of willow leaves bound together in your dominant hand, and the Etrog in your other…
Brave New Year
Rosh Hashanah 5781 by Meir Sendor We’re about to go into a three-week lockdown here in Israel, taking us from Rosh HaShanah through Sukkot. Several sectors of society are complaining, but we have brought this on ourselves. Some of those…
We are All in this Together
Parashat Ki Teze 5780 Meir Sendor During this month of Elul we try to work on ourselves and our relationships with God and with each other in preparation for Rosh HaShanah. According to Rabbi David Abudarham (Abudarham, Tefillat Rosh HaShanah,…
In the Blink of an Eye
Tisha B’Av – Parashat VaEtchanan 5780 Meir Sendor In our daily prayers, three times a day, we ask HaShem to “return the divine service to the innermost sanctum of Your House, and the fire offerings of Israel and their prayers…
