Shabbat HaGadol – Parashat Tzav 5778 Meir Sendor We were in Netanya earlier in the week on the way to teach a shiur, and took time to walk along the seacoast promenade on a warm and partly sunny afternoon. (I…
Above and Beyond
Parashat Vayikra 5778 Meir Sendor I’m not about to wade in to the acrimonious debate going on here in Israel over the exemption of Haredi Yeshivah students from enlisting for some form of military or national service. I will say,…
Back to the Garden
Parashat Vayakhel/ Pekudei 5778 Meir Sendor This week we attended the wedding of a young couple in Tzfat. The Kallah is the daughter of a wonderful family we have come to know here, the brilliant artist Yoel Tordjman and his…
Self Renovation in May!
Hide and Seek
Purim–Parashat Ki Tissa 5778 Meir Sendor Israel in general, and Tzfat in particular, are pretty good at doing Purim. In the week before the dress code is haute couture – the other haute. Little children are sent to school in…
Hearts and Flowers
Parashat Tetzaveh 5778 Meir Sendor This is the season in which the lupines flower in Israel, so this week we took the opportunity to visit Givat haTurmosim, Hill of the Lupines in the Elah Valley, on a beautiful spring-like day…
Amazing Place
Parashat Terumah 5778 Meir Sendor We Jews value knowledge and our approach to Torah study is often oriented towards gaining knowledge and competence in mitzvot and halakhot, maybe even towards deeper analysis of their meaning, maybe even towards gaining wisdom…
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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…
Salt of the Earth
Parashat Yitro – 5778 Meir Sendor We joined a local Tzfat group this week on a trip down to the Yam ha-Melach, the Salt Sea. It’s one of the unusual features of the Land of Israel which is full of…
