Parashat Toldot Meir Sendor We’ve been visiting my father-in-law in Los Angeles, and took a ride out together to Santa Monica beach. We walked the famous pier, a wood-planked road that juts out into the Pacific, with its Ferris Wheel…
Self Renovation שיפוצי נשמה
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…
Heart to Heart
Upcoming classes November 12 10:30am to 12 noon Introductory class in Transformative Tefillah: an in-depth study of Rabbi Hayyim of Volozhin’s approach to Prayer in Nefesh ha-Hayyim At Congregation Shaarei Tefillah, 35 Morseland Avenue, Newton, MA 02459 November 12 7:00pm …
Open Ended
Upcoming classes November 2 Meditation class in Pardes Hanna 11 AM Efrat 8 PM November 4 Meditation class in Jerusalem 8 PM November 12 10:30am to 12 noon Introductory class in Transformative Tefillah: an in-depth study…
Honest Abraham
Parashat Lekh Lekha 5778 Meir Sendor Continuing with our roof repair saga, we looked to get several bids. Our roof is flat, typical of many Israeli homes, and not simple to get to – it requires a long ladder from…
#WeToo
Parashat Noach 5778 Meir Sendor With the blessing of the first rains of the season, we discovered a leak in our roof and called a few local roofers to come take a look and give an estimate. We live in…
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…
Hope for the Best, Prepare for the Worst
Sukkot 5778 Meir Sendor Tzfat is built on top of two mountains, and towards evening the wind often picks up. On the high, open northeast edge of town, where we live, that wind can really roar through the night at…
Absolutely Smashing
Yom Kippur 5778 Meir Sendor I was cleaning up our garden to get it ready for planting, and went to get rid of a two-foot high stone lawn decoration in the shape of a lion, left by the previous owners.…
