Parashat Tazria/ Mezora 5780 Meir Sendor The basic mitzvah of Sefirat haOmer, in which we are engaged during this season, is simply to count aloud, day by day, each of the forty-nine days of the seven weeks from Pesach to…
Rollercoaster Ride
Shevi’I shel Pesach – Parashat Shemini 5780 Meir Sendor It’s often the case that a crisis doesn’t hit as a single, momentary event but unfolds in a series of oscillating waves, and it’s vital to stay awake and shift tactics…
Ask Yourself
Pesach 5780 by Meir Sendor מה נשתנה הלילה הזה מכל הלילות Somewhere down the line the common English translation of this well-known phrase went off the track. It’s not “why is this night different,” but “what is changed about this…
Flexible System
The meditation videos are finally uploaded and viewable for those of you who are members of Tal Orot! To become a member, please go to this link on our website. Parashat Tzav 5780 by Meir Sendor I’m not serving as a community rabbi…
Mind over Matter
The meditation videos are finally uploaded and viewable for those of you who are members of Tal Orot! To become a member, please go to this link on our website. Parashat Vayikra 5780 by Meir Sendor The major strategy for…
World Class
Parashat Mishpatim 5780 by Meir Sendor This week thousands of Jews gathered at the Kotel to pray for the people of China, afflicted by the coronavirus that broke out there and is threatening their entire country, and the whole world.…
Rise Up
Parashat Vayigash 5780 by Meir Sendor As this week’s parashah opens, Yehudah steps up to Yosef, who he thinks is a powerful, antagonistic Egyptian noble, to defend his youngest brother Binyamin against a false charge of theft. The situation seems…
Mind the Gap
Parashat Miketz, Hanukkah 5780 by Meir Sendor I was teaching an introductory session on Jewish meditation with a sincere and thoughtful group of Jewish college-age students in Tzfat this week. To get a sense of what level to start at…
All In
Parashat Hayye Sarah 5780 by Meir Sendor This week our eldest daughter and granddaughter were visiting Israel – our granddaughter is checking out study programs for next year. She also happens to be interested in engineering, so we visited Zomet,…
How Are You Doing?
Yom Kippur 5780 by Meir Sendor We’ve been very impressed with the Blake Street Kehillah of Melbourne, and the Melbourne Jewish community in general. We’ve found the members to be warm and caring, with a sincere modesty, a strong Jewish…
