בס”ד Parashat Re’eh 5781 Israeli civil bureaucracy is a bit notorious for its complexity and rigidity. It’s saddled with lingering influences from Ottoman and British occupation and the Russian and Eastern European backgrounds of some of the early Jewish groups…
Water from the Rock
בס”ד Parashat Hukkat 5781 by Meir Sendor This blog post celebrates the significant birthday of our dear cousin Linda, dynamic family leader, who, among her many talents and skills, models one of the most important lessons of Torah, a lesson…
The Straight Path
בס”ד Parashat Behar Bechukotai 5781 by Meir Sendor We are still reeling from the tragedy at Meron on Lag BaOmer. When Nadav and Avihu, sons of Aharon HaKohen, died in the midst of what they had hoped would be a…
Reality Check
Parashat Vayigash 5781 by Meir Sendor We got our first of two vaccinations against the virus this week. It was the first day of the vaccination program here in Tzfat, and it had a kind of giddy, festive atmosphere. All…
Tal Orot Newsletter 5781
Where do we stand After four years in operation, we had ongoing meditation groups in five cities in Israel. We continued our intensive Jewish meditation training program in Tzfat into the second year. With the onset of the COVID-19 virus,…
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.…
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…
Eternal Return of the New
Parashat Bereshit 5780 by Meir Sendor I joined some friends this past week to celebrate the combined Yom Tov of Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah at the Beit HaKnesset HaTzaddik HaLavan – the Synagogue of the White Tzaddik, also known…
Waterworks
Chol HaMoed Sukkot 5780 Meir Sendor Israel’s second round of elections remains inconclusive, as Knesset members continue to wrangle over whether and how to form a unity government. Most Israelis I speak with, from a wide range of political persuasions,…
Bottoms Up
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