Parashat Bo 5781 Meir Sendor The prophet Yirmiyahu says of the Jews of his time: יירמיהו פרק ה (ג) יְקֹוָ֗ק עֵינֶיךָ֘ הֲל֣וֹא לֶאֱמוּנָה֒ הִכִּ֤יתָה אֹתָם֙ וְֽלֹא־חָ֔לוּ כִּלִּיתָ֕ם מֵאֲנ֖וּ קַ֣חַת מוּסָ֑ר חִזְּק֤וּ פְנֵיהֶם֙ מִסֶּ֔לַע מֵאֲנ֖וּ לָשֽׁוּב: (ד) וַאֲנִ֣י אָמַ֔רְתִּי אַךְ־דַּלִּ֖ים הֵ֑ם…
Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, זכר צדיק לברכה
We are deeply, deeply saddened by the passing of Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, זכר צדיק לברכה. He was a brilliant and eloquent voice of the true and noble Torah, the true and noble human spirit. Sometimes, when a tzaddik passes…
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,…
About Face
Parashat Ekev 5779 Rabbi Meir Sendor This week we were invited by dear friends to hold a Tal Orot workshop in their beautiful New England home. This was not a retreat – I never have liked that term – I…
Gathering In
Parashat Vayigash 5779 Meir Sendor This week Yaffa Batya DaCosta, the founder of the Israeli organization Ezra L’Anousim came to meet with me, prompted by last week’s blog post that featured the story of a woman from Brazil who discovered…
In Solidarity with the Tree of Life Congregation
We are following reports of the horrific shootings at the Tree of Life Synagogue with heartbreak and anguish. We and all Israelis stand in unshakable solidarity with the members of the Tree of Life Kehillah and all Jews in the…
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…
Tal Orot Newsletter Elul 5777
Meir and Anne Sendor Where do we stand After a year in operation, we presently have ongoing meditation groups in three cities in Israel. We also had a two-day seminar in Tzfat in the summer, which was well-attended and well-received.…
Hope Springs Eternal
Meir Sendor Parashat Devarim 5777 In these Nine Days approaching Tisha B’Av, our thoughts are on Jerusalem, our holy city, on the crises that engulfed her in the past and the current orchestrated unrest that is a continuing result of…
Sefirat Ha-Omer Shiur
Sefirat ha-Omer is the mitzvah that frames the season we are in right now, between Pesach and Shavuot. While the action of the mitzvah is fairly straightforward – we count each day and week from the day after Pesach until…
