Parashat Ki Tissa 5779 by Meir Sendor This week I attended the Brit Milah of the grandson of friends that took place in one of the oldest original synagogues of Tzfat, the Beit Knesset Rabbi Yosef Bannai, also called HaTzaddik…
The Great Light
Parashat Shoftim 5778 Meir Sendor We’ve admired Koolulam for some time now. It’s a group of talented musicians who arrange ad hoc choral singing experiences on a vast scale for anyone who wants to join, in cities and towns all…
Torah Mind Meld
Please view our privacy notice here Parashat Baha’alotkha 5778 Meir Sendor I do some teaching of meditation for Livnot U’Lehibanot here in Tzfat, working with their long-term groups and with some of the school and tourist groups that come through…
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…
Group Therapy
Parashat Terumah 5777 Meir Sendor On my run this morning through the forest and meadows down the side of the mountain of Tzfat, as I was following the switchbacks of the dirt road that winds its way to the valley…