Rosh Hashanah 5781 by Meir Sendor We’re about to go into a three-week lockdown here in Israel, taking us from Rosh HaShanah through Sukkot. Several sectors of society are complaining, but we have brought this on ourselves. Some of those…
Fast Times
Parashat Pinchas 5780 Meir Sendor The fast of the Seventeenth of Tammuz this Thursday starts the three weeks of mourning for the destruction of the Temples and the two thousand year exile from the Land of Israel, our homeland, an…
The Heart of the Matter
Parashat Hukkat 5780 Meir Sendor There’s been a resurgence of the pandemic in Israel, and in many places around the world. The easing of restrictions to allow businesses to operate and people to earn a living has been necessary, and…
Tikkun Olam
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…
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…
Stop & Go
Parashat Vayakhel/Pekudei 5780 by Meir Sendor The restrictions of social distancing to combat spread of the Coronavirus are a great challenge for many of us. Some people find themselves in limited space with their whole family, including rambunctious young children.…
Crowning Glory
Parashat Ki Tissa 5780 by Meir Sendor This week’s parashah recounts one of the worst calamities of the wilderness journey of the Jewish people, yet it turns into an opportunity for one of the most vital divine revelations. The sin…
Going Viral
Parashat Tetzaveh 5780 by Meir Sendor Heidi Wyle, a friend of ours, is a principal with a startup in China and reported first-hand in a powerful op-ed last week in the Boston Globe on the way the Chinese have responded…
