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 Key to Our Hearts
Parashat Ekev 5780 Meir Sendor This week we celebrated the birthdays of two of our grandchildren and son with an intercontinental family video gathering at the Bagel & Locks Israel Quest. This is an interactive Israeli website featuring virtual journeys…
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…
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…
Family Ties
Parashat Tazria/ Metzora 5778 Meir Sendor Our next-door neighbor was sitting Shivah this week for the passing of her sister, and people in the neighborhood who know the family were coming by for condolence calls and to help make the…
Giving Thanks
Parashat VaYetze 5778 Meir Sendor Our travels around the States visiting family and teaching Jewish meditation have taken us to New Jersey. We rented a car at the airport. To leave the rental lot you pass by a toll booth…