Parashat Bemidbar 5781 by Meir Sendor Some groups within the Muslim communities of Israel have become increasingly violent throughout the Ramadan period, building to a frenzy this week in attacks against Jews on the Temple Mount, in neighborhoods of Jerusalem,…
Get Busy
Special online class to prepare for Pesach this Tuesday, 8 PM Israel time The Experience of Redemption Spiritual Prep for Pesach For further information and to register, please go to https://www.talorot.org/classes-and-events/ Parashat Vayakhel/ Pekudei 5781 by Meir Sendor The…
Pop Art
Parashat Terumah 5781 by Meir Sendor The Gemara Bekhorot (8b) records the battle of wits between the brilliant Rabbi Yehoshua ben Hananiah and the sages of Athens. Among the tests of wisdom is the following exchange: תלמוד בבלי מסכת בכורות…
Close Encounters
Parashat Pekudei 5779 by Meir Sendor We had the first dry, sunny day in a while and I figured to take the opportunity to get in an early morning run. The route I like is one that includes a long…
Back to the Garden
Parashat Vayakhel/ Pekudei 5778 Meir Sendor This week we attended the wedding of a young couple in Tzfat. The Kallah is the daughter of a wonderful family we have come to know here, the brilliant artist Yoel Tordjman and his…
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…
The Big Picture
Parashat Ki Tissa 5777 Meir Sendor We were warned that Purim is kind of a Tzfat specialty, and the partying can get pretty interesting. At the Purim Seudah of friends in the courtyard of their home, the fact that it…
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…
