בסײד Parashat Ekev 5781 Meir Sendor Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Vitebsk made Aliyah with three hundred Hasidim in 1777, first to Tzfat and finally settling in Tiveria. He was considered the foremost student of the Maggid of Mezritch, with extraordinary…
All in the Details
Parashat Va-etchanan 5779 by Meir Sendor We’re traveling outside Israel right now, teaching some meditation workshops and visiting family. We’re grateful for these precious opportunities, but we also have to admit that there’s something painful about leaving the Land of…
God Helps Those
Parashat Vayeshev 5778 Meir Sendor Rabbi Yaakov ben Asher in his commentary Ba’al haTurim on this week’s parashah compares Jerusalem to Tamar, wrongly accused but ultimately vindicated: בעל הטורים בראשית פרק לח פסוק טו מה תמר תחילתה בבזיון ולבסוף בכבוד…