Here are some old posts about Simchat Torah/Shemini Atzeret: The Power to Bless 2016 Waterworks 2019 Eternal Renew of the New 2019 Life Cycle 2020 And about Parashat Bereshit: Saying Yes to the Universe 2018 No Man is an Island…
Life Cycle
Our schedule for our upcoming new classes for the year can be found here. Classes start next week online! Hol HaMoed Sukkot and Shemini Atzeret 5781 by Meir Sendor One of the recurring symbols of Chag HaSukkot is the circle.…
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…
The Power to Bless
Parashat Bereshit 5777 Rabbi Meir Sendor The hakafot for Shemini Atzeret-Simchat Torah at the colorful Beit HaKnesset Abuhav are especially lively. It’s an Eidot ha-Mizrach congregation, one of the most dynamic in Tzfat, presided over by the warm, charismatic Chief…
