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…
Unified Vision
Parashat Devarim – Shabbat Hazon 5779 by Meir Sendor This week included the yahrzeit of Rabbi Yitzchak Luria, the Ari z”l, on the 5th of Menachem Av. It’s an important occasion, especially here in Tzfat, where he revealed and taught…
Shine On
Parashat Tetzaveh 5779 In Memory of Ori Ansbacher, אורי בת הרב גדי ונעאה, זק”ל by Meir Sendor We are sometimes asked by friends and acquaintances visiting Tzfat to give them a tour around town and we’re pleased to oblige. We’re…
Smoke Signals
Parashat Devarim – Tisha B’Av 5778 Meir Sendor The yahrzeit of Rabbi Yitzhak Luria, the Ari z”l, is the 5th of Menachem Av, and people gathered this week from all over Israel to visit his gravesite in the holy cemetery…
Moveable Gifts
Parashat Hukkat 5778 Meir Sendor When Rabbi Yitzhak Luria arrived in Tzfat in 1570 his profound understanding of Kabbalah together with his personal spiritual skills electrified the resident scholarly community. His insights into the most recondite passages of the Zohar…
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…
Thanks for the Coffee
Parashat Korah 5777 Meir Sendor I took a quick trip to the States last week to officiate at a wedding and to take the opportunity spend good time with family. Things went pretty smoothly and happily until the flights back…
Group Dynamics
Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei 5777 Meir Sendor A young guest at our Shabbat table recently asked whether I still go to minyan regularly during the week, seeing as I’m no longer serving as a community Rabbi. It was not an innocent question.…
Flex Time
Parashat Noach 5777 Rabbi Meir Sendor Part of our absorption process as new Olim is taking Ulpan. As I mentioned in the post on Parashat Shoftim, we are taking a course called אולפן תעסוקתי – employment Ulpan, for those entering…
