Parashat Vayishlach 5777 Rabbi Meir Sendor This week’s parashah opens with Yaakov Avinu’s anxious preparations to meet his twin brother Esav after years of estrangement. Fearing Esav’s murderous resentment, Yaakov prays poignantly and movingly to HaShem for help. The commentators…
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…
