Parashat Beshallach 5780 by Meir Sendor One of the innovative Israeli startups making an important contribution to struggling rural communities in Third World countries is Watergen, which has perfected an atmospheric water generator to efficiently and inexpensively precipitate moisture from…
Graven Images
Parashat Mishpatim 5779 Meir Sendor We spent a few days in Tiberias last week, on the shore of the Kinneret. It’s only forty minutes or so from our home, but at 200 meters below sea level, it was significantly warmer…
Storm System
Parashat Yitro 5779 Meir Sendor The recent storm system that blew through Israel dropped 53cm (21 inches) of fresh snow on already snow-capped Mount Hermon. We have a view of the mountain from our home and it’s a majestic and…
Continuing Education
Parashat Tazria-Metzora 5777 Meir Sendor This week we had a bunch of bureaucratic errands to get done. Israeli government agencies have earned a certain Kafka-esque reputation, but frankly, in our experience, especially in Tzfat, the people we have met are…
