Thank you to all of you who have responded to our last post. We would be happy to get more suggestions for how we can act responsibly in the world, and share them with our community. One suggestion was for…
Knowledge is Compassion
Parashat Re’eh 5780 Meir Sendor The pandemic is having devastating global impact on people’s livelihoods as well as health, and both aspects of the crisis are life-threatening. Israel finds itself struggling to balance the need to restrict social interaction to…
Remember Who You Are
Parashat VaYeshev 5779 Meir Sendor The congregation of the Beit HaKnesset we attend is largely Moroccan. It was founded by a building contractor who directed the construction himself, and he took care with it, so it’s pretty nicely appointed. As…
Milk and Honey
Parashat Ekev 5778 Meir Sendor On a glorious sunny summer afternoon in Efrat our grandchildren who live in Israel, joined by our granddaughter visiting from New Jersey, took part in a community-wide Tzedakah project at a local ball field. Children…
Service of the Heart
Parshat Re’eh 5776 Rabbi Meir Sendor This is a big week at Livnot U’Lehibanot – the arrival of the Bnot Sherut Leumi. It’s an annual event, the arrival of this year’s group of young women, between the ages of 18 and…
