HEARTS & MINDS
In Parshat Balak, Balaam tries to curse the Jewish people, but, as the Talmud teaches us (Sanhedrin 105b), God transformed Balaam’s curses into blessings. The most famous of those blessings is “how goodly are your tents Jacob, your sanctuaries Israel” – a statement uttered each morning as we enter our synagogues for prayers. Rabbi Dunner shares a Nesivos Sholom to explain why this particular blessing was the one that endured for all time.
SHFOCH CHAMATCHA – OPENING DOORS, POURING OUT WRATH
(For the SoundCloud audio, scroll down) Rabbi Dunner takes us to the heart of a cherished Passover tradition: opening our doors for Elijah the Prophet towards the end of the... Read More