THE JOKE’S ON YOU (PODCAST)
From satire to slapstick, and via every available medium, we are constantly surrounded by humor and jokes. But there seems to be a red line that, once crossed, turns humor from funny to harmful, and from innocuous to dangerous. Rabbi Dunner cites a fascinating Midrash that casts Korach as a comedian who used humor to bring down Moses. What lesson can we learn?
MEMORANDUM OF MISUNDERSTANDING
(For the SoundCloud audio, scroll down) There is something wonderfully reassuring about the phrase “Memorandum of Understanding.” It sounds sober and civilized. “Memorandum” conveys confidence — it is official, it... Read More