BROTHERHOOD & SIBLING RIVALRY
A Shabbes in Williamsburg among Satmar chasidim inspires Rabbi Dunner to address the complex dynamic of sibling rivalry, a staple feature in the book of Bereishit, which crops up again at the beginning of Shemot. Citing the teachings of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks z”l, Rabbi Dunner reveals how the dramatic scene at the very end of Parshat Vayechi holds the key to it all.
(For the SoundCloud audio, scroll down) Can a Jew ever be too far gone? In 1917, more than four centuries after Portugal forced its Jews into hiding, Polish Jew Samuel... Read More