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.
THEY ARE CHAPTERS. WE ARE THE BOOK.
The Tisha B’Av experience is utterly unique. You sit on the floor in the half-dark, your shoes off, your voice cracking through the dirge-like cadences of Eichah, and then you... Read More