The Midrash in Mishlei declares that when the Messiah comes, the festival of Purim will still be celebrated, and all the other festivals will be canceled. The Midrash adds that although all the other festivals will become obsolete, Yom Kippur will endure. But why is Purim so unique so that it will live on once … Continue reading “THE ETERNAL FESTIVAL OF PURIM”
Rabbi Dunner presents a delightful message about the lesson of Purim. Even though we may be different, Purim is about what makes us all the same.
This week, Israel entered the second month since the October 7th massacre that wreaked havoc in Southern Israel, leaving 1400 people dead, 240 kidnapped, and thousands more injured, all at the hands of brutal hordes of Iran-trained Qatar-funded Hamas terrorists. Israelis and Jews across the world have barely had time to process this devastating event. … Continue reading “BETTER TIMES LIE AHEAD”
Jewish life and Jewish identity are inextricably bound up with the Jewish festivals cycle that runs through each calendar year. Every month of the Jewish year is connected to a holiday or a significant commemorative date — such as a fast day. These holidays and commemorative dates are the lifeblood of every Jew — the … Continue reading “THE POWER OF MEMORY AND PERSONAL EXPERIENCE”
There is an interesting disagreement between Rabbi Moshe Sofer and Rabbi Meir Simcha HaCohen of Dvinsk regarding the festive meal for Purim that makes up for the seudah one has to miss on a Purim that falls on Shabbat. According to Rabbi Meir Simcha one can have the Seudah on Saturday night, while according to … Continue reading “DAY AND NIGHT (VIDEO)”
There is an interesting disagreement between Rabbi Moshe Sofer and Rabbi Meir Simcha HaCohen of Dvinsk regarding the festive meal for Purim that makes up for the seudah one has to miss on a Purim that falls on Shabbat. According to Rabbi Meir Simcha one can have the Seudah on Saturday night, while according to … Continue reading “DAY AND NIGHT”
The First World War, said President Woodrow Wilson, was going to be “a war to end all wars.” He was totally wrong – and, as it turns out, a plagiarist; the turn of phrase was not even his. “The War That Will End War” was the title of a book by the British writer H.G. … Continue reading “FOREWARNED IS FOREARMED”
After exactly a year, Rabbi Dunner’s community has finally returned to their synagogue building, having closed the facility immediately after Purim last year in response to the dangers of COVID. Rabbi Dunner reflects on a difficult year for his community, although it was immeasurably enhanced by an open-air minyan at a synagogue member’s tennis court. … Continue reading “GETTING UP AND BEYOND (PODCAST)”
