A LESSON FROM THE FRENCH REVOLUTION (PODCAST)
Rabbi Dunner puzzles over the fact that Maximilien Robespierre was known as “the incorruptible”, bearing in mind that he presided over the most violent period of the French Revolution, known as the Reign of Terror. A midrash on Parshat Pekudei helps clear up the definition of integrity and incorruptibility once and for all.
(For the SoundCloud audio, scroll down) Parshat Chukkat unfolds amid death, transition, failed leadership, poisonous speech, and unanswered questions. Rabbi Dunner explores why Moshe’s old methods no longer worked, how... Read More