Author: @user_rubbiPdunner

THE UNDERLYING SIGNIFICANCE OF ‘EVED IVRI’

Mishpatim begins with the laws of ‘Eved Ivri’ - an indentured Jewish servant, sold into... Read More

VIGNETTES FROM THE MARGINS (VIDEO)

Rivalries, controversies, charlatans and skullduggery come to life, as Rabbi Dunner reveals the backdrop for... Read More

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VIGNETTES FROM THE MARGINS

Rivalries, controversies, charlatans and skullduggery come to life, as Rabbi Dunner reveals the backdrop for... Read More

THE MYSTERY OF THE FIRST SHABBAT

Sometime in the eighteenth century, a group of Russian-Orthodox Christians revolted against the strict hierarchical... Read More

PHARAOH’S ROLE IN THE EXODUS

The portion of Beshalach begins with a negative introductory word — “vayehi” — and then... Read More

RAV KOOK & THE WARSHAWSKI HOTEL AFFAIR

In 1912, Rav Avraham Yitzchak Hacohen Kook, the revered rabbi of Jaffa and later chief... Read More

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RAV KOOK – MYSTICAL DREAMER & LOVER OF ZION (VIDEO)

Rav Avraham Yitzchak Hacohen Kook was one of the superstars of the rabbinate during the... Read More

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TURNING PHYSICAL REDEMPTION INTO SPIRITUAL REDEMPTION

Earlier this week, in the final lecture of this season’s Jewish History series at my... Read More