Author: @user_rubbiPdunner
THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS
How does one measure happiness? It seems like a simple question, but as it turns... Read More
THE ASTONISHING STORY OF THE YABLONER REBBE (VIDEO)
In 1924, the primary founder of Kfar Hasidim, a farming village near Haifa, Israel, was... Read More
LESSONS IN CHARITY, PHILANTHROPY & BENEVOLENCE
Parshat Ki Tavo begins with the mitzvah of Bikkurim, the giving of first fruits of... Read More
THE NATURE VS. NURTURE DEBATE REVISITED
In 1883, the sociologist polymath Sir Francis Galton published his celebrated work on human behavior,... Read More
THE OBLIGATIONS & LIMITATIONS OF RELIGIOUS COERCION (2)
Rabbi Dunner concludes his review of the vexed issue of religious coercion. Shoftim begins with... Read More
CORBYN’S ANTISEMITISM IS NOT THE PROBLEM
The last time I wrote about Jeremy Corbyn, leader of the UK’s Labour Party, was... Read More
THE OBLIGATIONS & LIMITATIONS OF RELIGIOUS COERCION (1)
Shoftim begins with Moses’ instruction to appoint Judges and officers of the law. Maimonides and... Read More
DO WE POSSESS FREE WILL? DOES IT MATTER?
One of the major topics tackled by Greek philosophy is the existence or otherwise of... Read More