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THE LEGEND OF RABBI AMNON RECONSIDERED

Unlike every other major and minor Jewish festival, Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur are not... Read More

THE ESCHATOLOGY OF TESHUVA

In Parshat Nitzavim (Deut. 30), Moses shares a prophecy concerning the "end of days", the... Read More

A TIME TO BE EXTRAORDINARY

Rabbi Dunner addresses Beverly Hills Synagogue before the Selichot service, Motzei Shabbat, September 1, 2018.... Read More

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

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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