BE HONEST WITH YOURSELF (PODCAST)
The father of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud, wrote to Wilhelm Fliess in 1897, telling him “being entirely honest with oneself is a good exercise.” In this podcast for Parshat Toldot, Rabbi Dunner reveals why partial self-honesty is never enough, and how it is that this was Esav’s greatest flaw.
There is a particular kind of self-destructive confidence that exists only at the very top of a brutal regime. It isn’t courage, and it certainly isn’t principle. It’s raw hubris,... Read More