BEYOND BEING NICE

April 23rd, 2026

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“Love your neighbor as yourself” sounds simple—until you try to live it. In this thought-provoking shiur, Rabbi Dunner explores why real love isn’t a feeling but a discipline, built through honesty, restraint, and responsibility. Moving beyond superficial niceness, he uncovers a demanding Torah vision of relationships that challenges instinct, reshapes character, and offers a deeper path to genuine human connection.

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WHEN EVERYTHING ISN’T ENOUGH

(For the SoundCloud audio, scroll down) Why can a person have everything and still feel empty? Parshat Ki Tavo offers a startling answer: fulfillment depends not on what we possess,... Read More

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