THE MYSTERIOUS MEMORY LAPSE OF B’NEI BETEIRA
In 1775, Rav Yaakov Emden published his Shabbat Hagadol Drasha originally delivered in 1730, when he was the rabbi in Emden, Germany. Why did the B’nei Beteira forget a basic halakha relating to Korban Pesach? And why did this episode result in the appointment of Hillel Habavli as head of the Sanhedrin? Rabbi Dunner summarizes Rav Yaakov Emden’s tour-de-force Talmudic discourse in this fabulous shiur, full of incisive insights and fascinating historical vignettes.
SHFOCH CHAMATCHA – OPENING DOORS, POURING OUT WRATH
(For the SoundCloud audio, scroll down) Rabbi Dunner takes us to the heart of a cherished Passover tradition: opening our doors for Elijah the Prophet towards the end of the... Read More