Category: Festivals

RABBI DUNNER PURIM PODCAST

Rabbi Dunner presents a delightful message about the lesson of Purim. Even though we may... Read More

THE ABSENCE OF GOD’S NAME

Megillat Esther is a record of the Purim story written contemporaneously and later included in... Read More

BEAUTY IS IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER

A few weeks ago, at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, our youngest son Uri put... Read More

EXODUS, BUT BY WHOSE MIGHTY HAND?

In the preamble to Parshat Va’era, God assures Moses that the Israelites will be freed... Read More

BACKS TO THE WALL

As the row over President Trump’s border wall gathers pace, with thousands of Central Americans... Read More

AND FINALLY, THE MIRACLE OF CHANUKAH

You will be forgiven for never having heard of Chaim Selig Slonimsky. A minor celebrity... Read More

A MESSAGE FROM THE MAN WHO HAD EVERYTHING

After high school, whenever I would return home from yeshiva between semesters, I would attend... Read More

THE SECRET OF SIMCHAT TORAH REVEALED

There is a maxim in Jewish ritual law which prohibits mixing two distinct expressions of... Read More