Category: Festivals

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

A MESSAGE OF HOPE FOR THE FUTURE

The late Stanley Abramovitch, who passed away without much fanfare a little over five years... Read More

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 JEWISH STATE MUST REMAIN JEWISH

The world has reacted with outrage to the legislation passed this week in Israel that... Read More