Category: Festivals
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
THE TRIUMPHANT MESSAGE OF NAOMI IN THE BOOK OF RUTH
For many Holocaust survivors, Shavuot was their first festival after liberation from concentration camp. One... Read More
MEGILLAT RUTH – THE ORIGINS OF MONARCHY & REDEMPTION
https://soundcloud.com/rabbipinidunner/megillat-ruth-the-origins-of-monarchy-redemption On the festival of Shavuot (Pentecost), we have the custom to read Megillat Ruth,... Read More
MARK TWAIN VISITS THE HOLY LAND
In 1867, a young man called Samuel Langhorne Clemens set sail from New York, bound... Read More