Category: Festivals
LIKE ONE MAN, WITH ONE HEART
One of my favorite Midrashic narratives describes God’s attempt to find a nation willing to... Read More
CHAD GADYA (2) & ARAMI OVED AVI
Rabbi Dunner concludes his examination of Chad Gadya, and then delves into the chapter from... Read More
CHAD GADYA: THE STRANGE SONG OF THE SEDER
Rabbi Dunner delves into “Chad Gadya”, the curious song sung at the conclusion of the... Read More
SEDER NIGHT IS A JOURNEY
Rabbi Dunner examines a number of Pesach related topics. Why are we encouraged to immerse... Read More
THE MYSTERIOUS ADDITION TO THE HAGGADAH
Before we begin Maggid on seder night, we insert a short paragraph in Aramaic, which... Read More
HIGH OFFICE IS NOT ABOUT GLORY
Thousands of words have been written about this year’s AIPAC Policy Conference in publications across... Read More
THE INTRIGUING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HAMAN AND MORDECHAI
Megillat Esther seems, on the face of it, to be very straightforward. It records a... Read More