Category: Torah Portions

SHEMITTA & YOVEL – ILLUMINATED BY ABARBANEL

In his shiur on Parshat Behar Rabbi Dunner looks at the beginning of the parsha,... Read More

THE NEED FOR LEADERSHIP TRAINING

Over the past couple of decades leadership training has ballooned into a multi-billion dollar industry.... Read More

WHAT’S THE DEAL WITH PESACH SHEINI

Rabbi Dunner discusses an obscure Jewish calendar date known as ‘Pesach Sheini’. Its origins are... Read More

WHAT DOES “BE HOLY” ACTUALLY MEAN?

Rabbi Dunner looks at one of the most curious instructions in the Torah, which appears... Read More

MISPLACED PITY IS AN INSIDIOUS INJUSTICE

Until last week, I thought that I had heard just about everything bad anyone had... Read More

DICTATED BY LOGIC OR RITUAL OBLIGATIONS?

This week’s parsha lists in explicit detail all of the sexual relationships that are forbidden... Read More

THE SADDUCEES OF MODERN AMERICA

Seymour Rosenbloom is a Conservative rabbi who gave 36 years of distinguished service as the... Read More

THE JEWISH ASPIRATION FOR PERFECTION

Tucked away at the beginning of the Torah portion of Tazria is the mitzvah of... Read More