Category: Torah Portions

ICONOCLASM IS THE ROAD TO SELF-DESTRUCTION

Afua Hirsch is a British lawyer and journalist, born to a Jewish father whose family... Read More

ARE THERE REALLY SEVEN BOOKS OF MOSES?

The Torah portion of Beha’alotecha contains two verses set apart from the rest by two... Read More

DESPITE OUR DIFFERENCES, WE ARE ALL THE SAME

From time to time, producers in Hollywood opt for movies that depict the closed world... Read More

THE TRUE MEANING OF “SHALOM”

The portion of Nasso contains instructions for the Kohanim (Priests) to bless the nation using... Read More

MOVING THE US EMBASSY WAS PREDICTED 2,500 YEARS AGO

In March 2016, I was at AIPAC Policy Conference in Washington DC when presumptive Republican... Read More

THE IMPORTANCE OF TORAH STUDY

The first verse of Bechukotai (Lev. 26:3) contains repetitions that make no sense. Citing a... Read More

THE MARK OF LEADERSHIP IS OPTIMISM IN ADVERSITY

This week, we were offered two demonstrations of leadership in the face of adversity, and... Read More

DON’T EMULATE EGYPTIANS OR CANAANITES (2)

https://soundcloud.com/rabbipinidunner/acharei-mot-dont-emulate-egyptians-or-canaanites Before launching into the list of laws concerning permitted sex and sexual morality, the... Read More