Category: Torah Portions
AFTER 25 YEARS, IS THE WORLD A SAFER PLACE?
Twenty-five years ago this week, Saddam Hussein, then leader of Iraq, launched his ill-fated invasion... Read More
THE SEVEN SPECIES & GRACE AFTER MEALS
Rabbi Dunner addresses two topics taken from Parshat Eikev. Firstly, why is the Land of... Read More
A ROMANTIC LOVE AFFAIR WITH GOD
On Thursday it will be ‘Tu Be’Av’, or 15 Av, an obscure Jewish festival day... Read More
DEVARIM, JEFFERSON AND JACKSON
There is so much going on at the moment that I never got around to... Read More
UNDERSTANDING THE FIFTH BOOK OF THE TORAH
Sefer Devarim is quite different from the first four books of the Torah. In classic... Read More
THE TRIBES THAT WANTED TO STAY BEHIND
Rabbi Dunner discusses the tribes who stayed behind in the land of Gilead. As the... Read More
WHEN IDEALISM ONLY EXISTS AS FANTASY
The Torah portion of Balak contains a story that is so strange, so bizarre, and... Read More