Category: Audio

HAPPY IS NOT A LUXURY, IT’S A NECESSITY

The opening verse of Parshat Eikev (Deut. 7:12) contains the unusual word “eikev”, for which... Read More

THE IN’S AND OUT’S OF REBUKE

The Book of Devarim (Deuteronomy) begins with a phrase the Talmudic sages interpret to mean... Read More

UNRAVELING THE INTRODUCTORY VERSE

The first two verses in the portion of Mattot are confounding. Why are the leaders... Read More

WILD WILD WEST – ORTHODOX JEWISH PIONEERS IN L.A.

Rabbi Dunner presents an array of astonishing stories and anecdotes, charting the unlikely rise of... Read More

THE DAUGHTERS OF TZELOFCHAD

One of the most curious episodes in the Torah is the appearance of the daughters... Read More

THE MYSTERIOUS INCLUSION OF BALAAM’S WORDS IN OUR PRAYERS

Upon entering the synagogue each morning for prayers we intone the words first uttered by... Read More

FOR THE SAKE OF HEAVEN

The Mishna in Avot (5,17) defines the conflict of Korach as not being "for the... Read More

MOSES MENDELSSOHN AND THE ORIGINS OF JEWISH MODERNITY

Moses Mendelssohn was simultaneously the most famous Jew in Europe during the eighteenth century, and... Read More