Category: Audio

THE BEAUTY OF SHABBAT (PART 1)

AN INTRODUCTION TO SHABBAT Shabbat is undoubtedly the most prominent feature of Judaism, the central... Read More

UNDERSTANDING THE TORAH’S STORIES

One of the most puzzling aspects of the Torah is the inclusion of material that... Read More

GETTING TOGETHER EVERY SEVEN YEARS

Rabbi Dunner focuses on the mitzva of Hakhel. Every seven years, after the Shemitta (Sabbatical... Read More

THOUGHTS FOR THE HIGH HOLIDAYS

Why do we need to have both Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur? Surely one of them... Read More

A LOADED INTRODUCTION

Parshat Nitzavim begins with Moses introducing a speech: “Atem Nitzavim Hayom Kulchem Lifnei Hashem” --... Read More

NEVER WASTE AN ENTHUSIASTIC MOMENT

Rabbi Dunner's address to the Beverly Hills Synagogue community on the first night of Selichot,... Read More

BIKKURIM & THE DUTY TO BE JOYFUL

Parshat Ki Tavo begins with the instruction to bring first fruits to Jerusalem, a mitzva... Read More

THE TORAH’S POSITION ON RABBINIC LAW (2)

In the first shiur on this topic, Rabbi Dunner discussed the passage in Shoftim which... Read More