Category: Audio

LESSONS IN CHARITY, PHILANTHROPY & BENEVOLENCE

Parshat Ki Tavo begins with the mitzvah of Bikkurim, the giving of first fruits of... Read More

THE OBLIGATIONS & LIMITATIONS OF RELIGIOUS COERCION (2)

Rabbi Dunner concludes his review of the vexed issue of religious coercion. Shoftim begins with... Read More

THE OBLIGATIONS & LIMITATIONS OF RELIGIOUS COERCION (1)

Shoftim begins with Moses’ instruction to appoint Judges and officers of the law. Maimonides and... Read More

SEEING IS BELIEVING

The portion of Re’eh begins with Moses presenting the nation with a choice (Deut. 11:26):... Read More

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