Category: Audio

IS THE ABSTINENCE OF A NAZIR GOOD OR BAD?

What are we to make of the strange mitzvah of Nazir? A Nazir (aka: Nazirite)... Read More

HOW THE NUMBERS STAYED THE SAME: A MYSTERY EXPLORED

The Torah portion of Bamidbar is dominated by a detailed census of the Jews taken... Read More

THE CONNECTION BETWEEN SHEMITTA AND MOUNT SINAI

Rabbi Dunner looks at one of the most famous questions ever asked by the Midrash... Read More

THE DEATH OF TWO PRIESTS

Rabbi Dunner discusses the very troubling episode of the death of Aharon HaKohen’s two sons,... Read More

UNTANGLING THE BACKDROP TO ANIMAL SACRIFICE

Rabbi Dunner discusses the monumental disagreement between Rambam and Ramban over the raison d’être for... Read More

A WARNING ABOUT SHABBAT

Why does the warning at the beginning of Vayakhel about Shabbat observance mention work that... Read More

THE GOLDEN CALF – WHAT REALLY HAPPENED?

One of the most troubling narratives in the entire Bible is the story of the... Read More

DYNAMIC SYMBOLISM OF THE MENORAH

Parshat Tetzaveh begins with instructions about lighting the Menorah in the Mishkan, and goes on... Read More