Category: Audio
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
GOOD OR EVIL? MAKE UP YOUR MIND
The tragic story of the spies dominates Parshat Shlach. Twelve Israelite princes were dispatched to... Read More