INSANITY IS NO EXCUSE (PODCAST)
The alleged vandalist of Nessah Synagogue is being described as “crazy”.
But is insanity a valid plea when it comes to antisemitism?
The debate over whether racism and antisemitism is a mental disorder has been raging since the 1930s. In this podcast, Rabbi Dunner intriguingly ties the entire issue in with the antihero of the Chanukah story, Antiochus IV Epiphanes.
(For the SoundCloud audio, scroll down) Aristotle noted that “Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.” But who nowadays has the time for that? Introspection is so sedentary –... Read More