PHARAOH AND HIS PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY (PODCAST)
Oscar Wilde’s most famous novel is The Picture of Dorian Gray, about a hedonistic, handsome young man pursuing all the pleasures of life. Gray wishes for his perfect appearance to remain unaffected by this lifestyle, and instead for a portrait image of him to age and wither. Rabbi Dunner uses this remarkable narrative to illustrate a moral lesson regarding the Pharaoh of ancient Egypt, in a message that resonates for us all today.
(For the SoundCloud audio, scroll down) In his 2015 book, Lessons in Leadership, Rabbi Jonathan Sacks wrote: “Leaders must have the strength to know what they cannot be if they... Read More