THE DANGER FROM CONSPIRACIES (PODCAST)
Shocking scenes from Washington DC and the mob invasion of the U.S. Capitol prompt Rabbi Dunner to examine the prevalence of conspiracy theories, and the danger they pose to normative society.
Drawing on the story of Pharaoh’s propagation of a conspiracy theory about the Jews in Egypt, Rabbi Dunner suggests a lesson from Parshat Shemot that is as relevant today as when the Jews were slaves in Egypt over 3,000 years ago.
(For the SoundCloud audio, scroll down) The 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, Robert Gascoyne-Cecil — who served as British Prime Minister three times at the turn of the 20th century —... Read More