THE MYSTERY OF THE FIRST SHABBAT (PODCAST)
Rabbi Dunner describes a weird sect of Shabbat-observant Russian gentiles that emerged in the eighteenth century – the Subbotniks. Who were they, and how are they relevant to the first Shabbat ever observed by the Jewish nation, as referred to in Parshat Beshalach? Rabbi Dunner explains.
(For the SoundCloud audio, scroll down) Yom Kippur can feel like a day to endure: fasting, confession, white garments, and hours in shul. But beneath the solemnity lies one of... Read More