THE REASON WHY
(scroll down for the SoundCloud podcast)
Why do we keep a mitzva we don’t understand? The quintessential “chok” is Para Aduma at the beginning of Parshat Chukat. Rabbi Dunner turns to Sefer Hachinuch for an answer, but before he does — he presents a list of every one of the Sifrei Hamitzvot: the works that list all the 613 mitzvos of the Torah. Who were their authors, and what makes each one of these works unique?
SHFOCH CHAMATCHA – OPENING DOORS, POURING OUT WRATH
(For the SoundCloud audio, scroll down) Rabbi Dunner takes us to the heart of a cherished Passover tradition: opening our doors for Elijah the Prophet towards the end of the... Read More