WE ARE THE CHOSEN PEOPLE (PODCAST)
Imagine. It is John Lennon’s most iconic song. But what has it got to teach us about being The Chosen People? Is the world featured in Imagine really a utopia? Rabbi Dunner focuses on a familiar festival prayer that focuses on the chosen-ness of the Jewish nation, showing that chosen-ness and uniqueness are not bad or elitist, rather they are the ultimate realization of God’s plan for creation.
There is a particular kind of self-destructive confidence that exists only at the very top of a brutal regime. It isn’t courage, and it certainly isn’t principle. It’s raw hubris,... Read More