WHY I WEPT THIS WEEK (PODCAST)

December 9th, 2021

On the last night of Chanukah, a bunch of guys came together and sang with Yigal Calek, legendary director and conductor of the London School of Jewish Song, a Jewish musical phenomenon of the ’60s, 70s and 80s. As he watched the video, Rabbi Dunner found himself weeping uncontrollably. So did many others. In an attempt to explain this extraordinary reaction, Rabbi Dunner turns to the Igra Dekalla, and an insight he proposes for a challenging passage in Parshat Vayigash.

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