WHY OPTIMISM WORKS (PODCAST)
Modern studies have shown that there is much to be gained by being optimistic, and much to be lost by wallowing in pessimism. Rabbi Dunner cites a Rashi towards the end of the Exodus narrative that finds this idea embedded at the heart of our most important nation-founding narrative.
There is a curious anomaly in Parshat Ki Tavo: those who will adhere to God's Torah are promised to be "on the top," and also not "on the bottom." Why... Read More