Pini Dunner
ARTICLES BY: Pini Dunner
Israel Does Belong to the Jews — and We’re Here to Stay
We are just over one month away from the 75th anniversary of one of the most momentous events in modern Jewish history, and modern history...
Celebrating Our Unique Relationship with God
There is a maxim in Jewish ritual law that prohibits mixing two distinct expressions of joy -- a rule known as “Ein Me’arvin Simcha Besimcha.” This...
The World’s Most Remarkable Fruit
It is fair to say that the etrog fruit used by Jewish communities across the world as part of the “four species” during the festival...
Yom Kippur: How to Finally Reach Your Goals This Year
One of the best chess players of all time was the son of a German chazzan, a man called Emmanuel Lasker (1868-1941). He was world chess champion...
The Road to Heaven and Rosh Hashanah
"The road to hell is paved with good intentions," goes the adage, and the broad consensus is that “good intentions” are a waste of time....
The Embodiment of Royalty
Over the past week, we have witnessed incredible scenes, as the United Kingdom bids farewell to Elizabeth II, the queen for over 70 years --...
Those Who’ve Sinned, and Those Who Fight
One of the most enigmatic sages of the Talmud is undoubtedly Rabbi Yose the Galilean. As a non-Judean, he was considered an outsider when he...
Are We Willing to See the Truth?
A good friend of mine sent me a YouTube link this week with an accompanying message: “You need a lot of time for this, but...
Teachers and Leaders Must Practice What They Preach
There is a widely-circulated apocryphal story about the British philosopher Bertrand Russell (1872-1970), which purports that while he was a professor of ethics at Harvard...
When Human Leaders Fail Us, God Is There
The Seven Years War of 1756-1763 was a brutal international military conflict that saw a total realignment of European strategic alliances, creating the foundation for...
What Moses Teaches Us About Alex Jones
Recently, my good friend Seth Siegel sent me his latest book, "Other People’s Words," a fabulous collection of more than 1,200 pithy quotations from the...
Unique and Unexceptional
Last month, I traveled to Mexico City to attend a wedding. It was my first time in this sprawling capital city that nestles 7,350 feet...
What the Torah Says About Motivated Reasoning, and ‘Stop the Steal’
Earlier this week, a fascinating article in The New York Times caught my attention: "How ‘Stop the Steal’ Captured the American Right." The article argues that...
Communal Effort Ensures Jewish Survival
I have always been intrigued by a troubling question: how would Rashi, the prolific medieval commentator on the Hebrew scriptures and the Talmud, have responded...
