Pini Dunner
ARTICLES BY: Pini Dunner
The Light of Israel and the Jewish People
In a recent article, I described my trip to Israel with our son Meir, who is drafting into the IDF. One thing I didn’t mention was...
Do Good for Its Own Sake
Paul Cowan has a very unique job -- he is the head of Transport for London’s (TfL) “Lost Property” division. Until September of last year,...
Parshat Shoftim: Peace and Justice Must Prevail
It is unlikely that the name Rabbi Pinchas Menachem Mendel HaCohen Singer will mean anything to you. His rabbinic career principally spanned the early decades...
Confronting Modern Anarchy and Idolatry
In the late 1990s, Aaron Peckham was a nerdy computer studies undergraduate at “Cal Poly” in San Luis Obispo, California. Just over 20 years later,...
A Personal Relationship With God Is Reachable — if We Believe in It
In his old age, the late Sir Roger Bannister was the absolute epitome of an elderly British gentleman -- urbane, well-spoken, and courteous to a...
Wearing a Mask Is Required by Jewish Ethics and Values
According to the world’s most eminent epidemiologists, until an effective treatment for COVID-19 or reliable vaccines to prevent infection are available, we should all be...
What Israel Means to Judaism Today
I have just returned from a three-week trip to Israel. I was there to accompany our son Meir as he begins his incredible voyage as...
The West Takes a Step Back From ‘Cancel Culture’
This week, the fightback against “woke culture” -- the almost Orwellian control of what one is allowed to think and say in polite company --...
Parshat Pinchas and the Need for Strong Action
On Thursday morning, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) declared in a landmark ruling that a huge tract of land in eastern Oklahoma...
A Trip to Israel During Coronavirus Yields Some Lessons
Earlier this week, after months of self-imposed quarantine and rigidly adhered-to social distancing, I abandoned caution and flew with my son Meir to Israel, so...
Korah and Moses: Not All Views and Histories Are Worth Venerating
Judging historical figures along with the movements or ideals they launched and promoted is not an easy task. Decades, even centuries, may pass before there...
Korach and the Failure of Anarchy
Those familiar with the history of British cinema will certainly have heard of a genre of films known as the Ealing Comedies, a series of...
Black Lives Matter: The Movement vs. The Goals
It’s hard for me to get behind the official Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement. No, not my words, but the words of Barbara Reynolds, an...
George Floyd Protests Show Something Is Wrong — and We Must Fix It
Aficionados of Talmud study will know that it is often one key concept or thesis that will unlock a dense discussion of complex or obscure...
