Pini Dunner
ARTICLES BY: Pini Dunner
The Road From Abraham to Sodom Is Much Shorter Than We Think
Unsurprisingly, the release of Donald Trump, Jr.’s book, Triggered, immediately unleashed an avalanche of reaction across the political spectrum, much of it negative. And Trump's...
The Bible and the Demonization of Social Media
In his seminal 1869 essay "The Subjection of Women," the celebrated 19th-century British social philosopher John Stuart Mill wrote, “So long as an opinion is...
The Message of Noah: We Must Adapt to New Times, or Perish
I was 11 years old when the movie blockbuster Raiders of the Lost Ark was released in theaters. My parents debated whether I could join a...
Success Awaits Those Who Persevere
The name Thomas Haig Palmer will mean nothing to you, unless you are a keen aficionado of early- and mid-19th-century United States history -- and...
The Sukkah, Rabbinic Law, and Jewish Survival
Unless you are an aficionado of Jewish law, the name “Pri Megadim” will mean very little to you. Nonetheless, it happens to be the title of...
Yom Kippur and Our Inescapable Relationship With God
Every year, for one full 25-hour day, Jews across the world reflect and pray. That day is called Yom Kippur. On Yom Kippur, one’s fate for...
On High Holidays, We Are Judged by Totality of Our Characters
You have no doubt heard of the psychiatric condition known as multiple personality disorder. In 1994, this condition was renamed "dissociative identity disorder"-- or DID --...
A Call for Jewish Unity
This week, I published onto my website the unedited memoirs of the late Rabbi Mordechai Elefant, undoubtedly one of the 20th century’s most colorful rabbinic...
We Must Set the Example for the Next Generation
One of the great social challenges facing society is the problem of juvenile delinquency. Crimes committed by individuals who have not yet reached adulthood can...
How Can So Many in the Orthodox Community Refuse a Basic Education to Their Children?
Earlier this week, I briefly visited New York for a wedding -- and, once again, I came face-to-face with the controversy that continues to rage...
The Torah Teaches That ‘Sight’ Is Unreliable
One of the primary sources of information at any trial is the testimony of witnesses who “were there” -- who saw an event take place...
Shabbat: God’s Opportunity for Us to Reflect
I recently saw an article on Business Insider by Julian Hayes II. You will be excused for not having heard of him. The business magazine...
The Torah Shows Us That Yeshivas Should Embrace Educational Standards
It is an unusual partnership of radically different subgroups. A coalition of strictly-Orthodox Jews, devout Catholics, and elite private schools in New York are joining...
For Jews, Love Must Always Conquer Hate
At 3 AM on Thursday morning, Dvir Sorek, an Israeli yeshiva student from Ofra, was found stabbed to death close to Efrat in Gush Etzion. Dvir...
