Pini Dunner
ARTICLES BY: Pini Dunner
And Finally, the Miracle of Hanukkah
You will be forgiven for never having heard of Chaim Selig Slonimsky. A minor celebrity in 19th century Eastern Europe, he was an avuncular man with...
The Power of Dreams
Last week, I attended the benefactor screening of "Never Stop Dreaming," a new movie about the life of Shimon Peres produced by Moriah Films, a...
Carrying on the Legacy of the Past
Last Thursday, I crept quietly into a room at my daughter’s apartment in New York to catch my first glimpse of our first grandchild, a...
Respect History, but Forge a New Path
This week saw the launch of my debut book, Mavericks, Mystics & False Messiahs, marking the end of a long and enjoyable literary journey. Late last...
What’s Needed Now Is Jewish Unity
Tragedy can bring out the best in people, and it can also bring out the worst. After the horrific massacre at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh...
The Story of Lot — and the Two-State Solution
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” We’ve all heard that quote dozens, if not hundreds, of...
Lech Lecha: How Abraham Learned to Speak
In the summer of 1725, a group of hunters near Hamelin, Lower Saxony, spotted a strange looking creature, unlike any animal they had ever seen...
These Religious Fanatics Are Like Noah, Not Abraham
A couple of weeks ago, several hundred ultra-Orthodox anti-Zionists demonstrated outside the United Nations during the intermediate days of Sukkot, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...
The Lessons of Adam and Eve
I don’t expect that you have heard of Dr. Ian Walker, a professor at Bath University in England. Usually described by the media as a “traffic...
The Secret of Simchat Torah Revealed
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.”...
Ari Fuld’s Message and Life Will Last
In March 2015, I received an email from Ari Fuld. A mutual friend had suggested that Ari get in touch with me, as he was...
A Message of Hope for the Future
The late Stanley Abramovitch, who passed away five years ago without much fanfare, was one of the 20th century’s great Jewish heroes. You will be forgiven for...
Ki Tavo: The Pursuit of Happiness
How does one measure happiness? It seems like a simple question, but as it turns out, there is no simple answer. Researchers struggle to define happiness,...
The Nature vs. Nurture Debate Revisited
In 1883, the sociologist polymath Sir Francis Galton published his celebrated work on human behavior, Inquiries Into Human Faculty And Its Development, which incorporated his...
