Pini Dunner
ARTICLES BY: Pini Dunner
Abraham, Trump and Accepting the Election Results
Over the past few days, I have been avidly following left-leaning political commentators and Hillary-supporting pundits, to see what they have to say about Tuesday’s unexpected election...
Will the Good Times Last Between Israel and Saudi Arabia?
Over the past few months, there have been curious developments in the relationship between Saudi Arabia and Israel. A couple of weeks ago, Salman al-Ansari,...
UNESCO, Israel, Cain and Abel
Kol hapossel bemumo possel is an old rabbinic refrain. Roughly translated, it means that those who criticize others are usually criticizing faults they possess themselves. Modern psychology has a word for...
Muslims, Christians and Jews Must Oppose the UNESCO Decision
Some years ago, while browsing in a dusty second-hand bookstore in London, I came across a pamphlet titled A Brief Guide to Al-Haram Al-Sharif. The document...
The Battle for Kapparot and Jewish Tradition
Over the past few months, animal rights activists in the United States have focused their attention on the pre-Yom Kippur custom of "kapparot." Here in Los...
Group Prayer and Yom Kippur
Earlier this week, I read an op-ed written by a former UK prison warden, who gave his thoughts on the rising problem of radical Islam in British prisons....
Who Is a Jew? And Who Gets to Decide?
Since Israel's founding in 1948, one of its most contentious problems has been trying to define "Who is a Jew?" The premise behind Israel’s creation was to...
Real Charity Means Giving to Those Outside of Your Circle
It was reported this week that Dallas, Texas, is now one of America’s most philanthropic cities. It seems that Dallas’ charitable streak grew notably in...
Shimon Peres and the Mirage of Peace
The news earlier this week that Shimon Peres had suffered a devastating stroke was greeted with shock and sadness across the political spectrum. His onetime rival,...
The Case Against Specialization and for General Knowledge
We live in an age of ever-increasing specialization. Up until the early 20th century, interdisciplinary experts abounded. Charles Darwin was renowned as a geologist and...
Choose the Blessings, Recognize the Curses
This past week has been eventful, but what really caught my attention was a seemingly insignificant incident that frightened me more than almost anything else...
The Beauty of Israel Is in the Eye of the Beholder
Occasionally you come across information in an article that is meaningless to most of the readers, but resonates powerfully with you. Stumbling across one of...
Keeping Kosher, Eating Healthily
Not a week goes by without a new fad diet hitting the headlines. Each promises countless health benefits and longevity, while guaranteeing sustainable weight loss, and each...
Tisha B’Av and the Nature of Evil
The period of mourning for the destruction of our two Jerusalem temples does not seem to fit with the idea that Judaism is underpinned by...
