Pini Dunner
ARTICLES BY: Pini Dunner
Here’s What You Can Do to Help Fight BDS
Last August, after an American Jewish reggae singer was banned by pro-BDS activists from singing at a Spanish music festival, I penned an article titled...
Why Circumcision Is an Essential Part of Jewish identity
Tucked away at the beginning of this week’s Torah portion is the mitzvah of Brit Milah -- the obligation to circumcise every male Jew, ideally...
The UN Is an Enemy in Sheep’s Clothing
Last Friday, the UN Commission on the Status of Women voted on a resolution blaming “Israeli occupation” for the lack of advancement of Palestinian women...
Using the Story of Purim to Judge the Presidential Candidates
Thousands of words have been written about this year’s AIPAC Policy Conference in publications across the world. It seems that everyone wanted to weigh in...
Memory and the True Message of the Book of Esther
One of the most frightening aspects of old age is the potential onset of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. Active, successful people slowly descend into a...
Moses and the True ‘Power of Humility’
Data is the mortal enemy of assumption. We often assume we know things, or go along with accepted wisdom, but when we examine the cold...
Donald Trump and This Week’s Torah Portion
There was a very weird exchange on CNN this week during an interview with Donald Trump. I have watched the clip several times just to...
We Cannot Allow Anyone — Especially Jews — to Call Israel an Apartheid State
This week in Los Angeles, we were all extremely disturbed by the full-page advertisement that appeared in Wednesday’s edition of the LA Times. Sponsored by Jewish...
Atheism and Judaism
For many years, I have instinctively believed that atheism thrived in the ancient world. I have relied on this idea when teaching about aspects of...
Why Israelis and Jews Must Always Fight for the Truth
This week I read an article about a woman named Jasbir Puar who is an associate professor in the Department of Women's and Gender Studies at...
True Religion Is Caring Deeply for All Human Beings
Earlier today, I read a report about a "Pro-Life Congress" last week in Santa Ana. Before I delve into what caught my eye about the...
Even Amid Terror and Fear, Look for the Silver Lining
Once again, we are all reeling from horrific news coming out of Israel. A couple of weeks ago, an Israeli mother of six, Dafna Meir,...
Water as a Metaphor for a Life of Torah
Water has been in the news a lot this week. In Michigan, Governor Rick Snyder used his State of the State address to apologize to...
We Must Open Our Eyes to the Exodus From Egypt — and the World Around Us
Last Sunday, a whole group of us from Beverly Hills Synagogue went to visit the Broad Museum, a new Modern Art installation in downtown LA....
