Posts Tagged: Pini Dunner Rabbi
Why Fake News Is an Affront to God
Have you ever heard of Veles (pronounced “veh-less”)? I don’t expect you have. It’s a small town in a European country called North Macedonia —...
Jewish Stoicism and Our Faith in God
One of the most remarkable of all Roman emperors was the philosopher-king Marcus Aurelius. His full name was Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus, which led the polymath...
True Friends Put Others First
We all need friends. We all have friends. And we all have something to say about friendship. And yet, defining friendship is far more elusive than...
The Talmud’s Take on Keeping Up With the Joneses
On November 10, 1987, artist Arthur R. Momand died in New York at the age of 100. Although a short obituary appeared in The New...
Charity Is in Your Heart, Not Your Wallet
Some years ago, I came across an article that began with this rather startling statement: “If you raise money for charity, you're probably oppressing someone.” The...
Avoiding the Dangers of Spiritual Groupthink
A couple of months ago, I wrote a column about the German-born social psychologist, Kurt Lewin (1890-1947). Although most people have never heard of him,...
