Posts Tagged: Pini Dunner
Immigration, Trump and Pharaoh
As the row over President Trump’s border wall gathers pace, with thousands of Central Americans camped in Tijuana on the Mexican-American border, and the president...
An Education in Jewish Education
You will probably have heard about the controversy raging over general studies at Orthodox Jewish day schools that has erupted in New York over the...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Jeremy Corbyn’s Antisemitism Isn’t Even the Worst of It
The last time that I wrote about Jeremy Corbyn, the leader of the UK’s Labour Party, was over two years ago. At the time Corbyn...
Do We Have Free Will? And Does It Matter?
One of the major topics tackled by Greek philosophy is the existence of free will. Are human beings capable of making choices, or are their choices determined by...
