Rabbi Pini Dunner

Rabbi Pini Dunner

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Yom Kippur

The extra ingredient in making festivals special: family memories

Rabbi Pini Dunner sets the scene for the forthcoming autumn chagim in this extract from his new book

By Rabbi Pini Dunner

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Israeli family celebrates together on the eve of Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year, on September 25, 2022, in Rananna. Photo by Nati Shohat/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** משפחה חוגגים ישראל חג ערב חג ראש השנה
The singular joy of Simchat Torah

The singular joy of Simchat Torah

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More than 2000 students attend a ceremony ending the Shmita year (sabbatical year), in Efrat, on October 11, 2015. The shmita year is the seventh year of the seven-year agricultural cycle mandated by the Torah for the Land of Israel. During shmita, the land is left to lie fallow and all agricultural activity, including plowing, planting, pruning and harvesting, is forbidden by the Jewish law. Photo by Gershon Elinson/FLASH90 *** Local Caption *** è÷ñ îòîã ä÷äì äðòøê áñéåí ùðú äùîéèä ðòøê ì2000 úìîéãé áúé äñôø åäâðéí áàôøú

The remarkable revival of the sabbatical year

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