A TALE FOR ALL TIME
Written over two thousand years apart, the first-…
An episode of the Deeper Look At The Parsha podcast, hosted by Rabbi Pini Dunner, titled "A TALE FOR ALL TIME" was published on December 25, 2025 and runs 9 minutes.
December 25, 2025 ·9m · Deeper Look At The Parsha
Summary
Written over two thousand years apart, the first-ever novel - written by a Japanese courtier - and the Torah’s story of Joseph converge on the same unsettling question: how should power be used? Drawing on The Tale of Genji and Parshat Vayigash, Rabbi Dunner explores influence beneath the throne, the danger of unchecked authority, and why true leadership is revealed not by domination, but by restraint.