Published Works
Torah insight drawn from a lifetime of scholarship, writing, and teaching.
2018
Episodes from the Margins of Jewish History
The Toby Press
"A thoroughly engaging introduction to some of the most colorful episodes in Jewish history. A wonderfully enjoyable read." — Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks. Rabbi Pini Dunner shines a light on the eccentrics, charlatans, visionaries, and rogues who populate the forgotten corners of the Jewish past, telling their remarkable stories with warmth, wit, and scholarship.
2021
An Original Look at Each Parsha in the Torah
Otzrot Books, Beverly Hills CA
A selection from Rabbi Pini Dunner's weekly articles on the parsha, in which no topic is off-limits, no information too obscure, and no idea too remote to connect to the Torah portion. Taking his lead from the sages of the Talmud, Rabbi Dunner leaps head-first into any subject that comes his way, devouring it in vivid detail and then finding its reflection in the foundational text of Judaism. The connections are often nonintuitive, and always original.
2022
An Original Look at Jewish Festivals & Significant Jewish Dates
Otzrot Books, Beverly Hills CA
The companion volume to Hearts & Minds, turning Rabbi Pini Dunner's inimitable eye to the Jewish festivals and the significant dates of the Jewish calendar. In the same spirit as the first volume, no subject is too obscure and no idea too remote to connect back to the day being marked — the connections original, surprising, and always illuminating.
2026
By George T. Nagel — Edited & Annotated by Rabbi Pini Dunner
Manhattan Book Group
"A raw, uplifting, and humorous account of love and faith." — Kirkus Reviews. George T. Nagel's remarkable story, edited and annotated by Rabbi Pini Dunner.
2024
On Masechet Shabbat
Otzrot Books, Beverly Hills CA
A new edition of the classic Torah work Ohr Hayashar (אור הישר) by Rabbi Shmuel Yitzchak Hillman, focusing on Masechet Shabbat. This beautifully produced hardcover edition brings this important rabbinic text to a new generation of learners, with an introduction and detailed annotations by Rabbi Dunner. Also includes a foreword by the author's great-grandson Isaac Herzog, President of Israel.
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