Matthew McConaughey invokes God Matthew McConaughey invokes God By Laura PorterReligion No Comments March, 2014 5 min read How do you confuse and confound an auditorium full of rich, beautiful, self-important, f...Read More 11 March, 2014
Child Sexual Abuse advocacy losing its way? Child Sexual Abuse advocacy losing its way? By Laura PorterReligion No Comments March, 2014 7 min read It started last October, with the release of a statement by advocacy group Tzedek announci...Read More 3 March, 2014
Pekudei: Moshe and Accountability Pekudei: Moshe and Accountability By Laura PorterReligion No Comments February, 2014 5 min read In any not-for-profit venture, there are three groups of people involved: leaders, who ar...Read More 28 February, 2014
When good people do bad things When good people do bad things By Laura PorterReligion No Comments February, 2014 6 min read Orthodox communities all over the world continue to struggle with the wave of child sexual...Read More 12 February, 2014
The Kaddish Club The Kaddish Club By Laura PorterDeath & Mourning No Comments January, 2014 5 min read They gather together in the middle of the work day, converging on venues around the Melbou...Read More 5 January, 2014
On Jewish Giving On Jewish Giving By Laura PorterReligion No Comments September, 2013 6 min read The debate over ‘Jewish giving’ will just never go away. My first introduction was nea...Read More 24 September, 2013
Aussie Jews leading the fight against hate Aussie Jews leading the fight against hate By Laura PorterReligion No Comments September, 2013 3 min read The liturgy of Yom Kippur includes the phrase “we have not been satisfied with the previ...Read More 14 September, 2013
Prayer Speed Humps Prayer Speed Humps By Laura PorterReligion No Comments September, 2013 5 min read Rote and ritual are perhaps the natural enemy of progress. To be sure, rote and ritual pro...Read More 2 September, 2013
The Dead Body Scorecard The Dead Body Scorecard By Laura PorterMiddle East No Comments August, 2013 5 min read Lies, Damned Lies, and Body Counts What’s with the media’s bizarre obsession with body...Read More 19 August, 2013
Orthodox Affiliated Orthodox Affiliated By Laura PorterReligion No Comments August, 2013 4 min read In Melbourne we have a large and diverse community that offers much choice when it comes t...Read More 16 August, 2013
The real meaning of Tzedek The real meaning of Tzedek By Laura PorterReligion No Comments August, 2013 5 min read This week’s Torah reading – Shoftim – contains the well-known phrase ‘Tzedek tze...Read More 9 August, 2013
Giving to Meshulachim Giving to Meshulachim By Laura PorterPhilanthropy No Comments July, 2013 5 min read If you live in the ghettos of Caulfield, East St Kilda or Bondi, and have a mezuzah on you...Read More 31 July, 2013