Revisiting philanthropic priorities after Oct. 7 Revisiting philanthropic priorities after Oct. 7 By David WerdigerPhilanthropyNo Comments 7 min read “What proportion of members’ giving is Jewish?” This was my question for the t...Read More 7 March, 2024
Jewish Philanthropy: Buildings vs chairs Jewish Philanthropy: Buildings vs chairs By David WerdigerPhilanthropyNo Comments 5 min read The old jokes about the Jewish spacecraft that was unable to take-off because it was weigh...Read More 12 January, 2024
In this war, cognitive biases win In this war, cognitive biases win By David WerdigerMiddle EastNo Comments 4 min read Support for Hamas from various groups has astounded many people: “Can’t you finally re...Read More 13 October, 2023
Bina 2.0: Why AI Won’t Replace Us Bina 2.0: Why AI Won’t Replace Us By David WerdigerReligionNo Comments 12 min read The latest iteration of AI – specifically OpenAI’s ChatGPT product – ...Read More 20 September, 2023
Legacy Interrupted Legacy Interrupted By David WerdigerReligionNo Comments 3 min read On this day (3 Av) 80 years ago, my late father and most of his family were deported to A...Read More 21 July, 2023
Why the Twelve Tribes? Why the Twelve Tribes? By David WerdigerReligionNo Comments 4 min read Why did the Jewish people need to consist of twelve tribes? They started as one family, wi...Read More 13 March, 2023
A path out of polarisation? A path out of polarisation? By David WerdigerSocial CommentaryNo Comments 2 min read This excellent, and very long interview by Bari Weiss of former US Att...Read More 28 August, 2022
“Oligarch”: the great misnomer “Oligarch”: the great misnomer By David WerdigerPoliticsNo Comments 3 min read There is lots of talk these days about “Russian oligarchs” — how wealthy they are, h...Read More 8 March, 2022
Superbowl LVI Preview By David WerdigerSportNo Comments 4 min read I’ve always had a soft spot for Matthew Stafford. The guy has a huge arm, and can ma...Read More 6 February, 2022
Gemara and Gut Health Gemara and Gut Health By David WerdigerReligionNo Comments 5 min read Back when I was a student, we viewed Aggadah – the non-legalistic, stories within the Ta...Read More 25 January, 2022
Australian Jews vs. Jewish Australians Australian Jews vs. Jewish Australians By David WerdigerReligionNo Comments 5 min read The Jewish social media mob who highlight the infractions of fellow Jews are playing a ris...Read More 17 September, 2021
COVID Inequality & Multipliers COVID Inequality & Multipliers By David WerdigerCOVIDNo Comments 5 min read The lockdowns of varying degrees currently being experienced in Melbourne and Sydney highl...Read More 25 August, 2021