
After judges from the Sydney Beth Din are found in contempt of court by the NSW Supreme Court, David considers the wider implications of this precedent, and how Beth Dins…
After judges from the Sydney Beth Din are found in contempt of court by the NSW Supreme Court, David considers the wider implications of this precedent, and how Beth Dins…
In The Orthodox Jewish Guide to Following Australian Rules Football, David reflects on the history of Orthodox Jews’ efforts to follow the local sport that is played on Saturday/Sabbath. With…
David Werdiger launches a strident critique of Assaf Gavron’s opinion piece published in The Age and SMH as yet another example of playing the victim game and absolving others of…
David Werdiger writes about the media reaction to Israeli PM Netanyahu’s comments about Hitler and the grand mufti, which has descended into a silly debate over who did more to hurt Jews [Times…
To say it’s been a difficult year for our community would be a gross understatement. The Royal Commission case study exposed us to the world, warts and all. The evidence from…
The Holocaust survivor generation are slowly leaving us, and as they age, a new syndrome has developed: the ‘age-downgrade’. David Werdiger explains why is this happening. [Times of Israel and J-Wire]
Following the Royal Commission hearing into the Yeshivah Centre in Melbourne, David Werdiger has written several articles. With a lot of the focus on the Jewish law of “mesirah”, David points…
David Werdiger reflects on how terrorist attack in Sydney indicates a paradigm shift in the way radical Islam attacks the West. “The attacks that have been taking place in Israel recently, and quite possibly…
Following the brutal attack against shul-goers in Har Nof, David Werdiger firstly reflects on the early morning minyan he attends and how we respond to the attacks. “The inciters call the…
With a creative thought experiment, David Werdiger asks why the Muslim world has not been vocal in its opposition to the Islamic State (IS, ISIS, ISIL). [Published on Times of Israel, J-Wire,…
David Werdiger reflects on Yeshivah-Beth Rivkah’s new school fee initiative – YBRCAPS – and how it helps break down the barriers for parents who can’t afford expensive fees [J-Wire].
What can we make of the claims by advocacy groups and counter claims by Rabbis on the Orthodox approach to cases of child sex abuse? Who is right? David Werdiger gives four…