Yom Hashoah 5775-2015 Yom Hashoah 5775-2015 By Laura PorterDeath & Mourning No Comments April, 2015 4 min read Holocaust Survivors Ageing Faster Than Expected As we mark the seventieth year since the e...Read More 17 April, 2015
Yom Hashoa 5774-2014 Yom Hashoa 5774-2014 By Laura PorterDeath & Mourning No Comments April, 2014 4 min read Imagine a huge tree, with a trunk so wide you cannot reach around it, an extensive root sy...Read More 29 April, 2014
Kapital Nun Kapital Nun By David WerdigerDeath & Mourning No Comments March, 2014 4 min read I’ve been saying kapital nun (chapter 50 of Tehillim) daily for a while now. Ma...Read More 22 March, 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
Yankel Rosenbaum – 20 Years On Yankel Rosenbaum – 20 Years On By David WerdigerDeath & Mourning No Comments September, 2011 7 min read It’s quite appropriate that I find myself visiting New York, and particularly staying in...Read More 8 September, 2011
The Minyan Factory The Minyan Factory By David WerdigerDeath & Mourning No Comments November, 2010 4 min read I’m visiting Israel very briefly, and again find myself enamoured with the “minyan fa...Read More 22 November, 2010
Daniel Pollak chose life Daniel Pollak chose life By David WerdigerDeath & Mourning One Comment September, 2008 4 min read I’ve buried relatives and friends – some old, and some not old enough. For the...Read More 27 September, 2008
Zev and Rochel Symons OBM Zev and Rochel Symons OBM By David WerdigerDeath & Mourning 2 Comments December, 2007 3 min read Today, David knows nothing. Deep inside me, there is a numbness, and emptiness that I cann...Read More 20 December, 2007