On Jewish Giving
The debate over ‘Jewish giving’ will just never go away. My first introduction was nea...
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On Jewish Giving
On Jewish Giving
Aussie Jews leading the fight against hate
The liturgy of Yom Kippur includes the phrase “we have not been satisfied with the previ...
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Yesterday’s Blues but tomorrow we will roar
Firstly, I’d like to thank those friends who offered commiserations and/or asked how...
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Prayer Speed Humps
Rote and ritual are perhaps the natural enemy of progress. To be sure, rote and ritual pro...
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The Dead Body Scorecard
Lies, Damned Lies, and Body Counts What’s with the media’s bizarre obsession with body...
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Orthodox Affiliated
In Melbourne we have a large and diverse community that offers much choice when it comes t...
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The real meaning of Tzedek
This week’s Torah reading – Shoftim – contains the well-known phrase ‘Tzedek tze...
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Giving to Meshulachim
If you live in the ghettos of Caulfield, East St Kilda or Bondi, and have a mezuzah on you...
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Understanding the Left
I might have finally understood the Left. The stance of the Left is best explained by one ...
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Facebook Birthday Etiquette
Having recently celebrated a birthday, I’ve made some interesting observations about...
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Thank You Moishe House
Moishe House, a not-for-profit pluralistic organisation founded in the US in 2006 and now ...
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More on Beinart, Chabad and Israel
Following Peter Beinart’s controversial article about Cory Booker’s associatio...
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