Same-sex marriage: right or social change? By David WerdigerPolitics No Comments August, 2017 7 min read Disclaimer: some of these arguments regarding same-sex marriage are specific to Australia....Read More 15 August, 2017
Looking for justice in all the wrong places By David WerdigerReligion No Comments July, 2017 10 min read We have a criminal justice system, but how often and under what circumstances is it able t...Read More 31 July, 2017
How to ‘fix’ kapparot How to ‘fix’ kapparot By Laura PorterReligion No Comments July, 2017 5 min read The drawn out battle over kapparot as practiced in Brooklyn, New York is pr...Read More 5 July, 2017
The Language of Mistrust By David WerdigerPolitics No Comments June, 2017 6 min read Language constantly evolves, and we coin new words and phrases to fit the zeitgeist –...Read More 15 June, 2017
Appropriate my culture, please Appropriate my culture, please By Laura PorterReligion No Comments May, 2017 4 min read Judaism has always interacted with its neighbors: go ahead, take our ethical system, or ju...Read More 30 May, 2017
Run-off vs Two-candidate-preferred By David WerdigerPolitics No Comments May, 2017 5 min read The recent French Presidential election highlights the differences in voting systems betwe...Read More 9 May, 2017
Mating Rituals of the Haredis Mating Rituals of the Haredis By Laura PorterReligion No Comments April, 2017 4 min read Reading Tracy Frydberg‘s account of the Jerusalem hotel lobby dating scene&nbs...Read More 27 April, 2017
The Real Problem with Pauline Hanson By David WerdigerPolitics No Comments April, 2017 4 min read Another week, another audacious and controversial statement by One Nation leader Pauline H...Read More 7 April, 2017
Trump and Kübler-Ross Trump and Kübler-Ross By Laura PorterReligion No Comments March, 2017 5 min read The world is a very different place since the election of Donald Trump, but it seems to be...Read More 18 March, 2017
On Gay Marriage, Polyamory, Slippery Slopes and Straw Men By David WerdigerPolitics No Comments February, 2017 7 min read It started when I read recently that Cory Bernadi “equated gay marriage with bestial...Read More 22 February, 2017
Series on Jewish Mourning Series on Jewish Mourning By Laura PorterDeath & Mourning No Comments February, 2017 2 min read ...Read More 13 February, 2017
Membership has its Privileges? The Gamification of Loyalty By David WerdigerTelco No Comments February, 2017 3 min read The airline loyalty system has officially gone crazy. I was ready to board a flight from H...Read More 8 February, 2017