Kaddish Club 2 Kaddish Club 2 By David WerdigerDeath & Mourning No Comments April, 2016 5 min read The Kaddish Club 2: chained to the amud Please note that the posts on The Blogs are contri...Read More 19 April, 2016
Celebrating Liberation without the one Liberated? By David WerdigerDeath & Mourning No Comments April, 2016 3 min read On the 11th of April, our family has for many years celebrating my father’s liberati...Read More 11 April, 2016
Pew’s Two Views of Jews Pew’s Two Views of Jews By David WerdigerReligion No Comments March, 2016 5 min read The recent Pew report provocatively titled “Israel’s Religiously Divided Society” l...Read More 30 March, 2016
The Rabbinate gets a lesson in transparency The Rabbinate gets a lesson in transparency By David WerdigerReligion No Comments March, 2016 5 min read It was very gratifying to read the latest developments regarding the Rabbinate’s recogn...Read More 9 March, 2016
The Best Way to Pay It Forward By David WerdigerPhilanthropy No Comments February, 2016 3 min read This morning I attended an event to pay tribute to Michael Dubs for his service of over 25...Read More 17 February, 2016
Where did the Glenlivet 12 go? By David WerdigerWhisky No Comments February, 2016 6 min read Have you single malt whisky lovers been wondering what has happened to the market recently...Read More 12 February, 2016
Sykes & Picot, and Arab Identity Sykes & Picot, and Arab Identity By David WerdigerReligion No Comments February, 2016 4 min read The division of the former Ottoman Empire by the British and French following World War ...Read More 4 February, 2016
‘Hamakom’ as a Verb and Transactional Judaism ‘Hamakom’ as a Verb and Transactional Judaism By Kim AdamsDeath & Mourning No Comments January, 2016 6 min read Ritual is an important part of Judaism. But in some cases, the ritual can feel o...Read More 29 January, 2016
And who before his time? By David WerdigerReligion One Comment January, 2016 4 min read The Unetanneh Tokef prayer says it so powerfully and poignantly: “On Rosh Hashanah w...Read More 24 January, 2016
Shiva: sitting, then getting up Shiva: sitting, then getting up By Kim AdamsDeath & Mourning No Comments January, 2016 6 min read Two situations – on both sides of the fence – over a short period of time have given m...Read More 14 January, 2016
Are We Reaching Charidy Fatigue Are We Reaching Charidy Fatigue By Kim AdamsPhilanthropy No Comments December, 2015 3 min read Have you heard about this amazing online sensation called Charidy? You can run intens...Read More 20 December, 2015
Did Obama Plant the Seeds of Trump? Did Obama Plant the Seeds of Trump? By David WerdigerPolitics No Comments December, 2015 4 min read A fearful symmetry in the Republican candidate’s bid to ban Muslims and the Presiden...Read More 17 December, 2015