Maintaining the Rosh Hashana Intensity Maintaining the Rosh Hashana Intensity By David WerdigerReligion No Comments April, 2010 4 min read Despite the daily reminders during the month of Elul, Rosh Hashana has a way of creeping u...Read More 7 April, 2010
It’s matzah, but not as you know it It’s matzah, but not as you know it By David WerdigerReligion No Comments March, 2010 4 min read “This is what Hillel did in the times of the temple: he would wrap the Pascal ...Read More 25 March, 2010
Banning the Burqa Banning the Burqa By David WerdigerReligion No Comments March, 2010 3 min read Following his Hamas-hummus prank in the movie Bruno, one could imagine a Sacha Baron-...Read More 12 March, 2010
Messianic matters Messianic matters By David WerdigerReligion No Comments February, 2010 8 min read Outsider, Rachel Sacks-Davis, and insider, David Werdiger, comment on the expulsion of the...Read More 18 February, 2010
Hamas ‘disciplines’ army officers over Gaza By David WerdigerReligion No Comments February, 2010 4 min read A Hamas army report on its conduct in Gaza last year has revealed that two officers were �...Read More 3 February, 2010
ENTER the Dragon ENTER the Dragon By David WerdigerReligion No Comments December, 2009 4 min read It’s that time of year again. Not Chanukah; not Christmas; not New Year; but VCE&nb...Read More 21 December, 2009
Sabra is dead. Long live Daneli’s. Sabra is dead. Long live Daneli’s. By David WerdigerReligion One Comment October, 2009 5 min read I preferred Sabra before they switched from their previous kosher authority to their most ...Read More 25 October, 2009
Wallet, cup, temper – drinking on Simchat Torah Wallet, cup, temper – drinking on Simchat Torah By David WerdigerReligion No Comments October, 2009 4 min read We seem to associate Simchat Torah with getting drunk. However, unlike other Jewish holida...Read More 8 October, 2009
Yom Kippur Day Spa Yom Kippur Day Spa By David WerdigerReligion No Comments September, 2009 3 min read They call it a day spa for a reason. You are encouraged to take a day off, and immerse you...Read More 25 September, 2009
Going, Going, Gone! Going, Going, Gone! By David WerdigerReligion No Comments September, 2009 4 min read Five hundred dollars, tzum ersheten mohl! Five hundred dollars, tzum tzveiten mo...Read More 21 September, 2009
The Humanity of Halacha The Humanity of Halacha By David WerdigerReligion No Comments September, 2009 5 min read Trying to have a meaningful discussion about some of the positive (or negative) aspects of...Read More 5 September, 2009
Clothes Maketh the Jew Clothes Maketh the Jew By David WerdigerReligion No Comments August, 2009 4 min read In organizational culture, stories have a very strong influence in building or maintaining...Read More 11 August, 2009