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
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
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
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
What VCE results announcements tell us about schools By David WerdigerReligion No Comments December, 2016 4 min read The VCE results for 2016 have been released, with much fanfare. Again, the Jewish schools...Read More 20 December, 2016
Yeshivah Episode IV – A New Hope Yeshivah Episode IV – A New Hope By David WerdigerReligion No Comments December, 2016 5 min read The drawn out process of governance reform at Yeshivah over the last few years has not con...Read More 14 December, 2016
A Yom Kippur Message for the US Election A Yom Kippur Message for the US Election By Laura PorterReligion No Comments October, 2016 4 min read It’s hard to escape the US elections, even here in Australia, and certainly not on socia...Read More 26 October, 2016
Democracy Comes to Yeshivah By David WerdigerReligion No Comments October, 2016 5 min read With the passing of a new Jewish year and the fresh spiritual energy this brings to the wo...Read More 23 October, 2016
Who Wants to be a Leader? Who Wants to be a Leader? By David WerdigerReligion 2 Comments September, 2016 5 min read As the restructure process at Yeshivah Centre inches forward, and we draw closer to elect...Read More 6 September, 2016
Third Option for Palestinian Voters? Third Option for Palestinian Voters? By Laura PorterReligion No Comments August, 2016 4 min read Like the upcoming elections for US president, the long overdue municipal vote for the Pale...Read More 29 August, 2016
Ignore multiple dimensions at our peril Ignore multiple dimensions at our peril By Laura PorterReligion No Comments June, 2016 3 min read As if it wasn’t bad enough that 49 innocent people were murdered in cold blood...Read More 15 June, 2016