Our culture of silence must change Our culture of silence must change By David WerdigerReligion No Comments December, 2013 7 min read We knew. We knew that Mendel* was an abusive husband and parent. His family lived a seclud...Read More 1 December, 2013
An Alternative to Beth Din An Alternative to Beth Din By David WerdigerReligion No Comments April, 2013 6 min read Some Australian Rabbis have been in the news a fair bit lately – and unfortunately for a...Read More 4 April, 2013
A real Jewish Plot By David WerdigerReligion No Comments January, 2013 4 min read Recent plans for a trip to Israel had me thinking about the route Australians have to trav...Read More 25 January, 2013
The Chanukah Tree The Chanukah Tree By David WerdigerReligion One Comment December, 2012 4 min read The Menorah is one of the most enduring Jewish symbols we have – instantly recognizable,...Read More 11 December, 2012
What the Jewish Community can learn from the AFL What the Jewish Community can learn from the AFL By David WerdigerReligion No Comments October, 2012 5 min read The end of the chagim usually means one thing – a slide into that inexorable gap between...Read More 24 October, 2012
Support for Jewish Day Schools Support for Jewish Day Schools By David WerdigerReligion No Comments September, 2012 5 min read Having published several articles related to the affordability of Jewish schools as well...Read More 16 September, 2012
Engaging the Next Generation Engaging the Next Generation By David WerdigerReligion No Comments August, 2012 5 min read The balanced scorecard is one of the better-known strategic performance management tools...Read More 16 August, 2012
Beyond Rabbi Groner Beyond Rabbi Groner By David WerdigerReligion No Comments June, 2012 5 min read Rabbi YD Groner OBM was often described as “larger than life”. He was an imposing cha...Read More 22 June, 2012
Moishe’s in da House! Moishe’s in da House! By David WerdigerReligion No Comments June, 2012 5 min read The topic of next generation Jewish engagement continues to raise its head, following the ...Read More 3 June, 2012
Understanding Chabad and Messianism Understanding Chabad and Messianism By David WerdigerReligion No Comments March, 2012 17 min read As an active writer and blogger, I have often found myself in discussions about Chabad wit...Read More 27 March, 2012
How Frum is Frum enough? How Frum is Frum enough? By David WerdigerReligion No Comments February, 2012 5 min read Many posts and comments on these pages have had a go at some of the Orthodox Jewish instit...Read More 27 February, 2012
Church & State Church & State By David WerdigerReligion No Comments January, 2012 5 min read On these pages, Rachel Sacks-Davis accused the Orthodox Rabbinate of acting more like...Read More 12 January, 2012