Explaining the Jewish community to de Blasio
In a satirical interview, David examines the factionalism within Jewish people. [Times of Israel].
Explaining the Jewish community to de Blasio
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Explaining the Jewish community to de Blasio
Looking at Zion
Tech Entrepreneur, author, public speaker, and advisor David Werdiger sat down for an interview regarding his thoughts and feelings about Israel. [Yinonro].
Beth Dins Behaving Badly
After judges from the Sydney Beth Din are found in contempt of court by the NSW Supreme Court, David considers the wider implications of this precedent, and how Beth Dins…
Who Wants to be a Leader?
As the restructure process at Yeshivah Centre inches forward, and we draw closer to elections, the big question is: who will nominate to hold board positions on the new legal entities that will operate…
David Werdiger: Behind the scenes (Shabbos Project Melbourne)
David reflects on how he became involved with the Shabbat Project, and how it helped bring diverse communities closer. [The Shabbat Project]
After the Royal Commission – Stepping Back from the Precipice
The Jewish community is reeling after the recent case study as part of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. From the perspective of an ‘insider’ who…
An Alternative to Beth Din
Some Australian Rabbis have been in the news a fair bit lately – and unfortunately for all the wrong reasons (although it must be said that popular media sources are…
Beyond Rabbi Groner
Rabbi YD Groner OBM was often described as “larger than life”. He was an imposing character: large in size, strong in voice, autocratic in nature. From his arrival in Melbourne in…
Gossip Danger
“I won’t let my child ever walk home alone again from school”, I heard a mother say, in the wake of the tragic abduction and murder of Leiby Kletzky in…
Banning the Burqa
Following his Hamas-hummus prank in the movie Bruno, one could imagine a Sacha Baron-Cohen character quickly dismissing the idea of banning the burqa: How could we do that!? Throw away so much tradition? Pastry filled with…
