This year our seder is about… Pesach! This year our seder is about… Pesach! By Kim AdamsReligionNo Comments 5 min read No orange on the seder plate, no talk of intersectionality. Just charoset and maror, and 4...Read More 25 March, 2021
Comedians, Horror Movies, and the High Holydays Comedians, Horror Movies, and the High Holydays By Kim AdamsReligionNo Comments 7 min read At first glance, comedians, horror movies, and the High Holydays could not be any more dif...Read More 17 September, 2020
Orthodox Melbourne Jews caught in Aussie Rules grand final limbo Orthodox Melbourne Jews caught in Aussie Rules grand final limbo By Kim AdamsInterviewsNo Comments 4 min read ...Read More 26 September, 2019
Shavuot 2015-5775 Shavuot 2015-5775 By Laura PorterSpeakingNo Comments 1 min read ...Read More 22 May, 2015
Prayer Speed Humps Prayer Speed Humps By Laura PorterReligionNo Comments 5 min read Rote and ritual are perhaps the natural enemy of progress. To be sure, rote and ritual pro...Read More 2 September, 2013
Chanukah on the other side of the world Chanukah on the other side of the world By David WerdigerReligionNo Comments 4 min read About a year ago, I wrote an article in an online magazine considering the differences bet...Read More 11 February, 2012
And you shall relate to your son And you shall relate to your son By David WerdigerReligionNo Comments 5 min read והגדת לבנך – שמות יג”ח And you shall relate to your son...Read More 14 March, 2011
I’m dreaming of a white … I’m dreaming of a white … By David WerdigerReligionNo Comments 2 min read The chagim are spread widely across the calendar year, with the “major” ones...Read More 30 November, 2010
Rosh Hashanah – of Fish Heads and Frankl Rosh Hashanah – of Fish Heads and Frankl By David WerdigerReligionNo Comments 3 min read Many of the rituals and activities around Rosh Hashanah are brimming with symbolism. From ...Read More 6 September, 2010
Matza ado about nothing Matza ado about nothing By David WerdigerReligionNo Comments 3 min read Judging by the number of comments on the stories about soft matzah, particularly thos...Read More 24 August, 2010
It’s matzah, but not as you know it It’s matzah, but not as you know it By David WerdigerReligionNo Comments 4 min read “This is what Hillel did in the times of the temple: he would wrap the Pascal ...Read More 25 March, 2010
Wallet, cup, temper – drinking on Simchat Torah Wallet, cup, temper – drinking on Simchat Torah By David WerdigerReligionNo Comments 4 min read We seem to associate Simchat Torah with getting drunk. However, unlike other Jewish holida...Read More 8 October, 2009