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
Beth Dins Behaving Badly Beth Dins Behaving Badly By Laura PorterReligionNo Comments 5 min read Local Rabbis are again in the news for all the wrong reasons. This time, it’s the Rabbis...Read More 3 January, 2019
Mating Rituals of the Haredis Mating Rituals of the Haredis By Laura PorterReligionNo Comments 4 min read Reading Tracy Frydberg‘s account of the Jerusalem hotel lobby dating scene&nbs...Read More 27 April, 2017
Yeshivah Episode IV – A New Hope Yeshivah Episode IV – A New Hope By David WerdigerReligionNo Comments 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
Democracy Comes to Yeshivah By David WerdigerReligionNo Comments 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 WerdigerReligion2 Comments 5 min read As the restructure process at Yeshivah Centre inches forward, and we draw closer to elect...Read More 6 September, 2016
Can Yeshivah take the cultural steps forward? Can Yeshivah take the cultural steps forward? By David WerdigerReligionOne Comment 2 min read A wise friend of mine adapted the Harvard-developed negotiation model (seven elements, get...Read More 6 July, 2015
After the Royal Commission After the Royal Commission By Laura PorterReligionNo Comments 2 min read Following the Royal Commission hearing into the Yeshivah Centre in Melbourne, David Werdig...Read More 2 April, 2015
The real meaning of Tzedek The real meaning of Tzedek By Laura PorterReligionNo Comments 5 min read This week’s Torah reading – Shoftim – contains the well-known phrase ‘Tzedek tze...Read More 9 August, 2013
A malicious “advertising” campaign By David WerdigerReligion3 Comments 2 min read For about a year, I have been the subject of a negative “advertising” campaign...Read More 22 May, 2012
How Frum is Frum enough? How Frum is Frum enough? By David WerdigerReligionNo Comments 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
The Stigma The Stigma By David WerdigerReligion4 Comments 6 min read There has been lots of talk recently in the local blogosphere (here, here, and here) as we...Read More 26 June, 2011