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Six reasons why you might already be keeping kosher

February 6, 2012 – 9:31 pm | One Comment

By Robert Efraim Bel
So you only buy kosher meat, stay away from crustaceans, never mix meat and milk, and always check the food labels. You try your best but all this is of course a …

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Confessions of a Cross-religion Art Lover

December 11, 2009 – 2:01 pm | 5 Comments

By Almoni
For the past ten years I’ve had an increasing interest with Renaissance Art: Duccio, Giotto, the Lippis, Martini, della Francesca and many others. For all of them – and for earlier wonderful painters like …

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No Need for Religion to Appreciate the Wonders of the Universe

November 18, 2009 – 5:14 pm | 58 Comments

By Almoni
Every night, when I go into my backyard and look into the sky, I am drawn up into the heavens, the extraordinary time and space machine, and I am amazed.
Sometimes, I see red Mars …

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CSG Advert – What the?

September 23, 2009 – 10:20 am | 55 Comments

By Almoni
What the *&@%&*!!
First it came in a personally addressed envelope (where did they get my address from?!). Then it fell out of the Jewish News.
You know what I am talking about. That flyer from …

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Death…the next move

September 8, 2009 – 12:02 am | 9 Comments

By Almoni
Since we all unavoidably experience death, I thought I should write about it. Oddly, despite my complete disconnection from traditional approaches, as the High Holidays approach, death is something that comes to mind.
I’ve probably …

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Is Capitalism Still Good for the (Australian) Jews?

September 1, 2009 – 8:58 pm | 8 Comments

By Almoni
I write this not as an economist, but someone concerned about a socially and environmentally just future. Perhaps it’s time we gave up the worship of the Golden Calf and changed how we live.
When …

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Face-off: the Schools Debate

July 23, 2009 – 11:54 am | 17 Comments

Earlier this week, we published an article by Almoni calling for the abandonment of the private school system. David Werdiger has written a strident reply. We present the two views, side-by-side:
[column width=47% padding=6%]Almoni‘s view:
It is …

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