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Footy Crunch Time, Shul Crunch Time
By David Werdiger
A few weeks ago, a friend of mine posted on Facebook: “The sounds of the Shofar can only mean one thing – the countdown is on to the impending footy finals. Go [nickname …
Breaking Barriers – a Postcard from My Jerusalem
The following is a slightly edited version of a letter by Merav Carmeli recently sent to some friends back in Australia. Merav, along with her partner Nathan and three young children, …
The Festival Dilemma
By Alex Kats
Each year at about this time, a few weeks out from Rosh Hashana, I start to feel a little nervous and anxious, but not for the reasons that you might expect. Rosh Hashana …
My Problems with Hasbara
By Ilan Bloch
For the past eight years, I have worked as a guide and educator, taking groups of students from the Diaspora on Israel programs. Recently, I was more than frustrated after the group that …
If Not Now, When? The Next Step in the Free Jewish Education Movement
By Jonathan Schauder
Almost 8 years ago, when my wife and I were deciding whether to have a 3rd child, I went to seek counsel from my Rabbi. I posed him a difficult choice:
I asked, “Should …
The First Arrest – A Grassroots Movement to Protect our Children
By Malki Rose
Today is unique in Australian Jewish community history.
The first arrest has been made, and a man has been charged with 16 counts of indecent assault and 13 counts of gross indecency.
In coming days, …
Too many Rabbis
By Yaron Gottlieb
What is a rabbi?
What is the significance of a rabbi within the Jewish world? Are they even necessary to live a Jewish life?
We are all familiar with the Catholic model of religious leadership …
The Tent City of Rothschild Boulevard and the Coming Pogrom – Part II
This is the conclusion to Yoram Symons‘ series, The Tent City of Rothschild Boulevard and the Coming Pogrom. Part I can be found here.
The Other Side of Zionism
While the state-building and normalizing ethos of …
Give the Vote to the Diaspora – Rethinking the Two-State Soltuion
By Geoff Bloch
The international community and moderates on both sides of the Israeli Palestinian conflict have, for decades, called for a two-state solution to end the military jurisdiction Israel maintains over some 1.6 million disenfranchised …
The Curious History of a Load of Crap
By Simon Holloway
Yiddish speakers are very polite. While English speakers might tell you to get stuffed, a Yiddish speaker only directs you to do a poo in the sea (גיי קאקן אויפן ים). …
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