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ADC Accuses Websites of Anti-Semitism
July 8, 2009 – 9:34 pm | 19 Comments
ADC Accuses Websites of Anti-Semitism

By Yoram Symons
Recently an article appeared in the Jerusalem Post that detailed how the Bnei Brith’s Anti Defamation Commission had prepared a thorough report accusing two self proclaimed online news sources of being …

Who is a Jew and the Tyranny of Halacha
July 6, 2009 – 3:15 pm | 32 Comments
Who is a Jew and the Tyranny of Halacha

By Yoram Symons
Most of us were raised to believe that you were a Jew because your mother was Jewish. That Jewish descent passes through the woman. And no doubt we have all heard the various …

Michael Jackson and the Lubavitcher Rebbe
June 30, 2009 – 7:24 pm | 26 Comments
Michael Jackson and the Lubavitcher Rebbe

By Yoram Symons
Both Michael Jackson and the Lubavitcher Rebbe died on the 3rd of Tammuz.  This much is fact. The rest of this piece is entirely speculation.
The first I heard of Michael Jackson’s death was …

A Democratic Model For Communal Governance
June 22, 2009 – 12:36 am | 35 Comments

By Yoram Symons
I am going to begin this post from the following assumption: The JCCV is not democratic nor is it representational.
Pages have already been filled on this blog debating this issue and it is …

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Sydney, get your Arts on!

Sydney, get your Arts on!

By Janis Seftel
“It was great. Really good vibe. But it didn’t really feel like anyone my age was there. I told my friends about it, but I guess people had things on.”
If you’re young, artsy …

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At least the Maoists won’t be taking power – a global perspective

At least the Maoists won’t be taking power – a global perspective

By Keren Tuch
Whilst I detest listening to our leaders belittling one another in an act of political sabotage, the optimist in me is grateful that I live in a democracy with freedom of speech.  Whilst …

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Why the AJDS are right to support a limited boycott

Why the AJDS are right to support a limited boycott

By Larry Stillman
I’d like to argue the moral case for supporting a selective boycott of products from the Occupied West Bank. I take the view that it is illegally held territory in which its prior …

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The Midrash Says…

The Midrash Says…

By Simon Holloway
Most people who use the word “midrash” don’t know what it means. To them, “midrash” simply denotes a convoluted and nonsensical commentary to a text: a tract composed with the intention of obfuscating …

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