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It’s about Freedom of Choice, not Freedom of Speech

May 22, 2012 – 10:14 pm | 3 Comments

By Anthony Frosh
As happened last year at Limmud Oz in Sydney, advocates of the destruction of the State of Israel have had their application to host a session rejected. And just as happened last year, …

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Hummer Lacks Humility

August 11, 2011 – 10:56 pm | 62 Comments
Hummer Lacks Humility

Dear Izzy,
I gave up my intention to write about this, but then the site of a stretched pink hummer outside Caulfield shul on a Sunday afternoon some weeks ago (nothing says kiddushin like a stretched …

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A Terrorist is dead – Quit your kvetching!

February 25, 2010 – 3:52 pm | 28 Comments
A Terrorist is dead – Quit your kvetching!

Galus Australis resident Zaide goes nutmeg in response to the following letter.
Dear Izzy,
Recently I discovered that a forgery of my passport was used in a mission to assassinate some terrorist in Dubai.  And now I …

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Ask Izzy #4: Simcha Circle Conundrum

November 1, 2009 – 10:59 pm | 6 Comments

Dear Izzy,
From time to time, I find myself invited to simchas in which I am not well acquainted with the hosts.  For example, in one case we were invited to a wedding where the connection …

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Ask Izzy #3: Sailing Solo

September 9, 2009 – 11:12 pm |
Ask Izzy #3: Sailing Solo

Dear Izzy,
My young adolescent daughter is a member of youth sailing club.  Recently she has expressed an interest in becoming the youngest ever solo yachtsperson to circumnavigate the globe.  I feel like I need to …

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Ask Izzy #2: Kiddush Conundrum

July 30, 2009 – 6:30 pm | 6 Comments
Ask Izzy #2: Kiddush Conundrum

Dear Izzy,
I seek your advice. I frequently go to Shule on Shabbos but have difficulty getting food at the Kiddush that follows the service. No matter how hard I try, I always seem to end …

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Ask Izzy #1: Vegetarian dilemma

July 14, 2009 – 10:56 pm | 10 Comments

Traditionally in Jewish culture, knowledge and wisdom are passed down from the elders to the younger generation.  Together with a historically higher than average literacy rate, this has been one of the keys to Jewish …

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