Articles in Religion and Jewish Thought
By Anthony Frosh
With the Global Atheist Convention currently taking place in Melbourne, I, like many people, have observed how it is rather unusual to have a conference defined by what you are not. I don’t …
by Liraz Jedwab
Secular Judaism is by far the most confused and misunderstood concept in the wider Jewish Community. The reality is that for a number of reasons, the words “Secular Judaism” have lost any …
Outsider, Rachel Sacks-Davis, and insider, David Werdiger, comment on the expulsion of the “Moshiach Dancers” and related controversies at Yeshiva Shule. Click here to skip straight to David’s insiders’ view.
Outsider’s view
by Rachel Sacks-Davis
It’s 6pm on …
by Harold Zwier
Do you believe in God?
Let’s not beat about the burning bush here. Do you believe there is a creator of the universe who responds to each of us personally, runs the universe justly, …
By Liz Paratz
This is the final instalment in the ‘Judaism Under the Microscope’ series, applying evidence-based medicine to 6000 years of Jewish practice. Here, Liz takes a look at whether religious people are healthier overall. …
By Liz Paratz
Liz continues her series on whether Judaism and Jewish practice are in fact good for the Jews. Previous posts in the series can be found here, here, and here. This week she …
Parshat Toldot – Dvar Torah
by Yakir
The Parsha in short:
• Rivka gives birth to Yaakov and Esav.
• Yaakov buys Esav’s first-born rights with a bowl of lentil soup
• Yaakov steals Esav’s blessing
Early in Parshat Toldot, we are presented with …
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 …
This article is the third in a series on the medical benefits (or otherwise) of Jewish food, culture, and religion. In this series, Liz Paratz peruses the medical literature for evidence-based answers to the big …
Michael Barnett of Aleph takes Orthodox Jewry to task on treatment of same-sex attracted Jews. His article is followed by a response by Orthodox Rabbi, Shamir Caplan.
Homosexuality, Orthodox Judaism and Psychological child abuse
by Michael Barnett
Orthodox …
