When it comes to Jewish identity, there is nothing worse than having our ethos and Jewish affiliation defined by anti-Semites.  Although at times it seems as if us Jewish people are incapable of defining our own definitions of unity and community boundaries for membership, it is not actually that complicated.  This is what I admire [...]

Perth was abuzz with Torah learning during Shavuot, with public Tikkun Leil learning programs at all Shules, Carmel School and Bnei Akiva and some private learning initiatives too.  It is worth noting two wonderful achievements, the first being that a very large number of the senior kids at Carmel School (we heard 80% of the [...]

It was not what was said, and not even the way it was said.  It was who it was said to, and the context under which the whole event was arranged that made the Statement. The Statement was “The Perth Jewish community is concerned about anti-Semitism”.  The event was a community forum held tonight, organised [...]

Tonight I witnessed a remarkable event in Perth. At a community gathering to discuss a recent spate of anti-semitism within the Perth Jewish community and abroad I saw people mouth off and sprout opinions without having a clue as to what they were talking about. First we get the guy complaining about a lack of [...]

It was only 42 years ago that the City of Jerusalem was liberated.  The war in 1967 was an incredible moment in Jewish history.  Many of the world were “expecting” that Israel would be unable to survive a war on all fronts, and even Jews in some Diaspora places started to contemplate a Jewish world [...]