This blog has been publicly launched after much thought and debate.  Big qudos to the small group of likeminded people who have worked together to make this happen, with technical, editorial and functional expertise.
The discussion that led to this initiative started over the virtues of free speech.  This is truely a way of  communicating that is [...]

The article below was written as a farewell to the Lewis family. An abridged version of this article was published in last weeks Maccabean. Here is the full item
THE LEWIS FAMILY TO RETURN TO ISRAEL
When the contribution of the Lewis family to the Jewish community of Perth is considered, much may be recorded. However a significant [...]

Its another Thursday and yet another read of Perth’s Jewish rag.  More of the same every week from the Did You Know? column full of a collection of non-conforming ideas masked as Jewish history.  
The Maccabean loses all of its credibility by persisting to take treasured Jewish concepts and ripping the significance and beauty from them.  The author [...]

I have seen some pretty outrageous protests in Perth, often involving non-conforming idealists with arrogant and ignorant views about the law and those who set and uphold it.  We tend to excuse them for their lack of morality – they are a fringe element who like to create a little bit of civil unrest amidst [...]

Perth is Australia’s third largest Jewish community, and statistically speaking remains one of the fastest growing. In fact, according the last census 5,924 people identified themselves as Jewish, and this figure is likely to be about 20% understated. We are statistically about 7% of the entire Jewish community of Australia – a small [...]