31 Jul
There was a high profile event on in Perth today, run by Landcorp. Called the C2030 Summit, it was about what Perth would look like in twenty years time. I had the privilege to attend this event.
What I enjoyed most about the day was the positive focus, and particularly the progressive approach being taken from [...]
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28 Jul
JewglePerth has received a request to link Temple David to its links of Jewish Perth. The request correctly notes that the Reform community is a vibrant part of Jewish Perth. I do not dispute that. In fact, I have always admired Progressive Judaism as a socially cohesive, caring, and dynamic religious community, which commands respect [...]
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25 Jul
Many people are not aware that we are currently in a period of the Jewish calendar that is heavily focused on Mourning. A broad period of 3 weeks, and the even more intensive mourning period of the “nine days” (between the start of the Jewish month of Av, and the ninth day of the month) [...]
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21 Jul
Some weeks ago, the Deputy Prime Minister visited Israel and the Palestinian Territories. From all accounts her visit was well received by all parties. She had taken an informed, balanced, albeit cautious approach towards her tour and has been equally diligent in the way she has shared her experiences since.
As Ms Gillard’s political star continues [...]
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19 Jul
We live in the age of information technology. The evolvement of blogging over the past few years has been a phenomena that has developed a status and culture of its own. Blogging preceded some the more advanced forms of social networking that we have seen develop over the past year, but I believe it will [...]
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