Now standing on the other side of Yom Kippur, I ended my fast with a review of three books.
The first was the book of life.  An important metaphorical work, the book of life is the ultimate combination of self-help, philosophy, spirituality, and suspense.  Self help, because it guides my process of self reflection and realisation, [...]

The month of Elul grows in intensity, and the days between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur are particularly focussed on teshuvah.
The Talmud teaches that there is no day of greater joy other than Yom Kippur and Tu B’Av.  It seems on face value that most people do not associate Yom Kippur with joy.  Other words [...]

Last night there was a lot of noise and fanfare at the airport in the middle of the night as a large contingent of Bnei Akiva chevra turned out to welcome the arrival of four new bacurim.
The Torah MiTzion program has been operating in Perth for the past three years with spectacular results.  The new [...]

Jewgle readers will be interested in the following 24 September 2009 update from the Zionist Council of Victoria, about the the recent libellous 60 Minutes program “Hate Thy Neighbour” on the Nine Network, by Producer Howard Sacre and Journalist Liam Bartlett. (I’m quoting it virtually in full, because of the many useful links embedded in it.)

For [...]