Catch up reading here

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

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

This year I had a very uplifting Rosh Hashana, immersed in a shule environment that was fully focussed on tefillah. This was followed by an

As my last post for the Jewish year, I can only focus my reflections on today’s Rosh Hashana “gift” bestowed upon the nation of Israel

Today was a momentous day in the history of the Perth Jewish community, with the dedication and opening of the new performing arts centre at

I’ve read several items of commentary in the past few weeks that suggest that the “obsessive” focus of Israel advocates on the captivity of Gilad

More than ever the media, following cutbacks to news services, need to create and invent their own stories to provide content, much of which is

Dr Howard Goldenberg is  a GP who has worked extensively in regional rural Australia with indiginous communities.  He has recently published a book about some

We are only a little over two weeks until the Jewish Calendar ticks into the year 5770. The month leading up to the Yomim Noraim

When Premier Colin Barnett addressed a Liberal Party reception for the Perth Jewish Community this morning, he noted two interesting points.  The first was his

In the space of two weeks I have been privileged to attend a number of simchas and receive invites to many others.  We have celebrated engagements, birthdays, britot, weddings, sheva