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One of the wonderful aspects of being Jewish is that the Jewish world is so diverse. Cultural and regional influences from around the world and

‘I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the community, and as long as I live, it is my privilege to do for

Right on cue the West Australian has run an article today about an Israeli backpacker who died in the Christchurch earthquake.  A newspaper in Southland,

There are so many incredibly positive things to write about that I have seen in the Perth Jewish community in just the past few days. A busload

 The balance of political power in Australia took a long-known change for the worse this week with the Greens taking on kingmaker voting powers in

We all know that appearances can be deceptive.  A number of my peers are dedicated religious Jews, but do not wear a Kippah (skullcap) in

Tonight a respectable crowd heard an even more respectable address from Ephriam Zuroff, internationally recognised pursuer of justice who tracks and assists the prosecution of Nazi war

A pilgrim festival with agricultural origins?  Transformed into a religious commemoration of revelation at Sinai?  An event that occurred 3,318 years ago causes us to

 Tonight is Lag B’Omer.  Short of being aware of the minor holiday called Lag B’Omer, and marking the occasion as some form of Jewish “Guy

I am paying to fund terrorists.  So are you. The Australian Newspaper reports that the Australian Government will take $70 million of our taxpayer dollars next year and

Once again the Jewish Community Council of WA resourced and presented a very relevant and dignified community commemoration for Yom Hashoah.  The amount of preparation