In Hebrew there is an untranslatable word ‘davka’. Loosely defined it means “in spite of” or “to make a point simply for the sake of impressing an antagonistic position upon an opponent”. American’s may have just uncovered its true meaning in English for the first time by voting Donald J Trump as …
The Jewish National Fund is one of the finest organisations in the Jewish world, and its illustrious history is a source of pride. The modern nation State owes its very existence to the historic fundraising and land purchase arrangements. Although everything in Israel has an element of politicisation, the JNF …
More than a dozen of my social media feeds are pouring with tributes for Simon Peres ZL. When reading through the massive contribution he made to the modern State of Israel it makes one pause and reflect on just how much one person can accomplish if they remain true to …
For the past few weeks I’ve been reading a lot on social media about what’s not right in our community. And there is a lot that is not right. And we should talk and discuss that (respectfully). But there is also a lot that is right. A lot that makes …
This is the response from the editor of The Maccabean on The Jewish Perth facebook page. based on a recently published originated from Jewgle Perth. “Responding to the ‘learning from dinosaurs’ post, in order to correct some of the inaccuracies: The Maccabean did not receive letters from “many” people. We …