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Each year I compose a satirical message for Pesach.  Following last year’s Carona Virus Haggadah, I present the Anti Vaxxers Haggadah for Seder 5781. Kadesh Time for the first of four cups of organic, sulphur free, manure based, biodynamic, unfiltered, sustainably produced, vegan, zero herbicide, non-synthetic, astrologically-informed, phenolic, naturally fermented,

Each year I draft satirical prose for chaggim.  Perth was thrust into lockdown just before Pesach 5780 although the corona virus had already caused many other places to impose isolation. In the midst of the unknown I wrote this Covid haggadah spoof which went viral to many parts of the

Everyone would agree that the current Jewish Centre needs to be demolished and rebuilt. For too long now it has been a representation of Perth from the 1980’s. Forty years on, the appearance is dated, it is not functionally usable or economically sustainable. With all the hoopla surrounding the recent

Congratulations to my fellow Jewgle blogger for fearlessly raising a topic of utmost importance. I’d like to share a further perspective. What attracted me to the Jewish community of Perth some 20 years ago, and remains as valid today, was the quality of the people in the community. The community

It’s been some time since I was active in the blogosphere. I am of the view that if a person cannot constructively contribute then they should get out of the way of those who do. Constructive criticism fits the definition, and I end my blog hiatus on this mantra, by

Each year I draft satirical prose for chaggim.  This Millenial Haggadah was published for Pesach 5778 (2018) INTRODUCTION Welcome to our off the hook Passover Seder!  Nobody in this household is ever hungry, but come and eat anyway.  We set two extra places at our Seder, one symbolic for Eliyahu

The self flagellating media of Perth often tag our City as “Dullsville”, and lament the conservative culture that is so resistant to change. They also note that the rapid increase in population, coupled with infrastructure development, a resources boom, and newfound confidence, that Perth is waking itself from its sleepy

When I was a young man who was about to have a Bar Mitzvah thrust upon me, I well remembers the influences of the occasion, both positive and negative.  I was fortunate to have teachers, including an Israeli shaliach who prepared me and who caused me to take an interest