One of the more haunting experiences I had as a school child was attending careers day. I confidently advised my counsellor that my future job did not yet exist. Nonetheless, we were compelled to select three career options, and I emerged with a Rabbi, a Journalist, and a food technologist
Having traversed some fairly controversial and emotionally charged topics in recent weeks, my post this week will, I hope, not find readers who disagree. The post is inspired by a workplace construction flyer. There is a service called “Dial Before you Dig” which allows references to be provided for underground
The problem with discussing homosexuality from a Jewish perspective is that firstly people’s emotions quickly stifle any rational debate, and secondly that it is impossible to reconcile textual edicts with free choice. I was asked today what I thought about having a Jewish float (“Jews for Pride”) in the annual
The major institutions of the Perth Jewish community are its Shules, Carmel School and the Maurice Zeffert Home (MZH). The latter is the second largest organisation in the community in terms of equity, turnover and number of staff. As a provider of aged care to the community it is a
There is so precious time, and so much to accomplish, including many issues to be blogged for the record. Tomorrow the sun will set on the aseret yemai teshuva and the destiny of our coming year will be sealed in by the celestial power of our creator. Today we heard of
This Wednesday night as the sun sets, the Jewish new year, Rosh Hashana, will be upon us. The Jewish new year has a number of key themes, being divine kingship, remembrance, and personal introspecive calling. It is a solemn time, and whereas a “new year” normally has a connotation of
When I previously published a blog about the changing culture of Maccabi I expressed hope that the Jewish nature of the organisation would become a measure of pride, and indeed it has become so. These days you don’t walk past Maccabi on Yom Tov and Shabbat and see competitive sports
There has been a fair amount of publicity regarding the decision by a State School in Western Australia to discountinue use of the Lords Prayer as part of the school assembly. I was asked today about the matter, in connection with an article in the West Australian featuring a photo of Rabbi
Some years ago the editorial team of this blog were invited to engage with the Foreign Editor of the West Australian following scathing criticism we published regarding the West’s media bias. We were impressed by the willingness of Alan Kirk to engage, the fairness of his approach, and the personal
When I heard Perth’s worst radio shock jock call Israel’s naval blocade of Gaza ports illegal under international law I decided to switch radio stations for good. However I was reminded about this today when I read the following quote in the United Nations report. “The fundamental principle of the