Judaism has an ethos that often blends elation and grief. Both symbolically and practically. At the height of each joyful occasion there is a tinge of sadness, and vice versa each sad occasion pivots towards hope and optimism. Yesterday, in the midst of celebrating a family simcha, a festive event,
Dear West Australian newspaper Your unattributed article about the Bibas family funeral in today’s paper contained important terminology errors and lacked the full context of this incident, one of the most horrific acts of barbarity that has become a focal point of Israel’s mourning and of the entire Jewish world.
Being proud of my identity, and not ashamed of what I stand for, I wear a kipah (skullcap) in public and have done so in Australia for the past 25 years. Whilst I have occasionally been subject to anti-Semitism, it is far more frequent for me to encounter positive engagement
On the first day of term, after each summer break, it was inevitable that our school year would begin with the task of writing an essay called “What I Did on my Summer Holiday”. Our English masters would be assessing comprehension, searching for a cohesive narrative, and marking on the
Recently it was reported in The Australian newspaper that our ambassador to the UN, James Larsen said “Australia’s vote in favour of UNRWA reflects the country’s view that it must be able to continue its life-saving work.” He also said “UNRWA is the backbone of the humanitarian response to the
(Satire) Penny Wong: Welcome all, please give your attention to the Prime Minister of Australia, Anthony Albanese. Anthony Albanese: Morning everyone, and I pay my respects to Labour leaders, past, present but not emerging. Richard Marles: How did your trip to Perth go? Anthony Albanese: Had to pay for my
As we emerge from Simchat Torah and Shabbat Bereshit a few days from now, many have the custom to say the words v’Yaacov holech ldarcho ויעקב הלך לדרכו, meaning “And Jacob went on his way”. The sentiment being that the extraordinary celebrations and festive emotions of the past few weeks
Some decades ago Rabbi Coleman, our much loved orator, was giving a sermon on the topic of anti-Semitism in Australia. Whilst noting that Australia was amongst the most welcoming and tolerant societies for a Jewish community to reside anywhere in the world, he also cautioned against the irrational and historic
Apparently it’s expected that I post a travelogue whenever I’m on the road. My impressions after a few days in Brisbane is that it is a city exactly like Perth, although it’s on the cusp of braking through the time warp. The people are friendly and the City is flushed
This week has certainly been full of excitement, fear, jubilation, shock and hopefully for some of us a chance for self reflection. Australia’s amazing results in the swimming pool at the Paris Olympics are testament to hard work, adequate funding for competitors and make us all proud that a small
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