130411 11th April, 2013 Shabbat Shalom dear Friends. What a frightening week with threats of nuclear proportions (literally) from North Korea. The question that must be on our leaders lips and minds is whether this is a ruse to draw attention away from Iran to allow them to continue their research or if it is a…

When I heard this speech I had to share it with you all. It is truly inspiring I am proud to send you this Bar Mitzvah speech. It is both moving and inspiring and appropriate for both Yom haShoah and Yom HaAtzmaut – indeed for every day of our lives. It begins with a few…

130408 8th of April 2013 Yom HaShoah ve HaGvura 28th Nissan, 5773 – Day of Remembrance for the Holocaust and its Heroism. The Nazis yelled “Go back to Jerusalem” to us – now their heirs yell “Go back to Europe”. Never Again becomes little more than a knee-jerk reaction, because it is again, it is happening again and an…

130329 29th March 2013 Shabbat Shalom, Moadin leSimcha, Pesach Sameach and a good Good Friday to all The food has been both cooked and eaten, the songs sung, the prayers prayed and the story of our Exodus from slavery in Egypt to freedom right here in the Land of Milk and Honey. At least, the food…

130322 22nd March 2013 Shabbat Shalom and a quick reminder to all my Jewish friends – we aren’t slaves any more. This is the festival of freedom so do what has to be done but don’t make it servile suffering!!! Two Kassam rockets exploded in the city of Sderot onThursday, a clear message from hamas that they…

130315 Friday, 15th March, 2013 Shabbat Shalom dear friends President Shimon Peres, in a meeting with the leaders of the Catholic Church in Poland at his Jerusalem residence, welcomed the new Pope. President Peres said, “The newly elected Pope represents devotion, the love of God, the love of peace, a holy modesty and a new…

7th March 2013 Shabbat Shalom dear Friends! Hugo Chavez is dead – another tyrant falls. His body will be paraded in the streets of Caracas today in a 7 hour long parade. Today in the inaptly named Human Rights Assembly, a minutes silence will be held for Hugo Chavez, violator of human rights. U.N. Watch criticized…

130301 1st March 2013 Happy Saint David’s Day to all my Welsh friends. Cymru am Byth, and to those who don’t know what I am talking about – Croeso y Gymru and of course Saboth Dda. Shabbat Shalom. In case you thought I had gone crazy today is the Welsh National Day and the patron Saint…

130222 22nd February 2013 Before wishing you Shabbat Shalom……….. Happy Birthday Sammy Samsam!! Happy birthday wonderful eight year old. Now Shabbat Shalom to you all, Shabbat Shalom and Purim Sameach. Remember that Purim is the story of a clever man with a brave and beautiful niece who together saved the Jewish people from a Persian tyrant.…

130214 14th February 2013 Shabbat Shalom dear friends. I need to begin with a very serious story to honour our many Australian friends who may be distressed and disturbed by the news stories racing around one rather unwise young man who came to live in Israel, was inducted into the Mossad and on visits to Iran, using…