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Mr Herman (Harry) Gutman was wont to say (and I paraphrase for those who remember Herman): "Rabbi, if only you would change up the Shabbat morning services somewhat, we would attract many more congregants to shule. Every week you put on the same show. Nothing seems to change. Imagine paying to watch the same movie at the Ritz every Saturday morning. If only you would put on a new movie, people would surely come." Mr Gutman was right... but he was also wrong. He was right beca

It’s been a whirlwind past fortnight during our Mendel’s wedding celebrations with his bride Sheva Lipsker. Who would have ever thought that we would celebrate a destination wedding at that God forsaken destination place of Mexico. Mexico was never on my bucket list and it needn’t be on yours. It seems to be the end of the earth the place where the world simply ends. It’s a 24 hour arduous plane flight transferring through the US and then you must catch a ferry to the island

Any sports team will know that you are only as good as your reserve bench. The reserves on your team provide impact energy and reinforce the momentum that is so demanded of any team sport. The reserves are absolutely critical in maintaining that winning mentality and focused edge. I am a keen follower of the current State of Origin Series and the players picked on the reserve bench are as important as say your halfback on your team. For NSW we have Nathan Cleary as our half b

Last Saturday night, Miri, I and Kovi went to Vivid Sydney. Shabbat finishes early at 5.30pm. We had an afternoon shlof (sleep) and still a whole Saturday nightto kill, so off to Vivid we went. I have been to Vivid before and have enjoyed the spectacle of lights, sound and people watching. This time the whole experience was a flop, in my opinion anyway. There was no energy, the exhibits were underwhelming except for the food outlets on the back of these huge pickup trucks, th