A statue of Moses holding the Ten Commandments (Image: Shutterstock)
The Last Word: One Story
The English writer Robert Graves put it best...
The dramatic Book of Esther, describing events in Persia more than 2,000 years ago, still has important themes that resonate today (Image: Shutterstock)
The Last Word: The Tale of Esther in 2025 
When I read the Book of Esther and...
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“The child is the father of the man”: How the birth of my grandson renewed my hope for a gentler year
ABC Religion & Ethics - 8 January 2025...
Prayer ceremony for Rosh Hashana (Jewish New Year) on the Tel Aviv Promenade (Image: Shutterstock)
The Last Word: Lessons of a year of war
It’s hard to believe how time has passed...
The devastation wrought by October 7 and its aftermath must not be allowed to destroy our optimism (Image: Jose Hernandez/ Shutterstock)
The Last Word: Beyond this year of shattered hope
It has been a year of shattered pieces,...
Jewish partisan leader Abba Kovner, centre, with his unit known as “The Avengers” (Image: Wikimedia Commons)
The Last Word: Vengeance, retribution and justice
Vengeance has been with us since the birth...
The “encampment” at the University of Sydney (Image: X/Twitter)
A university is for a multiplicity of ideas
Australian Jewish News - 19 July 2024  ...
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Faith: Shavuot
Sunday Age - June 9, 2024   We...
The anti-Israel schadenfreude which followed the Iranian attack on Israel represents a disturbing side of human nature (Image: X/Twitter)
The Last Word: The iniquity of schadenfreude
On the night of Saturday April 13, the...
The stunning Grand Mosque in Padang, Sumatra
The Last Word: Among the believers
  The Grand Mosque in Padang, Indonesia, is...