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By Michael Lawrence We are splintered. The furious debate around coronavirus, its nature and its deadliness. How we treat, if we treat. Herd immunity? Herd impunity? Herd uncertainty? Ferocious deliberations over restriction on movement, gathering, business, … [Read more...] about Herd Mentality

By Michael Lawrence My son planned to hold me to my word. This year we would build a larger Succah so that we could host more families and friends during those seven days. He had drafted plans, taken measurements and was all set. Months ago. This year we will be alone in … [Read more...] about Our Succah of Solidarity

By Michael Lawrence Much has been spoken of this already - how it is that now that places of worship, religious and communal gatherings are closed for long periods during this corona global pandemic, no small number of people have zoomed right back into their synagogues and … [Read more...] about We, Us, Our – The Yom Kippur Litmus Test

By Michael Lawrence I was born and bred in perhaps the most geographically isolated Jewish community in the world. But we the Jews of Wellington, New Zealand were never overwhelmed by distance nor the shift of many to larger Jewish communities in Australia, Israel and … [Read more...] about This Rosh Hashanah: Paving the Entryways to Judaism and Israel