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May 14, 2013
7:42 am

Shavuot: Two tablets; two standards?

I’ve often wondered why the standard adult dose for paracetamol (the chemical ingredient in products like Panadol and Tylenol) is 1000mg, but the tablets are 500mg. Is it because......

April 27, 2013
4:43 pm

US in denial on terror

Since the terrible bomb attack on the Boston Marathon, the US has been struggling with huge questions. The focus has not been on those murdered or injured in the......

March 25, 2013
6:06 am

A tale of two (Obama) speeches

President Obama's visit to Israel, and particularly his speech has been hailed as a potential turning point in US-Israel relations after the chill of his first term, and......

March 21, 2013
12:54 am

The Hate Network

Social Networks have been around for as long as people have socialised. Tools like Facebook have only helped people maintain and manage their social networks in a more effective......

March 8, 2013
12:07 am

Conversation between God and a Secular Jew

Secular Jew (SJ): OK God, it's high time we had a serious discussion about what You expect of me. God: I'm really happy you've come to Me with this, although......

February 1, 2013
6:41 am

Rabbis: Learn to say “I was wrong”

The ongoing scandal of cases of sex abuse within some Orthodox communities took a new twist recently, with the release of a video by Rabbi Manis Friedman, a prominent......

January 27, 2013
7:07 pm

The economics of the Friday afternoon Kotel taxi ride

As always, it's a pleasure to be here in Israel, even if only for a few days. The very long flight is quickly forgotten as we drive up......

January 1, 2013
6:30 pm

Managing Expectations

The key to happiness, they say, is low expectations. In business, we seek to manage the expectations of our customers to ensure they are happy (relative to the......

December 9, 2012
2:55 am

I come from a Chanukah down under

Of all the Jewish holidays, none highlight the differences between northern and southern hemisphere observances more than Chanukah. The cycle of biblical Jewish holidays is closely linked to the agricultural......

November 30, 2012
9:02 am

UN revokes “victim status” from Palestine

In a stunning turn of events, the nascent non-member observer state of Palestine has officially had their highly-valued "victim status" revoked by the United Nations, following a vote of 48-47......

November 22, 2012
3:46 am

Einstein and Gaza

Albert Einstein famously defined insanity as doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. There is a series of repeating patterns in Israel’s behaviour......