Michael Kuttner
Oblivious
As we transition to a new civil year, it is glaringly transparent that many remain deliberately oblivious to lurking threats and dangers.
Whistleblowers are never...
End of year speculation
The civil year of 2024 is drawing to a close.
For the non-Jewish world, it is usually a time of festive hoopla accompanied by an...
Rededication
Chanukah marks the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem after its liberation from illegal foreign occupation forces.
Bear this in mind as the annual hoopla...
Repercussions and Reverberations
This has been a vintage week where predictable events have followed dramatic consequences.
The question is whether the unfolding dramas could have been prevented or...
Discordant Voices
The cacophony of harsh and disagreeable rhetoric about Israel and Jews has increased to an alarming crescendo.
The media waits expectantly for each and every...
Resist or roll over
This is the dilemma faced by Jews since time immemorial when faced by threats whether physical or verbal.
Resisting hateful acts can take several forms....
Venom unleashed
A vitriolic tsunami has been unleashed following the stunning election results in the USA which well and truly trumped all progressive woke commentators, Hollywood...
Blame games
It can be claimed with nearly 100% certainty that no People/Nation has been blamed more often for more baseless reasons than the Jews.
From the...
Dilemmas
We are faced with a situation in which difficult choices have to be made.
The story of creation which we read in Synagogues last week...
Days of judgment
One of the prayers recited during Rosh Hashanah services deals with what may lie ahead in the year to come.
Michael Kuttner
We are reminded at...