Articles in Ittay Flescher
Kony 2012 and the Danger of a Single Story
By Ittay Flescher
In the last week, over 60 million people have watched this video which seeks to make Joseph Kony famous.
Kony is the leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), a guerrilla group that has forced …
Tu Bishvat of Floods and Climate Change
By Ittay Flescher
Today is the day that Jews throughout the world celebrate Tu Bishevat, the new year for trees. In mystical tradition, on this day we have the opportunity to rise through all four worlds of …
Are The Greens Kosher?
By Arielle Perlow and Ittay Flescher
The Rabbis of the Talmud teach us there are 70 faces to the Torah. Is it possible that one of them is green? Many Jews in Australia believe in the …
Jewish Engagement – That’s the point!
By Ittay Flescher
Simon Green recently posed a challenging question on Galus Australis entitled “Jewish Continuity – What’s the point?” In it, he argued that too many people are asking the wrong question by focusing on ”How do we keep the kids …
Language of Engagement
by Ittay Flescher
The Australian Jewish News recently published an opinion piece titled “Unsettled by the terminology” where the author contended that media outlets should stop using the word, ‘settlers’ to describe Israelis living in the …
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