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New President Hopes to Grow UJEB

February 2, 2012 – 8:51 pm | 7 Comments

Articles about Jewish education, particularly those concerning making Jewish education more affordable, always resonate with the majority of our readers. Hence we are publishing this press release we received today from The United Jewish Education …

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Meanwhile at the Peace Team, things get complicated

March 27, 2011 – 11:47 pm | 2 Comments

This is the second in a series of blog entries, written by Danny Brill, about the Peres Peace Team’s participation in the International Cup.  To read the first article, click here.
The …

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The Ganseh Megilla sets sail

March 25, 2011 – 1:18 pm | One Comment

By Malki Rose
Nautical jokes aside, this years Purim Shpiel, “Anchor’s Oy Vey” is one Jewish community ship that is certainly keeping its audience afloat .
Certainly a far funnier debacle than the real story of Purim, …

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Advocating Peace or Promoting Conflict and Discrimination? The Strange Case of the Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies

March 23, 2011 – 10:43 pm | 12 Comments

By Philip Mendes
The Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Sydney was formed in May 1988 to promote interdisciplinary research and teaching on the causes of conflict, and the conditions that affect …

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MasterChef goes Kosher

March 21, 2011 – 7:18 pm | 8 Comments

By Keren Tuch
After arriving in Melbourne one month ago, stepping into the Astor Theatre on Chapel Street last Tuesday night, I could have fooled myself that I was in NY.  The theatre was packed full …

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The Importance of Tradition – The Danger of Innovation

March 15, 2011 – 7:47 pm | 6 Comments

By Geoff Bloch
We have recently completed reading the Book of Exodus. The Book begins with the dramatic narrative of our enslavement in Egypt, our redemption, the revelation at Sinai and the giving of the 10 …

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Letter to the Editor – Massacre in Itamar

March 13, 2011 – 1:06 pm | 96 Comments
Letter to the Editor – Massacre in Itamar

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!
When discussing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, people often speak about the differences between the right and the wrong, between the just and the unjust, and between the truth and the lies. I feel, that …

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Choose your Parenting Guru

March 9, 2011 – 9:49 pm | 11 Comments

By Lior Misrachi
In Pirkei Avot (Ethics of the Fathers, masechet avot, chapter 1, teaching 6) we find the following saying:
יהושע בן פרחיה אומר: עשה לך רב, וקנה לך חבר, והוי דן את כל האדם לכף …

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Kosher Wars V – The Empire Strikes Back

March 7, 2011 – 10:20 pm | 19 Comments

By David Werdiger
The “kosher wars” have been reignited recently with the release by Rabbi Moshe Gutnick of The Kashrut Authority (I will refer to them as KA(Syd) to avoid ambiguity) of a statement regarding the …

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Peace Team starts boot camp 2011

March 6, 2011 – 9:48 am | 7 Comments

By Danny Brill
In 2008, a select group of 26 Israeli and Palestinian men (13 of each) trained for 9 months, learning how to tackle, handball, pass, and kick goals for the Australian Rules …

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School’s out on Israel

March 2, 2011 – 9:48 pm | 54 Comments

By Mandi Katz
When it comes to Israel, young Australian Jews often feel themselves caught between extreme positions.
Only days ago, Bialik College graduate and former Australasian Union of Jewish Students president Liam Getreu wrote on this …

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