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The kosher labelling submission – now available for your perusal
May 25, 2010 – 1:23 pm | 21 Comments
The kosher labelling submission – now available for your perusal

By Rachel Sacks-Davis
The Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ) and the Organisation of Rabbis Australasia (ORA) have made their submission available on the ECAJ website.
For those who do not want to read the entire document, …

No competition please, we’re the Kashrut Authority
May 23, 2010 – 10:47 pm | 49 Comments
No competition please, we’re the Kashrut Authority

By Rachel Sacks-Davis
In a move that can only be interpreted as anti-competitive, Kosher Australia and associates have applied to the government for exclusive rights to decide who can label a product, ‘kosher’. As reported in …

Messianic matters
February 18, 2010 – 10:20 am | 52 Comments
Messianic matters

Outsider, Rachel Sacks-Davis, and insider, David Werdiger, comment on the expulsion of the “Moshiach Dancers” and related controversies at Yeshiva Shule. Click here to skip straight to David’s insiders’ view.
Outsider’s view
by Rachel Sacks-Davis
It’s 6pm on …

Look Who’s Afraid of Free Speech Now
December 1, 2009 – 5:48 pm | 49 Comments
Look Who’s Afraid of Free Speech Now

By Anthony Frosh & Rachel Sacks-Davis
Fascism has long been associated with far right-wing political movements.  Today, when it comes to suppressing the expression of ideas, it is getting increasingly difficult to distinguish between the so-called intellectual …

CSG need not be a taboo topic
October 1, 2009 – 11:25 am | 11 Comments
CSG need not be a taboo topic

By Rachel Sacks-Davis
Last week Galus Australis ran a column by Almoni criticising a recent Community Security Group (CSG) advertising campaign. Although I did not agree with the content of Almoni’s article, I was surprised at …

Three times a year…
September 17, 2009 – 10:20 pm | 17 Comments
Three times a year…

By Rachel Sacks-Davis
The High Holy Days are approaching, and soon crowds of Australian Jews will pay their annual visits to Orthodox synagogues. The majority of these Jews do not usually observe halakha (religious law), but …

Recently Departed Editor of the AJN Talks to Galus Australis
September 3, 2009 – 6:54 pm | 18 Comments
Recently Departed Editor of the AJN Talks to Galus Australis

By Anthony Frosh and Rachel Sacks-Davis
Ashley Browne has recently finished a 2.5 year stint as the editor of the Australian Jewish News. Before he joined the AJN team, Ashley had been the managing-editor of Sportal …

Diamonds: Not Every Girl’s Best Friend
August 26, 2009 – 11:22 pm | 19 Comments
Diamonds: Not Every Girl’s Best Friend

By Rachel Sacks-Davis
Unbeknownst to some, the custom of giving one’s (female) beloved a diamond engagement ring only dates back as far as the twentieth century. It was introduced through one of the most successful advertising …

Conversion Disorder
August 2, 2009 – 4:30 pm | 47 Comments
Conversion Disorder

By Rachel Sacks-Davis
The mikvah itself was a non-event, so much so that she wondered whether she had done something wrong. By that stage she already felt Jewish; the internal transformation had taken place sometime earlier.
Francis* …

Anti-religious prejudice – sadly, nothing new?
July 13, 2009 – 11:29 pm | 12 Comments
Anti-religious prejudice – sadly, nothing new?

By Rachel Sacks-Davis
I’m sure that it’s no coincidence that the (few) people that I know who have been victims of violent anti-Semitic attacks in Australia have all been religious. Religious Jews who dress in religious …

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Sydney, get your Arts on!

Sydney, get your Arts on!

By Janis Seftel
“It was great. Really good vibe. But it didn’t really feel like anyone my age was there. I told my friends about it, but I guess people had things on.”
If you’re young, artsy …

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At least the Maoists won’t be taking power – a global perspective

At least the Maoists won’t be taking power – a global perspective

By Keren Tuch
Whilst I detest listening to our leaders belittling one another in an act of political sabotage, the optimist in me is grateful that I live in a democracy with freedom of speech.  Whilst …

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Why the AJDS are right to support a limited boycott

Why the AJDS are right to support a limited boycott

By Larry Stillman
I’d like to argue the moral case for supporting a selective boycott of products from the Occupied West Bank. I take the view that it is illegally held territory in which its prior …

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Let the Shofar Take You Places

Let the Shofar Take You Places

By Rabbi Meir Rabi
May this year be a peaceful year.
A year of challenges that prompt us to discover energies that have perhaps hibernated within us and are ready to blossom.
Everyone wants a sweet new year. …

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