Articles in Rachel Sacks-Davis
Orthodox Rabbis Confuse Themselves with Evangelical Christians
By Rachel Sacks-Davis
The following letter from Rabbi Dovid Freilich, the president of the Organisation of Rabbis of Australasia, appeared in today’s edition of The Australian:
“THE Organisation of Rabbis of Australasia opposes any legislation to legitimise …
Jews Witness the Hajj
By Rachel Sacks-Davis & Anthony Frosh
The Jewish tradition was born in journey. From Abraham and Jacob to Moses and the Israelites, our mythic ancestors were wanderers whose encounters with God almost always occurred en route. …
BDS Advocates and Sympathisers Accuse Limmud-Oz
By Anthony Frosh & Rachel Sacks-Davis
Advocates of boycotts, divestments and sanctions (BDS) against Israel, Vivienne Porzsolt and Peter Slezak, have had their applications to speak at Limmud-Oz next month in Sydney denied. Limmud-Oz Program Director, …
Another Young Jewish Protagonist hits Australian Bookshelves
By Rachel Sacks-Davis
As a teenager, I devoured books but I don’t remember coming across one Australian young adult novel with even a minor Jewish character. I would not have expected to do so given that …
NIF Australia Rolls out its Zionist Credentials
By Rachel Sacks-Davis
In the coming months, a branch of the New Israel Fund (NIF) will be launched in Australia. Despite its name, the NIF, which is based in the US, is more than 30 years …
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
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
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
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
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 …
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