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ADC Accuses Websites of Anti-Semitism
July 8, 2009 – 9:34 pm | 19 Comments
ADC Accuses Websites of Anti-Semitism

By Yoram Symons
Recently an article appeared in the Jerusalem Post that detailed how the Bnei Brith’s Anti Defamation Commission had prepared a thorough report accusing two self proclaimed online news sources of being …

Who is a Jew and the Tyranny of Halacha
July 6, 2009 – 3:15 pm | 32 Comments
Who is a Jew and the Tyranny of Halacha

By Yoram Symons
Most of us were raised to believe that you were a Jew because your mother was Jewish. That Jewish descent passes through the woman. And no doubt we have all heard the various …

Michael Jackson and the Lubavitcher Rebbe
June 30, 2009 – 7:24 pm | 26 Comments
Michael Jackson and the Lubavitcher Rebbe

By Yoram Symons
Both Michael Jackson and the Lubavitcher Rebbe died on the 3rd of Tammuz.  This much is fact. The rest of this piece is entirely speculation.
The first I heard of Michael Jackson’s death was …

A Democratic Model For Communal Governance
June 22, 2009 – 12:36 am | 35 Comments

By Yoram Symons
I am going to begin this post from the following assumption: The JCCV is not democratic nor is it representational.
Pages have already been filled on this blog debating this issue and it is …

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A Tarantino Purim?

A Tarantino Purim?

By Liz Paratz
In the story of Purim, Haman is a clear descendant of Amalek and the ‘bad guy’. The mission conducted by Esther and Mordechai to expose Haman and save the Jews is completely successful …

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With an Outstretched Hand

With an Outstretched Hand

By Keren Tuch
The first Australian Jewish international volunteer program has now been launched and completed, thanks to Jewish Aid and AUJS in conjunction with Tevel B’Tzedek – an Israeli NGO working in Nepal. It involved …

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The Article that the Jewish News Refuses to Print

The Article that the Jewish News Refuses to Print

The following article by Martin Indyk, former US ambassador to Israel was written as a reponse to Gerald Steinberg’s op-ed on the New Israel Fund in the AJN. The AJN declined to publish it; it …

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Messianic matters

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 …

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Mossad Passport Appeal 2010 – Give Generously

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