Articles in Community Life
‘Pioneerism’ Dead or Alive?
This article is part of the Hineni journal, Partition, which was distributed in synagogues around Australia on the 63rd anniversary of the UN’s adoption of the Partition Plan for Palestine. We …
Melbourne Chabad turf war exposed
By Anthony Frosh
Turf wars are nothing new. They exist both in the secular sphere as well as in the religious sphere – and the Jewish world is sadly no exception. Certainly, they are not unique …
The Diaspora Divide
By Keren Tuch
The Sydney Jewish community has just farewelled the great Jewish educator, Steve Israel. Steve, who is well known to any youth movement madrich (leader) who participated on Machon (a 4 month program designed …
I’m dreaming of a white …
By David Werdiger
The chagim are spread widely across the calendar year, with the “major” ones like Pesach and the High Holydays falling usually around April and September. These correspond to the seasons of autumn and …
The Fruits of Exile
This article is part of the Hineni journal, Partition, which will be distributed in synagogues around Australia on the 63rd anniversary of the UN’s adoption of the Partition Plan for Palestine. We …
Assimilation – a natural response to exile
This article is part of the Hineni journal, Partition, which will be distributed in synagogues around Australia on the 63rd anniversary of the UN’s adoption of the Partition Plan for Palestine. We will be …
Why we need a Religious Dispute Resolution Tribunal
By David Segal
Shortly after the well-known conflict involving Caulfield Shule was adjudicated by the secular court, the Council of Orthodox Synagogues of Victoria (COSV) announced that within six months or shortly thereafter it would establish …
JCCV, GLBT, and all the rest of us!
By Malki Rose
At the JCCV Plenum meeting in May 1999, delegates, non-delegates and rabbis spoke with impassioned fervour on the question of whether or not to admit Aleph, Melbourne’s only Gay Jewish group, into the …
The Eternal Jew – A Short Ashkenazi?
By Liz Paratz
Longevity today is impressive. In the Torah, Moses is an inspiring figure and lives until a suitably-inspiring 120 years old. Not only that, “His eye had not dimmed, and his vigor had not …
Tale of a Young Philo-Semite
By Jessica Ebejer
Since my childhood, I have had a keen fascination with all things Jewish. Perfectly normal for a Jewish child perhaps, but I grew up in a Catholic home, born to a Sri Lankan …
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