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The Ganseh Megilla sets sail
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, …
Advocating Peace or Promoting Conflict and Discrimination? The Strange Case of the Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies
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 …
MasterChef goes Kosher
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 …
Purim Hoax Backfires
In what was meant to be a fun hoax for Purim, Galus Australis published an article about the (fictional) acquisition of their publication by Robert Magid, the owner of the AJN.
Sadly, the perpetrators of the …
AJN owner acquires Galus Australis
By AJN Staff
In what is believed to be the biggest deal of its kind in the Australian Jewish online media sector, Robert Magid, owner of the Australian Jewish News (AJN), has purchased Galus Australis from …
The Importance of Tradition – The Danger of Innovation
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 …
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 …
Choose your Parenting Guru
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 …
Kosher Wars V – The Empire Strikes Back
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 …
Peace Team starts boot camp 2011
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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