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Does Charity Begin at Home?
By Keren Tuch
Does charity begin at home? It’s an issue many of us have grappled with, and a significant consideration for the Jewish community.
Recently, I attended a panel at the Melbourne Writers’ Festival exploring this …
John Pilger’s bizarre attack on Frank Lowy
Australian journalist, John Pilger, 2009 winner of the Sydney Peace Prize, has launched a bizarre attack on Australian Jewish businessman and philanthropist, Frank Lowy. New York …
Birds of a Feather Flock Together – Deal with it!
By Anthony Frosh
Box Hill in Victoria has lots of Chinese, Lakemba in NSW has lots of Lebanese, Peppermint Grove in WA has lots of WASPs, and of course, there are a number of areas in …
Footy Crunch Time, Shul Crunch Time
By David Werdiger
A few weeks ago, a friend of mine posted on Facebook: “The sounds of the Shofar can only mean one thing – the countdown is on to the impending footy finals. Go [nickname …
Breaking Barriers – a Postcard from My Jerusalem
The following is a slightly edited version of a letter by Merav Carmeli recently sent to some friends back in Australia. Merav, along with her partner Nathan and three young children, …
The Festival Dilemma
By Alex Kats
Each year at about this time, a few weeks out from Rosh Hashana, I start to feel a little nervous and anxious, but not for the reasons that you might expect. Rosh Hashana …
ECAJ Urges Restraint from all Sides in BDS Rhetoric
The Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ) today issued the following statement concerning the debate about the campaign for Boycotts Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) against Israel and the targeting of the Max Brenner chain in …
My Problems with Hasbara
By Ilan Bloch
For the past eight years, I have worked as a guide and educator, taking groups of students from the Diaspora on Israel programs. Recently, I was more than frustrated after the group that …
If Not Now, When? The Next Step in the Free Jewish Education Movement
By Jonathan Schauder
Almost 8 years ago, when my wife and I were deciding whether to have a 3rd child, I went to seek counsel from my Rabbi. I posed him a difficult choice:
I asked, “Should …
The First Arrest – A Grassroots Movement to Protect our Children
By Malki Rose
Today is unique in Australian Jewish community history.
The first arrest has been made, and a man has been charged with 16 counts of indecent assault and 13 counts of gross indecency.
In coming days, …
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