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Six reasons why you might already be keeping kosher

February 6, 2012 – 9:31 pm | One Comment

By Robert Efraim Bel
So you only buy kosher meat, stay away from crustaceans, never mix meat and milk, and always check the food labels. You try your best but all this is of course a …

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Radical Australian Jews advocating for Israeli national suicide

April 29, 2010 – 8:59 pm | 16 Comments

Why a Return of Palestinian refugees to Israel will never happen and should never happen
By Philip Mendes
Last month a small group of Australian Jews signed a petition coordinated by anti-Israel extremists Antony Loewenstein and Ned …

Seder in Germany

April 28, 2010 – 12:08 am | 3 Comments

By Alex Kats
For me, Pesach has always been the most unifying of holidays. Even in my family where Jewish practice was rare, we always had Matzah on the table, kneidlach in the chicken soup and …

Running, Ruach and Rivalry

April 25, 2010 – 1:57 pm | 2 Comments
Sacha Baron Cohen, one of Habonim Dror's most famous graduates

Events like the Frank Stein Shield allow children and teenagers from different backgrounds to meet, and gain a sense of camaraderie within their own movement. But more than this, it gives those who aren’t so flash at playing soccer something to do from the sidelines.

The Difficulties Of Ageing Are Intensified For Holocaust Survivors

April 11, 2010 – 12:09 pm | 4 Comments
Holocaust survivors raise unique issues in the world of geriatrics

The image of the Holocaust survivor who started afresh in the aftermath of the camps is familiar and powerful. We see it in films, in literature, and in our own families….

Pesach and ‘genocide’

April 4, 2010 – 5:19 pm | 21 Comments

By Keren Tuch
I look forward to Pesach every year (I might swallow my words when the day eventually comes for me to host a seder). Aside from kneidlach, charoset and walnut pate (liver …

Chol HaMoed Day 3 – Freedom for my People

April 4, 2010 – 7:00 am |

Freedom for my people by by Sterling Magee, Bobby Robinson and Macle Mabins. This is part of our series of songs for Chol ha-Moed Pesach. Chag Sameach.

Chol Ha-moed Day 2 – Song of Songs

April 2, 2010 – 7:00 am |

Ashkenazim read this biblical love song on the Shabbat of Chol Ha-moed Pesach. Adaptation above by David Dardashti. This is part of our series of songs for Chol ha-Moed Pesach.

Chol HaMoed Day 1 – Redemption Song

April 1, 2010 – 7:00 am | One Comment

Redemption Song by Bob Marley. Image from here. This is part of our series of songs for Chol ha-Moed Pesach.