Following Galus Australis’ transition away from an online magazine to a Facebook based community group, the site was to be taken offline (on Friday 11 December).
However, as that date became closer, we received several requests …
Galus Australis received the following correspondance from a reader late last week, a couple of days before Shavuot:
I may have a bit too much time on my hands this week, and I did a little …
In the following article, Rabbi Eli Cohen looks at how Christianity, which started as a Jewish group, morphed into a non-Jewish movement and how Christian missionaries are still targetting Jews.
Today over 1,000 Christian missionary groups …
By Anthony Frosh
As happened last year at Limmud Oz in Sydney, advocates of the destruction of the State of Israel have had their application to host a session rejected. And just as happened last year, …
By Jonny Schauder
The Background and Vision
Back in August last year, I published my first article on Galus Australis about working with Glen Eira College. The article was part of a strategy to improve the services …
By Michelle Coleman
Your peak body that is. For Victorians, this is the Jewish Community Council of Victoria (JCCV).
Is it really ‘the voice of Victorian Jewry’? Does it truly represent 60 organisations and 65,000 Jews? Is …
As part of the lead up to Limmud Oz 2012, we will be publishing some articles by presenters in order to give our readership a taste of some of sessions on offer. If you are …
In response to a recent discussion on Galus Australis relating to the ethical and moral issues that arise if one chooses to serve in the Israeli military, Larry Stillman has submitted the following article.
The key issue …
Galus Australis is excited to be hosting a couple of panel discussion sessions at the upcoming Limmud Oz in Melbourne.
One of these sessions will be on The Finkler Question and Jewish Identity. The Finkler Question, authored …
By Ashley Browne
So how many women will be competing for Saudi Arabia at this year’s summer Olympic Games?
The answer is zero, just as it has been at all eight Olympics to which the Saudis have …
By Mark Symons
Every year, the Melbourne Orthodox community conducts a communal Yom Ha’atzmaut (Israeli Independence Day) prayer service. But it is a community service in name only. The rabbis and presidents of most Orthodox congregations …
By Alan Stein:
With the Human Rights Arts & Film Festival upon us, one film is poised to catch the collective Jewish eye. For those who missed it at the Jewish International Film Festival last year, …
By Anthony Frosh
The Community Security Group (CSG) performs an important function for the Jewish community. In the current state of global affairs, the role of the CSG has become more vital than ever. The vast …
Here’s what you need to read about before Shabbes….
1) Osher on moustaches
2) Timmy being awesome at Jewish Care
3) Women destroying the (rabbinic) joint
4) Yaron on paranoia
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1) From the inimitable Osher Gutnick:
‘I dropped in on mum on the …
By Alex Fein:
Hi all.
I’m back, taking over from Bracha, for another tour of duty as editor at this Melbourne Jewish institution.
Over the years, Galus has provided its readers with news, debate, and stories about Jewish …
By Daniel Broder:
I love food – always have and always will. As part of my love of food I also love cooking regularly and seek foods out that I have never cooked with before. This …
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