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Community funds, post-Madoff
July 1, 2009 – 9:18 pm | 7 Comments
Community funds, post-Madoff

By The Hasid
Bernie Madoff has been sentenced, symbolically, to 150 years in prison for his fraudulent crimes. As someone who is not terribly financially literate (and who gets clammy-palmed telling even the whitest of lies), …

An Open Letter to the Jewish Community of Australia
June 26, 2009 – 3:51 pm | 50 Comments

This is a guest post from Jono David of Osaka.
I am a freelance documentarian of Jewish communities worldwide (www.JewishPhotoLibrary.com). My mission is to contribute to the preservation of Jewish communities by documenting them photographically. …

Australian Jewish media – where to from here?
June 24, 2009 – 9:15 am | 15 Comments

By Parrogan
I. Aligning oneself with the AJN
Are you well-served by our national Jewish newspaper, one of the oldest continuously published rags in the history of Australian newspapers, miraculously plodding forth into an age where print …

A Democratic Model For Communal Governance
June 22, 2009 – 12:36 am | 35 Comments

By Yoram Symons
I am going to begin this post from the following assumption: The JCCV is not democratic nor is it representational.
Pages have already been filled on this blog debating this issue and it is …

Yavneh: Is it time to go?
June 19, 2009 – 11:27 am | 29 Comments

By Malki Rose
With the Jewish education crisis looming larger than ever, (although some might say it loomed just as large 20 years ago and that this is nothing new), many individuals have been heard to …

Calling on all signatories
June 18, 2009 – 10:16 pm | 45 Comments

By Anthony Frosh and Rachel Sacks-Davis
To the 170 signatories to the petition calling on Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard to cancel her planned visit to Israel, we understand that you believe that Israel is not …

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Sydney, get your Arts on!

Sydney, get your Arts on!

By Janis Seftel
“It was great. Really good vibe. But it didn’t really feel like anyone my age was there. I told my friends about it, but I guess people had things on.”
If you’re young, artsy …

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At least the Maoists won’t be taking power – a global perspective

At least the Maoists won’t be taking power – a global perspective

By Keren Tuch
Whilst I detest listening to our leaders belittling one another in an act of political sabotage, the optimist in me is grateful that I live in a democracy with freedom of speech.  Whilst …

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Why the AJDS are right to support a limited boycott

Why the AJDS are right to support a limited boycott

By Larry Stillman
I’d like to argue the moral case for supporting a selective boycott of products from the Occupied West Bank. I take the view that it is illegally held territory in which its prior …

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Religion and Jewish Thought »

Let the Shofar Take You Places

Let the Shofar Take You Places

By Rabbi Meir Rabi
May this year be a peaceful year.
A year of challenges that prompt us to discover energies that have perhaps hibernated within us and are ready to blossom.
Everyone wants a sweet new year. …

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Mossad Passport Appeal 2010 – Give Generously

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