Articles tagged with: Jewish
Blurring the Humanitarian Welcome Mat
Continuing with our Pesach theme of asylum seekers and refugees, Malki Rose attended the launch of the ‘People Smugglers: Friend or Foe?’ exhibit now showing at the Jewish Museum of Australia.
Americans refer to them as …
And you shall relate to your son
By David Werdiger
והגדת לבנך – שמות יג”ח
And you shall relate to your son – Exodus 13:8
As Pesach approaches, preparations go into full swing, and my mind jumps around between where we will …
Form one Planet: HIStory or MYstory
By Malki Rose
If there is one broyges bigger than who has ownership of certain clumps of the Middle East, it’s who has ownership of the most accurate account of its history. If the holy books …
Aliyah: Going up or coming down to earth?
By Kovi Rose
Having just arrived in Israel less than a week ago, I was excited and anxious to deal with the bureaucracy and slide into the culture and life of the locals. I arrived at …
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 …
School’s out on Israel
By Mandi Katz
When it comes to Israel, young Australian Jews often feel themselves caught between extreme positions.
Only days ago, Bialik College graduate and former Australasian Union of Jewish Students president Liam Getreu wrote on this …
An interview with the German Ambassador to Australia
The Capital Jewish Forum (CJF), based in Canberra, has recently launched a new initiative, where distinguished guests are interviewed on a range of issues which are relevant and of interest to Jewish academic, policy, business …
What now for the Jews of Tunis?
By Anthony Frosh
With the political state of affairs in Tunisia now lying somewhere between anarchy and revolution, it’s a troubling time for all citizens of this North African republic. For the Jewish community, such instability …
The Silent Mind: A Jew’s Views on Meditation
By Simon Holloway
Recently, I attended Vipassana: a ten-day, silent meditation retreat that was held in Blackheath, NSW. (For those who are interested in it, I reviewed it on my blog a little while ago.) And …
The Sanhedrin: An Ancient Cure For the Modern World
By Josh Back
The ancient Sanhedrin, a council consisting of 71 men who constituted the Supreme Court and legislative body of Israel during the period of Roman rule, was dissolved in 358 CE, by imperial decree. …
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