Three days on from the worst massacre in Australia’s history and the anger directed towards the Government of Australia by the Australian Jewish community has not subsided. It has actually intensified. It is righteous anger and it is not just because of what has occurred, but because of the ineptitude
1. If it had been a mosque and not a synagogue that had been lit on fire with people inside it last weekend, would you still have gone to the Rugby on Sunday instead of rocking up on the doorstep to show some leadership? 2. A man who was arrested
The first World Zionist Congress (“WZC”) was convened and chaired by Theodore Herzl in Basel in 1897. One can only imagine what the founder of modern Zionism would think if he was to walk the streets of Israel today. If Herzl was to witness Israel’s cultural, economic and technological strength,
Dear Penny Please answer the following questions: 2. Can you recognise the moral distinction between Israel that undertakes precision strikes against military targets in Gaza, Lebanon, Yemin and Iran to eliminate a terrorist threat and Israel’s enemies who fire into towns and cities in an attempt to cause mass civilian
Tomorrow marks the Shloshim (30 day mourning period) since Morenu Harav Shalom Coleman ZL passed away. During the Shiva (7 day mourning period) Rabbi Marcus Solomon (a student of Rabbi Coleman ZL) provided a shiur dedicated to Rabbi Coleman’s memory. A summary of this shuir follows: Rabbi Solomon Delivers Shuir
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Judaism has an ethos that often blends elation and grief. Both symbolically and practically. At the height of each joyful occasion there is a tinge of sadness, and vice versa each sad occasion pivots towards hope and optimism. Yesterday, in the midst of celebrating a family simcha, a festive event,
Dear West Australian newspaper Your unattributed article about the Bibas family funeral in today’s paper contained important terminology errors and lacked the full context of this incident, one of the most horrific acts of barbarity that has become a focal point of Israel’s mourning and of the entire Jewish world.
Being proud of my identity, and not ashamed of what I stand for, I wear a kipah (skullcap) in public and have done so in Australia for the past 25 years. Whilst I have occasionally been subject to anti-Semitism, it is far more frequent for me to encounter positive engagement
On the first day of term, after each summer break, it was inevitable that our school year would begin with the task of writing an essay called “What I Did on my Summer Holiday”. Our English masters would be assessing comprehension, searching for a cohesive narrative, and marking on the
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