Steve Denenberg
October 23, 2014, 12:00 am
A national day of unity
By Evan Zlatkis
July 10, 2014, 12:00 am
Outrage at murder of Palestinian teen
JEWISH organisations in Australia condemned the murder of a Palestinian youth in East Jerusalem, as reports emerged that six Jewish suspects have been arrested in relation to the crime, with at least three confessing.
By Peter Kohn
July 3, 2014, 12:00 am
Abbott, leaders condemn horrific murders
PRIME Minister Tony Abbott has written personally to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to express Australia’s sympathy and sorrow in the wake of the brutal slayings of the three Israeli teens abducted last month near Hebron.
By Peter Kohn
July 1, 2014, 12:00 am
Rabbi arrested over asylum protest
AN Adelaide rabbi was arrested on Monday after taking part in a sit-in at a federal MP’s office, where she and eight Christians protested the treatment of asylum seekers.
By Peter Kohn
May 22, 2013, 12:00 am
UPJ lauds Kotel U-turn
THE Union for Progressive Judaism (UPJ) has said it is encouraged by what it sees as a groundswell of support in Israel for egalitarian access to the Kotel after several hundred worshippers, including women wearing tallits and tefillin, prayed at the Western Wall behind police protection.
By Peter Kohn
March 20, 2013, 3:26 pm
Warm welcome for Pope
JEWISH community leaders in Australia have welcomed the election of Pope Francis – Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio – noting that he has shown significant signs of respect and friendship towards the Jewish people.
By Phoebe Roth
November 5, 2012, 12:00 am
UPJ’s progressive vision
MORE than 160 people representing 29 Progressive congregations in Australia, New Zealand and Asia converged on Sydney for the Union for Progressive Judaism (UPJ) conference.
By Peter Kohn
April 30, 2012, 12:00 am
The definition of ‘mainstream’ Jewry
THE well-publicised difference of opinion between Progressive and Orthodox Jewish representative bodies on the issue of same-sex marriage has led to an argument over whether Progressive congregations are part of mainstream Jewry.
By Gareth Narunsky
January 6, 2012, 12:00 am
Na’ama’s tears spark outrage
AUSTRALIAN Jewish leaders have roundly condemned members of Israel’s Charedi community, who last week dressed young children in yellow stars and striped clothing to evoke the Holocaust as part of a protest against exclusion.
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