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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 211
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February 16, 2023, 12:19 pm
Israel and the recent earthquake
Albeit lightly, Israel too was impacted by the recent regional earthquake activity – as it had been by many past such events.
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December 15, 2022, 1:11 pm
The public celebration of Chanukah
With Chanukah upon us once again it’s time to focus on the meaning of its celebration.
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October 28, 2022, 10:00 am
The great flood and our diet
It seems clear from the first two parashiyot of Bereshit that God’s original design at the time of creation was that man should be vegetarian.
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September 9, 2022, 3:30 pm
The early years of Mizrachi in Melbourne
This year 5782 (2021/2) that marked 120 years of Mizrachi worldwide also marks the arrival of Mizrachi in Caulfield, 70 years ago.
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September 2, 2022, 12:30 pm
The High Holy Days in Australia many decades ago
Reflecting on the High Holy Days
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August 26, 2022, 2:30 pm
As the shofar is heard across the land
This Rosh Hashanah we will hear it without a need for special permission – but the shofar season is already upon us.
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August 19, 2022, 2:30 pm
Melbourne Eruv – 25 years on
This Shabbat, parashat Eikev, marks the completion of 25 years of uninterrupted operation of Melbourne Eruv.
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YOSSI ARON
August 12, 2022, 3:00 pm
Chazanut and music: tradition and today
“Music is a signal of transcendence. The history of the Jewish spirit is written in its song.” Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks
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YOSSI ARON
August 5, 2022, 3:00 pm
Tisha b’Av through the ages
There is so much more to Tisha b’Av than simply recalling the Destruction.
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YOSSI ARON
July 29, 2022, 2:30 pm
Scott Morrison and talmudic wisdom
Whether he did so knowingly or not, Scott Morrison’s recent church sermon had a basis in the words of our sages.
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YOSSI ARON
July 22, 2022, 3:00 pm
A lesson from a broken letter vav
The Torah is indeed an endless spring gushing forth “mayim chaim” – living waters – that spread in all directions.
By
YOSSI ARON
July 8, 2022, 3:00 pm
Sport, the Maccabiah and religious approaches
With the Maccabiah finally at hand after COVID-caused cancellations, a reflection on its origins and early religious approaches thereto is timely.
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June 24, 2022, 2:00 pm
Orthodoxy – in Israel and the Diaspora
Far from being a monolithic community, Orthodox Judaism in Israel is a fascinating tapestry of different approaches.
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YOSSI ARON
June 17, 2022, 3:30 pm
Sivan 20 – The almost forgotten fast day
Calendric dates commemorating tragedy post the Destruction are not solely the province of Holocaust memorials.
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June 10, 2022, 1:45 pm
The changing rabbinate
Changes in the rabbinate over time reflect communal change.
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