Manny Waks, Author at J-Wire

Don’t blame the Israeli Government for failing to extradite Malka Leifer

Manny Waks — Tue, 06 Feb 2018 04:25:09 +0000

I don't think it's fair to criticise the Israeli government for the fact that Malka Leifer is seemingly playing the system...writes Manny Waks.

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Chabad’s hollow statements on child sexual abuse…writes Manny Waks

Manny Waks — Tue, 03 Oct 2017 03:20:01 +0000

The report of a new public statement by seven (seemingly random) Chabad rabbis calling for the immediate reporting to state authorities of reasonable suspicions of abuse is welcome news, especially their unequivocal announcement that prior rabbinic advice is unnecessary.

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On reflection – Manny Waks post the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse yeshiva and yeshivah hearings

Manny Waks — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 03:21:43 +0000

Manny Waks writes in the aftermath of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse

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Waks reflect on Tzedek

Manny Waks — Wed, 03 Dec 2014 21:25:13 +0000

Manny Waks reflects on his time as CEO of child sexual abuse advocacy organisationTzedek

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Now is the time

Manny Waks — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:10:45 +0000

The Commonwealth Royal Commission Inquiry into child sexual abuse within organisations has now commenced. Tzedek, an Australian-based advocacy group for Jewish victims and survivors of child sexual abuse, is uniquely positioned to provide evidence to the Royal Commission about the nature and extent of past and present child sexual abuse within Jewish organisations.

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Community Support for Israel

Manny Waks — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 01:46:44 +0000

It is overdue that we examine the role of advocacy for Israel in our community organisations, particularly those that nominally are not designated a specific role to represent Israel’s interests...writes Manny Waks.

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The Generation Gap

Manny Waks — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 04:50:21 +0000

In the article, Give Us the Tools to Define Our Involvement, Joshua Einstein cogently articulates the major challenges and obstacles inherent in the global predicament of Jewish continuity. The term “continuity” is ubiquitous in contemporary Jewish community discourse. Broadly, it defines the continuity of “Jewishness”, both as our collective identity and as a values framework.

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