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New Mitzvah Tank to bring Jewish life to regional Australia

Rob Klein — Wed, 06 May 2026 23:47:34 +0000

An intimate Lag B’Omer gathering at Chabad Brisbane marked the formal opening of the newly renovated Queensland Mitzvah Tank and Mobile Library, a joint initiative of Chabad Brisbane and Chabad of RARA. The specially fitted motorhome will travel across rural and regional Queensland and Northern New South Wales for several months each year, bringing Jewish […]

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Antizionists who condemn antisemitic crimes are gaslighting us

Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org — Tue, 05 May 2026 05:57:55 +0000

Attempts to separate the movement to accomplish the genocide of half the world’s Jews in Israel from attacks on them elsewhere have zero credibility. Last week’s stabbing attack against two Jews in London’s Golders Green neighbourhood was just the latest instance of what even local police agreed was an “epidemic” of antisemitic crimes. It was just one […]

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Royal Commission hearings to begin this week as submissions pass 5,700

Rob Klein — Sat, 02 May 2026 08:05:44 +0000

The Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion will open its first public hearings in Sydney this week, following the release of its interim report and a sharp rise in submissions detailing antisemitism across Australia. Hearing Block 1 will be held in the Sydney CBD, with proceedings starting at 10am each day. Limited public seating […]

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How to defend against antizionism – Part 3

Joshua Dabelstein — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 04:20:34 +0000

An Arsenal Against Antizionism: How to Reclaim the Language (click here for part 1) (click here for part 2) If antizionism is sustained through language, then language is where it must be confronted. This is a question of accuracy, not tone or wordplay. A show of strength is not another decade of failed attempts to […]

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How to defend against antizionism – Part 2

Joshua Dabelstein — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 03:38:43 +0000

Hostility as a Virtue: The Moral Logic of Antizionism (click here for part 1) Distinct forms of anti-Jewish hostility are produced in response to what a given society considers morally persuasive, intellectually legitimate, or politically necessary. What changes is the language through which violence justifies itself. This hostility tends to cluster into three dominant configurations. […]

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How to defend against antizionism – Part 1

Joshua Dabelstein — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 05:19:35 +0000

Part 1: Diagnosing the problem Today we rely on the word ‘antisemitism’ to describe all anti-Jewish sentiment. The word sprang into popularity through Wilhelm Marr’s The Victory of Judaism Over Germandom (1879), which mounts the antisemite’s moral case while rejecting the religious persecution of prior centuries. “I therefore unconditionally defend Jewry against all religious persecution […]

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Rainbow Seder in Melbourne offers queer Jews a place at the table

Rob Klein — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 01:05:06 +0000

A Rainbow Seder held in Melbourne ahead of Pesach has drawn a strong response from attendees, with many describing the evening as both deeply Jewish and personally meaningful. More than 70 people gathered at Temple Beth Israel last Friday, March 27. The event was the first Seder organised by Jewmos, a Melbourne-based queer Jewish community […]

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Jack’s journey from dairy farm to Judaism

Rob Klein — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 22:40:29 +0000

Jack O’Shea grew up on a dairy farm in northern Victoria where he had never met a Jew. Today he is preparing for an Orthodox conversion, keeping Shabbat and documenting his journey to Judaism on Instagram, where his account has attracted close to 20,000 followers. Raised in the small town of Cohuna, about 40 minutes […]

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Author Marisa Meltzer reflects on fame, feminism and Jewish identity ahead of Sydney visit

Rob Klein — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 05:53:19 +0000

New York-based journalist and author Marisa Meltzer has built her career exploring women the world too often flattens into symbols, from the founder of Weight Watchers to Jane Birkin, the actress, singer and style icon. In each case, she digs past the caricature to reveal the vivid, complicated human story beneath. Speaking to JWire ahead […]

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Reconnecting through business: the story behind Australia’s new Jewish executive network

Rob Klein — Sun, 08 Feb 2026 03:49:40 +0000

A new national network for Australia’s Jewish business executives is preparing to launch chapters in Sydney, Melbourne and the Gold Coast, with its co-founder saying the aftermath of the Bondi terror attack sharpened the need for trusted, values-based leadership spaces. The Jewish Executives Organisation (JEO) has been founded by Claxon Advertising CEO Daniel Willis in […]

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