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Shabbat Chukat & Balak

Featured Articles Jeremy Rosen -
Alone There are two portions of the Torah that we, in the diaspora, will read this Shabbat. After the crisis initiated...

Jewish Archaeology

Featured Articles Jeremy Rosen -
We live in a world of lies and misrepresentations. Nowhere is this more obvious than in regard to the...

Census campaign urges Jewish Australians to be counted

Australia & NZ Rob Klein -
Jewish Australians are being urged to identify accurately in the 2026 Census, as senior religious leaders launch a national...

Shabbat Korach

Featured Articles Jeremy Rosen -
Korach leads a rebellion against Moshe in this week’s Torah reading. Overwhelmingly, Rabbinic commentators condemn him for using religious arguments...

When fear takes hold, how do communities keep talking?

News Rob Klein -
Earlier this year, Rabbi Zalman Kastel had a personal encounter with some people that seemed to him to be...

When fear takes hold, how do communities keep talking?

News Rob Klein -
Earlier this year, Rabbi Zalman Kastel had a personal encounter with some people that seemed to him to be...

Myths

Featured Articles Jeremy Rosen -
The word myth can be understood in many different ways. Originally Greek, it literally meant telling stories. All cultures and...

Shabbat Naso

Featured Articles Jeremy Rosen -
Blessings Amongst the ideas that appear in the Torah this week are the laws of the Nazarite. Someone who, out...

NSW grants boost security for Jewish community

Australia & NZ J-Wire Newsdesk -
Jewish institutions in NSW are among faith communities set to benefit from a new $5 million state government funding...

NSW passes laws to shut down illegal places of worship in response to Bondi

Australia & NZ J-Wire News Service -
The NSW Parliament has passed legislation giving local councils stronger powers to shut down unlawful places of public worship,...

Zionist Federation states Kotel must remain a home for the whole Jewish people

News J-Wire Newsdesk -
The Zionist Federation of Australia has raised concern about proposed legislation before Israel’s parliament that would place prayer arrangements...

Jack’s journey from dairy farm to Judaism

Featured Articles Rob Klein -
Jack O’Shea grew up on a dairy farm in northern Victoria where he had never met a Jew. Today...

Shabbat Bo

Featured Articles Jeremy Rosen -
Mezuzah This week, we read about the Israelites' preparations to leave Egypt. “This month shall mark for you the beginning of...

Albanese faces pressure from religious groups over hate speech laws

News J-Wire Newsdesk -
A coalition of faith leaders has urged the Prime Minister to reject a deal with the Greens on proposed...

Shabbat Miketz

Featured Articles Jeremy Rosen -
More on Frailty The themes of human frailty continue. Last week, we read about Tamar and the way she dealt...

NSW Parliament passes new laws to protect places of worship

News Rob Klein -
The NSW Parliament has passed legislation ensuring people can attend their places of worship without being blocked, harassed or...

The Lost Ark

Featured Articles Jeremy Rosen -
So many people love conspiracy theories, fantasies, and lost causes. Best-selling books and movies focus on myths of missing people,...

Shabbat Chayey Sarah

Featured Articles Jeremy Rosen -
Was Hagar Abandoned? Hagar was the maid servant that Sarai (later Sarah), the wife of Avraham, took as a surrogate...

Online course on Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks

News Elana Oberlander -
Israel's Bar-Ilan University has launched a groundbreaking new Massive Open Online Course (MOOC), The Jewish Philosophy of Rabbi Jonathan...

Shabbat Eykev

Featured Articles Jeremy Rosen -
CHOSEN It still amazes me how often I hear non -Jews claim that we Jews are so arrogant and exclusive...

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