Comments on: A Touch of Sweetness and Light https://www.jwire.com.au/touch-sweetness-light/ Australia, NZ and worldwide Jewish news that matters Mon, 23 Nov 2015 10:54:51 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Lindsay Jane THORPE https://www.jwire.com.au/touch-sweetness-light/#comment-166777 Mon, 23 Nov 2015 10:54:51 +0000 http://www.jwire.com.au/?p=57935#comment-166777 In reply to Debbie Scholem.

Agree with Debbie. We need some women in these gatherings!

]]> By: Debbie Scholem https://www.jwire.com.au/touch-sweetness-light/#comment-166377 Thu, 19 Nov 2015 20:32:17 +0000 http://www.jwire.com.au/?p=57935#comment-166377 So wonderful to see the inspiration of this festival (albeit a bit early) enjoyed by our politicians, interfaith friends and all. Do you think it might be possible to have a few women on stage ? It looks like all Jews are men with beards.

]]> By: Miriam Weinstein https://www.jwire.com.au/touch-sweetness-light/#comment-166358 Thu, 19 Nov 2015 16:03:45 +0000 http://www.jwire.com.au/?p=57935#comment-166358 Before the candles were lit, Rabbi Pinchus Feldman explained that he had made minor changes to the blessings to allow for the event being held ahead of the Festival of Lights.
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Please explain…

Did he say Hamotzi or Pri Adama instead of Lehadlik Ner Chanuka?

Or what??

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