Messages from the Rabbi: Archives

July 2021 – Parshat Va’etchanan

Dear Friends, At the moment, it is hard not to feel dejected. We have seen our city once again plunged into a lockdown, with no seeming end in sight. Looking…

July 2021 – Parshat Devarim

Dear Friends, It has been a week of ups and downs. Like most Australians I celebrated the stunning Wimbledon win by Australian tennis player Ash Barty and reveled in Dylan…

July 2021 – Parshat Matot-Massei

Dear Friends, The gut punches hit me quickly and severely. Phone call after phone call, text message after text message. “Israel is an apartheid state” the messages said, “Israel is committing…

July 2021 – Parshat Pinchas

Dear Friends, After the difficult time that most of us endured last year, with constant lockdowns, it was hard to see how any other year could be any worse. We…

June 2021 – Parshat Balak

Dear Friends, This week we marked Refugee Week in Australia, which is held each year in the week following the 20th June which marks World Refugee Day, a date celebrated…