Rabbi Alon Meltzer
From left: Amanda Goodman from Ecotone Partners, Dina Bloom of the Jewish Climate Network and Darrell Godin, KTC COO.
October 6, 2023, 5:57 am
A step towards addressing environmental concerns
...Rabbi Yaacov Chaiton emphasised the institution's dedication to environmental responsibility, saying, "As a school that is guided by Torah, we see it as our sacred duty to teach our students to care for this world..."
By AJN STAFF
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September 20, 2020, 9:50 pm
Shalom sorry for Black Lives Matter endorsement
Rabbi Alon Meltzer: 'We acknowledge that the BLM movement, as an official organisation, has a number of problematic stances – both antisemitic and anti-Israel'.
By AJN STAFF
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January 3, 2019, 12:01 am
Rabbinate reform urged
IT has been revealed that Sydney’s Orthodox rabbis were told they were prohibited from attending the communal funeral service of former NSW Jewish Board of Deputies (JBOD) Jeremy Spinak, who died at the age of 36 last year, because it was being held at “a Reform Temple” .
Rabbi Alon Meltzer.
August 22, 2017, 12:01 am
Shalom… and farewell
HE has big shoes to fill, but Rabbi Alon Meltzer (pictured) says he’s up for the challenge after he was appointed as the new programming director of Shalom and as the next rabbi of Or Chadash.
By Evan Zlatkis
Josh Frydenberg MP lights an historic chanukiah at a Chanukah reception at Parliament House, Canberra.
December 5, 2016, 12:00 am
A capital Chanukah
More than 220 members of Canberra’s Jewish community joined politicians at Mural Hall in Parliament House on November 29 to light an historic chanukiah.
By Peter Kohn
Eryn London.
September 12, 2016, 12:00 am
A scholar in the capital
The ACT Jewish Community has recently welcomed a scholar in residence, 31-year-old Eryn London.
By Phoebe Roth
Rotem Dvir (left) and Raz Sofer have arrived in Canberra.
August 30, 2016, 12:00 am
Shlichim arrive in Canberra
The ACT Jewish community has this month welcomed two shlichim from Israel, marking a first for the capital.
By Phoebe Roth
An artist's impression of the courtyard looking back at the proposed new ACT Jewish Community building.
August 4, 2016, 12:00 am
A $6 million national home
The ACT Jewish community is trying to raise more than $6.2 million for a major renovation and extension of its property.
By Joshua Levi
From left: Michael Danby, Josh Frydenberg and Mark Dreyfus. Photo: Eldad Ohayon
December 4, 2015, 12:00 am
Lighting up Capital Hill
A CHANUKIAH hasn’t been lit in Federal Parliament since 1988 when Bob Hawke was prime minister. But that all changed on Tuesday when political rivals Josh Frydenberg and Michael Danby co-hosted a Chanukah party under the auspices of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ), with the support of the ACT Jewish Community and Chabad ACT.
From left: Alon Meltzer, Hayley Hadassin, Robert Goot, Yair Miller, Alain Hasson and Leigh Golombick in Israel.
July 28, 2015, 12:00 am
Tomorrow’s leaders are fine fellows
FOUR young Australian Jewish leaders recently returned from participating in the 27th International Nahum Goldmann Fellowship in Israel.
May 18, 2015, 12:00 am
Canberra community abuzz over Limmud
By Evan Zlatkis
December 18, 2014, 12:09 pm
Faiths pray for tolerance
WHILE the perpetrator of Monday’s siege in Sydney was an example of humanity at its worst, several interfaith prayer vigils held this week displayed humanity at its best.
By Gareth Narunsky
November 28, 2014, 12:00 am
These rabbis are a class ACT
November 17, 2014, 12:00 am
Chief Rabbi arriving this week
October 30, 2014, 12:00 am
Shabbat spirit spreads across Australia
By ZOE KRON
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