Rabbi Michael Chriqui
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May 23, 2019, 12:01 am
Why the president of RCANZ must stand down
THE leading rabbis of Australia have shown a lack of respect for the Australian legal system by ignoring a ruling of three courts and instead focusing on one dissenting opinion, writes Joshua Levi.
By Joshua Levi
Rabbi Moshe Gutnick of the Sydney Beth Din. Photo: Ingrid Shakenovsky
May 23, 2019, 12:00 am
Rabbi Gutnick to remain head of RCANZ
RABBI Moshe Gutnick is to remain president of the Rabbinic Council of Australia and New Zealand (RCANZ) despite the High Court rejecting an appeal application by the Sydney Beth Din (SBD), which he heads, to overturn contempt of court convictions against four of its members.
By Gareth Narunsky
Rabbi Moshe Gutnick of the Sydney Beth Din. Photo: Ingrid Shakenovsky
March 28, 2019, 12:00 am
Sydney Beth Din to be investigated
THE Sydney Beth Din (SBD) has accused the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies (JBOD) of having a "history of effectively undermining the theological basis of Orthodoxy and halachah" after JBOD last week resolved to investigate it.
By Gareth Narunsky
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January 10, 2019, 4:25 pm
‘I had no choice but to take rabbis to court’
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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 Moshe Gutnick. Photo: Ingrid Shakenovsky
December 26, 2018, 11:31 am
Sydney Beth Din issues statement
Rabbi Moshe Gutnick. Photo: Ingrid Shakenovsky
April 5, 2018, 12:01 am
Beth Din appeals contempt ruling
THE rabbis of the Sydney Beth Din (SBD) have appealed a December Supreme Court ruling which found them in contempt of court and the associated penalty of $50,000 in fines plus court costs, expected to be more than $250,000, handed down last week.
March 11, 2015, 12:00 am
Changes at Beth Din
By Evan Zlatkis
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