Rabbi James Kennard
The Abraham Accords have led to a warm peace with the UAE. Photo: Abdullah Sameh Houssny/@dubai.uae.dxb
July 15, 2022, 8:00 am
Living together: The importance of language
'Understanding and communication … is an essential requirement of a true peace'
By Rabbi James Kennard
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February 9, 2022, 4:15 pm
Empty pews imperil our community
We've gone back to school, but not back to shule.
By Rabbi James Kennard
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November 1, 2021, 10:00 am
Our community’s focused on the wrong battle
'Presenting Jewish life as nothing more than an unattractive series of struggles on many fronts will only accelerate the rush for the exit door of assimilation.'
By Rabbi James Kennard
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October 7, 2021, 1:00 pm
A serious question mark hangs over Lyons’ lobby accusations
By Rabbi James Kennard
Following a double Torah dedication at Parliament House, Victoria, in 2012, then chief rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks carries one of the Torahs in a procession to East Melbourne Hebrew Congregation. Photo: Peter Haskin
November 12, 2020, 1:02 am
‘The finest teacher of the most important lessons’
'We are fortunate that, despite this tragic and untimely loss, his writings will continue to teach his lessons for generations to come'.
By Rabbi James Kennard
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October 1, 2020, 1:21 pm
The realisation of what’s truly important
'A bedtime story read to a grandchild via a pixelated screen can never replace the same story read while the child drops off to sleep while nestled in their grandparent's embrace'.
By Rabbi James Kennard
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July 15, 2020, 10:20 am
Zooming in on how the Jewish world has benefited
'Zoom has been around for seven years but it took the lockdown to open our eyes to the opportunities that it creates'.
By Rabbi James Kennard
The 12-year-old Jewish student was forced to kiss the feet of a Muslim child.
October 10, 2019, 7:00 am
We are so much more than our victimhood
'If one Jewish child is afraid to declare their ethnic and religious identity in their school, that is one child too many'.
By Rabbi James Kennard
A production of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
August 8, 2019, 12:00 am
Why Dahl must not be chocolate coated
'Why do so few even know of Roald Dahl's antisemitism, despite his proudly trumpeting his views in mainstream publications?'
By Rabbi James Kennard
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