Author: philip-feinstein

When terror struck the two mosques in Christchurch in New Zealand, the whole world froze. The Jews of the world were also mortified by this attack on their biblical brothers and sisters. Abraham would have been shocked to see the ongoing violence against Muslims and Jews throughout the world. Christchurch already had a share of major calamities, but this was something to the extreme. The people of New Zealand came out in force to stand by their fellow Muslim citizens. And their Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, was magnanimous in the way she addressed the nation. Earlier this month, Jewish...

With the vision of creating a harmonious, inclusive and democratic Australian society, a new group calling themselves “Give Peace a Chance” went on a study tour of Israel and the Palestinian Territories. In conjunction with Breaking Bread Journeys, a joint Israeli-Palestinian tour project, a group of 20 people participated in a study tour of Israeli and Palestinian areas. The group was made up of Christian, Jewish and secular people, as well as members from the LGBTQ communities. The focus of the tour was to hear human stories at a grassroots level – ordinary people reaching for each other and...

The Jewish community of NSW has launched a crowdfunding campaign to support the Muslim community of Christchurch. The NSW Jewish Board of Deputies kicked off the campaign with a donation of $1800, the significance of the figure being that the number 18 denotes “life” in the Hebrew language. NSW Jewish Board of Deputies president Lesli Berger and CEO Vic Alhadeff said: “The NSW Jewish Board of Deputies stands in solidarity with the Muslim communities of Christchurch, New Zealand and Sydney in condemning this act of wanton slaughter.Advertisements The massacre occurred at a time when people were at their most vulnerable...