August 4, 2008
- Down Under Conservative Rabbi Profiled
From the ABC Sydney:
Hello and welcome to Sunday Profile. I'm Monica Attard and tonight Rabbi Melissa Weintraub who's on a peace mission! (…) - Australian Orthodox Rabbis Gather For Annual Conference
From AJN:
AUSTRALIA’S Orthodox rabbis gathered in Sydney late last month for the biennial National Rabbinic Conference. (…)
July 10, 2008
- Australia's First Lesbian Ceremony Officiated By A Rabbi
From AJN.com.au:
Nicky Glover (left) and Michelle Sanders… ceremony under a chuppahDawn CohenTWO former students of Sydney’s Moriah College plan to become the first lesbian couple to make a commitment to each other in a Jewish ceremony officiated by a rabbi. (…)
July 7, 2008
- Australia's Chabad Leader Dies
From AJN.com.au:
THE leader of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement in Australia, Rabbi Yitzchok Dovid Groner, died on Monday morning after a lengthy illness. (…)