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UPJ Co-Presidents' op-ed published in AJN
UPJ Co-Presidents David Knoll and Brian Samuel submitted an op-ed titled "How does Progressive Judaism stand with Israel" which was published in The Australian Jewish News on 7 February 2020. #TheAustralianJewishNews
Temple Sinai defaced with swastikas
The UPJ received the shocking news that Temple Sinai in Wellington New Zealand was defaced with swastikas on 23 January. Temple Sinai president Matthew Smith said: "While it may be a random act of anti-Semitism, with the upcoming United Nations International Holocaust Remembrance Day on 27 January and the Fifth World Holocaust Forum, it does not seem entirely coincidental." The UPJ issued the following statement of support:
Response to Human Rights Legislation Amendment
The UPJ provided a response to the request from the Executive Council of Australian Jewry's second exposure draft of the Human Rights Legislation Amendment (Freedom of Religion) Bill 2019. The essence is that we are unconvinced of the benefits of the proposed legislation and see a number of its aspects as antithetical to Jewish values. Above all, our Jewish values which we are free to exercise today ought not be restricted in operation by legislation that is motivated by preserving freedoms. We consider that the present draft has just such an undesirable consequence. Click on "Read More" to read the response.Eulogies shared for Rabbi Brian Fox z"l
With great sadness, we share the news that Rabbi Brian Fox AM z”l passed away on 8 January 2020. Here is a fairly recent photo of Rabbi Fox with his wife Dina, who survives him, along with his four children and grandchildren: May the Eternal One comfort his family among all the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem. Click on "Read More" to read all of the remarks shared at the funeral and also a joint UPJ/Moetzah statement.Bushfire poem by Rabbi Roberts
Rabbi Nicole Roberts of North Shore Temple Emanuel wrote a poem about the bushfires, which was published in the Australian Jewish News Letters Page on 17 January 2020. Click on "Read More" to read her poem.
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