Rabbi Adi Cohen, chair of the Moetzah, shares a heartfelt farewell to Rabbi Brent Gutmann (pictured), who has served as rabbi of Beth Shalom in Auckland for the past three years.
Dr David Kram, president of Kehilat S'dot Zahav in Goldfields, Victoria, is currently conducting an opera in Wiesbaden, Germany. While there, he visited a memorial to the original synagogue that had been destroyed, which has the names of Jews and the dates they were deported. Dr Kram has offered to look for names of relatives of our UPJ community and take photos; please send any enquiries to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and we will forward the request to him.
Melbourne
Years 3-4: 1 - 3 July; Years 5-11: 28 June - 3 July
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Sydney
Years 3-11: 5 - 10 July
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Kehilat Shanghai, a growing and vibrant UPJ congregation, hosted Rabbi Fred Morgan and his wife Sue during Passover, with more than 170 people attending the congregation's communal Seder. Edee Simon-Israel shares an article and photos about their visit.
Rabbi Fred Morgan, Dr Hass Dellal and Archbishop Philip Freier discussed ways to foster peace through interfaith dialogue in March. Click here to read more and watch a video of their conversation.