Rabbinical Council of Victoria
The prayer service for the victims of the Pittsburgh shooting. Photo: Peter Haskin
November 1, 2018, 12:01 am
Hundreds gather in Melbourne
IT is often said the worldwide Jewish community is like a large extended family. The strength and solidarity of the family sparked brightly as community leaders and members gathered to remember the victims of the Pittsburgh shooting in memorial services held in Melbourne this week.
Rebbetzin Dina Kahn presents Premier Daniel Andrews with a gift on behalf of the RCV. Photo: Peter Haskin
September 3, 2018, 12:00 am
Shofar sounds at Victorian Parliament
The echoes of the shofar could be heard in the halls of State Parliament last Thursday as the rabbis and rebbetzins of the Rabbinical Council of Victoria (RCV) met with Premier Daniel Andrews and Leader of the Opposition, Matthew Guy.
By Rebecca Davis
Israel's Chief Rabbi David Lau at Dover Heights Shule in Sydney last week. Photo: Noel Kessel
November 19, 2017, 12:00 am
Chief Rabbi Lau tours Australia
Israel's top rabbi has a message for young Australian Jews: be proud of your religion, study your heritage, and marry someone Jewish - he advised while visiting Sydney and Melbourne.
By Rebecca Davis and Evan Zlatkis
November 15, 2017, 1:24 pm
Jewish roof bodies: ‘Legalise SSM’
COMMUNAL roof bodies have urged the government to legalise same-sex marriage in the wake of the postal survey which showed 61.6 per cent of respondents supported marriage equality.
By Evan Zlatkis
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews lends support to Health Minister Jill Hennessy after the Assisted Dying bill passes in the Legislative Council. Photo: AAP Image/Julian Smith
October 26, 2017, 12:00 am
Mixed reaction to euthanasia bill
A marathon 26-hour parliamentary sitting has seen terminally ill Victorians get one step closer to gaining access to euthanasia.
By Rebecca Davis
Rabbi Daniel Rabin with his family.
September 20, 2017, 11:22 am
Rabbi Rabin takes on new role
RABBINICAL Council of Victoria president Rabbi Daniel Rabin has been appointed as the new rabbi of South Caulfield Hebrew Congregation (SCHC).
By Joshua Levi
Some of the RCV executive and how they voted: Rabbi Moshe Kahn (against), Rabbi Chaim Cowen (for), Rabbi Mordechai Gutnick (for) Rabbi Daniel Rabin (against) Rabbi Phillip Heilbrunn (for), Rabbi Ralph Genende (against, resigned), Rabbi Shmuel Karnowsky (against). Photo: Peter Haskin
September 14, 2017, 12:00 am
Same-sex marriage statement rocks rabbinate
A Rabbinical Council of Victoria (RCV) member quit the body's executive and the president apologised within days of an RCV statement urging people to vote against same-sex marriage in the upcoming postal survey.
By Joshua Levi and adam kamien
A still from a video released earlier this year in which Rabbi Jacqueline Ninio publicly expressed her support for same-sex marriage.
September 7, 2017, 12:01 am
Yay or nay?
WITH the legality of the postal survey into same-sex marriage currently being considered by the High Court, communal leaders on both sides of the debate have been sharing their thoughts with The AJN.
Rabbi Shneur Reti-Waks.
August 10, 2017, 12:01 am
Ark conversions rejected
THE Orthodox conversions of more than a dozen people hang in the balance after the Sydney and Melbourne Beth Dins stated they would not be recognised, following consultation with the London Beth Din, the Beth Din of America, the Johannesburg Beth Din and the Chief Rabbinate of Israel.
By Joshua Levi
A requirement of Orthodox weddings is that two Torah-observant male witnesses sign the ketubah.
July 13, 2017, 12:02 am
Couples’ ketubahs ‘not legitimate’?
One couple may need to have a second Jewish wedding ceremony and another wedding is being scrutinised amid claims the officiating rabbi failed to meet halachic standards.
By Joshua Levi
Rabbi Steve Greenberg (left) with his partner Steven Goldstein and their daughter.
June 15, 2017, 12:05 am
Sparks fly over gay rabbi’s event
PLANS for Caulfield Hebrew Congregation (CHC) to host the first openly gay Orthodox rabbi speaking about Jewish homosexuality have alarmed sections of the Orthodox community, with a threat of a demonstration outside the shule during this Friday night’s event.
By Peter Kohn and Joshua Levi
Rabbi Shneur Reti-Waks.
February 24, 2017, 12:00 am
Question mark over conversions
The Ark Centre in East Hawthorn has agreed not to accept any new people into its conversion program for the next 12 months under a deal reached with the Rabbinical Council of Victoria.
By Joshua Levi
January 21, 2017, 8:30 pm
Community mourns ‘happy and bubbly’ Thalia
THE Jewish community is in mourning following the death of 10-year-old Thalia Hakin, who was killed in Friday’s car ramming attack in Melbourne.
Rabbi Pinchus Feldman.
December 15, 2016, 11:16 am
RCNSW urged to drop Pinchus Feldman
The future of Rabbi Pinchus Feldman as a member of the Rabbinical Council of New South Wales hangs in the balance after a formal complaint was lodged against him.
By Evan Zlatkis
Rabbi Shimshon Yurkowicz.
December 8, 2016, 12:00 am
Rabbi resigns from roof bodies
Malvern Chabad’s Rabbi Shimshon Yurkowicz has resigned from RCANZ and RCV after a complaint that he acted in a way that hurt victims of child sexual abuse.
By Joshua Levi
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