Death threats sent to Reform leaders at vandalised Synagogue in Central Israel
Hate graffiti sprayed on walls of Kehilat Ra’anan allude to controversy over Western Wall egalitarian prayer space deal. […]
Incitement turns into death threats against Jewish leaders
When MKs, ministers and prominent (state-funded) rabbis call us Reform Jews ‘dogs’ and ‘idolaters’ and face no sanction, who’s surprised their devotees now attack our synagogues and threaten our leaders? […]
ARZA AGM 2016
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE ARZA AGM FOR 2016 WILL TAKE PLACE ON SUNDAY 20 NOVEMBER FROM 11:30 – 12:00 AT : THE RENDEZVOUS, 148 THE ESPLANADE, SCARBOROUGH, WA, 6019. BELOW PLEASE FIND THE PRESIDENT’S REPORT . […]
A personal view of the Kotel clash from Barbara Ford
This is my first private visit to Israel after completing my term as President of ARZA Australia but it has changed my view of many things there. When planning my trip I realised that I would be in Jerusalem for Rosh Chodesh. […]
Unprecedented clashes as Torah Scrolls brought into Western Wall
The Western Wall was a scene of pandemonium and unprecedented violence on Wednesday morning, after Reform and Conservative Jewish leaders broke through security barriers with Torah scrolls in their arms, in defiance of the ultra-Orthodox authorities who run the holy site, in protest against Israel’s inaction on providing a promised egalitarian prayer space. […]