It has now been almost a month since the dreadful terrorist attacks on Israel of October 7. At the time of writing, Hamas is still holding around 242 hostages captive in Gaza. The vast majority of these are civilians and the Israeli government believes that 138 of the hostages also hold foreign passports. The truth […]
“The most hurtful part of it all? Many of my outspoken, larger-than-life, stick-it-to-the-man, ally-to-the-minority mates – silent.” These are the words directed towards a non-Jewish readership in an article entitled ‘How it feels to be a Jewish Australian right now’ in the online journal Missing Perspectives by King David alumna, Hannah Cohen. Hannah exposes the double standard
Last week, I wrote to you to try to convey the challenge of channelling our hurt, anxiety and sorrow into support for one another and the Israeli people. As the Israel-Gaza war has extended into this second week we have already seen an incredible response from within the school community in this regard. The immediacy
Following what has been the greatest tragedy to befall the Jewish people in my lifetime, I am struggling to find the requisite words of comfort to offer you. We have all been consumed with the horror of the indiscriminate and wanton murder, violence and kidnapping of citizens of Israel. Our hearts have been broken by
This week Victoria experienced the extremities of weather patterns that are fast becoming the new normal. As I read of the start to one of the earliest bushfire seasons in memory followed immediately by dangerous flooding, I was reminded of the meme which is an image of a behatted dog sitting at a table with
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As we approach the Yamim Noraim, the days of awe, our tradition encourages both introspection and externally focused actions which promote reconciliation in our relationships. It is a quirk of Judaism that we celebrate Rosh HaShanah, our new year, before Yom Kippur, our day of atonement. Surely it would make more sense to atone and then
This week we received the expected, but nonetheless validating, news that our fabulous Early Learning Centre was rated as ‘Exceeding’ in its recent review by the Department of Education. The review is a rigorous analysis of our centre and is measured against the National Quality Standards, the National Law and the Education and Care Services National
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When I speak to students I often direct them to take advantage of the myriad opportunities that are available to try out new things while at school. I explain that there will never be an easier opportunity to explore areas such as sport, fitness, performing and visual arts, community leadership and social justice than through
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On Monday, at the School Council Annual General Meeting, Lahra Carey will step down as President of our School Council. Lahra has been on Council since 2014 and has served as President since 2018. It is hard to put into words how grateful I am to Lahra for her inspirational leadership and extraordinary contribution to
Like many in this community I have been following the exhilarating campaign of the Matildas in the FIFA World Cup. While the agonising defeat on Wednesday evening hurt, the manner in which the team captured the hearts of Australia was overwhelming. There is genuinely so much to celebrate. There are so many positive messages we
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