Nomi Kaltmann is Tablet magazine’s Australian correspondent. Follow her on Twitter @NomiKal.
Australian Daniel Herszberg visited every country on earth by age 30—and documented Jewish life, past and present, along the way
Massive Passover gatherings in Thailand and Nepal cater to backpackers—by the thousands
Once it was a synagogue serving Jewish immigrants in a remote Australian mining town. Today, it’s a reminder of a history many have forgotten.
Chana Raskin breaks new musical ground with an album of Hasidic melodies
‘Jews were people of the land before we were people of the book’
For Australia’s small but growing Jewish community in Tasmania, celebrating Sukkot poses some unique obstacles
In Melbourne, a massive project aims to bring Jewish organizations, museums, communal groups, and restaurants to a new, one-stop destination
In the Southern Hemisphere, feeling out of sync on a day of communal mourning
In Jerusalem, Shabbat Shelach maintains a focus on both queer identity and religious practice
Different legal strategies emerge to help Jewish women whose husbands won’t grant them a religious divorce
Meet a few of the non-Jews who ‘buy’ chametz every Passover
The ongoing evolution of the Purim spiel
An educational program in Australian schools trains a new generation to teach children about the Holocaust
A squad of rowdy fans shows up every year to cheer on Jewish tennis players—especially veteran Israeli competitor Dudi Sela
Australia’s Hachshara ‘Hebrew Training Farm’ prepared a generation of young Zionists for life in Israel
How Australian Jews became blood marrow donors to the world
Travel restrictions have affected Jewish life in New Zealand, from circumcision to kosher meat supplies
Around the world, COVID-19 upended Jewish burial rituals
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