TELL Magazine: October - November 2019

Jews are also disproportionately
represented in most of the arts.
Since their respective dates of
inception, America's leading
orchestras have been led by Jewish
conductors one third of the time.
Jews created nearly two thirds
of Broadway's longest running
musicals. One quarter of the
greatest photographers of all
time are Jewish. Of all the movie
directors who have earned Oscars,
thirty eight percent were Jews.
Rabbi Ninio’s history of the
synagogue revealed that the initial
intention was for Temple Emanuel
to be a place for prayer and
gathering; a place where spirituality,
Jewish identity and music were a
fundamental part of what we all
share together (think of the days of
Werner Baer and Cantor Deutsch).
This has also been the vision of
Rabbi Kamins since the time of
his arrival here thirty years ago.
Over the last few years we have
hosted the Australian Chamber
Orchestra and the Sydney Sacred
Music Festival. We also provided a
home for Shir Madness to perform,
created monthly Israeli and Jewish
movie nights, and with Cantor
George Mordecai, have regular
inspiring musical events. Our In
Conversation sessions saw a host
of interesting topics and people
including Dr John Hewson, Rabbi
Gab Krebs, Dr Alan Finkel, Jessica
Rowe and Thomas Mayor on the
Uluru Statement from the Heart.
Our focus is to continue to
provide a platform for culture
and arts to further flourish, so
children, young people, families
and older generations can get
together and enjoy the range
of amazing events we have
planned for our community.
This year we are hosting the Sydney
Art Quartet with a one-off cultural
event created especially for the
Emanuel Synagogue community.
This concert is the major fundraiser
for our Synagogue for the year
and I urge you to support this
important event. This performance
will poignantly and dramatically
explore human rights and the
Holocaust, plus feature an entrirely
new dance work performed and
lead by the choreographer of the
Bangarra Dance Company.
A Friends of Kaveret concert
featuring Lior that will bring joy
to the Jewish community; we
are forging a partnership with
Musica Viva, which was founded
by a Jewish immigrant. And all
this is only the beginning of the
cultural and spiritual events we
look forward to sharing with
you in the years to come.
This time as we are closing
one year and are about to step
into a new one, I would like
to wish all L'Shanah Tovah
Tikatevu V'taihatem and I am
looking forward to enjoying
many beautiful connections and
spiritual moments enlightened by
SUSTAINING THE ENVIRONMENT
AND HEALING THE WORLD
6
MOVING FORWARD
AS ONE COUNTRY FOR ALL
Rabbi Jeffrey Kamins
17
FOR THE LOVE OF A DOG
Reverend Sam Zwarenstein
27
HOME IS A STATE OF BEING
Donna Jacobs Sife
CONNECTING WITH ISRAEL
& WORLD JEWRY
24
APPRECIATING OUR
HERITAGE SANCTUARY
Dudu Gottlib
27
NEWS FROM NETZER
Caroline Freeman
COMMUNITY
4
CEO UPDATE
32
SUKKOT AT
EMANUEL SYNAGOGUE
33
SHABBAT BY THE SEA
5