2020 Annual General Meeting
Sunday, 21 February 2021
Guest Speaker
Reverend Dr Suzanne Boorer BSC (Melb),
Dip Ed (Melb), BTh (MCD), ThM (MCD), STM (Yale), PhD (Emory)
Senior Lecturer in Hebrew Bible Murdoch University and Fellow of Wollaston College
Topic
Divine Presence and the Tabernacle:
Perspectives in the Priestly material in Exodus
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Rabbi David Freilich OAM
Archbishop
Timothy Costelloe SDB
Seminar: Jesus — the Observant Jew
In memory of Margaret Storey
Tuesday, 9 March 2021
Guest Speaker
Rabbi David Freilich OAM
Emeritus Chief Rabbi, Perth Hebrew Congregation
Interfaith Director, Jewish Community Council of WA
Topic
Jesus — the Observant Jew
Rabbi David Freilich OAM and
Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB
Read more Rabbi Freilich then became Rabbi of Maroubra Synagogue in Sydney, a post which he held for 15 years. He also gained higher degrees in rabbinics from the rabbinate in Israel. The Rabbi also completed a Master of Arts degree at Sydney University on the subject of ‘The Rabbinic Background to the Rise of Christianity.’ The Rabbi was the inaugural lecturer in Talmudic law at the Law School at the University of New South Wales. In 1988, the Rabbi was chosen to be the Chief Rabbi of the Perth Hebrew Congregation of Western Australia, a position he decided to relinquish in 2018 after 30 years. He was then given the title Emeritus Chief Rabbi of the Perth Hebrew Congregation. The Rabbi was president of the Organisation of Rabbis of Australasia from 2008 to 2011. In 2005 the Rabbi received an OAM (Medal of the Order of Australia) for services to the Jewish community in education and the promotion of ecumenical goodwill amongst all faiths.The Rabbi is currently the Interfaith Director of the Jewish Community Council of Western Australia.
Rabbi David Freilich OAM and
Reverend Marie Wilson, Chair CCJWA
Walking Tour: Jewish Pioneers of Fremantle
Sunday, 16 May 2021
A guided walking tour of Fremantle based on historical research by Wendy Antonovsky was conducted with tour guide, Dr Ari Antonovsky, Temple David Board member and long-time Fremantle Resident.
Read more At the conclusion of the tour, participants enjoyed afternoon tea hosted by St John’s Anglican Church and those that were able stayed on to attend the Choral Evensong.
Dr Ari Antonovsky
International Council of Christians and Jews (ICCJ) Annual Conference
Sunday, 20 June 2021
This year’s ICCJ conference was hosted virtually, begnning with an “Open House” allowing registrants around the world to participate without charge in a 14-hour live-streamed progam. Australasia’s contribution, coordinated by the Australian CCJ aired at 12:00 noon Perth time, on Sunday 20 June. State CCJ branches then contributed in turn. CCJWA showcased the past 25 years of interfaith activities and its new community engagement program, i2i – interfaith to interface.
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Webinar: If Not Now, When? Reflections on the Common Task of Healing Our Fractured World
Workshop: Jewish Environmental Ethics:
An Inter-religious conversation from Australia and
New Zealand
The workshop featured Fred Morgan, Emmanuel Natha, Michael TRainor, and Ron Hoenig.
Archbishop Peter Carnley
Free Public Lecture: Abraham and Adam
Sunday, 29 August 2021
Speaker:
The Most Reverend Dr Peter Carnley
BA Hons (Melb), ThL Hons (ACT), PhD (Cantab),
DD (Lambeth)
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St John’s College, Cambridge;
Trinity College, University of Melbourne;
Emmanuel College, Cambridge; and
Honorary Research Fellow, Murdoch University, Perth.
Honorary doctoral degrees from:
General Theological Seminary, New York;
University of Newcastle;
University of Western Australia;
Charles Sturt University, NSW;
University of Queensland; and
University of Divinity, Melbourne.
Topic:
Abraham and Adam
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He has published six books:
The Structure of Resurrection Belief (1987);
The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Sermons (2001);
Reflections in Glass: Trends and Tensions in the Anglican Church of Australia (2004);
A Kind of Retirement: More Sermons from Archbishop Peter Carnley (2016);
Resurrection in Retrospect: A Critical Examination of the Theology of N. T. Wright (2019); and
The Reconstruction of Resurrection Belief (2019),
in addition to numerous journal articles, book chapters, and reviews.
Listen to Archbishop Peter Carnley’s lecture.
Click on the tracks 1-8 below and accompanying slides to enlarge.
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- 1. Map of Ostia indicating location of Synagogue as #19 (noted in Track 3)
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- 2. Field to cross to reach Synagogue at Ostia (noted in Track 3)
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- 3. Display of Synagogue ruins, Solomon’s Knot mosaic, and floorplan (noted in Track 4)
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- 4. Room marked ‘2’ in diagram of Ostia Synagogue, showing columns, aedicule, and remains of mosaic (noted in Track 4)
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- 5. Aedicule where sacred scrolls were kept – marked ‘3’ in diagram in display (noted in Track 4)
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- 6. Entrance to the Ostia Synagogue – with room marked ‘1’ in diagram (in centre) and ritual bath (miqveh) on right (noted in Track 4)
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- 7. Ritual bath (miqveh) beside entrance to the Ostia Synagogue (noted in Track 4)
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- 8. Emperor Claudius, reigned 41-54 C.E. (noted in Track 4)
Revd Marie Wilson, Chair CCJWA with
Archbishop Peter Carnley
Archbishop Peter Carnley being thanked by
Dr Judith Schneider, Vice Chair CCJWA
Evening Worship with the Winthrop Singers
Thursday, 30 September
Holly Broadbent plays Mendelssohn’s Organ Sonata No 3 in A Major:
I – Con moto maestoso
The Winthrop Singers during the congregational hymn Praise to the Living God
Kristallnacht Commemoration:
Night of Broken Glass
Sunday, 7 November 2021
Speaker:
Dr Bill Leadbetter BA (Hons), Ph.D (Macq), Grad Cert Ed (Edith Cowan) MACE GAICD
Topic:
Christians and Kristallnacht:
The brave sermon of Helmut Gollwitzer
Venue:
St George’s Cathedral, 38 St George’s Terrace, Perth
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