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2024 Calendar Pictures
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17 January 2024
Helen Schamroth – Religious Art
Helen Schamroth is a New Zealand artist and active member of Beth Shalom Progressive Synagogue in Auckland.In this interview, she gives some background of pieces of artwork she created for…
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22 September 2023
Light in Judaism – The Ner Tamid
Helen Schamroth gives some background of the Ner Tamid, the Eternal Light in Beth Shalom Progressive Synagogue in Auckland.She and Michael Smythe designed the Ner Tamid that features on the…
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20 September 2023
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Blowing the Shofar
In this video, Dr Lenny Bloksberg explains what a shofar is and when and how it is used: https://youtu.be/LSbdk99QJnc
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29 April 2023
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2023 Calendar Pictures
Listen to Ram Lingam explaining the ceremony. Listen to Steve Drake describing the Shrine of The Báb. Listen to Farida Master reflecting on the importance of light in Zoroastrianism Listen…
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13 January 2023
Water in Judaism – Dr Leonard Bloksberg
The September picture of the 2022 RDC Calendar shows a mikveh.Listen to Dr Leonard Bloksberg as he explains the meaning of this Jewish ritual bath. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTxx7iKCBq4
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1 September 2022
Dr Lenny Bloksberg on Mikvah & Shofar
Dr Leonard Bloksberg has been a Lecturer at the University of California and a Professor at Michigan State University.He is member and regular service leader at the Progressive Jewish Synagogue…
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27 August 2022
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Recycling & Upcycling
An initiative for and with marginalised people around Wellington.
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16 March 2022
Paul Blaschke on the Radio
Dr Paul Blaschke was guest on the radio programme Muffin Talk .Paul has extensive experience in urban ecology, biodiversity conservation, sustainability and development issues.When the Religious Diversity Centre set up…
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25 February 2022
Tikkun Olam
The Jewish concept of Tikkun Olam explained by Dr Paul Blaschke
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24 February 2022
Food in Judaism
Debbie Miller, the educator at Beth Shalom in Auckland, explains why food is important for religious practices in Judaism. https://youtu.be/5S8bBKMs9XU
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28 July 2021
3 Jewish Pilgrimages
The Jewish community celebrated Pessach on 3/4 April and 7 weeks later, on 17/18 May, they will celebrate the feast of Shavuot. Listen to the interview on Muffin Talk with…
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16 April 2021
Happy Purim!
If you are interested in learning more about this Jewish Feast Day, listen to Debbie Miller here.To our Jewish Brothers and Sisters: Happy Purim!
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26 February 2021
The meaning of Light
Concepts explained: The meaning of light in Hinduism, Judaism and Christianity
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24 February 2021
Jewish Feast Days explained: Purim
Jewish Feast Days explained: Purim
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24 February 2021
RDC speaker series – Dr Tomek Wiśniewski
RDC SPEAKER SERIES PRESENTS:Dr Tomek Wiśniewski: “Polish-Jewish History: A Christian Documentary filmmaker’s view of the Holocaust” Sunday 27 August 2017, 5:00-7:00pmRDC Centre, University of Otago House, 385 Queen Street, Auckland.…
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27 May 2020
Jewish Muslim student dialogues
Jewish Muslim students dialogue around the table The Religious Diversity Centre hosts Jewish-Muslim students dialogues each year in Auckland and in Wellington. Facilitated by RDC Trustee, Professor Paul Morris and…
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3 February 2020
HELP SAVE NZ’S OLDEST TORAH: The Dunedin Jewish Congregation’s oldest Torah (sacred scroll), dating from the mid-1800s, is in desperate need of repair
While the Dunedin Jewish Congregation can’t be 100% certain if its Torah is the oldest in New Zealand, it is very likely. Every rabbi who sees it is impressed by…
12 December 2017