As Jewish readers will know, Limmud is an organisation that fosters learning, as the Hebrew word says. Those from CCJ who gathered on 19 June to hear Dr Joel Hoffman speak in Melbourne, fresh from his teaching at Limmud Sydney certainly learnt from a stimulating and informative presentation. Dr Hoffman began by drawing parallels between the development of Rabbinic Judaism following the destruction of the Temple in 70 AD and the emergence at that time of what later became early Christianity.

The Venerable Dr Colleen O'Reilly  AM , Co-chair of the CCJ (VIC) shares her thoughts on a recent presentation to the Council by renowned American bible scholar, Professor Amy-Jill Levine.

A perennial question: who is my neighbour?

Welcome to the blog. With Gesher currently suspended, we will be sharing online articles here in the theme of Gesher, and we hope that soon we can publish these and others in a new version of Gesher.