NZ Friends of Israel Association Inc
Fighting racial intolerance in New Zealand and beyond
Last September, Christchurch members were treated to an Ask Me Anything session with Rabbi Ariel Tal of the Wellington Jewish Community Centre.
An enthusiastic and engaging speaker, the crowd
We’re pleased to announce the video recording of the event is now available. A separate audio file is also available in the same folder. Many thanks to David Allen for making the recordings.
A new Hebrew year begins at sundown on Sunday evening, goodbye 5779, roll on 5780.
Shana tova to all! May the New Year bring you much joy and happiness
From everyone at NZ Friends of Israel
NZFOI: For those interested in the relationship between Judaism and Christianity.
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NZ Bless Israel has morphed into Nations Bless Israel with events happening all over the world.
This year the event has been scheduled for May 12.
Nations Bless Israel is a Christian organisation and is the event manager.
Folks a new Jewish year begins on the weekend. May you be blessed with wonderful experiences over the coming year that bring you much honour and make for warm memories.
Esteemed American lawyer, academic and dynamic speaker, Professor Alan Dershowitz will present at an exclusive event in Auckland next month.
Proudly presented by MinterEllisonRuddWatts and the Raye Freedman Trust, the one-off lecture will explore the erosion of civil liberties in ‘liberal’ societies and examine how extremism is undermining law.
A scholar of United States constitutional law and criminal law, and a leading defender of civil liberties, Professor Dershowitz spent most of his career at Harvard Law School where he became the youngest full professor of law in its history. He held the Felix Frankfurter professorship there from 1993 until his retirement in December 2013. Today he is a regular CNN and Fox News contributor and political analyst.
Dershowitz was involved in several legal cases, and is a commentator on the Arab-Israeli conflict. As a criminal appellate lawyer, he won 13 of the 15 murder and attempted murder cases he handled, and has represented a series of celebrity clients, including Mike Tyson, Patty Hearst, and Jim Bakker. His most notable cases include his role in overturning the conviction of Claus von Bülow for the attempted murder of his wife, and as the appellate adviser for the defense in the OJ Simpson murder trial in 1995.
A political liberal, Professor Dershowitz has authored a number of books about politics and law, including the best-selling The Case for Israel.
Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from one of America’s pre-eminent legal minds.
What: An audience with leading litigator Professor Alan Dershowitz
Where: Fisher & Paykel Lecture Theatre, Owen Glenn Building, University of Auckland, 12 Grafton Road, Auckland
When: 6pm – 7pm, Wednesday 14 February (registration opens at 5.45pm)
Click here to reserve your seat at this free event.
Just in: Shalom and happy Hanukkah!
We would be delighted to have you and our NZFOI etc join us later today for the Menorah Lighting!
We will be staying at approximately 4:30pm and running for 1 hour plus.
We will be located in Hagley Park, near the children’s play ground area (swings and swimming pool)…
Looking forward to see you and all our friends there, and celebrating together!
Warmest regards!
R’ Mendy
