Social Issues & Torah (TFH)

This blog is written by the National Director of Together For Humanity Foundation (TFH), Rabbi Zalman Kastel. It explores contemporary social issues as these relate to an Orthodox understanding of the Torah, (the Bible) and other Jewish sources. This blog which shares the personal thoughts and journey of an Australian Jewish man is part of the bridge building work of TFH and is written for readers of many faiths and none. It often references the Sidra, the weekly Torah reading.

Friday, November 28, 2025

Difficult Dialogue with Dignity and Care (Jacob and Laban)

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Photo from easy-peasy.ai   A Jewish woman told me recently that her family was torn apart because of how they dealt with their differing opi...
Friday, November 14, 2025

Judgement and Matchmaking

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“I really don’t know her,”  was the reply on WhatsApp from a Rabbi in New York about a woman who was suggested as a marriage partner for one...
Thursday, November 6, 2025

Breaking Bread with Bishops and the Dialogue of Being and Hospitality

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Humans relate better to those we categorise as friends or kin, and we can develop such connections as much – or even more- by being together...
Friday, October 31, 2025

Dialogue Challenges and Abraham

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On Sunday afternoon, I was standing in my local library, looking Jewish, together with a Jewish child. Two teenage boys walked near us and m...
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Friday, October 24, 2025

Responsible and Caring Enough? Noah

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When preparing to teach the teachers of tomorrow at Sydney University about global citizenship, I reflected on the question of responsibilit...
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Rabbi Zalman Kastel AM
I am active in educational efforts to counter prejudice, particularly when linked to religion. My role is the Dean and Founder of Together For Humanity Foundation. I am also a Rabbi, teaching Torah to adults on Saturdays, occasionally conducting weddings and funerals and I am involved in other aspects of religious leadership. I was ordained with Semicha from the Lubavitch Yeshiva (770) in New York, studied Torah in London, Brooklyn and Sydney. I completed a graduate Diploma in Education at the University of New England. I've been blogging since 2011.
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