The COSV is the formally incorporated umbrella organisation of Orthodox Synagogues representing the interests of the Orthodox Jewish Community in the State of Victoria.
As an incorporated Company with a Constitution and Board of Management it is elected by the member congregations.
It is the central lay authority responsible for co-ordinating and administering religious life within Victoria and provides the opportunity for involvement with the Rabbinic leadership in issues of mutual concern.
Their current activities include:
The COSV is a not for profit, community based organisation whose objectives are to are to act as a strong voice for the Orthodox Jewish Community in Victoria.
The COSV aims to assist Orthodox Synagogues to raise the level of awareness, interest and education of traditional Judaism and provide a range of services, infrastructure and facilities and act as a strong voice for Orthodox Judaism in the Victorian Jewish Community.
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The RCV’s primary role is in representing Victoria’s congregational rabbis. It aims to foster positive relations with leaders of other communities and to enhance community participation among members of the Jewish community.
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Unchain My Heart Inc was formed in 2014 as a coalition of representatives from Melbourne’s Jewish Women’s organisations. Its purpose is to advance the social welfare of Australian Jewish women by promoting the successful resolution of Agunot – Jewish women whose husbands refuse to grant them a religious divorce (‘Gett’). Unchain My Heart is committed to supporting individual Agunot and to investigate, advocate and create solutions to the issue of Gett-refusal. In 2017 Unchain My Heart initiated a program to provide trained volunteers on site at the Melbourne Beth Din to support women or men during the Gett process.
Unchain My Heart continues to disseminate information and resources to educate and empower our communities to achieve equality in Jewish marriage and the eradication of Agunot.
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