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Nomi Kaltmann

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My dad’s determination to choose life despite his cruel illness has taught me gratitude

My dad’s determination to choose life despite his cruel illness has taught me gratitude

My dad, Max, is in his early 60s. More than 15 years ago he was diagnosed with early onset Parkinson’s disease. Since then his illness has...

yesterday 10

The Guardian

Nomi Kaltmann

An act of kindness, or mitzvah, teaches us to be part of something bigger than ourselves

Several times a week, I write small notes on pretty stationery for my three-year-old daughter to take to kinder the next day. Sometimes the note is...

27.07.2026 20

The Guardian

Nomi Kaltmann

The saddest day in the Jewish calendar

Tisha B’Av is a difficult day for Jews across the world, but slightly easier for those in Australia.

19.07.2026 20

WA Today

Nomi Kaltmann

The saddest day in the Jewish calendar

Tisha B’Av is a difficult day for Jews across the world, but slightly easier for those in Australia.

19.07.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Nomi Kaltmann

The saddest day in the Jewish calendar

Tisha B’Av is a difficult day for Jews across the world, but slightly easier for those in Australia.

19.07.2026 20

The Age

Nomi Kaltmann

The saddest day in the Jewish calendar

Tisha B’Av is a difficult day for Jews across the world, but slightly easier for those in Australia.

19.07.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Nomi Kaltmann

The Jewish festival you’ve never heard of – and it involves ice-cream

The Shavuot festival memorialises the giving of the law to the Jewish people – and is intimately bound to dietary practices.

24.05.2026 30

WA Today

Nomi Kaltmann

The Jewish festival you’ve never heard of – and it involves ice-cream

The Shavuot festival memorialises the giving of the law to the Jewish people – and is intimately bound to dietary practices.

24.05.2026 40

The Sydney Morning Herald

Nomi Kaltmann

The Jewish festival you’ve never heard of – and it involves ice-cream

The Shavuot festival memorialises the giving of the law to the Jewish people – and is intimately bound to dietary practices.

24.05.2026 40

The Age

Nomi Kaltmann

The Jewish festival you’ve never heard of – and it involves ice-cream

The Shavuot festival memorialises the giving of the law to the Jewish people – and is intimately bound to dietary practices.

24.05.2026 40

Brisbane Times

Nomi Kaltmann

This Passover will be like no other

Passover is a happy festival celebrating the Exodus of the Jews from oppression in Egypt, but it does not overlook suffering, symbolised in the eating...

29.03.2026 40

WA Today

Nomi Kaltmann

This Passover will be like no other

Passover is a happy festival celebrating the Exodus of the Jews from oppression in Egypt, but it does not overlook suffering, symbolised in the eating...

29.03.2026 50

The Sydney Morning Herald

Nomi Kaltmann

This Passover will be like no other

Passover is a happy festival celebrating the Exodus of the Jews from oppression in Egypt, but it does not overlook suffering, symbolised in the eating...

29.03.2026 50

The Age

Nomi Kaltmann

This Passover will be like no other

Passover is a happy festival celebrating the Exodus of the Jews from oppression in Egypt, but it does not overlook suffering, symbolised in the eating...

29.03.2026 40

Brisbane Times

Nomi Kaltmann

The power of prayer

The power of prayer is not to be underestimated. And if you think it is about asking God for something, read on ...

08.03.2026 50

Brisbane Times

Nomi Kaltmann

The power of prayer

The power of prayer is not to be underestimated. And if you think it is about asking God for something, read on ...

08.03.2026 60

WA Today

Nomi Kaltmann

The power of prayer

The power of prayer is not to be underestimated. And if you think it is about asking God for something, read on ...

08.03.2026 40

The Sydney Morning Herald

Nomi Kaltmann

The power of prayer

The power of prayer is not to be underestimated. And if you think it is about asking God for something, read on ...

08.03.2026 60

The Age

Nomi Kaltmann

My grandfather found refuge here. What would he make of Australia today?

On Holocaust Remembrance Day, I will wonder what he would make of the Australia we are living in, where antisemitism is no longer something on the...

26.01.2026 50

Financial Review

Nomi Kaltmann

Revival of ancient tongue a miracle of our times

Learning the Hebrew alphabet in kindergarten, as my children did, Jewish children become part of something much bigger.

24.08.2025 50

WA Today

Nomi Kaltmann

Revival of ancient tongue a miracle of our times

Learning the Hebrew alphabet in kindergarten, as my children did, Jewish children become part of something much bigger.

24.08.2025 50

The Sydney Morning Herald

Nomi Kaltmann

Revival of ancient tongue a miracle of our times

Learning the Hebrew alphabet in kindergarten, as my children did, Jewish children become part of something much bigger.

24.08.2025 50

The Age

Nomi Kaltmann

Revival of ancient tongue a miracle of our times

Learning the Hebrew alphabet in kindergarten, as my children did, Jewish children become part of something much bigger.

24.08.2025 50

Brisbane Times

Nomi Kaltmann

Why I love being Jewish, even with all the rules

Judaism is a demanding religion, unusual in not seeking to convert others, and deeply rewarding in its emphasis on learning, community and family.

15.06.2025 50

WA Today

Nomi Kaltmann

Why I love being Jewish, even with all the rules

Judaism is a demanding religion, unusual in not seeking to convert others, and deeply rewarding in its emphasis on learning, community and family.

15.06.2025 60

The Sydney Morning Herald

Nomi Kaltmann

Why I love being Jewish, even with all the rules

Judaism is a demanding religion, unusual in not seeking to convert others, and deeply rewarding in its emphasis on learning, community and family.

15.06.2025 50

The Age

Nomi Kaltmann

Why I love being Jewish, even with all the rules

Judaism is a demanding religion, unusual in not seeking to convert others, and deeply rewarding in its emphasis on learning, community and family.

15.06.2025 50

Brisbane Times

Nomi Kaltmann