President Rivlin meets with passengers of the Exodus
July 25, 2017 by Agencies
Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin has met with 12 passengers who travelled on the Exodus, marking seven decades since the ship’s iconic voyage to the Land of Israel. Read more
Sydneysider ordained as Australia’s first Hebrew Priestess
July 25, 2017 by J-Wire News Service
The Kohenet Hebrew Priestess Institute has given smicha [ordination] to its fifth cohort comprised of thirteen women including one from Australia at a ceremony at the Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center in Falls Village, Connecticut. Read more
Ex-Mossad chief: Jewish spies were instrumental in making Balfour Declaration
July 25, 2017 by Asher Gold
Aaron Aaronsohn and his friends at the NILI underground played a crucial role in the formation of the Balfour Declaration, a diplomatic document that paved the way to the establishment of the State of Israel. Read more
Amid Temple Mount crisis, 3 Israelis killed by terrorist who vowed ‘revenge’
July 24, 2017 by Adam Abrams - JNS.org
A Palestinian terrorist fatally stabbed an Israeli father and two of his adult children last Friday night in the Samaria community of Halamish, amid escalating tension over Jerusalem’s Temple Mount. Read more
Israeli leaders react to the Salomon murders
July 24, 2017 by Agencies
At Mt. Herzl in Jerusalem, at the state memorial ceremony for Ze’ev Jabotinsky Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Rivlin spoke of the murders of three members of the Salomon family on Friday. Read more
The joy of Shabbat – the sadness of bereavement
It was a perfect Shabbat, with many guests, delicious food. The end of Shabbat was approaching and, together with my son and our guests, we make our way to the house of my friend Gadi Whitman for evening prayers. In my heart, I wish that Shabbat would not end… When the evening prayers were over, we sit around the table together to recite the prayer “Vayiten lecha”…writes ZAKA volunteer Moti Bukchin. Read more
The Rabbi discusses Tishah B’Av
July 24, 2017 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Rabbi Raymond Apple has answers on Tishah B’Av. Read more
Answering a door to a killer
July 23, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
Expecting a visitor for Shabbat dinner, Yosef Salamon is reported to have opened his front door to the terrorist who murdered Salamon and his son and daughter. Read more
On the other hand…writes Michael Kuttner
July 22, 2017 by Michael Kuttner
Summer has kicked in with a vengeance in Israel and we have had a succession of sizzling weeks with record temperatures and humidity. Read more
2,700-yr-old water system discovered close to Wonder Woman’s home town
July 22, 2017 by Agencies
An impressively large 2,700-year-old water system has been exposed at Israel Antiquities Authority excavations near Rosh Ha-Ayin with the help of students majoring in the Education Ministry’s Land of Israel and Archaeology studies. Read more
The argument is about Jews, not metal detectors
July 22, 2017 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
To an objective observer, the crisis that erupted in the aftermath of a bloody terror attack near Jerusalem’s Temple Mount makes no sense…writes Jonathan S. Tobin/JNS.org. Read more
Three murdered at Shabbat dinner
July 22, 2017 by Agencies
The World Jewish Congress harshly condemned the terrorist attack on Friday night in the settlement of Halamish, in which a Palestinian terrorist infiltrated a home during Shabbat dinner and brutally murdered three Israelis. Read more
Today in liquidation but hope for South Head’s future
July 21, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
Sydney’s South Head Synagogue is now in liquidation and its members will have to wait until the next episode is played out in this real-life community drama. Read more
Youthful plenum
July 21, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
The NSW Jewish Board of Deputies July plenum was dedicated to the youth movements and the special role they play within our community. Read more
Pyjama Day for children in foster care
July 21, 2017 by J-Wire News Service
The Pyjama Foundation, an organisation that provides support for children in foster care has held a national pyjama day at Sydney’s Jewish House. Read more
Victorian minister in water talks
July 21, 2017 by Agencies
Jaala Pulford, Victoria’s Minister for Agriculture and Regional Development, has visited the Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture in Rehovot. Read more
The ladder of growth…writes Rabbi Michoel Gourarie
July 21, 2017 by Rabbi Michoel Gourarie
In preparation for BINA’s 20 years celebration, I have been reading a book called “Practical Kabbalah,” authored by our upcoming guest speaker Rabbi Laibl Wolf from Melbourne. I share with you a short idea from the beginning of the book where he discusses the importance of personal growth. Read more
A tale of two Palestinian worlds
July 21, 2017 by Sean Savage - JNS.org
For slightly more than a decade, the two main areas slated for a future Palestinian state—the disputed territories and the Gaza Strip—have been ruled by competing factions, the Palestinian Authority (PA) and the Hamas terror group…writes Sean Savage/JNS.org. Read more
Shoes on the Danube Bank memorial
July 21, 2017 by Agencies
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara have visited the Shoes on the Danube Bank memorial in Budapest dedicated to Jews who were shot during the Holocaust and thrown into the river. Read more
World Vision Australia responds to a claim it supports the PFLP was found without foundation in 2012
July 21, 2017 by J-Wire News Service
Hot on the heels of the exposure of World Vision’s head of Gaza operations as a Hamas agent (who diverted the millions of charitable funds to the terror group) comes another multi-million dollar terrorist fraud involving World Vision reports the Jerusalem-based International Legal Forum. Read more
An open letter to Rabbi Milecki
July 21, 2017 by J-Wire
Dear Rabbi Milecki
Over the past months you and your family have reminded the public repeatedly of your and your Rebbetzin’s self-sacrifice and good works for the South Head community during the 32 years of your employ by the Synagogue, and the hardships that this imposed on you and your family. Read more
Is the Rabbi Being Offered Fair Compensation?
July 21, 2017 by J-Wire
Mr Hochroth refers to an offer of more than one million dollars to the Rabbi but fails to mention that included in this offer are existing current debt obligations to the Rabbi for the following: Read more
Trump should dump PLO and jump-start Israel-Jordan negotiations
July 21, 2017 by David Singer
President Trump has completed six months in office without managing to get Israel and the PLO to resume their negotiations – stalled since April 2014…writes David Singer. Read more
Out of the mouths of fools…writes Michael Kuttner
July 21, 2017 by Michael Kuttner
This week has witnessed a veritable army of fools articulating everything from baseless hatred to recycled lies. Read more
Rabbi Milecki’s contributions to South Head
July 20, 2017 by J-Wire News Service
Rabbi Benzion Milecki has written to members of the South Head Synagogue denying he is one of the ongoing expenses the shule will have to meet if it is taken out of administration. Read more
A surprise award for Matt
July 20, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
Sydneysider Matt Levy has been named the best male athlete among the world’s Jewish athletes competing in the 20th Maccabiah Games. Read more
Muslims riots continue in Jerusalem
July 20, 2017 by Agencies
Clashes erupted between Muslim rioters and Israeli police officers in Jerusalem’s Old City yesterday for the fourth consecutive day. Read more
Israeli teenager shares life saving research with Emanuel School students
July 20, 2017 by Michelle Favero
Israeli teenager, Sarit Sternberg, visited Emanuel School to speak to the Year 11 students about her breakthrough scientific research whilst participating in the Alpha Program for Gifted Students at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Read more
Former Mossad Chief and US Ambassador to Israel in Australia for JNF Campaign
July 20, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
The former Director of Mossad, Tamir Pardo will be in Australia this September for JNF Australia’s Annual Campaign joined by the former US Ambassador to Israel, Dan Shapiro. Read more
Mahler’s longest – but worth the wait: a music review by Fraser Beath McEwing
July 20, 2017 by Fraser Beath McEwing
The perceived popularity of Mahler’s third symphony was illustrated by the SSO scheduling four performances, three of them in its APT Master Series – rare for any work. The first, in the Opera House last night, vindicated the decision, with a virtually full house which was rewarded with an outstanding musical event. Read more
