Purim across Australia’s small communities
March 6, 2018 by Community newsdesk
UIA NSW Women’s Division welcomes partners to Gala Event
March 6, 2018 by Jenna Chaitowitz
Due to popular demand and Israel’s special milestone, UIA is inviting partners of women attending the Women’s Division Gala Event to also join in the festivities on Sunday 11 March. Read more
New community partnership provides Shabbat meals to those in need
March 6, 2018 by Ayal Tusia
A recently launched partnership between Jewish Care Victoria and Our Village Kitchen is enabling families experiencing tough times to enjoy cooked Shabbat meals while providing adults living with a disability with meaningful opportunities to give back to their community. Read more
Guatemala embassy to move to Jerusalem in May
March 6, 2018 by JNS
Guatemala has announced that it will move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem in May, the country’s president announced on Sunday. Read more
Local Woman of the Year
March 6, 2018 by Hila Tsor
Laya Slavin, co-founder of Our Big Kitchen (OBK), has been selected as ‘Vaucluse Local Woman of the Year’ by the NSW Parliament. Read more
Hebrew Uni reveals jellyfish have an arsenal
March 6, 2018 by Tali Aronsky
If you see jellyfish when swimming be aware it has a special venom for you. Read more
Two Israeli leaders visited New Zealand sharing lessons from the start-up nation.
March 6, 2018 by IINZ
Two Israeli leaders have recently been in New Zealand sharing lessons from the start-up nation. Read more
Can other faiths be true?
March 5, 2018 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Rabbi Raymond Apple asks this question…and others. Read more
MP joins rabbis in sharing the joy of Purim
March 5, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Member for Heffron Ron Hoenig joined with Jewish community leaders Rabbi Mendel Kastel, CEO of Jewish House and Rabbi Mendel Grossbaum to spread the cheer of Purim at Sydney’s Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick. Read more
Rabbi Milecki back in Australia…and facing three defamation actions
March 5, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Defamation actions have been launched at Sydney’s Supreme Court against the former spiritual leader of the now defunct South Head Synagogue Rabbi Benzion Milecki. Read more
Henry Greener talks with David Southwick – a video report
March 5, 2018 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Victorian State Member for Caulfield David Southwick MP talks top Greener about his Portfolio, emphasising innovation, Matthew Guy’s love for Israel and their upcoming State Election. Read more
Feintooner
March 5, 2018 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon from Feintooner: Reality Show: Doubles Read more
LGBT Jews on parade
March 4, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Ashdod city delegation researches Australian surflife saving techniques
March 4, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
A delegation from the City of Ashdod has spent a week observing and examining Australian surf life saving procedures with a view of returning to Israel with techniques, procedures and protocols that could possibly transform surf life saving operations in Israel. Read more
Police question Netanyahus under caution in graft case
March 4, 2018 by JNS
Police investigators arrived at the Prime Minister’s residence in Jerusalem on Friday to question Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu under caution on suspicion that he bribed a telecom chief in exchange for positive media coverage. Read more
1946 State Department report suggests Poles persecuted Jews ‘vigorously’ during the Holocaust
March 4, 2018 by JNS
In a bid to end the contentious debate surrounding Poland’s controversial Holocaust law, the Simon Wiesenthal Center released a declassified report on Thursday highlighting Polish complicity in persecuting Jews during the Holocaust. Read more
Hamas official: Jews used blood of non-Jews in Europe to make Purim pastries
March 4, 2018 by JNS
Former Hamas official Mustafa al-Lidawi accused Jews of making large pastries for the holiday of Purim, infused with the blood of non-Jews.
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Jewish group outraged by BDS founder’s address to E.U. Parliament
March 4, 2018 by Agencies
The American Jewish Committee has condemned the European Parliament for hosting Omar Barghouti, the founder of the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement. Read more
AUJS celebrates Purim
March 4, 2018 by Hila Tsor
Hundreds of Jewish young adults attended the NSW Australasian Union of Jewish Students (AUJS) Purim party celebration at El Topo Basement, in the heart of Bondi Junction in Sydney. Read more
Prince William visit will advance Jordan-Israel two-state solution
March 4, 2018 by David Singer
Kensington Palace’s carefully-crafted tweet announcing that “The Duke of Cambridge will visit Israel, Jordan and the Occupied Palestinian Territories in the Summer” – could spark a diplomatic war with far-reaching implications…writes David Singer. Read more
The House of Windsor’s Israel problem
March 4, 2018 by Ben Cohen - JNS.org
Queen Elizabeth II is marking her 66th year of reign in 2018, which by any standards is an extraordinarily long time for a single individual to be a head of state. (By comparison, King David is said to have reigned for 40 years, and Queen Victoria—comfortably overtaken now by Elizabeth—managed 64.)..writes Ben Cohen/JNS. Read more
Under shadow of Hezbollah’s growing arsenal, Israeli home front gets busy
March 4, 2018 by Yaakov Lappin
With Hezbollah pointing more than 120,000 projectiles at Israeli cities, towns and villages, it is clear to emergency and defence planners that any eruption of a new armed conflict will not resemble previous wars…writes Yaakov Lappin/JNS. Read more
On the other hand
March 3, 2018 by Michael Kuttner
The new Middle East is still a mirage but Israel’s achievements in the fields of science, medicine and technology are certainly no dream…writes Michael Kuttner. Read more
La Superba: Nicole Car’s triumph in La Traviata..a review by Victor Grynberg
March 2, 2018 by Victor Grynberg
Since the all -conquering Nellie Melba, Australia has had an enviable record of producing world-class sopranos for over 100 years. Read more
Permits requested to expand egalitarian prayer section at Jerusalem’s Western Wall
March 2, 2018 by JNS
The Israeli Prime Minister’s Office has recently requested permits to expand the egalitarian prayer section at the Western Wall in Jerusalem. Read more
Melbourne’s Jewish Care 2018 campaign is off and running
March 2, 2018 by Community newsdesk
The Jewish community in Victoria has a population of approximately 50,000 people. Each year Jewish Care supports and assists 6000 people in need. Read more
Robert Richter addresses Purim lunch in Melbourne
March 2, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Prominent Queen’s Counsel Mr Robert Richter QC, one of the highest profile lawyers in Australia has addressed the Chabad of Melbourne CBD Purim event. Read more
Likud insiders rally behind Netanyahu, ruling out his resignation
March 2, 2018 by Ariel Ben Solomon - JNS.org
The new revelation that a lawyer involved in a case investigating Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the judge were allegedly colluding has temporarily shifted the media narrative of the scandals away from the Israeli premier…writes Ariel Ben Solomon/JNS. Read more
Prince William to make first-ever official royal visit to Israel this summer
March 2, 2018 by JNS
The Duke of Cambridge, Prince William, will make an official trip to Israel, the first-ever by a member of the royal family, as part of a tour of the region this summer. Read more
Post Purim hangovers
March 2, 2018 by Michael Kuttner
Once the Purim carnival festivities are over and the masks removed the real world again intrudes into our daily lives. Read more
