L’Shana Tova

Terrorists who murdered Rina Schnerb caught by security forces

The Shin Bet on Saturday night revealed that Israeli security forces have caught the terrorists who murdered 17-year-old Rina Schnerb and injured her brother and father in a spring near Dolev in August. Read more

Henry Greener visits Beit Chabad

Torah Scholar and teacher Ovadia Antian blows his Shofar at Beit Chabad after a spontaneous meeting with Henry, while he is waiting to interview Rabbi Dudu Lider. Ovadia tells us about Sukkot in terms of its relationship to Rosh Hashanah. Read more

The Rabbi and the desalination plant

In a NSW Parliamentary speech on the drought, NSW Shadow Treasurer Walt Secord cheekily told a friend that The Jewish House’s Rabbi Mendel Kastel can still continue to pray for rain, but we also have to upgrade the Sydney Desalination Plant. Read more

NSW Greens accused of “siding with terrorists” by opposing anti-terrorism laws

In a fiery exchange in the NSW State Parliament, NSW Shadow Treasurer Walt Secord accused the NSW Greens of siding with terrorists after they opposed anti-terrorism laws. Read more

Israeli conservationists work to restore endangered turtles

The Israeli Sea Turtle Rescue Centre released 60 baby turtles into the Mediterranean Sea in Israel this week as part of a conservation program aimed at helping the population of green turtles, which are endangered worldwide. Read more

BDS (Bibi-derangement syndrome) and the myth of Israel theocracy

“ …  for most Israelis, the election results are signalling hope! … hope that we were saved from halachic state and messianic tendencies govern[ed] by a prime minister that undermined the fabric of the collectivity!” — Professor Yossi Shain of Georgetown University and Tel Aviv University, in a Facebook exchange with me over the significance of the recent election results Read more

The state of the U.K. Labour Party

The British Labour Party held its annual conference this week in the southern coastal city of Brighton, where tens of thousands of party members assemble. Read more

In Britain, Boris is opening the door for Jeremy

Jeremy Corbyn’s prospects of becoming Britain’s next leader received an important boost last Friday, when the head of the Scottish National Party, Nicola Sturgeon, intimated that her party would back him as prime minister if that was the only way to prevent the United Kingdom from leaving the European Union on Oct. 31 without a divorce agreement in place. Read more

A report from the Bahamas

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Oct-14 Sydney: Sushi in Succah

In celebration of Succot,  Sydney’s North Shore Temple Emanuel is organising a social event for Jewish adults in their 20s and 30s. Read more

Sushi In The Succah

In celebration of Succot,  Sydney’s North Shore Temple Emanuel is organising a social event for Jewish adults in their 20s and 30s. Read more

Going abroad

J-Wire’s music reviewer Fraser Beath McEwing has added another string to his bow as he takes J-Wire readers on his travels…St Petersburg Day Two. Read more

The Sea of the Galilee, an Aboriginal soldier and his horse

A statue of an Aboriginal soldier and his horse has been unveiled by Australia’s ambassador Chris Cannan on the shore of the Kinneret to honour Australians who lost their lives at the Battle of Tzeach in 1918. Read more

Israeli documentary about hunting, breeding, wildlife conservation wins Emmy

An Israeli documentary won an Emmy for Outstanding Nature Documentary at the 2019 News and Documentary Emmys, which were announced in New York. Read more

On the other hand

A New Year dawns and Israel stands poised to make yet another twelve months of record-shattering innovative achievements. Read more

A message from The Treasurer

Josh Frydenberg sends a New Year greeting… Read more

Jewish Suicide Prevention Strategy wins mental health award

The Jewish Suicide Prevention Strategy led by JewishCare won the Mental Health Matters Community Initiative Award by Way Ahead  Mental Health NSW. Read more

Remember

The occasion that we now call Rosh Hashana, is referred to in the Bible only as Zihron Teruah – the Day of Remembering with Sound. One is bound to ask: “remembering what? And what does the sound of the Shofar have to do with it?” Read more

A Rosh Hashanah message from Daniel Andrews

The Victorian Premier has sent Rosh Hashanah greetings. Read more

Worldwide Jewish population now 14.8 million

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Labour’s anti-Israel fervor on full display as Brexit chaos intensifies

As Britain’s Brexit agony erupted this week into a full-blown constitutional crisis with a ruling against the prime minister by the Supreme Court, the Labour Party was also tearing itself apart over Brexit at its annual conference. This was small comfort to British Jews. Read more

Creating options and opportunities for haredi youth to serve in the IDF

A recent political deadlock over the issue of drafting haredi (ultra-Orthodox) youths into the Israel Defence Forces was one of the key reasons that led Israelis to the polls last week for the second time in less than six months. Read more

Israel’s do-over election performed a vital service for democracy

Like many Israelis, I was horrified when April’s election led to another in September; it seemed a colossal waste of time and money. Read more

Jewish groups demand Italy take action against wine bottles saluting Nazis

Italy is facing renewed backlash for allowing the continued sale of wine bottles that feature Adolf Hitler’s face and Nazi slogans on its labels. Read more

Abbas announces date to be set for first Palestinian election since 2006

Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas has announced that he will schedule a date for elections in Judea and Samaria, eastern Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip. Read more

PA thwarts Islamic Jihad effort to build rockets in Judea and Samaria

Palestinian Authority security forces have arrested three Islamic Jihad operatives in Judea and Samaria this week, together with a prototype rocket they had constructed, according to Israel’s Channel 12. Read more

Going abroad

J-Wire’s music reviewer Fraser Beath McEwing has added another string to his bow as he takes J-Wire readers on his travels…St Petersburg. Read more

Rosh Hashana: President Rivlin’s message

Ahead of Rosh Hashana 5780, Israel’s President Rivlin sent greetings for the New Year to Israeli citizens and Jewish communities around the world. Read more

Murky horizons

Change is in the air, from politics to the weather and of course as we transition from the outgoing year to the uncertainties of a new year. Read more

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