What do you do with an unusable Torah?
June 15, 2020 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Ask the Rabbi. Read more
A Menorah for the PM
June 15, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Executive Council of Australian Jewry co-CEO Peter Wertheim travelled to Canberra today to present a Menorah to Prime Minister Scott Morrison as a gesture of support for him and the Government in leading Australia through the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more
Mirka’s World: an exhibition
June 15, 2020 by Henry Benjamin
MIRKA, an exhibition exploring the astonishing life and work of Australian art icon, Mirka Mora, will open in December at The Jewish Museum of Australia in Melbourne. Read more
Feintooner
June 15, 2020 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon…Kangaroo Court’s Kashrut knocked out by U.S. Read more
America erases its past as Israel resurrects 3000 years-old history
June 15, 2020 by David Singer
It is amazing that in the midst of an unprecedented global economic shutdown – some Americans are presently hell-bent on erasing America’s past by pulling down statues of controversial persons in America’s deeply-troubled history and engaging in cultural cancelling – whilst Israelis are simultaneously planning to resurrect Jewish history by restoring Israeli sovereignty in the Jewish people’s biblical heartland – Judea and Samaria – after 3000 years. Read more
Meet Josh Burns and Tim Watts
June 15, 2020 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Federal MPs Josh Burns and Tim Watts Zoom in from Parliament House in Canberra to chat with Henry Greener on topics of interest that keep them engaged as Labor Members of Parliament, including Child Care, Housing Industry support and the need to keep Community TV alive. Read more
Dr Ruth shares her Holocaust and Haganah experiences on Zoom
June 14, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israeli Supreme Court reverses land decision in midst of sovereignty debate
June 14, 2020 by Israel Kasnett - JNS.org
Israel’s Supreme Court just reversed the 2017 Regulation Law, which gave Israel the authority to appropriate private Palestinian land in the disputed territories of Judea and Samaria with compensation to the owners. Read more
The mad, mad, mad world of Roger Waters
So, what does Roger Waters think of music, his critics and the normal life we all want to get back to?…writes Lana Melman. Read more
Middle-age man stabs rabbi in London neighborhood of Stamford Hill
A Jewish man in his 50s was stabbed on Friday morning in the Hackney section of London in an apparent antisemitic attack. Read more
‘We are here’: Virtual concert to honour 77th anniversary of Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
June 14, 2020 by JNS
The Museum of Jewish Heritage–A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene, Sing for Hope and Lang Lang International Music Foundation will present the program “We Are Here: A Celebration of Resilience, Resistance and Hope” on June 14. Read more
Meet Natalie King
June 14, 2020 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Professor Natalie King was awarded an OAM in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List for her dedicated work as Curator for Contemporary Art and Visual Culture. She talks with Henry Greener on Zoom. Read more
David Harris talk to AIJAC
June 14, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The guest speaker at the latest webinar by the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) was David Harris, who has been the Executive Director of AIJAC’s US partner, leading US Jewish organisation the American Jewish Committee (AJC), since 1990. During the webinar, titled, “A conversation on defending Israel and fighting racism”, Harris emphasised that “antisemitism is antisemitism is antisemitism, and those who want to weaponise it for particular political purposes are not doing the struggle any benefit.” Read more
On the other hand
June 14, 2020 by Michael Kuttner
Summer has kicked in with a vengeance but this year promises to be different from all others. Read more
The unmistakable echoes in the culture war against the West
June 12, 2020 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
In Britain, statues of historical figures associated with colonialism or slavery are being pulled down or slated for removal. Read more
To Be: an Andrew Rogers sculpture for Jewish Care
June 12, 2020 by Kirsten Young
When Jewish Care approached internationally recognised artist Andrew Rogers, about creating a sculpture for the Hannah & Daryl Cohen Family Building not only did Rogers agree, but committed to creating something ‘worthwhile and truly significant’. Read more
Palestinians reject second delivery of COVID-19 aid from UAE
June 12, 2020 by JNS
The Palestinian Authority has rejected a delivery of medical supplies and other aid that arrived in Tel Aviv on Tuesday on a flight from Abu Dhabi. Read more
Poll: 68% of Israelis favour sovereignty in Judea and Samaria
June 12, 2020 by JNS
A survey of Israeli Jewish citizens found that 68 per cent favour sovereignty in Judea and Samaria, and 72 per cent say the Israeli government should not leave Jewish communities as enclaves within a Palestinian sovereign entity. Read more
Department of Communication representative added to discussion of commitment to International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance
June 12, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
A representative from Australia’s Department of Communications will be included in discussions about Australia’s commitment to the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) after concerns were raised in Senate Estimates about an article published by the ABC. Read more
Limmud Part Two
June 12, 2020 by A J-Wire community service announcement
Limmud is back this weekend for the second part of this year’s online Limmud Oz-NZ, a collaboration between Sydney, Melbourne and New Zealand. Read more
Jeffrey Epstein and Maimonides
June 12, 2020 by Jeremy Rosen
I needed distraction from hypocrisy, politics, demonstrations, and looting, this past week, so I watched a series on Netflix called “Filthy Rich.” Read more
New CEO for UIA Victoria
June 12, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Jeff Feldman has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer of UIA Victoria. Read more
ZAKA inaugurates a rapid response motorcycle in memory of Amit Ben Yigal
June 12, 2020 by Lydia Weitzman
In an emotional ceremony held yesterday in Jerusalem, ZAKA Search and Rescue inaugurated a ZAKA Rapid Response motorcycle in memory of slain IDF soldier First Sgt. Amit Ben Yigal, thirty days after his murder. Read more
(Un) lawful?
June 12, 2020 by Michael Kuttner
Since 1948 the UN and its associated institutions have never lost an opportunity to condemn Israel for one form of “unlawful” behaviour or another. Read more
Fatah names youth camp after terrorist who murdered two Israelis
June 11, 2020 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
The Fatah movement, led by Palestinian Authority (PA) head Mahmoud Abbas, has recently named a camp for high school boys after terrorist Omar Abu-Laila who murdered two Israelis in March 2019. Read more
Israeli FM: Trump’s Peace Plan ‘will be advanced responsibly’
June 11, 2020 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Israel’s Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi met on Wednesday in Jerusalem with his German counterpart, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, to discuss the prospects of Israel’s plan to declare sovereignty over parts of Judea and Samaria, as stipulated in the US’ Deal of the Century peace plan. Read more
A British mandate to recognize Israeli sovereignty
The legal right of the Jewish people to reconstitute their historic homeland was recognized at the San Remo Conference of 1920 and by virtue of the Mandate for Palestine that resulted from it…write Richard Kemp, Hugh Kitson and Simon Isaacs. Read more
‘Abandoning its pretense of impartiality’: Right irate after High Court annuls law that legalizes thousands of homes in Judea and Samaria
June 10, 2020 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Right-wing politicians and several organizations assailed Israel’s High Court of Justice after it ruled on Tuesday that the Regulation Law, which was formulated to save some 4,000 Israeli homes in Judea and Samaria, is unconstitutional. Read more
UAE Airways makes second direct flight to Israel, this time with insignia
June 10, 2020 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
An Etihad Airways cargo plane landed at Ben Gurion Airport in Israel on Tuesday night after a direct flight from Abu Dhabi with humanitarian aid to the Palestinian Authority (PA), the second time in recorded history that such a flight has taken place. Read more
Jun-25 6:10 pm Viceland-TV: Seconds From Disaster – The Mumbai Massacre
June 10, 2020 by J-Wire
At 9:20pm on November 26, 2008, gunmen burst into Mumbai’s luxury Trident Oberoi hotel, firing indiscriminately. Read more
