Red Cross to help finding missing persons in Gaza

The International Committee of the Red Cross has committed itself to dealing with the humanitarian issue of missing persons, including the Israelis soldiers and civilians currently being held in Gaza says ICRC President Dr. Peter Maurer. Read more

AJA promises a change from “political correctness”

The Australian Jewish Association (AJA) is being launched this week by a team of senior members of the Australian Jewish community. Read more

Israeli aid group sends emergency experts to flood-ravaged Texas

IsraAID, an Israeli international humanitarian organization, says it’s sending a team of experts from Israel and the U.S. to assist Texas residents dealing with the after effects of Tropical Storm Harvey. Read more

UN chief tours Gaza frontier, visits Hamas terror tunnel

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres, who is on a three-day visit to Israel, traveled to the Gaza border Wednesday to see first-hand the security challenges Israel faces, including visiting a Hamas terror tunnel.  Read more

New contract for Rabbi Telsner from Yeshivah

Child sexual abuse advocate Manny Waks has cut off communications with Melbourne’s Yeshiva Centre following its announcement of a new contract with Rabbi Zvi Telsner. Read more

On the other hand…writes Michael Kuttner

This week’s examples illustrate how Israel continues to lead the world in so many ways. Read more

Sydney Jewish Writers Festival Opening Night

Shalom has announced the official opening for the Sydney Jewish Writers Festival  next weekend. Read more

On the other hand…writes Michael Kuttner

From outer space to back on earth Israel’s achievements keep coming… Read more

Aug-17 Sydney: Living with low vision

The Australian Friends of the Hebrew University host a special talk… Read more

Farewell Canberra, hello Sydney

Rabbi Alon Meltzer is to move from Canberra to Sydney to become the Programming Director of Shalom, an affiliate of the JCA and Rabbi of the Or Chadash Community in Bondi. Read more

Kiwis support for Israel

A new poll on the attitudes of New Zealanders to Israel, commissioned by the Israel Institute of New Zealand and conducted by Curia Research, shows four times as many kiwis support Israel as are opposed to the Jewish State. Read more

Whose Land?

We attended the world premiere of this extraordinary Film/documentary by long time film producer UK’s Hugh Kitson last night in Melbourne to a packed audience who were blown away. Read more

Governor in the kitchen

The NSW Governor David Hurley has paid a visit to Sydney’s Our Big Kitchen. Read more

Adass backflip

Advocate for survivors of child sexual abuse Manny Waks has published the damning transcript of victim Dassi Erlich’s recorded conversation between herself, former Victorian Premier Ted Bailie and Adass Israel board member Abe Weiszberger revealing Rabbi Meir Kluwgant is not the new principal of the school but is acting as a consultant. Read more

Wanting introductions

I’m architect and professor in Brazil. Read more

Indigenous Friends of Israel call for no change in Labor’s policy to Israel

Indigenous Friends of Israel spokesperson Munganbana Norman Miller again today urged the NSW and Federal Labor Party not to change its policy towards Israel. Read more

An open letter to Rabbi Milecki

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?

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

Correction: Egypt allocates $2.2 million to restore historic Alexandria synagogue

The original story supplied by a news agency stated that Egypt had allocated US$22 million to restore synagogue. Read more

To Israel and back for one day

Sydney Rabbi Levi Wolff flew to Israel last week in time to officiate at a Barmitzvah and left the next day to return…but the ceremony had a special meaning for him. Read more

South Head congregation’s meeting wants to continue

Around 100 members attended South Head Synagogue’s emergency meeting unanimously agreeing they want to see the shule continue. Read more

Gett forbidden by Australian constitution

An ultra-orthodox Jewish man has failed in the NSW Family Court to force his wife to grant him a Jewish divorce known as a gett. Read more

South Head’s period of serenity

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Western Wall: Jewish Agency takes action

Following The Jewish Agency for Israel Board of Governors’ meetings in Jerusalem yesterday Chairman of the Executive Natan Sharansky briefed nearly 200 Jewish Agency shlichim(emissaries) posted around the world updating them on the recent developments  on the Government of Israel’s suspension of the Western Wall agreement and its approval of the conversion bill. Read more

South Head Synagogue: the rabbi is back in his pulpit

Rabbi Benzion Milecki remains as the spiritual head of Sydney’s South Head Synagogue after the Supreme Court of NSW ruled that his termination was void. Read more

NZ Jewry outraged

The New Zealand Jewish Council is saddened and outraged by the desecration of ANZAC graves at Beersheba Cemetery in Israel. Read more

South Head: rabbi’s termination void

A judge in the Supreme Court in Sydney has ruled the termination of Rabbi Benzion Milecki’s contract by the administrator of the South Head Synagogue is void. Read more

Win a startup trip to Israel

NSW fintech and cyber security startups are invited to a free event tonight to find out how to apply to win a career-igniting trip to the world’s innovation capital of Israel as part of a joint NSW Government and Austrade program. Read more

Kids Circle to hold holiday camp at North Shore Temple Emanuel

Sydney’s Kids Circle has lined up another attractive and varied School Holiday Program for July including visits from Australia’s leading food rescue organisation, OzHarvest, Le Cordon Bleu Qualified Chef and owner of Jon-Patrick Catering Company, Gene Cameron, and co-author of “A Fearsome Beast and a Dumpling Feast”, Yves Stening. Read more

Schizophrenic: An American Zionist in Israel

I was disappointed and distressed that J-Wire should publish Gideon Ben-Zvi’s otherwise excellent article under the above headline.  The use of the word Schizophrenic, both in the headline and in the text of the article, reinforces the misconception that schizophrenia is equivalent to split personality. Read more

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