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On the other hand

Several of Israel's rare and endangered species have begun producing seeds and flowering once again as a result of a joint conservation effort, Keren...

Moral masochism and New York’s Jews

“The true masochist,” wrote Sigmund Freud, “always turns his cheek when he has a chance of receiving a blow.” “The true masochist,” wrote Sigmund Freud,...
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Pride & Prejudice* (*sort of), now in Melbourne and touring Australia

A theatre review by Alex First A glorious spoken and sung hoot, this is an audacious retelling of Pride &...

Shooting from the lip

Instead of the “sheriff” in the White House shooting from the hip and making the outlaw gangs surrender, he...

Nationalism and Liberalism

I have always enjoyed reading Yuval Harari (Sapiens, Homo Deus and Nexus). He is creative and controversial. He covers such...

Bye-bye Bibi: May it happen speedily and in our times

In a profanity-filled telephone conversation last September, according to New York Times reporters Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan in their...

Alarm bells go off in New York

Extreme socialism is now on the march in America, with the demonisation of Israel as the principal weapon in...

Are Jewish Australians being given answers?

There is a question hanging over the Australian Jewish community: when something happens that shocks us, frightens us or...

The JD Vance foreign policy test ride is a disaster

Whether he succeeds in getting a “peace” agreement with Iran or not, the vice president’s attempt at appeasement isn’t...

Into the fray: Et tu, Donald?

Iran: Has Trump lost the plot? The floated proposal makes no sense. Worse, it is dangerous. It would reward a...

Shabbat Chukat & Balak

Alone There are two portions of the Torah that we, in the diaspora, will read this Shabbat. After the crisis initiated...

The search for Sydney’s missing Steinway

What happened to the Steinway concert grand that once stood on the stage of the Sydney Opera House Concert...

Trump’s Iran deal leaves Israel out in the cold

In assessing the situation, in light of the 14-point MOU between the US and Iran, everything revolves around how...

Can memories pass from one generation to the next?

Can the experiences of parents affect their children and grandchildren, not simply through upbringing or family history, but through...

Sydney Jewish Writers Festival takes stories from page to stage

The Sydney Jewish Writers Festival will move beyond the printed page this August with the launch of Festival of...

On the other hand

What do you do with all the food which is left over from weddings, Bar and Bat Mitzvot, Britot...

Feintooner

This week's cartoon: AdVANCEing Antisemitism

Lecture: Is free will an illusion?

That question will sit at the heart of a major public lecture by internationally renowned Jewish philosopher Associate Professor...

Jewish Archaeology

We live in a world of lies and misrepresentations. Nowhere is this more obvious than in regard to the...

Trump’s surrender

Does Donald Trump actually understand what he’s done? Responding to critics of his agreement with Iran, the U.S. president called...

World Cup Winner

Although the Mondial FIFA World Cup competition has only just started, Iran has already emerged as the undisputed winner. You...

Podcast: L’Chaim to Life

Mythbuster – ABC Misinformation Report David Schulberg previews what is intended to be a comprehensive exposé of the ABC's systemic...