New principal for Kesser Torah
November 1, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Sydney’s Kesser Torah College has appointed Rabbi Yaacov Chaiton as its new College Principal. Read more
Explainer: The significance of the Israel-Lebanon Maritime Agreement and its benefits for regional and international security
November 1, 2022 by Ran Yaakoby
I’ve been approached by numerous members of the public in and around New Zealand for further information on the recently announced Israel-Lebanon Maritime Agreement. Read more
Urinetown: The Musical – Melbourne review by Alex First
November 1, 2022 by Alex First
A 20-year drought has led to the blatant exploitation of the underprivileged. Read more
What the Kanye West scandal can teach the UN
October 30, 2022 by Ben Cohen
The Israeli Ambassador to the U.N., Gilad Erdan, offered a telling quip during a debate last week at the international body concerning the latest report of its Commission of Inquiry into Israel and its apparently irredeemable offences against international law. Read more
DanceX Part III, at Arts Centre Melbourne: reviewed by Alex First
October 30, 2022 by Alex First
A proud, potent and poignant piece of artistry that combines dance, song, monologue and athleticism with projections is the highlight of DanceX Part III. Read more
Rabble Rousers
October 30, 2022 by Jeremy Rosen
The conflict in the Middle East over the Mandate Territories has festered now for a hundred years. Read more
‘Pinot Chamot’ provide warm welcome, respite for IDF soldiers
October 30, 2022 by Josh Hasten - JNS
In the middle of the night, a group of commandoes from the IDF’s elite Duvdevan Unit arrived at the community of Mitzpeh Yericho, overlooking the Jordan Valley and the Dead Sea. They were hungry and tired after a long day of service. Read more
On the other hand
October 30, 2022 by Michael Kuttner
If you haven’t visited Israel recently, you will be amazed at the enormous infrastructure work which is taking place, especially with highways and train transportation. Read more
Tortured logic: Analysts dismiss Ukraine’s attempt to blame Israel for Russia-Iran alliance
October 28, 2022 by David Isaac
Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday accused Israel of bringing about an alliance between Russia and Iran, a claim experts JNS spoke with termed “bizarre.” Read more
Israel and the importance of COP 27 to the Middle East and the Pacific
October 28, 2022 by Ran Yaakoby
2022 is the year when it became clear to us all that we are in the midst of a powerful climate crisis that is only getting worse. Read more
Girls & Boys: a Melbourne theatre review by Alex First
October 28, 2022 by Alex First
A sharp and witty British woman unpicks her life before our eyes and what a life it has been. Read more
Netanyahu gives nod to Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine solution
October 28, 2022 by David Singer
Israel’s Leader of the Opposition Benjamin Netanyahu has finally broken his silence – giving his nod of approval to adopting the Saudi-proposed Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine solution (Saudi Solution). Read more
Ballot box blues
October 28, 2022 by Michael Kuttner
If anecdotal feedback and surveys are anything to go by, an increasing number of potential voters are feeling tuned out as Election Day approaches on 1 November. Read more
Will cancelling Kanye West turn the tide on anti-Semitism?
October 27, 2022 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
The saga of Kanye West’s anti-Semitism is not without irony. Even after he had engendered controversy by engaging in anti-Jewish rants, West, who now calls himself “Ye,” boasted that his status as a rap music star and fashion mogul rendered him exempt from facing any real financial consequences for spreading hatred. Read more
Shabbat Noah: Tower of Babel
October 27, 2022 by Jeremy Rosen
The Biblical narrative about the Tower of Babel was based on or inspired by the Mesopotamian Ziggurats, huge, step-like pyramids built initially some four thousand years ago. It seems that they were temples of some sort. But, as always, I look for the message behind the text and try to see the context. Read more
L’Chaim – to Life: Peter Wertheim
October 27, 2022 by Features Desk
Maurice Klein talks with Peter Wertheim, Co-CEO of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ), about the recent National Tertiary Education Union’s (NTEU) virulently anti-Israel, anti-Semitic resolution, along with the Albanese Labor Government, not recognising West Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. PODCAST Read more
Why Israeli firebrand Itamar Ben-Gvir is soaring in polls, and why the left calls him a racist
October 26, 2022 by Alex Traiman - JNS.org
The rise of Itamar Ben-Gvir is one of the major storylines of Israel’s fifth election cycle in little more than three years. Read more
The danger of another Israeli electoral deadlock
October 26, 2022 by Ruthie Blum - JNS
Transportation Minister Merav Michaeli, the head of Israel’s falsely dubbed “centre left” Labor Party, doesn’t even bother these days to temper the radicalism that makes her indistinguishable from Meretz leader Zahava Gal-On. Read more
IDF will act ‘whenever we have precise intelligence on terrorists’
October 26, 2022 by Yaakov Lappin
The Israel Defence Forces will act on all precise intelligence on terrorist activity in Judea and Samaria, commonly known as the West Bank, which threatens Israeli civilians or security personnel, a military official told JNS on Tuesday. Read more
DanceX Part II: reviewed by Alex First
October 26, 2022 by Alex First
The Australian premiere of Johan Inger’s comic, romantic dance theatre piece I New Then, set to songs by Van Morrison, is superb. Read more
Chris Minns visits Our Big Kitchen
October 26, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
NSW opposition leader Chris Minns has visited OBK, the Bondi community kitchen providing humanitarian support for the needy and emergency services. Read more
International Day of the Girl
October 25, 2022 by J-Wire
The National Council of Jewish Women NSW has commemorated the International Day of the Girl with a large-scale creative charity event. Read more
Israel should stay out of the war in Ukraine
October 25, 2022 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
Eight months into Russia’s brutal and illegal invasion of Ukraine, two things are clear about the conflict. Read more
The UN gives a master class in anti-Semitism
October 25, 2022 by Anne Bayefsky
Guilty of Nazi-like crimes. That’s the verdict of a United Nations “commission of inquiry” on Israel that was created by the U.N. Human Rights Council to commit the Nazi-like crime of demonizing and destroying the Jewish state. Read more
From Australia’s Jewish Past: Rabbi Dr David Hailperin – A Colourful Tale
October 25, 2022 by Features Desk
Among the many colourful Jewish figures to appear in the annals of Australia’s early history, David Hailperin remains unique. Read more
Do animals have rights?
October 24, 2022 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Ask the Rabbi… Read more
The ‘settler violence’ narrative and Knesset elections
October 23, 2022 by Ruthie Blum - JNS
The current spike in Palestinian terrorism, marked by dozens of rock-throwing, firebombing, stabbing, car-ramming and shooting attacks each day, was upstaged last week by what the local press and certain politicians were highlighting as an intolerable “surge in settler violence.” Read more
Israel must arm Ukraine
October 23, 2022 by Ben Cohen
As Russia continues to pound Ukrainian population centres with “kamikaze” drones manufactured in Iran, the time has surely come for Israel to arm the democratic government in Kyiv. Read more
On the other hand
October 23, 2022 by Michael Kuttner
We have just finished celebrating Succot, one of the three Pilgrim Festivals when Jews from all over the country, as well as from the Diaspora, would visit the Temple in Jerusalem. Read more
La Traviata: an opera review by Alan Slade
October 23, 2022 by Alan Slade
It’s always disappointing when you walk into the foyer ahead of a performance to read a sign advising that one of the principal players is not in the performance. Read more
