Feintooner

This week’s cartoon: Kangaroo Switcheroo. Read more

Unprincipled

Definition: Someone lacking moral principles.   Synonyms: Dishonest, corrupt, immoral, unscrupulous, devious, unethical, deceitful, underhand, dishonourable. Read more

Roth confounds UN, USA & Australia: Two-State solution “is gone”

Kenneth Roth – recently retired Executive Director of Human Rights Watch – has undermined the continuation of the policy espoused by the UN, USA and Australia for the last 20 years supporting the creation of a new Palestinian Arab State between Israel and Jordan for the first time in recorded history (two-state solution). Read more

The false distinction between anti-Semitism and Israel-bashing

Those trying to defend the Jewish people from the tsunami of Jew-hatred swamping the West often face an implacable refusal to acknowledge that anti-Israel or anti-Zionist attitudes are the modern iteration of anti-Semitism. Read more

Yair Lapid, authoritarian and unafraid

Back in 2019, Caretaker Prime Minister Yair Lapid infamously accused his opponent, then-prime minister and current opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu, of dictatorial tendencies and contempt for democracy. Read more

Using facial profiling

Jewish House, JNF and The Central Synagogue have hosted a youth engagement event with Alan Stevens, a facial profiler who specialises in the art of persuasion and influence. Read more

In the beginning

We begin the yearly cycle of the Torah starting with Genesis and the Garden of Eden. Read more

Resilience in the face of adversity

“I’m not a victim, I am a survivor,” says acclaimed author and motivational speaker Eddy Boas. Read more

Israeli elections 2022: A rundown of Israeli parties and their leaders

Meet the Israeli elections candidates. Read more

L’Chaim to Life: Josh Burns MP – Education is the way to “never forget” and “never again”

Morry Frenkel speaks with Josh Burns, Labor’s Federal Member of Parliament for the seat of Macnamara, about the motion he introduced calling for all states and territories to follow the lead of Victoria and NSW, and make Holocaust education a mandatory aspect of their school curriculum. Read more

A unique opportunity to learn about the Voice

Next year, Australians will be asked to vote in a referendum that will ask whether Australia should enshrine an Indigenous Voice to Parliament within the Constitution. Read more

Exclusive TPS interview with former Al Aqsa operative on the new Lions’ Den terror cell

Someone who was once a senior member of the “Al Aqsa Martyrs” brigade, formerly known as Ish Hakhalim, who cooperated with Hezbollah, spent many years in an Israeli prison, and who is now very close to the new “Lion’s Den” terror group in Nablus, revealed in an exclusive interview with TPS new details about the group that is troubling both Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA). Read more

Bernie Dieter’s Club Kabarett, in the Magic Mirror Spiegeltent: a review by Alex First

Risqué and ribald, the R-rated treat that is Bernie Dieter’s Club Kabarett features an astounding cavalcade of talent. Read more

Was the fruit of the Tree of Life from which Adam and Eve ate really an apple?

Ask the rabbi. Read more

Nearly 4,000 people ran the 2022 International Bible Marathon

Israel’s 2022 International Bible Marathon was held over Sukkot. Read more

A pointless own goal

This decision by the Government is not only deeply disappointing but appears a pointless own goal, undermining the Government’s self-declared policy of seeking to encourage a negotiated two-state Israeli-Palestinian peace…writesDrColinRubenstein. Read more

Feintooner

This week’s cartoon: It’s a mad, mad, mad, mad world. Read more

Ehud Barak’s outlandish accusations

In an interview on Saturday night with Channel 12’s new version of its “Meet the Press” program—this one with hosts Amit Segal on the right and Ben Caspit on the left—former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak did the “anybody but Bibi” contingent proud. Read more

Pollies drop in to Melbourne CBD sukkah

The Leader and Deputy Leader of the Victorian Liberal Party visited the sukkah erected by the Chabad of Melbourne CBD. Read more

Antisemitism and racism capture attention in Armageddon Time

A new, sensitive, coming-of-age story highlighting the African American and Jewish experience is a vehicle to propel two bright young actors onto the world stage. They talk with J-Wire. Read more

On the other hand

Without a doubt, one of the most evocative highlights of Sukkot (Tabernacles) is the massed blessing of the Kohanim at the Kotel. Read more

‘Jin, Jiyan, Azadi:’ Iran’s Kurdish message

As demonstrations against Iran’s ruling theocracy intensify, many observers have been struck by the slogan chanted by protestors and printed on t-shirts, posters and flyers: “Jin, Jiyan, Azadi”—“Women, Life, Freedom.” Read more

Water and Joy

The last days of the festival of Succot have, over time, turned from a sort of last-minute postscript called Shmini Atzeret, the farewell get-together to round things off the season of festivals with, into the joyful Simhat Torah. But why is joy so important? Read more

10 reasons faulty Israel-Lebanon gas deal smells foul

After 10 years of failing to reach an agreement on the Israel-Lebanon maritime border, Prime Minister Yair Lapid has announced that an accord has been reached, calling it a “historic achievement.” Read more

Hysteria greets British PM Liz Truss’s embassy move proposal

In Britain, it’s diplomatic Groundhog Day all over again. Read more

Double cross

Perfectly timed for the commencement of the Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot), the heads of the United Kingdom Anglican and Roman Catholic Churches revealed their true agenda. Read more

Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine sinks UN failed two-state solution

UK Labour Friends of Israel (UKLFI) has sunk any possibility of a new Palestinian Arab state being created between Israel and Jordan – unsuccessfully promoted by the United Nations for the last 29 years – detailing 30 steps considered necessary before negotiations can be resumed. Read more

L’Chaim to Life: Eddie “Mr Jewish Movies” and Lindy Tamir – Previewing JIFF 2022 – 2.0

Podcast: With the Jewish International Film Festival (JIFF 2022 – 2.0) hitting the big screens around Australia on October 24th, Maurice Klein catches up with JIFF Executive Director Lindy Tamir and JIFF Artistic Director Eddie Tamir, for a comprehensive Festival rundown, with 52 movies, documentaries, TV shows and short films from Israel and twenty countries. Read more

Armageddon Time: a movie review by Alex First

It is 1980 in Queens, New York City. Read more

From Australia’s Jewish Past: Joseph Hyams and Simon Lear – ‘’my son the dentist’’

As Jews, we are generally concerned about our health.  Jewish law tells us that we have a religious duty to look after our physical and mental well-being.  The medical and dental professions have always been popular amongst Jews worldwide. Read more

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