Shabbat Re’ey: False Messiahs

Amongst the fascinating laws in this week’s Torah is one that is significant in what it says about miracles, signs, and False Messiahs. Read more

The downfall of Israeli intel in Washington?

Is Israeli intelligence no longer trusted in the corridors of power in Washington, D.C.? Read more

L’Chaim mythbuster on Melbourne University leftism

Podcast: L’Chaim resident myth buster David Schulberg deep dives into the anti-Semitic “Socialist Alternative” hard left on campus. Read more

Does the IRGC terror designation matter if Iran sanctions are lifted?

After months of stalled talks, it seemed as though the Iran nuclear deal was dead, with Israeli diplomats in April putting the odds of a new deal at “slim to none.” Then, last week, White House officials reported movement in the talks, attributing it to Iran’s dropping its demand that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) be removed from the U.S. terror list. Read more

The Palestinian Authority’s stealth attempt to take over Judea and Samaria

Diligently following a master plan worked out over 10 years ago, the Palestinian Authority is laying claim to large tracts of Israeli state land through illegal building. Read more

From Australia’s Jewish Past: Sadie Van-Aalst – Music was her Forte

Sadie was born in London in 1901 and was the eldest daughter and the third of six children of poor Russian immigrants. Read more

Anna K: A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First

By their very nature, human relationships are often messy. The vast majority don’t hit the headlines, but public figures are considered “fair game”. Read more

Feintooner

This week’s cartoon: The Great Purge. Read more

How did Jews get surnames?

Ask the rabbi. Read more

Look who’s interfering in the Knesset elections to block a Netanyahu victory

The only thing surprising about Friday night’s Channel 12 revelation that the Palestinian Authority is attempting to influence the outcome of the upcoming Knesset elections was that it was reported as a big scoop. Read more

Renewal of Israel-Turkey ties a ‘win-win’ for both countries and the region, say analysts

After 14 years of strained relations, Israel and Turkey agreed to restore full diplomatic ties. Read more

‘CNN’ gets it partially right about anti-Semitism

Can a documentary on a low-rated network broadcast at a time when few were watching make much of a difference? Maybe not. That’s especially true when you consider that the program aired directly opposite one of the most ballyhooed shows of the year—the premiere of the new “Game of Thrones” prequel “House of the Dragon”—on an evening of the week when all cable-news programs get terrible ratings. Read more

Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine – Bibi de Gaulle breaks silence

Former Israeli Prime Minister and now Leader of the Opposition – – Bibi Netanyahu – has stepped up to the plate to answer the following claim made by the author of the 2022 Saudi Peace Plan – Ali Shihabi. Read more

Mahmoud Abbas highlights a German problem

In tabled rankings of international donors to the Palestinians, Germany consistently features among the top five nations. Read more

On the other hand

This summer’s Nefesh B’Nefesh airlifts of North American Olim are well underway. Read more

Hairspray: a Melbourne theatre review by Alex First

The spark burns brightly in Hairspray, a delightfully breezy musical with discrimination as its theme. Read more

Ray Chen plays Mendelssohn: a music review by Alan Slade

Ray Chen, the Taiwan-born Australian violinist who came with his parents to Brisbane as an infant, played his 1715 Stradivarius “Joachim” violin in a spectacular rendition of Felix Mendelssohn’s E-minor concerto with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and guest conductor, New Zealand’s Gemma New, in the Thursday afternoon series in the just-reopened concert hall of Sydney’s Opera House. Read more

Blowin’ in the wind

Readers of a certain vintage will remember this popular song released in 1963 and top of the hit parade for some time. Read more

Kissinger: Good or Bad?

Whatever you may think of Henry Kissinger, he has been the most influential secular Jew by birth (outside Israel) in world affairs in recent times. Read more

A new film about Shimon Peres whitewashes the consequences of his policies

This essay is dedicated to the 1,409 men, women and children who were murdered as a result of the Oslo process, which involved unilateral concessions to an unrepentant terrorist organization, a policy conceived by Israeli politician Shimon Peres, who died in 2016 at the age of 93. Read more

Grant for up to 45 million shekels to bring foreign filmmakers to Israel

The Israeli government aims to positively brand the country and improve the economy through a rebate project that could grant up to 45 million shekels ($13.9 million) toward the production of foreign films and TV series in the country over the next two years. Read more

Win a copy of “The Happiest Boy on Earth”

The JDC (The Joint )Australia is running a competition to win one of five copies of the late Eddie Jaku’s new children’s book. Read more

L’Chaim – to Life: Ronit Fraid – the JNF Dinner a night of play

Maurice Klein speaks with Ronit Fraid, President of JNF Victoria, about the upcoming Annual Gala Dinner Event, in support of the children of Israel’s South. Read more

Study shows viruses can kill gut bacteria of Crohn’s, bowel disease

Many of the microbes that live in our gut are good for our health, while others contribute to inflammatory bowel disease or other disorders. Read more

Mahmoud Abbas and the Munich massacre: Time to face the truth

The families of the Israeli athletes massacred at the 1972 Munich Olympics have announced a boycott of an upcoming 50th-anniversary commemoration in Germany. Read more

Why the world won’t care about Abbas’s ‘Holocaust’ lie

There’s something almost pathetic about the outrage generated after the latest comments by Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas. Read more

Shabbat Eykev: Bread is not enough

It is a strange sentence. “I provided you with the Manah so that you should know that a person does not live on bread alone.” And then, the Torah goes on to extoll the physical richness of the land the Israelites are coming to and how it will provide all the food they could want. Read more

Laurinda: A Melbourne Theatre Company production reviewed by Alex First

Bullying and racism are not acceptable in any environment and yet the schoolyard can be a hotbed of discontent. Read more

Feintooner

This week’s cartoon: Poker Faces Read more

I am Emilia Bassano: a Melbourne theatre review by Alex First

What’s the truism? Behind every great man, there is a woman. Read more

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