Nazi weapons site is to be filled with the sounds of Jewish-composed music
May 15, 2022 by Mike Wagenheim - JNS
He and his family escaped the Nazis. His music will now be played where Hitler’s regime tested its weapons. Read more
NSW election debate goes north
May 15, 2022 by Community newsdesk
Following the successful debate in the Eastern Suburbs last week, the NSWJBD, ECAJ and AUJS are to repeat the formula on Sydney’s North Shore later this week. Read more
On the other hand
May 15, 2022 by Michael Kuttner
Lag B’Omer is looming and with it, the annual trek by thousands to Meron which last year witnessed a fatal stampede facilitated by inadequate infrastructure and uncontrollable crowds. Read more
How Western dupes help propagate murderous Palestinian lies
May 13, 2022 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
A Palestinian Arab journalist with Al Jazeera, Shireen Abu Akleh, was shot dead this week in a firefight between Hamas and the Israelis in the West Bank city of Jenin. Read more
What’s the Omer?
May 13, 2022 by Jeremy Jones
Those of us who are loyal to tradition are now into a period of mourning called the Omer. It’s a time of mourning. No weddings or parties (and for those decadent ones among us, no public entertainment, opera, concerts, theatre, or cinema). Read more
Sour notes and tone deaf
May 13, 2022 by Michael Kuttner
This has been a bumper week during which rhetoric and incitement combined to produce toxic results and tone deaf responses. Read more
Murray Dahm talks with opera star Daniel Sumegi
May 13, 2022 by Murray Dahm
Daniel Sumegi’s rich, mellifluous bass voice booms across even over a Zoom call. Daniel admitted that he is probably more of a bass-baritone these days although he “still has all the (bass) notes” and he is singing the bass role of Heinrich der Vogler (Henry the Fowler) in Opera Australia’s upcoming production of Wagner’s 1850 masterpiece ‘fantastical romance’ Lohengrin. Read more
Podcast: Zoe Daniel on L’Chaim to Life
May 13, 2022 by Features Desk
Maurice Klein asks Zoe Daniel (Independent – Goldstein) questions of Jewish community interest about Israel. Read more
Shabbat Emor: Alienation
May 12, 2022 by Jeremy Rosen
The UN’s antisemitism problem won’t be solved by ignoring it
May 11, 2022 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
For decades, supporters of Israel have debated what to do about the United Nations. Read more
As Knesset’s summer session dawns, uncertainty clouds coalition’s future
May 10, 2022 by Agencies
Israel’s Knesset on Monday embarked on its summer session, ending a politically charged recess marked by turmoil in the ruling party, as Yamina Knesset member Idit Silman stepped down as coalition chair and MK Amichai Chikli was ousted from the party’s ranks. Read more
State of hate incidents in Australia
May 10, 2022 by Julie Nathan
Hate incidents occur against many individuals and communities on the basis of race, ethnic/national origin, religion, gender, sexuality, disability, and other attributes. Read more
La Traviata: an opera review by Alex First
May 10, 2022 by Alex First
Soprano Stacey Alleaume is almost ethereal in a scintillating performance as Violetta Valery in Giuseppe Verdi’s fraught, emotion-charged, love story La Traviata (which translates to The Fallen Woman). Read more
This is how Sinwar paves his way to centrestage – at the expense of a confused Israel
May 9, 2022 by Baruch Yedid - TPS
Yahya al-Sinwar, who barely won a second term in office, is cementing his control over the Gaza Strip, at the expense of Israeli civilians as well as the Palestinian Authority, by increasing the terrorism committed within Israel against innocent civilians. Read more
Ehud Olmert to visit digitally
May 9, 2022 by J-Wire News Service
New Israel Fund Australia will host a streaming event with former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert next week. Read more
Feintooner
May 9, 2022 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon….Russian Apologetics. Read more
Is what leads some women to want a larger role in Judaism is merely a type of copy-cat feminism?
May 9, 2022 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Ask the rabbi. Read more
From Australia’s Jewish Past: Gertrud Bodenwieser – founder of the Bodenwieser Ballet
May 9, 2022 by Features Desk
Her ballet company was described as “the first truly influential modern dance company in Australia”. Read more
Jordan/West Bank reunification key to peace in Jerusalem
May 9, 2022 by David Singer
Separating Jews and Arabs in former Palestine– first decreed by the League of Nations 100 years ago under article 25 of the Mandate for Palestine and subsequently endorsed by the United Nations in its 1947 Partition Plan – has become even more urgent following: Read more
The apology that Russia won’t make
May 8, 2022 by Ben Cohen
Did Russian President Vladimir Putin really apologize to Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett for the atrocious remarks on the Holocaust uttered by his Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov? Read more
On the other hand
May 8, 2022 by Michael Kuttner
From tragedy and mourning to joy and celebration – that is the age-old experience of the Jewish People during three millennia of history. Read more
Why Russia has once again turned on the Jews
May 6, 2022 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
Russia’s foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov, caused outrage earlier this week after he was asked on Italian TV how Russia could claim to be “de-Nazifying” Ukraine when its president, Volodymyr Zelensky, is Jewish. Read more
From out of Zion
May 6, 2022 by Michael Kuttner
It was a promise made at the dawn of Jewish history and despite all the doubters and haters, it is a modern-day miracle. Read more
Ethical warfare
May 6, 2022 by Jeremy Rosen
The ongoing conflict in Ukraine raises important moral issues about warfare. Some people believe that all violence is wrong under all circumstances. Read more
Two mighty trees and a sapling: a music review by Fraser Beath McEwing
May 5, 2022 by Fraser Beath McEwing
Two mighty trees and a sapling: that summarised the SSO’s program last night in the Sydney Town Hall. Read more
Shabbat Kedoshim: About sex
May 5, 2022 by Jeremy Rosen
The part of the Torah we read this week, Kedoshim, contains more moral and ethical laws than any other part of the Torah, that you will be familiar with. Read more
L’Chaim to Life: A chat with Effi
May 5, 2022 by Features Desk
L’Chaim – To Life radio tour guide Effi Yaacobi is baaaaaack! Read more
Israel’s Memorial Day is about war, not peace
May 4, 2022 by Ruthie Blum - JNS
The purpose of Yom Hazikaron, Israel’s Memorial Day for fallen soldiers and victims of terrorism, which started last evening, is to pay tribute to and mourn all those killed while defending, or simply living in, the Jewish state. Read more
The Drover’s Wife: The Legend of Molly Johnson – a movie review by Alex First
May 4, 2022 by Alex First
Magnificently shot, The Drover’s Wife is a story of hardship concerning a woman living in the Australian bush trying her best to raise four young children. Read more
My Israel passport is back!
May 3, 2022 by Community newsdesk
My Israel Passport, JNF’s educational sticker book craze that took Australia by storm in 2021 has landed in 2022, sending primary students on a new adventure through the wonders of Israel. Read more
