Mazel
April 1, 2022 by Jeremy Rosen
I was reading the Roman historian Suetonius (around 69-122 CE) on the twelve Roman Caesars, and I came across this, “Tiberius abolished foreign cults in Rome particularly the Egyptian and Jewish, forcing all those who embraced superstitions to burn their religious vestments and other accessories.” Read more
Under the radar
April 1, 2022 by Michael Kuttner
If something is flying under the radar it usually means that it is undetected or unseen. Read more
Iran, Russia and a potentially disastrous new US-brokered nuclear deal
April 1, 2022 by J-Wire News Service
Dr Jonathan Schanzer, the Senior Vice President for Research at the Foundation for the Defence of Democracies, and a former terrorism finance analyst at the US Department of the Treasury, addressed the latest Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) webinar, where his topic was, “Iran, Russia and a Potentially Disastrous New US Brokered Nuclear Deal”. Read more
L’Chaim-To Life: Vic Alhadeff
March 31, 2022 by Features Desk
Morry Frenkel speaks with Vic Alhadeff, former CEO of NSW Jewish Board of Deputies, past editor of the AJN and currently Non-Executive Director on the SBS Board, about his play “Torn Apart by War”. Read more
Mozart, Haydn and Schubert according to Umberto Clerici: A music review by Fraser Beath McEwing
March 31, 2022 by Fraser Beath McEwing
The SSO hit the popularity bullseye last night with symphonies by Mozart and Schubert along with Haydn’s trumpet concerto. Read more
ISIS in Israel? An expert tells TPS ‘An ISIS connection to recent terrorist attacks must be questioned’
March 31, 2022 by Baruch Yedid - TPS
Is anyone other than ISIS – also known as Islamic State – behind the terrorists from Umm al-Fahm and the Negev who perpetrated the recent terrorist attacks in Hadera and Be’er Sheva? Read more
Shabbat Tazria: Rosh Hodesh Nisan – Purity
March 31, 2022 by Jeremy Rosen
Having dealt with the sacrificial system and its ceremonials, the Torah now turns to human beings and how they should take steps to care for their physical as well as spiritual lives. Read more
Cold War 2.0: Russia and Ukraine’s information warfare campaigns
March 31, 2022 by Maayan Hoffman
The Russia-Ukraine war is being fought not only in the field but also on our social networks, according to Haifa University professor emeritus Gabriel Weimann. Read more
Henry Greener chats with Chaim Mehlman
March 31, 2022 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Video Producer Chaim Mehlman’s Book “Larger Than Life” is the Story of Rabbi Yitzchok Dovid Groner. Read more
Amnesty International’s Pasifika Vice Chair doubles down on antisemitic report
March 29, 2022 by Agencies
Amnesty International’s ‘Israel Apartheid Report’, published late last year, has been soundly rejected by responsible democracies around the world and by New Zealand’s principal allies: Australia, USA, United Kingdom and Canada. Read more
Israeli diplomats work feverishly to tend to those affected by Ukraine crisis
March 29, 2022 by Mike Wagenheim - JNS
In an area of the world where being a Jew once meant peril, it now can save your life. Read more
Jewish comedians react to ‘slap heard round the world’ at the Oscars
When Will Smith jumped up on stage at the Academy Awards on Sunday night to approach fellow comedian and actor Chris Rock, the host of the show, many in the audience assumed it was staged…writes Alan Zeitlin. Read more
Negev Summit boosts Abraham Accords, but Iran issue leaves partners concerned
March 29, 2022 by David Isaac
A bright sun shone over the oasis-like Kedma resort hotel in Israel’s southern Negev Desert during what was dubbed the Negev Summit, hosted by Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid and featuring U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and four Arab foreign ministers. Read more
Aged Care Expo
March 29, 2022 by Community newsdesk
Despite the wet weather, more than 120 people gathered at Easts Bondi Junction on Sunday for the inaugural Aged Care Expo and Forum. Read more
The Abraham Accords: A historic milestone for peace, security and prosperity in the Middle East
March 29, 2022 by Ran Yaakoby
On 13th August 2020, Israel and the United Arab Emirates made the groundbreaking announcement that relations between the two countries would be normalised. Read more
From Australia’s Jewish past: Harold Boas – Architect, Town Planner and Community Leader
March 29, 2022 by Features Desk
This week we continue with the story of the Boas family. Read more
An American in Paris: A theatre review by Alex First
March 28, 2022 by Alex First
Once you learn that Robbie Fairchild was a principal dancer at the New York City Ballet you can understand why he glides so effortlessly across the stage in a stellar display as the centrepiece of An American in Paris. Read more
Why should you not leave a siddur open?
March 28, 2022 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Ask the rabbi. Read more
The Phantom of the Opera: Victor Grynberg reviews the opera on the harbour
March 28, 2022 by Victor Grynberg
It’s 25 years since I first saw a production of THE PHANTOM, that time in the original production in London’s West End. Read more
Feintooner
March 28, 2022 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon: Kumbaya at the Negev. Read more
Jordan-PLO-Egypt negotiations with Israel could be key to peace
March 27, 2022 by David Singer
The Negev Summit (Summit) taking place on 27 and 28 March – hosted by Israel’s Foreign Minister Yair Lapid– could be the catalyst for promoting the beginning of direct negotiations – without preconditions – between Israel, Jordan, the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) and Egypt – on the allocation of sovereignty in Judea and Samaria (West Bank) and Gaza. Read more
America has to remain a leader in the fight against antisemitism
March 27, 2022 by Ben Cohen
In a departing interview with the Jewish Telegraphic Agency in October 2012, Hannah Rosenthal—on her final day as the U.S. State Department’s Special Envoy for Monitoring and Combating anti-Semitism—concluded by saying that “there will always be a need” for the post she held for three years. Read more
Leo and Mina Fink: For the Greater Good – a book review by Rabbi Jeffrey Cohen
March 27, 2022 by Rabbi Jeffrey Cohen
For those of us of a certain age (say over 50) and raised in Melbourne’s Jewish world the names of Leo Fink and Mina Fink will recognise the names even if they did know them. Read more
On the other hand
March 27, 2022 by Michael Kuttner
Israel has just passed a momentous milestone. Read more
The lesson of the Ukraine
March 25, 2022 by Jeremy Rosen
The brutal violence of Putin (against dissidents as well as Ukraine) cannot be justified on any moral grounds whatsoever. Read more
The PA invited the Beersheva terror attack … and will reward it
Tuesday’s terror attack in Beersheva, in which four Israelis were murdered, is exactly the kind of attack the Palestinian Authority has been actively calling for…writes Itamar Marcus Read more
Why liberals fail to equate Israel and Ukraine
March 25, 2022 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
Two women and a rabbi were among four Israelis murdered in a terrorist attack this week in the southern Israeli city of Beersheva. Read more
Phantom of the Opera: Murray Dahm talks with Naomi Johns
March 25, 2022 by Murray Dahm
Naomi Johns was very excited to be involved in her first-ever Opera Australia publicity when I spoke with her ahead of the opening night of Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour’s Phantom of the Opera production which opens tonight. Read more
Beware the Ides of March
March 25, 2022 by Michael Kuttner
Any history student of Julius Caesar’s life will instantly recognize the significance of the Ides of March. Read more
L’Chaim – Go Life: Podcast/Jenny Aharon – The EU perspective on the Ukraine and the Iran deal
March 24, 2022 by Features Desk
Maurice Klein talks with Jenny Aharon, who is the Director of Golden Gate public affairs, advisor on European Union-Israel affairs. Read more
