Chanukah

Chanukah thoughts from Rabbi Raymond Apple. Read more

UN anti-Jewish bias hinders end to Arab-Jewish conflict

The United Nations (UN) needs to end its ongoing deceptive misrepresentation of the Arab-Jewish conflict in former Palestine – as it once again prepares to celebrate its self-proclaimed International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People – but not the Jewish People – on 29 November. Read more

Nov-28 to Dec-5 Melbourne: Pillars of Life

A multicultural celebration of Chanukah Read more

On the other hand

Are you fed up with your local media continually publishing or posting negative stories about Israel and peddling revisionist history which denies any Jewish connection to the country? Read more

Jewish House hosts its annual Gala with a star-studded line up

Jewish House is getting ready to host its annual gala fundraising event in December. Read more

Biden gives a clinic on how not to negotiate with Iran

It’s hard not to sympathize a bit with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and his coalition partner Foreign Minister Yair Lapid. Read more

Heard again: Cries of ‘Death to the Jews!’ in a Polish city

In her recent co-authored book Philo-Semitic Violence: Poland’s Jewish Past in New Polish Narratives, the Warsaw-based literary scholar Elzbieta Janicka recounts an episode from Poland’s past that sheds a great deal of light on Poland’s present…writes Ben Cohen. Read more

Keir Starmer’s Labour antisemitism problem

The leader of Britain’s Labour Party, Sir Keir Starmer, was the guest of honour at this week’s annual Labour Friends of Israel lunch in London. Read more

Shabbat Vayishlach: Bad Company

Jacob fled the corrosive atmosphere in Laban’s house. But secretly his beloved Rachel took with her, the teraphim, the household gods of her father. Read more

No news without Jews

Despite the fact that Jews make up only 0.2% of the world’s population they manage to feature almost 100% of the time in daily news reports. Read more

Discipline

We live at a time when discipline is regarded as a bad word and a destructive educational policy. Read more

Israeli conviction of Spanish citizen in terror-funding case could be ‘game-changer,’ say observers

A Spanish citizen who admitted to raising funds for a Palestinian NGO that were diverted to a terrorist organization agreed to a plea bargain on Nov. 10 in an Israeli military court. Read more

Haley: Hold China accountable for its support of Iran, violation of US sanctions

Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley believes that the United States and Western powers need to do more to hold China accountable for its ongoing support of Iran, including helping Tehran violate U.S. sanctions. Read more

From Australia’s Jewish Past: John Lazar – from theatre to jewellery to local politics

John was born on 1 December 1801 in Edinburgh Scotland.  He was the son of Abraham and Rachel, Abraham being a prominent stockbroker. Read more

Robyn Reynolds’ Mermaid: Double passes for the taking

Join British comedian Robyn Reynolds for her hilarious “fish out of water” debut solo show this week at the Factory Theatre in Sydney. Read more

US abstention on anti-Israel UNRWA vote marks ‘dangerous backslide’ in policy at UN

The United States voted last week to abstain on a resolution concerning the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), the U.N.’s agency that handles Palestinian refugees—part of several resolutions put forth in the U.N. General Assembly concerning the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that largely targeted Israel for its treatment of Palestinians. Read more

Daniel Rosenfeld states his case for Randwick

My name is Daniel Rosenfeld and I am the Liberal Party candidate for the Central Ward in the City of Randwick. Read more

Feintooner

This week’s cartoon…antisemitism without Jews. Read more

The voluntary assisted dying debate is not so easy

Voluntary assisted dying is not a new issue created by advances in medical technology. Read more

On the other hand

The signs of the approaching Festival of Chanukah are everywhere, from sufganiyot (doughnuts) in a myriad of flavours and colours in shops, the aroma of latkes in the shuk to candles and menorot in supermarkets. Read more

Jewish content at the Melbourne Queer Film Festival

The 31st Melbourne Queer Fim Festival starts this week and will screen four productions of interest to Jewish patrons. Read more

Dani Dayan on what Holocaust taught about extremes and how antisemitism persists

In his first visit back to the United States as chairman of the Yad Vashem World Holocaust Remembrance Centre in Jerusalem, former Israeli Consul General in New York Dani Dayan seek to impart a sense of unity that he believes is an essential piece in the knowledge of the Holocaust and Jewish identity around the world. Read more

Pompeo: Israel has ‘duty’ to defend itself from Iran without US support

Former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo believes that Israel has the “duty” to defend itself from Iran if Tehran takes actions that threaten Israel wothout U.S. support…write Sean Savage and Ellie Cohanim. Read more

Shabbat Vayeytzey : Angels

Angels figure prominently in Jacob’s life. As he runs away from Esau, he sleeps and dreams. He sees angels climb up and down a ladder. Read more

The most alarming threat of all to the Jewish people

The violent scenes surrounding this week’s appearance by Israel’s ambassador to the United Kingdom, Tzipi Hotovely, at the London School of Economics shocked decent people in Britain. Read more

Willful blindness on the Palestinian NGO terror connection

Apparently, the Israeli Defence Ministry’s designation of six Palestinian NGOs (non-governmental organizations) as terror fronts is among the most pressing dangers to international security and stability. Read more

Melbourne’s Jewish Care has held its 2021 Annual General Meeting

Dr John Zelcer has been elected and Susie Ivany, Prof. Sharon Goldfeld, and Michael Schoenfeld were re-elected to Melbourne’s Jewish Care Board. Read more

A man of substance

I love to get feedback. Even when it is critical. Given the range of human opinions that’s hardly surprising. But there is one criticism I feel the need to respond to. Read more

Podcast: Michael Danby on L’Chaim to Life

Former Federal Labor MP Michael Danby discusses the new proposed Public Health and Wellbeing Amendment (Pandemic Management) 2021 for Victoria. Read more

Broken glass and shattered illusions

One would have imagined that the night of 9 November 1938 in Germany would have shattered forever any lingering illusions that one could appease Jew-hate by negotiations and reason. Read more

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