From Australia’s Jewish Past: Jacob Levi Montefiore – a mover and shaker of the times
November 2, 2021 by Features Desk
Jacob, born in 1819 in Barbados, was the son of Isaac Levi and Esther, and the brother of Eliezer Levi Montefiore. Read more
Red carpet, red lines and red flags: Israel’s race to the climate change agenda
November 2, 2021 by Alex Traiman - JNS.org
Israel sent a 140-person delegation to the 26th U.N. Climate Change Convention (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, this week led by Prime Minister Naftali Bennett. Read more
Why are there no Jewish monks and nuns?
November 1, 2021 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
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Israel & Jordan dividing Judea & Samaria is the key to peace
November 1, 2021 by David Singer
Two Australian politicians from Australia’s two major political parties – one of them Australia’s former Ambassador to Israel and Government backbencher Dave Sharma – have embarked on a trip to fantasyland in a rare show of bipartisan solidarity that has nothing to do with Australian domestic policy – but involves the “Palestinian People”. Read more
Annual event explores justice after the Holocaust with international thought leader Prof Philippe Sands
November 1, 2021 by Community Editor
Prof. Philippe Sands QC is Professor of Law at University College London and practising barrister at Matrix Chambers. Read more
Feintooner
November 1, 2021 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon: The Megillah of Displeasures. Read more
JNF Australia Educators Study Tour Australia-Israel January 2022
November 1, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Educators Study Tour brings teachers and principals from Australia to Israel for 10 unforgettable days of experiential learning about Israel’s rich heritage and the past, present, and future of the country. Read more
Male mental health matters
November 1, 2021 by Community newsdesk
Mentoring Men and JewishCare have formed a partnership to improve awareness and support to the mental wellbeing of men of all ages through free, positive, and supportive male one-to-one life mentoring. Read more
IVF, egg freezing and the Jewish law ramifications
November 1, 2021 by Community newsdesk
The Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance Australia (JOFA) is hosting an upcoming event dedicated to understanding the nuanced Jewish law and Halachic requirements of IVF and egg freezing with a panel consisting of Australian women from Melbourne, Sydney, and Israel. Read more
Iran is making “irreversible nuclear gains”, warns US expert
October 31, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Behnam Ben Taleblu, a senior fellow at the US-based Foundation for Defence of Democracies (FDD) where he focuses on Iranian security and political issues, addressed the question “Iran: Is There a Plan B?” at the latest Australia/Israel and Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) webinar. Read more
Ridley Road: a new ABC series
October 31, 2021 by Arts Editor
Based on a true story, this four-part thriller series is set in 1962 and sees Vivien (Agnes O’Casey) a young Jewish hairdresser from Manchester, join an underground movement trying to stop the rise of the far-right. Read more
Humanity’s crossroads will be defined in Glasgow
October 31, 2021 by Ran Yaakoby
In just a few days, world leaders will convene for one of the most crucial conferences of our generation; COP26 in Glasgow. Read more
On the other hand
October 31, 2021 by Michael Kuttner
While thousands of Australians and New Zealanders are stranded overseas, for over a year in some cases, Israelis are free to leave and return to the Promised Land. Read more
Laugh outta lockdown with Robyn Reynolds
October 31, 2021 by Arts Editor
Join British comedian Robyn Reynolds for her hilarious “fish out of water” debut solo show in November at the Factory Theatre in Sydney. Read more
Is this the beginning of a new Cold War between Biden and Israel?
October 30, 2021 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
As far as Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid are concerned, this week has brought a perfect storm of circumstances that threaten to complicate their hopes for a better relationship with the United States. Read more
The crucial but underrated gift of being ‘a people apart’
October 29, 2021 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
Distressingly, more and more Jews are turning against Israel and recycling anti-Jewish narratives. Read more
Pro-Israel movements protest US intention to open Jerusalem consulate for Palestinians
October 29, 2021 by Josh Hasten - JNS
A group of more than 100 Israelis gathered on Agron Street in downtown Jerusalem on Wednesday, opposite the old U.S. consulate building, protesting the Biden administration’s announced plan to reopen it as a full diplomatic mission for the Palestinian Authority within Israel’s capital. Read more
The lost world of American Jews
October 29, 2021 by Jeremy Rosen
Irving Howe, in 1976, wrote the “World of Our Fathers.” It pays tribute to the American Jewish world of the nineteenth and twentieth century which was re-shaped by the massive immigration from Eastern Europe. Read more
Rock Solid
October 29, 2021 by Michael Kuttner
The term “rock solid” can be described as something or someone you can trust not to change or disappear. Read more
Shabbat Hayey Sarah: Say what you mean
October 29, 2021 by Jeremy Rosen
This week’s Torah reading has a subtle undercurrent of a theme. Never take what people say at face value! Read more
A miracle baby for our community but many more waiting
October 29, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Our community was introduced to Janine and Shimon Davidowitz last year, when over 2,000 people were immersed in their fertility struggles through Part One of a world first-documentary that screened at the Australian Jewish Fertility Network (AJFN)’s Major Event. Read more
UIA Women’s Division hosts award-winning Israeli journalist, Efrat Lachter
October 29, 2021 by Community newsdesk
UIA Women’s Division has hosted Efrat Lachter recently with almost 400 women (and a few men) joining in via Zoom. Read more
The impact of Mandelbaum House
October 29, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
This year Mandelbaum House, the Jewish residential college at Sydney University celebrates its 25th birthday. Read more
Honorary president for Ausforam
October 29, 2021 by Community newsdesk
The Grace of Love
October 29, 2021 by Inna Rogatchi
Chesvan 20th, 5781 last year, was on Shabbat. In the secular calendar, it was November 7th, 2020. On Motzei Shabbat, in that special Shabbat-blessed mood being both relaxed and uplifted, we turned on our devices. Read more
Politics Israeli-style
October 28, 2021 by Ron Weiser
All opinion polls show that Likud voters, by very large margins, prefer to keep Netanyahu as leader and stay in opposition, rather than go back into government, but with someone else in the top position. Read more
Podcast: Maurice Klein chats with Shai Zaravitch
October 28, 2021 by J-Wire
As the commercial and investment arm of the Embassy of Israel in Australia, the raison d’etre of the Israel Trade and Economic Commission is to promote, enhance and facilitate trade, investment, and industrial R&D cooperation between Australia and Israel. Read more
Come from Away: a musical review by Victor Grynberg
October 28, 2021 by Victor Grynberg
It would not be accurate to describe “Come from Away” as simply a musical. Read more
The bigger picture behind the narrow Gantz-NGO controversy
October 27, 2021 by Ruthie Blum - JNS
When Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz announced on Friday that he is listing six Palestinian NGOs as terrorist groups, all hell broke loose on the left. The outcry, which emanated not only from Washington and Brussels but from the halls of the Knesset in Jerusalem and Muqata in Ramallah, could have been anticipated. Read more
The ‘human rights’ scam at the heart of the NGO controversy
October 27, 2021 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
To listen to the U.S. State Department and many in the international human-rights community, Israel has done it again. Read more
