In addressing antisemitism, honesty matters
September 8, 2021 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
A couple of years ago after giving a speech, I was confronted with what struck me as a bizarre query during the question-and-answer period. Read more
After years of rebuilding, Budapest’s Jewish community sees growth in size and shuls
September 8, 2021 by Eliana Rudee - JNS.org
On the week ahead of Rosh Hashanah—the Jewish New Year 5782—the Autonomous Orthodox Jewish Community of Hungary (MAOIH) and the Chabad-Lubavitch Association of Hungarian Jewish Communities (EMIH) restored several Jewish communal institutions in Budapest to their original glory. Read more
Henry Greener talks with Hylton Chilchik
September 8, 2021 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Music producer and performer Hylton Chilchik Zooms in from Sydney to tell Henry about his Jewish New Year Project called Tom Tov 2021. Read more
JCA & UIA announce Philanthropy Fellowship
September 6, 2021 by Community newsdesk
A new Sydney communal initiative marks another step in innovation in the fundraising space. The JCA & UIA 2021 Philanthropy Fellowship, delivered by the Australian Jewish Funders (AJF). Read more
JOFA zooms with a Rabbanit in Efrat
September 6, 2021 by Community newsdesk
The Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance Australia (JOFA) recently hosted Rabbanit Shira Marili Mirvis on ZOOM. Read more
Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur at The Emanuel Synagogue
September 6, 2021 by Community Editor
Accosted by a hater: What would you do?
“Paul” is an Australian Jewish man in his late 40s who lives in the city of Brisbane, in the state of Queensland. On a recent Saturday, Paul (the name he has been given by local media to protect his identity) was walking to a local synagogue with his 11-year-old son, where they were attending a bar mitzvah. On their journey, they were accosted by a stranger who, having noticed the kipahs that father and son were wearing, yelled “Heil Hitler” in their direction while giving the Nazi salute. Read more
Bennett schmoozes, Biden snoozes, mainstream media disabuses
September 5, 2021 by David Singer
The mainstream media went to extraordinary lengths to convince their readers that President Biden (pictured below) had not fallen asleep during his White House meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on 27 August. Read more
Elazar Stern aims to promote Jewish unity, identity and solidarity in Diaspora
September 5, 2021 by Israel Kasnett - JNS.org
“Israel is your home away from home,” Israeli President Isaac Herzog said in a message on Sept. 2, ahead of the Jewish New Year. His address was aimed at “the people of Israel and the Jewish people at large,” which he referred to as his “extended family.” Read more
On the other hand
September 5, 2021 by Michael Kuttner
Shana Tova – may this coming year be one in which we vanquish the corona plague, we can all return to normal communal activities and joyous occasions can be celebrated together. Read more
Shabbat Nitzavim
September 3, 2021 by Jeremy Rosen
In the short reading this week Moses addresses the whole of the Israelite community, men, women, and children. Read more
A Sweet New Year for Survivors
September 3, 2021 by Danny Hochberg
The Australian Association of Jewish Holocaust Survivors and Descendants in partnership with Youth HEAR are sending Rosh Hashanah Care packs to Survivors.
One step forward and two steps back
September 3, 2021 by Michael Kuttner
It’s that time of the (Jewish) year again when we take stock of the past and pray for a better future in the year ahead. Read more
Shmitah
September 3, 2021 by Jeremy Rosen
No, this is not a misprint. A Shmutteh is a rag in Yiddish. Whereas Shmitah is a genuine Hebrew word. Our New Year starts on September 7th (5782 in the Jewish calendar) and ushers in the new Sabbatical year. In Hebrew the word for the Sabbatical is Shmitah. The release. What is it? Is it in any way relevant now? Read more
Is Israel an apartheid state?
September 1, 2021 by Ashley Church
Like many New Zealanders over the age of 50 I can still vividly recall the 1981 Springbok Rugby Tour of New Zealand. Read more
Meet Mira Hasofer, Masada’s new principal
August 31, 2021 by Features Desk
Mira Hasofer is the principal at Sydney’s Masada College taking up her role early last month shortly after lockdown. Read more
From Australia’s Jewish Past: Gustav Weindorfer – Cradle Mountain Tasmania – an amazing legacy
August 31, 2021 by Features Desk
Gustav was born on 23 Feb 1874 in Spittal, Austria, emigrating to Australia at the age of 26. He had no real knowledge of Australia, other than a book he had come across. Read more
Minister of Religious Affairs meets with women Torah scholars including women rabbis
August 31, 2021 by Gil Tanenbaum - TPS
Israel’s Minister of Religious Affairs, Matan Kahana and MK Nir Orbach met over the weekend with the directors and heads of halachic (Jewish law) programs for women. Read more
Dreams, hopes & fears
August 30, 2021 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Rabbi Raymond writes about Rosh HaShanah. Read more
Bennett’s goals, Israel’s goals
August 30, 2021 by Caroline Glick - JNS
Three weeks ago, Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid and Defence Minister Benny Gantz convened the ambassadors from all the U.N. Security Council member nations in Jerusalem. Read more
Feintooner
August 30, 2021 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon…Promises, Promises. Read more
Woolworths helps out Ark Centre’s Pay It Forward program
August 30, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Over the past few months, ARK Centre has distributed close to 1000 meals around the community to families and individuals that have been doing it tough. Read more
Bennett kowtows to Biden as he jettisons Trump
August 30, 2021 by David Singer
It has taken just two months for Israel’s Prime Minister – Naftali Bennett – to abandon implementing his 10 years old policy calling for Israel to unilaterally extend its sovereignty into 60% of Judea and Samaria (West Bank) – dubbed Area C under the Oslo Accords. Read more
Louder Together on Spotify! JCA x Glassbreakers & Friends
August 29, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Spotify just got a whole lot more ruach with a new playlist drop – Louder Together – the inspiration of Glassbreakers’ lead singer Ilan Kidron and the team at Sydney’s JCA. Read more
Podcast: Yuval Rotem
August 29, 2021 by Features Desk
L’Chaim’s Morry Frenkel talks with Yuval Rotem, former ambassador for Israel to Australia who retired as Director General of the Ministry of ForeignAffairs in Jerusalem. Read more
The US withdrawal from Afghanistan empowers international terrorism
August 27, 2021 by Dore Gold
In a stunning statement last Friday in which he defended his withdrawal decision, President Joe Biden claimed that Al-Qaeda was “gone” from Afghanistan. Read more
Appeasement
August 27, 2021 by Jeremy Rosen
I was brought up to despise the word appeasement. It was the ideology favoured by much of the British aristocracy and political leaders before the Second World War. Read more
Imbecilic insanity
August 27, 2021 by Michael Kuttner
Former United Kingdom Prime Minister, Tony Blair, is reported as having called the American Administration’s total pullout from Afghanistan as imbecilic. Read more
Afghan disaster likely to “open the flood gates” of Jihadist terror – US expert Michael Rubin
August 27, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
With Afghanistan falling to the Taliban, the latest Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) webinar featured resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute and former Pentagon official Michael Rubin – addressing the “Implications of the Afghanistan disaster”. Read more
Shabbat Ki Tavo
August 26, 2021 by Jeremy Rosen
Why do we do things in life? Is it to get some kind of reward? Read more
