A rift of Poland’s making
August 18, 2021 by Ruthie Blum - JNS
The diplomatic crisis unfolding between Jerusalem and Warsaw is unfortunate. Eastern European countries have been staunch supporters of the United States and Israel in a way that their counterparts in the Western continent have long ceased to be. Read more
After American withdrawal from Afghanistan, implications for Israel look grimmer
August 18, 2021 by Israel Kasnett - JNS.org
As Israel observes the fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban, it’s difficult to forget the capitulation of the Iraqi army to ISIS in 2014 or the EUBAM observers who fled as Hamas seized power in the Gaza Strip in 2007, not to mention visions of the United States fleeing Saigon in the spring of 1975 as part of the collapse of the Vietnam War. Read more
Can the West be honest about the Islamist threat?
August 18, 2021 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
It was only two months ago that the U.S. embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, boasted on Twitter about flying a gay pride flag to signal its support for “supporting civil rights of minorities including LGBT persons,” and added the hashtags #Pride 2021 and #PrideMonth. Read more
Thank you to the frontline workers
August 18, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Rosh Hashanah at the Emanuel
August 18, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
With Sydney’s ongoing issues stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, community gatherings in synagogues and churches remain out of reach for many. Read more
Preserving the footprint of Southern African Jewish community life in digital form
August 18, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The rise of the internet has provided unprecedented means for connecting people as well as being a secure repository of information.
Many people with a passion to preserve the history of their Southern African Jewish communities have grasped this opportunity with both hands. How have they done it? People from all over the world are finding out through ‘Community History Online’, a Zoom conference presented in three weekly sessions by the South African Jewish Museum and the UCT Kaplan Centre.
BBYO: up and coming youth organisation
As a new youth organization, only recently restarting in Sydney, BBYO NSW is moving in the right direction and becoming an “up and coming” youth organisation in Sydney. Read more
Feintooner
August 17, 2021 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoo0n…Haste Makes Waste. Read more
Is there a Jewish view to surrogate motherhood?
August 16, 2021 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Ask the rabbi. Read more
Israel boosts Biden image whilst blunting UN and EU Jew-bashing
August 16, 2021 by David Singer
The decision by Israel’s new Government approving the possible construction of 863 Arab residential units in Area C of Judea and Samaria (West Bank) is a positive move by Israel as it battles incessant United Nations (UN) and European Union (EU) pressure seeking to deny it the legal right to reconstitute the Jewish National Home there under article 6 of the Mandate for Palestine and article 80 of the UN Charter. Read more
On the other hand
August 15, 2021 by Michael Kuttner
Experts warn us that the climate is changing and temperatures are rising worldwide. Read more
Rabbanit Shira Marili Mirvis zooms with The Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance Australia
August 13, 2021 by Community newsdesk
The Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance Australia (JOFA) will host Rabbanit Shira Marili Mirvis for an upcoming event on ZOOM. Read more
When the Jew-bashers are Jews
August 13, 2021 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
The latest move by President Joe Biden to appal many American Jews as an act of wanton hostility is his appointment of the progressive rabbi, Sharon Kleinbaum, to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom. Read more
‘Thrill of victory and agony of defeat’? Paralympic athletes are already winners, say Israelis
Simone Biles, Naomi Osaka and the sports world, meet Pascale Bercovitch, Shraga Weinberg, Moran Samuel and Doron Shaziri…writes Howard Blas. Read more
Weekly Torah. Shabbat Shoftim Deuteronomy 16:18-21:9
August 13, 2021 by Jeremy Rosen
Who is Responsible? Read more
The Igbo Jews
August 13, 2021 by Jeremy Rosen
In 1960 Nigeria gained independence from the United Kingdom. As with many new African states, the borders of the country did not reflect earlier ethnic, cultural, religious, or political realities. Read more
Why online hatred and antisemitism is a woman’s issue
August 13, 2021 by A J-Wire community service announcement
Join the National Council of Jewish Women Australia (NCJWA) team for an insightful and thought-provoking free webinar with Emily Schrader. Read more
Whistling in the wind
August 13, 2021 by Michael Kuttner
Trying unsuccessfully to change something which cannot be changed is the simple meaning of “whistling in the wind.” Read more
Take a family trip on the Science Trail
August 13, 2021 by Community newsdesk
Science will be under the microscope when the Sydney Science Trail opens today with a world-class line-up of events and scientists celebrating the power of science and the power of connecting through science. Read more
At Beth Weizmann
August 12, 2021 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Chairman of Melbourne’s Beth Weizmann Community Centre Sam Tatarka MC’d the ceremony at the major security upgrade event, attended by Josh Burns MP, Senator James Paterson, Yossi Goldfarb and others to unveil plaques and make speeches, to celebrate the end of a long process, with bi-partisan support from our State and Federal Governments. Read more
Gav Schneider in the top ten of security experts globally for the third time
August 12, 2021 by Henry Benjamin
Brisbane-based Gav Schneider has been placed in the top ten security experts globally by a group of contemporaries. Read more
Scholarship opportunities available from the Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance Australia
August 11, 2021 by Community Editor
JOFA Australia, the Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance, seeks to expand the spiritual, ritual, intellectual and political opportunities for women within the framework of halakha (Jewish law), by advocating meaningful participation and equality for women in family life, synagogues, houses of learning and Jewish communal organisations to the full extent possible. Read more
The bombing of Sbarro’s and why Oslo failed
August 11, 2021 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
Next month, Americans will mark the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
Iranian aggression and Israel’s fragile coalition
August 11, 2021 by Ruthie Blum - JNS
At the start of the weekly Cabinet meeting on Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett addressed the country’s security situation. Read more
CHOL – South African Community History On-Line
August 11, 2021 by Community Editor
The last of three Zoom sessions exploring various approaches used to recreate Southern African Jewish communities online. Read more
Paul Bassat shares his remarkable journey at The Moriah Foundation Circle online event
August 11, 2021 by Community newsdesk
The Moriah Foundation Circle has hosted Paul Bassat, co-founder & investor at Square Peg Capital during an online event, Empowering the Exceptional, with parents, Foundation Circle Members and Foundation Members. Read more
Israeli expert Ehud Ya’ari: Iran not interested in reviving nuclear deal
August 11, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Iran is likely no longer interested in restoring a nuclear deal with the United States and other members of the P5+1, according to Ehud Ya’ari, long-time journalist, commentator and Fellow at the Washington Institute, who discussed this and many other topics as part of a recent AIJAC Online Live webinar. Read more
North Shore Temple Emanuel’s plans for the High Holidays at home
August 11, 2021 by Community newsdesk
Sydney’s North Shore Temple Emanuel (NSTE) High Holy Day services are to be conducted communally despite members being unable to leave their homes due to lockdown. Read more
Two decades after Sbarro suicide bombing, survivors’ scars are still healing
Twenty years ago, a suicide bomber blew himself up in the Sbarro restaurant at the corner of King George Street and Jaffa Road in the centre of Jerusalem…writes Sharon Altshul. Read more
No easy fix for Israel’s gold-medal civil marriage dilemma
August 10, 2021 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
It was an epic Olympic Games for Israel. Read more
