Shabbat Toldot

Role of Women

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INTO THE FRAY: From lords to lemmings – Israel’s legal “elites on the brink

The dramatic events currently unfolding in Israel, shaking the very foundations of its society, underscore the myopic naivety of the Israeli “Right” and its utter inability to fathom the all-consuming, incandescent animosity that its political rivals on the “Left” harbour for it. Read more

The blockade of Gaza was legal; withholding humanitarian aid, not so much

Last month, the International Court of Justice rebuked Israel in an advisory opinion for blocking humanitarian aid into Gaza during the course of the Israel-Hamas war there, emphasising that starvation of civilian populations as a method of warfare is prohibited under prevailing international humanitarian law. Read more

Podcast: L’Chaim – to Life

Col Michael Scott, CSC, GAICD – If Israel falls the world tips into another dark age Read more

Wicked: For Good

A movie review by Alex First Read more

Protecting the body from age-related decline and disease

Researchers at Bar-Ilan University have discovered how the longevity-associated protein Sirt6 orchestrates a delicate molecular balancing act that protects the body from age-related decline and disease. Read more

Have we heard something like this before?

The NSW Government has announced new and tougher penalties for Nazi chants, slogans and conduct, including prison terms, heavy fines and expanded police powers. On the surface, it sounds strong and decisive. It sounds like the kind of action the community has finally been waiting for. Read more

JIFF Review – ‘Among Neighbours’ – Surviving the Holocaust, only to face murder at home

Among Neighbours is an engaging documentary that tackles one of the most uncomfortable parts of Holocaust history, the attacks on Jewish survivors who returned to their homes in Polish towns after the war.

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Tribe of Chutzpah comedy and storytelling night

Jewish comedians are turning to comedy and storytelling with a special show in Sydney to lift spirits as the community continues to grapple with the fallout of the October 7 attacks.

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From Australia’s Jewish past

Georges Mora – entrepreneur, art dealer, patron, connoisseur, and restaurateur Read more

Carmen – an opera review by Alex First

Passion, obsession, desperation, jealousy and rage make for a fiery combination in composer Georges Bizet’s Carmen, newly interpreted by director Anne-Louise Sarks for Opera Australia. Read more

When helping hurts: Study finds humanitarian aid without political change can undermine peace efforts

New research from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem has found that humanitarian efforts aimed at improving daily life in conflict zones can backfire when they are not matched with meaningful political reform, raising fresh questions about a long-held belief in peace-building.

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Bibi-sitting

What a wonderful difference to be in Israel after the release of the living hostages and with the ongoing repatriation of those deceased, nearing completion. Read more

Feintooner

This week’s cartoon:  The Price is not Right Read more

Trump & Putin: locate state of Palestine east of Jordan River

President Trump’s decision to involve the United Nations Security Council in implementing Trump’s 20 point peace plan has struck a brick wall with Russia filing its own draft resolution to that proposed by Trump. Read more

On the other hand

The Water Authority has begun channelling desalinated water to the Sea of Galilee, marking the first-ever attempt anywhere in the world to replenish a freshwater lake with processed seawater. Read more

The mainstreaming of Jew-hatred

In both America and Britain, a disturbing restructuring of politics is underway that appallingly hinges on the demonisation of Israel and the loathing of the Jews. Read more

JIFF: Complimentary double passes

Have you attended the Jewish International Film Festival?  J-Wire has complimentary double passes to give away. Read more

Eighty-seven years later

This week, eighty-seven years ago, the night of shattered glass (Kristallnacht) sent an unmistakable message.

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Shabbat Chayey Sarah

Was Hagar Abandoned? Read more

Roots festival invites Jewish community to grow together

The Jewish Roots Festival is returning to South Coogee on Sunday, 30 November 2025, promising a dynamic day focused on Jewish culture, community, and sustainability.

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Europe’s moral collapse and the return of antisemitism

Europe is experiencing a convulsion whose moral centre is failing just when clarity is most needed. Read more

Now You See Me: Now You Don’t

A movie review by Alex First  Read more

The Running Man

A movie review by Alex First Read more

‘I risked my career’ to speak out for Israel, says Canadian model

When Canadian-Slovakian model Miriam Mattova began posting in support of Israel after Hamas’s October 7 attacks, she lost many Instagram followers and one of her PR agencies dropped her, warning she was being “too political.” Read more

Never Again? How the West betrayed the Jews and itself

Book review by Dr Anne Sarzin Read more

From Australia’s Jewish past

Miriam Doris Hampson OAM – theatre administrator extraordinaire and political activist Read more

‘Expelling an ambassador is nothing to the Iranians’

In a rare public announcement on Oct. 26, Israel’s Mossad intelligence organisation exposed the identity of a senior Iranian Revolutionary Guards Quds Force commander whom it said was responsible for a global terror network targeting Israelis and Jews, including failed plots in Australia, Greece and Germany. Read more

The truth about Zionism

Fifty years ago today, on Nov. 10, 1975, my father, Chaim Herzog, then Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations and later the country’s sixth president, stood before the U.N. General Assembly to respond to the infamous resolution declaring that “Zionism is a form of racism.” Read more

Feintooner

This week’s cartoon: Agreeing to Agree Read more

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