A year with too much to mourn
July 18, 2021 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
It may have been discouraging, but the dismal turnout for a national rally in the U.S. that was supposed to bring Jews together against antisemitism was also an appropriate reminder of the greatest challenge facing them. Read more
Chile: The peril of Daniel Jadue
July 18, 2021 by Ben Cohen - JNS.org
The anti-Zionist activist Roger Waters, who also doubles up as the bassist of veteran rockers Pink Floyd, gave a ringing endorsement last week to one of the candidates in the Chilean presidential election, which takes place later this year on Nov. 21. Read more
A tour in Hebron with Breaking the Silence and NIFau
July 16, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
NIF Australia is hosting its first virtual tour later this month. Read more
Inaction invites inevitable ramifications
July 16, 2021 by Michael Kuttner
Kicking the can down the road is a popular ploy of politicians. Read more
Gary Groves: First six months at the helm of Sydney’s JewishCare
July 16, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The first six months in any job is always dynamic, but when it’s the top job of an established community organisation like JewishCare, operating in the middle of a pandemic, the challenges are tenfold and effective leadership is critical for agility, change and growth. Read more
Will Bennett allow US to rollback recognition of Israel’s capital and redivide Jerusalem?
July 16, 2021 by Alex Traiman - JNS.org
Just one month after Naftali Bennett was sworn in as prime minister, the new Israeli government is grappling with an attempt to roll back one of the most significant foreign-policy achievements of the Netanyahu era. Read more
The real challenge of reconciling Christians and Jews
July 16, 2021 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has announced that the Church of England plans to offer its “repentance” over antisemitic church laws that were passed in the 13th century. Read more
Government approves WE ARE HERE! Foundation as a cultural organisation
July 16, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
WE ARE HERE! Foundation is now on the Register of Cultural Organisations (ROCO), having been approved by the Australian Federal Government’s Office for the Arts. Read more
Get follies
July 16, 2021 by Jeremy Rosen
We often witness the insensitivity and negativity of rabbis who seem unaware of the damage they can do when they claim to be upholding Jewish Law. Read more
The Great Israel Debate
July 15, 2021 by Community newsdesk
A weekly webinar from JNF. Read more
Are Israel and Jordan ready to turn over a new leaf?
July 15, 2021 by Israel Kasnett - JNS.org
Jordan’s King Abdullah II has often described his country as being wedged between a “rock and a hard place,” referring to war-torn Iraq and the Israeli-controlled areas west of the Jordan River. Read more
Loneliness and its side effects
July 15, 2021 by Community Editor
Sydney’s Emanuel Synagogue will be exploring the topic of ‘loneliness’ as part of their upcoming Health Matters event later this month. Read more
Shaked: ‘It will be easier for our government to work with current US administration’
July 14, 2021 by Agencies
The past three months have been the stormiest of Ayelet Shaked’s political life…writes Ariel Kahana.
From Australia’s Jewish Past: Ida Cohen – a legend of Tamworth
July 13, 2021 by Community newsdesk
Ida Cohen was born in Tamworth, New South Wales, in 1867. Read more
Henry Greener chats with Yair Miller
July 13, 2021 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Federal CEO of UIA Yair Miller tells Henry Greener of the work UIA does for the people of Israel. Read more
Feintooner
July 12, 2021 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon…Cyrus Accords according to Iranian dissidents. Read more
Was the Holocaust the destruction of the third temple?
July 12, 2021 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Ask the rabbi… Read more
On the other hand
July 11, 2021 by Michael Kuttner
This week we welcome Israel’s incoming President, Yitzhak Herzog, and say thanks to outgoing President, Reuven Rivlin. Read more
US, Israel appear moving to bolster Jordan amid concerns over economic, social stability
July 10, 2021 by Sean Savage - JNS.org
The United State and Israel appear to be moving to bolster relations with Jordan as part of an effort to shore up Jordan’s King Abdullah amid concerns over his country’s stability. Read more
The cost of Israel’s partisan games on security
July 10, 2021 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
Like so much of what happens in the Knesset, the aftermath of a recent vote on a law that would prevent a possible flood of Palestinian immigrants into Israel was not a very edifying spectacle. Read more
Shabbat Matot Masei
The Book of Numbers draws to a close with themes of tribes, journeys, and possessions, with the fight for survival, cities of refuge and vows, thrown in for good measure. Read more
Are we Khazars?
July 9, 2021 by Jeremy Rosen
Arthur Koestler was another brilliant, but deeply disturbed Jewish intellectual to emerge from twentieth-century Hungary (no need to mention all the others). Read more
A $33,000 fix for Bondi’s Scout Hall
July 9, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Member for Vaucluse Gabrielle Upton MP today announced that Bondi Scout Hall in Bondi has been granted $33,000 for an upgrade under the NSW Government’s COVID-19 stimulus program. Read more
Ahead of Tisha B’Av – one of most magnificent Second Temple-Era buildings discovered in Jerusalem open to public
July 9, 2021 by TPS-IL
Impressive new sections of one of the most magnificent public buildings uncovered from the Second Temple period in Jerusalem was opened to public visits, days before Israel will mark Tisha B’Av, the day of mourning for the destruction of the two Temples. Read more
Which promised land?
July 9, 2021 by Michael Kuttner
The Fourth of July anniversary this week has turned out to be a somewhat more auspicious time for soul searching among many Jews than has been the case in past years. Read more
Zoom event with Rabbanit Devorah Evron and The Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance Australia
July 9, 2021 by Community newsdesk
The Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance Australia (JOFA) will host Rabbanit Devorah Evron for an upcoming event on ZOOM. Read more
Media malpractice in the West has caused permanent harm to Israel
July 9, 2021 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
This week, Israel signed a deal for the immediate transfer to South Korea of 700,000 doses of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine, which are due to expire at the end of this month. Read more
Technion ranked No. 1 in Europe in field of artificial intelligence
July 9, 2021 by JNS
CSRankings, the leading metrics-based ranking of top computer-science institutions around the world, has ranked the Technion–Israeli Institute of Technology No. 1 in the field of artificial intelligence in Europe (and, of course, in Israel), and 15th worldwide. Read more
The Happiest Man on Earth meets Austen Tayshus
July 8, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Sandy Gutman uses his alter ego Austen Tayshus to make people laugh but Eddie Jaku is already the ‘Happiest Man on Earth’. Read more
JewishCare’s remote programs have proven a hit with community.
July 8, 2021 by Community newsdesk
As Sydney’s lockdown continues, JewishCare’s and Burger Centre’s new remote programs, including JDay, Print35 and Our Kitchen Hand continues to keep the community connected. Read more
