Torah for Shabbat: Shabbat Nachamu, The Shabbat of Comfort after the Ninth of Av.
July 23, 2021 by Jeremy Rosen
As Moses continues his speech to the children of Israel, he repeats two core texts that underpin the whole of the Jewish way of life. Read more
Will US anti-BDS laws cause financial meltdown for Ben & Jerry’s and Unilever?
July 23, 2021 by Sean Savage - JNS.org
The recent announcement that Ben & Jerry’s plans to end its sale of ice cream in “occupied Palestinian territory,” primarily Judea and Samaria as well as eastern Jerusalem, has stirred a fierce reaction, including potential legal and financial repercussions for the ice-cream maker and its parent company Unilever. Read more
The real scoop? How Jews won’t lick the demonization of Israel
July 23, 2021 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
In attempting to defend itself against persistent bigotry, the Jewish Diaspora repeatedly thinks with its heart, rather than its head, and consequently misses the key point. Read more
Uncritical Race Theory
July 23, 2021 by Jeremy Rosen
Let me say at the outset that Critical Race Theory is a dangerous, completely unsubstantiated pseudo theory of race that has now become dogma in academia. Read more
Remembering Zion
July 23, 2021 by Michael Kuttner
As I sat listening to the recitation of Lamentations (Eichah) and various kinot this Tisha B’Av, I couldn’t help thinking what a difference a couple of millennia can make. Read more
Israel’s Chief Rabbinate up in arms over kashrut reform plan
July 22, 2021 by Agencies
Israel’s Chief Rabbinate announced on Tuesday that it plans to fight a reform seeking to strip it of its absolute authority to award businesses kashrut certificates…writes Hanan Greenwood. Read more
Feintooner
July 22, 2021 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon…I scream for Ice scheme. Read more
Ben & Jerry’s and antisemitism
July 22, 2021 by Andre Oboler
Twitter exploded with the news of Ben & Jerry’s new position on Israel. Read more
Ben & Jerry’s distasteful BDS problem
July 21, 2021 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
To those who followed the saga of Ben & Jerry’s social-media silence, the outcome was never going to be sweet. Read more
Biden’s reward to UNRWA for bad behaviour
July 21, 2021 by Ruthie Blum - JNS
The United States transferred $135 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) on Saturday. Read more
From Australia’s Jewish Past: The story of Emily Nathan
July 21, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Emily Nathan, born in Hobart Town, Tasmania, on 14 December 1858, was the third of seven children of Mark and Flora Nathan who had come to Australia from New York in 1853. Read more
Why is support for ‘freedom of worship for Jews’ on the Temple Mount so controversial?
July 20, 2021 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
Maybe it was just the product of the ongoing civil war between the different political parties on the Israeli right. Or maybe it was just time that an Israeli prime minister said something that, in a saner world, wouldn’t be considered controversial. Read more
Israeli analyst sheds light on new age of Drone warfare
July 20, 2021 by Ahron Shapiro
Drones and guided missiles constitute both a threat and an opportunity for Israel’s defences, Jerusalem Post columnist and drone expert Seth J. Frantzman told an AIJAC webinar. Read more
The Lapid-Bennett government’s foreign policy ‘doctrine’
July 19, 2021 by Caroline Glick - JNS
From Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s stunning Knesset assault against his predecessor Benjamin Netanyahu, through Foreign Minister Yair Lapid’s trip to Brussels and his speech before the Global Forum on Anti-Semitism, this week the Lapid-Bennett government’s foreign policy doctrine was fully exposed. Read more
Lapid-Bennett consensus buries Biden’s renewed two-state solution bid
July 19, 2021 by David Singer
The likelihood of President Biden being the American President finally overseeing an end to the 100 years old conflict between Arabs and Jews – promisingly advanced by President Trump’s Abraham Accords – was dashed this week when Israel’s Foreign Minister – and its next Prime Minister in 26 months’ time – Yair Lapid – told the EU Foreign Affairs Council:
“A future Palestinian state must be a democracy that seeks peace with Israel”
Feintooner
July 19, 2021 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon…Tempest in a teacup. Read more
Do you think Israel should be a theocracy?
July 19, 2021 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Ask the rabbi. Read more
On the other hand
July 18, 2021 by Michael Kuttner
A recent report mentioned that Israel is among the leading countries in the development and usage of artificial intelligence. Read more
Israel’s lone soldiers bolstered by ‘family,’ new program instituted for digital ambassadors
July 18, 2021 by Josh Hasten - JNS
An inaugural conference was held in Jerusalem’s Knesset on Thursday to pay homage and discuss the strategic contributions made by lone soldiers in the Israel Defence Forces, while also addressing some of this community’s needs. Read more
$180,000 for Eastern Suburbs cinemas
July 18, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs is well-known for a thriving artistic culture and the Federal Government has committed to keeping the projectors rolling at the independent cinemas in the Wentworth electorate. Read more
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
