Will a US-Saudi rift affect Israel?
March 7, 2021 by Israel Kasnett - JNS.org
The Biden administration has distanced itself from Saudi Arabia, imposing sanctions on some Saudi officials over the 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, but stopped short of penalizing Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) himself. Read more
On the other hand
March 7, 2021 by Michael Kuttner
The countdown to Election Day followed by Pesach (Passover) has begun. Read more
New Zealand superannuation fund divests from six Israeli banks
March 7, 2021 by David Cumin
The New Zealand Government superannuation savings vehicle, the NZ Super Fund, is ostensibly joining the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel – a movement deemed racist by many of New Zealand’s traditional allies. Read more
Elliot Abrams talks to AIJAC
March 7, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The list of high calibre guests for webinars from the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) continued with the latest presenter, Elliott Abrams, formerly deputy national security advisor in the George W Bush Administration. Read more
Extraordinary times call for an extraordinary event for UIA NSW Women’s Division 2021 Campaign
March 5, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
UIA NSW Women’s Division has announced an innovative concept for its 2021 Headline Event – an afternoon tea at homes across Sydney, with guest speaker Jordana Cutler on Sunday 14 March. Read more
The brouhaha over defining Jews as an ethnic minority
March 5, 2021 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
A row over antisemitism that has erupted in Britain illuminates the problem that bedevils so many in the West over their understanding of what Judaism actually is. Read more
1848
March 5, 2021 by Jeremy Rosen
The course of human civilization, if one can use that term, has progressed and continues to, in a series of slow cycles. Read more
Israel Arab human rights group fuels Jew-hatred
March 5, 2021 by David Singer
Israeli-based Arab human rights organisation – B’Tselem: The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories – is becoming politically involved in the unresolved 100-years conflict between Jews and Arabs over sovereignty in the territory formerly called Palestine. Read more
After the party is over
March 5, 2021 by Michael Kuttner
The face masks have been taken off, the fancy dress costumes have been stored away and once again we are back to the real world. Read more
Religious pluralism won’t be achieved in the courts
March 4, 2021 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
Reactions to this week’s Israeli Supreme Court ruling about recognizing the validity of conversions to Judaism by non-Orthodox denominations are all out of proportion to its actual significance in terms of the number of those affected by the decision. Read more
Play them again, JIFF
March 4, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Jewish International Film Festival has announced over 180 encore screenings of 25 popular Festival films coming to cinemas in Melbourne(Classic Cinemas, Elsternwick) and Sydney (Ritz Cinemas, Randwick) from March 17-31, as well as Perth (Luna Cinemas, Leederville) from March 4-7.
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The stigma of infertility
March 4, 2021 by A J-Wire community service announcement
The Australian Jewish Fertility Network (AJFN) is to host the sixth annual Infertility Awareness Shabbat (IAS) to raise awareness and break the stigma surrounding the infertility journey. Read more
Emanuel School teacher is a Rising Star in 2021
March 3, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Sydney’s Emanuel School HSIE teacher, Lauren Korotkov, has been selected as a Rising Star by The Educator magazine. Read more
Bluebeard’s Castle: Sumegi’s vocal mastery a triumph
March 2, 2021 by Victor Grynberg
Bela Bartok, the most famous of the 20th Century Hungarian composers only wrote one opera, a one-hour one-act piece with only two singers, Bluebeard and his new wife Judit…writes Victor Grynberg. Read more
From Australia’s Past: Striking Gold in Australia – when and where did it begin
A little-known fact is that the very first gold found in 1851 in New South Wales by Edward Hargreaves, was actually given a Hebrew name – ‘’Ophir’’ – the name and place in the bible famous for its gold and wealth. Read more
‘Facebook and Twitter? Boycott them, there are other sites’
March 1, 2021 by Caroline Glick - JNS
Mark Levin, a Jewish American talk radio host and former Reagan administration official, makes no effort to hide what he thinks. Read more
Feintooner
March 1, 2021 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon: Weighing Alliances Read more
Do you know before whom you stand?
March 1, 2021 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
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Remembering Manfred Gerstenfeld: Truth against myth
February 28, 2021 by Ben Cohen - JNS.org
There is an acerbic joke that you sometimes hear in the Netherlands to the effect that most Dutch people were part of the anti-Nazi resistance, but that they joined “after the war.” Read more
On the other hand
February 28, 2021 by Michael Kuttner
We have reached an anniversary we would rather not have had to remember. Read more
We recognize Haman. But where are Mordechai and Esther?
February 26, 2021 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
This week’s festival of Purim provided Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with an irresistible analogy. Read more
The Lost Ark
February 26, 2021 by Jeremy Rosen
So many people love conspiracy theories, fantasies, and lost causes. Read more
West Bank and Gaza Arabs need to be rescued from PLO and Hamas
February 26, 2021 by David Singer
The first Arab elections to be held in Judea and Samaria (West Bank) and Gaza on 22 May in more than 15 years – to be followed by a presidential vote on 31 July – in theory, gives the long-suffering Arab residents in these areas the opportunity to get rid of their failed rulers – the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) in the West Bank and Hamas in Gaza. Read more
Get vaccinated now; the Torah commands it
During my visits to coronavirus wards at hospitals across Israel, I encountered a most worrying statistic…writes Rabbi David Lau. Read more
Time to sober up
February 26, 2021 by Michael Kuttner
On Shabbat Zachor we reminded ourselves again about the agenda of the Biblical Amalekites and on Purim we celebrate our escape from Persian genocidal catastrophe. Read more
One of the best: a music review by Fraser Beath McEwing
February 26, 2021 by Fraser McEwing
Like a rich layer of icing on a cake that may not have been to everybody’s taste, the SSO sent us home last night haunted by Saint-Saens Symphony No.3, the much loved ‘organ symphony’. Read more
Bluebeard’s Castle to be performed in Sydney for the first time
February 25, 2021 by Henry Benjamin
Sydney bass-baritone Daniel Sumegi will play the title role in Hungarian composer Béla Bartók’s only opera Bluebeard’s Castle making its debut Sydney performance next week. Read more
Three Generations of Holocaust Memory – The Life and Legacy of Abe (Abram) Goldberg
February 25, 2021 by A J-Wire community service announcement
Join March of the Living Australia for an inspiring online Zoom event with three generations of March of The Living attendees; Abe (Abram) Goldberg, his son Charlie, and grandson Daniel, on Thursday 4th March at 7:30PM (AEDT). Read more
International experts to share insights on COVID-19 vaccine ahead of Australian rollout
February 25, 2021 by A J-Wire community service announcement
Jewish House has partnered with JNF to bring together international & local health experts for an upcoming 90-minute webinar discussing the COVID-19 vaccine rollout later this month. Read more
Purim When You’re Not in the Mood
February 24, 2021 by Rabbi Nicole K. Roberts
This Thursday evening, the Jewish world begins celebrating the raucous holiday of Purim, when silliness prevails over seriousness, and levity wins the day. Read more
