What can’t I play golf on Shabbat?…ask the rabbi
June 1, 2020 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Rabbi Raymond Apple served for 32 years as the chief minister of the Great Synagogue, Sydney, Australia’s oldest and most prestigious congregation. He is now retired and lives in Jerusalem where he answers interesting questions including the one above. Read more
Trump needs to revise his vision for Judea and Samaria
June 1, 2020 by David Singer
President Trump’s deal of the century envisioning the creation of a second Arab state in former Palestine – in addition to Jordan – is in tatters following its absolute rejection by the PLO – requiring its urgent revision by the President. Read more
On the other Hand
May 31, 2020 by Michael Kuttner
Life is very slowly and cautiously returning to normal albeit with wearing of masks and social distancing still a requirement. Read more
Is the EU having second thoughts over its hostility towards the Jewish state?
May 30, 2020 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
Has the European Union reached a tipping point over Israel? Or to be more precise, is the Europeans’ bluff finally to be called over Israel’s proposal to extend its sovereignty over parts of Judea and Samaria? Read more
Who checks Twitter’s Trump fact-checkers?
May 30, 2020 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
Many cheered this week when they saw that Twitter had added a warning label to two of President Donald Trump’s tweets. Read more
Sir Zelman Cowen webinar: Multifaith responses to COVID-19 – Governing in a crisis
May 30, 2020 by A J-Wire community service announcement
An expert interfaith discussion on how faith-based communities are responding to the challenges and opportunities of the pandemic now and into the future. Read more
Meet Vered Harel
May 30, 2020 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Vered Harel initiated the Circle of Health, an awareness and activities program connected to Australian Friends of Rambam, of which she is the Executive Director. Read more
Countdown
May 28, 2020 by Michael Kuttner
From Passover until the Festival of Shavuot, Jews worldwide have been counting the days and weeks that have elapsed. Read more
Zoom: Fertility during a pandemic
May 28, 2020 by A J-Wire community service announcement
There has been added anxiety for couples hoping to start a family in these trying times. Some couples may have lost their income, others may be concerned with health impacts on a pregnancy, and many have been affected by the temporary suspension of fertility treatments. Read more
Zoom interview with Esther Safran Foer
May 28, 2020 by A J-Wire community service announcement
Following a successful live event with 550+ people tuning in to hear the author of Unorthodox, Deborah Feldman, interviewed by Michaela Kalowski, the Shalom Sydney Jewish Writers Festival has announced its next online event. Read more
Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce and the Israel Embassy webinar
May 28, 2020 by A J-Wire community service announcement
The Embassy of Israel and the Israel Trade Commission invite you to join a discussion with a panel of leaders from Israel’s innovation eco-system. Read more
In conversation with Mark Sofer
May 27, 2020 by A J-Wire community service announcement
Sydney’s Emanuel Synagogue’s Rabbi Jeffrey Kamins is to broadcast his conversation with Israel’s ambassador to Australia Mark Sofer on Zoom. Read more
Covid-19 and the plague of online antisemitism
May 27, 2020 by Julie Nathan
The Covid-19 virus has produced sickness and death, turmoil and disruption, around the world. It is a silent stalker of human fragility. But it has brought with it another virus, an older but virile plague, one with no known cure, and no limits to the amount of dead bodies it can produce. This plague flares up whenever the society faces uncomfortable changes. This is the plague of antisemitism – the longest-standing, most pervasive, and most genocidal hatred known to humanity. Read more
Netanyahu presumed innocent in Israel’s court of public opinion
May 26, 2020 by Alex Traiman - JNS.org
Israeli media and their left-wing anti-Netanyahu allies have been anticipating for years the moment Benjamin Netanyahu would be dragged into a courtroom. Unable to beat Israel’s longest-serving prime minister at the polls, many have looked to a politically left-leaning legal system to get him out of office. Read more
Fiction: The Ido
May 25, 2020 by Gidon Ben-Zvi
Let me tell you about a different kind of hotel no tell. The Ido, pronounced e-DOH, in downtown Jerusalem is a charming nook that doesn’t pop up on any hotel review website or generate any buzz, on or offline. Read more
Say Toda!
May 25, 2020 by A J-Wire community service announcement
Magen David Adom invites to thank coronavirus workers in Israel. Read more
Mystical soup
May 25, 2020 by A J-Wire community service announcement
Join the upcoming zoom Mystical Soup event and help feed the hungry whilst you learn to make healthy Thai pumpkin soup with Our Big Kitchen’s chef. Read more
Never Again? hold Germany accountable
May 25, 2020 by David Bedein
Germany, which presents itself as a democratic power, is now the leading donor state of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) which services the Palestinian refugees of 1948 was… and their descendants. Read more
Want to know about Shavuot?
May 25, 2020 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Ask the rabbi… Read more
Feintooner
May 25, 2020 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon: Some of my best friends… Read more
On the other hand
May 24, 2020 by Michael Kuttner
We have shattered all records with our latest sharav heatwave which has arrived earlier than usual and is recording soaring temperatures. Read more
Annexation: who will play the lead roles?
May 24, 2020 by Ron Weiser
We stand just weeks after celebrating that the Balfour Declaration of 1917 moved from a statement of British intent to the legal process of affirmation of the Jewish Homeland at the San Remo Conference in April 1920 – and its then formal ratification by the League of Nations. Read more
Suddenly, Human Rights Watch discovers antisemitism
May 23, 2020 by Ben Cohen - JNS.org
The drumbeat of antisemitism has grown louder and more assured over the last two decades. Read more
Maccabi Sport and Wellbeing in our community: a Zoom webinar
May 22, 2020 by A J-Wire community service announcement
Learn the secrets of Sport and Wellbeing and how elite Athletes and World Leading Medical professionals, from our Community, achieve international success time after time. Read more
Woolworths to the rescue
May 22, 2020 by Community Editor
Melbourne’s ARK Centre developed a Pay it Forward initiative as the COVID-19 crisis hit to help individuals and families struggling as a result of isolation and the numerous impacts of Coronavirus. Read more
Talking cooking for Shavuot
May 22, 2020 by A J-Wire community service announcement
JNF Connect: a webinar. Read more
Unfinished business
May 22, 2020 by Michael Kuttner
Fifty-three years ago on the 28th Iyar of the Hebrew calendar the old city of Jerusalem was liberated from illegal Jordanian control. Read more
Israel-bashers fail to see the Arab train leaving the station
May 22, 2020 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
It’s a busy time for Israel-haters. So what’s new? Well, a lot. Read more
The Abbas comedy and the ongoing Palestinian tragedy
May 21, 2020 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
If you think you’ve seen this movie before, you’re right. Read more
Will Israel apply sovereignty to parts of Judea and Samaria?
May 21, 2020 by Israel Kasnett - JNS.org
Israel finally has a new government after three elections and more than a year of political stalemate. Read more
