Let us remember what the survivors are unable to forget

Holocaust survivors do not need annual ceremonies to remind them of the Nazi atrocities that they endured or of the family members that Adolf Hitler’s henchmen slaughtered during World War II. No, those memories are just as inked in their hearts and minds as the numbers tattooed on their forearms. Read more

Palestinians celebrate International ‘Anti’-Women’s Day

The Palestinian Authority celebrated International Women’s Day last month by praising and honouring terrorists who murdered women. Read more

The Plague of Otherness (And How to Cure It)

The term “social distancing” has become the definitive buzzword to describe the advice to avoid close physical contact to contain the COVID-19 pandemic…writes Dovi Seldowitz. Read more

Why are ten men needed for a minyan?

Ask the rabbi. Read more

Torah music with an African touch

South African musician Jonathan Birin, one of the best known and admired names on the South African Jewish Music scene has created an innovative new album, ‘Simcha Africa’ (“Africa Joy”). Read more

Trump-hatred divides American Zionists 100 years after San Remo

Celebrations marking the 100^th Anniversary of the signing of the San Remo Resolution on 25 April 1920 by Britain, France, Italy and Japan will be marred by bitter confrontation between those American Zionists who support Jewish sovereignty being restored in 30% of Judea and Samaria (West Bank) and those who don’t. Read more

On the other hand

We have just successfully navigated through a locked-down Passover and now face a still uncertain future. Read more

China’s hallowed status at the United Nations

If you are looking for an international institution that brazenly fawns over the world’s most despotic regimes regardless of how low they might sink on the moral scale, then the U.N. Human Rights Council (UNHRC) never fails to disappoint. Read more

Religion and COVID-19

There has been a great deal of negative publicity which religious communities in Israel and the United States were disregarding state and medical laws about social distancing. Read more

Corona casualties and other symptoms

Apart from the tragic toll of lives and devastated families this pandemic has also let loose ancient demons. Read more

Together we are stronger

A message to NSW readers Read more

A living archive that is growing all the time: The Arolsen Archives Online

Why is it so important to digitize the world’s largest collection of documents on Nazi persecution and publish them on the internet? Read more

A conversation with Aron Bielski, last of the Bielski brothers

Aron Bielski is the youngest and last living member of the Bielski Brigade, which he founded along with three of his brothers. Their activities have become widely known as one of the largest partisan groups that rescued Jews during the Holocaust. Read more

Founder of Limmud meets Henry Greener

Educator, Author and Scholar Clive Lawton is the Founder of Limmud UK in 1980, with the aim to foster Jewish education. Read more

Dance an hour away with Omer Backley-Astrachan

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A pandemic antisemitism ceasefire? Not a chance

Two weeks ago, something highly unusual happened. The United Nations praised Israel. Read more

Sing as One Choir

In November 2019, Melbourne’s St Kilda Shule created a multifaith choir of 500 people, united by their love of music and singing together for the first time…and the video was released last week. Read more

PLO continues to denigrate Trump peace plan and ignore elections

The Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) has cranked up its propaganda machine to continue denigrating President Trump’s deal of the century – as a joint US-Israel Mapping Committee is finalising those areas in Judea and Samaria on Trump’s map where Jewish sovereignty can be restored after 3000 years. Read more

Jeremy Corbyn in historical perspective

The era of Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership of the opposition Labour Party in the United Kingdom mercifully came to an end last week, with the election of the more centrist-minded Sir Keir Starmer as his successor. Read more

The End of the Corona War

Economic, cultural, political and military institutions of countries are being hit or paralyzed by an invisible, biological enemy. Read more

The story that Jews repeat on Passover is the secret of their survival

As Jews around the world celebrate the festival of Passover this week, the ironies are painful. Read more

The balance between personal liberty and the obligation to save lives

What do Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and New York State Gov. Andrew Cuomo have in common these days? Read more

Day 17: The whimsy of the wee hours

I don’t sleep much. I never have; a good five hours was all I ever needed to feel refreshed and go about my day. Read more

Magen David needs help to help

Magen David Adom is not just on the front lines defending Israel against the virus, it is the front line. Read more

Israeli defence companies are turning radars into coronavirus symptom detectors

Two major Israeli defence companies have developed cutting-edge coronavirus symptom detectors that will allow doctors to remotely pick up on suspicious symptoms of COVID-19. Read more

Amid global pandemic, Israel and PA find ways to cooperate

At the time of this writing, Israel has suffered more 8,600 confirmed cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) and counted 56 deaths, with the Palestinian administered areas of the West Bank and Gaza reporting more than 237 confirmed cases with at least one confirmed death. Read more

Israelis face extra hardships in preparing for Passover this year

In Israel, the days leading up to Passover are usually the most bustling time of the year in local supermarkets, with shoppers stocking up on kosher-for-Passover products ahead of the week-long holiday. Read more

Kosher & Kosher for Passover for people in mandatory isolation in Sydney CBD hotels

Sydney’s Jewish House has been working closely with the NSW State Government over the past week as part of their COVID-19 Crisis Response Plan to facilitate access KosherLePesach foods for people in isolation in hotels. Read more

How can we say “shehecheyanu” at this time?

How can we begin Pesach this year with the “Shehecheyanu” blessing?  Ask the Rabbi. Read more

This is not a Passover for despair

For most of us, this is the saddest Passover we can recall. Read more

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