This is not a Passover for despair

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

“Restoring Jewish sovereignty” is not “West Bank annexation”

Benjamin Netanyahu and Benny Gantz have reached a critical point in their negotiations to form a Government of National Unity: whether to seize the opportunity presented by President Trump to restore Jewish sovereignty in Judea and Samaria – the heartland of the ancient and biblical Jewish National Home – after an absence of 3000 years. Read more

Unprecedented

When people discussed the need for Israel to finally form some sort of unity government after three election attempts in order to deal with real matters of government, almost no-one imagined that as Bill Gates had predicted already in 2015 – the next danger facing mankind would not be something as big as a nuclear bomb, but rather something as small as the coronavirus. Read more

On the other hand

This Pesach millions of Jews throughout the world will be “home alone” as they sit down to celebrate the Seder and the entire week of the Festival. Read more

Feintooner

This week’s cartoon…Passover 2020. Read more

Professor Paul Zimmet’s message to Maccabi Life

As 2018 Senior Victorian Australian of The Year, one of my commitments was to work together with community organisations. In late 2018, this responsibility led to me joining the Advisory Board of Maccabi LIFE. Read more

Conversation between Mark Sofer and Jeremy Leibler

After its inaugural conversation with Natan Sharansky, the Zionist Federation of Australia (ZFA) is continuing its Lockdown Learning series by having an online conversation between Israeli Ambassador Mark Sofer and ZFA President Jeremy Leibler on Sunday, at 8pm AEST. Read more

Pesach was always intended to be a challenge – To our way of life and our values.

Egypt, the most advanced civilization of its time, was being challenged by a single man with a different way of looking at things. Read more

A nose for the Coronavirus

Along with fever, cough and shortness of breath – many coronavirus (COVID-19) patients report a temporary loss of their sense of smell. Read more

Why this night will definitely be different

As Jewish families worldwide gather this year to celebrate the beginning of Pesach (Passover) there will be no need to ask why “is this night different from all other nights?” Read more

For Israel, recognizing another enemy is second nature

Among the world’s democracies fighting the coronavirus, Israel has so far been by far the most successful. Read more

Saying ‘I Do’ when the world keeps issuing ‘Don’t’s

Despite the expanding limitations on events and gatherings in the context of the rising global coronavirus pandemic, Jewish couples in Israel are finding innovative ways to continue with their wedding plans. Read more

Israel’s constitutional crisis has been postponed, not resolved

After years of leftists crying wolf about democracy being endangered, Israel finally experienced a real constitutional crisis last week. Read more

New faces at the COSV

The Council of Orthodox Synagogues of Victoria has announced the appointment of new directors to its board. Read more

Scopus students World’s Greatest Shave while social distancing

Despite various restrictions over the past weeks, a number of Mount Scopus College Secondary students still managed to raise money to find a cure for blood cancer and related disorders.‬

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Will Iran’s continued lies over coronavirus lead to popular unrest or nuclear breakout?

The Iranian people’s trust in its government is at an all-time low. Read more

Day 12: Hair today, hair tomorrow

I was blessed to come from a family of good hair. Read more

Israeli sovereignty and Gantz’s bad faith

The coalition talks between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Blue and White Party leader Benny Gantz are being held behind closed doors. A lot of contradictory information is being leaked about the issues on the table and about the form of the deal for a unity government being hammered out. Read more

Differences on key issues threaten to bog down Netanyahu-Gantz unity talks

While Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and challenger Benny Gantz have agreed to work towards the formation of an emergency unity government to end a bitter political standoff and respond effectively to the coronavirus crisis, negotiations on political appointments as well as government policies are proving difficult. Read more

Cooperation between Israel, Palestians in fighting virus applauded during UN call

The U.N. Security Council held its monthly discussion on the Middle East via a video conference on Monday. Read more

Intermittent Lockdown

Think of dieting. You can fast for two months and lose weight, but you will probably die. Even if you survive, you will quickly gain weight again. Read more

Not funny

Stuck in self-imposed isolation for 12 days so far bombarded with a terrifying gaggle of news and tzooris it’s hard to feel funny about anything right now. Read more

Gantz Trojan Horse threatens Israel as the Jewish National Home

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has paid a high price for the National Unity Government being forged with Benny Gantz – by agreeing to Gantz becoming Israel’s Prime Minister in 18 months’ time without going to an election. Read more

The Seder: the culinary & cultural dimensions

The Seder meal has both culinary and cultural dimensions. Read more

Culture for Humanity…A ray amid the gloom

It is amazing how our sub-consciousness works, or what drives it. In March 1989, 31 years ago, my husband and I were in agony: we were losing our daughter Yulia-Yenike, the only child, to cancer caused by the Chernobyl catastrophe two and half years back. Read more

CBDChabad distributing care packages

CBDChabad Sydney has been organising and distributing basic care packages that are compromised of food and hygiene products to assist those who are in isolation, can’t wait for long hours in lines or are unable to keep returning to local supermarkets for just the basics.  Read more

On the other hand

Scenes of stranded backpackers at airports and remote places throughout the world have featured on news bulletins as the coronavirus pandemic takes hold. Read more

Two messages from The Chief Rabbi

The Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth Efraim Mirvis has two messages for Jewry…one on the Coronavirus and the other recommendations for your seder in these troubling times. Read more

Netanyahu finally wins Israel’s elections, set to form large centre-right government

In a key political victory, embattled Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu secured an additional 18 months in office, as challenger Benny Gantz dismantled his Blue and White Party alignment and agreed to bring his smaller Israel Resilience faction into a Netanyahu-led government. Read more

Israel’s democracy was never in danger

Israel’s yearlong coalition standoff appears to have finally ended, and not a day too soon. Read more

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