Whirlwind week ends with unity government in Israel, Netanyahu remaining at the helm

After nearly a year of political paralysis, Israel is finally on its way towards a national unity government as the nation battles against the unprecedented coronavirus pandemic. Read more

A walk in the park

This past Shabbat, I went for a walk around Central Park. It was a beautiful day. The air was cool and fresh.  The sun was out and I was feeling good. Read more

Feintooner

This week’s cartoon….love in the time of Corona. Read more

No worries mate

The coronavirus pandemic has produced some amazing and heartwarming moments as health workers and others literally put their lives on the line in an endeavour to combat this plague. Read more

Edelstein’s sudden resignation as Knesset speaker leaves country’s political future uncertain

Israel’s political chaos took another surprise twist on Wednesday when Speaker of the Knesset Yuli Edelstein suddenly resigned. The snap decision by Edelstein came after he rejected an order by Israel’s Supreme Court to hold a vote on replacing him as speaker. Read more

In his final act as Knesset Speaker, Edelstein ‘upholds dignity’ of Parliament

In the latest chapter in Israel’s political dysfunction, longtime Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein dramatically resigned his post on Wednesday rather than fulfill an overreaching order of the Supreme Court to hold an immediate vote on the assignment of a new speaker. Read more

Israeli universities, institutes lead the fight against coronavirus

Israeli universities and institutes—and their affiliated academics, researchers, doctors, scientists and students—are leading the fight against the coronavirus. Read more

COVID-19 and a shule-less Shabbat

There is but one G-D.  There is not (as in certain foreign belief systems) a benign “Force of Good and a separate, demonic “Force of Evil”. Read more

A happy serious dentist

Dentist Dr Harry Marget has a great sense of humour but is very serious about the research, application and outcomes of his work in the field of dental care…he talks with Henry Greener. Read more

Coronavirus and the United Nations

As the world adjusts to life during a global pandemic, with nations implementing lockdown measures and citizens trying to cope with life in this new reality, it’s worth considering—and leveraging—the valuable role of the United Nations. Read more

Netanyahu and Liberman must rescue Israel from self-imploding

Israel is in serious danger of self-imploding as a political, legal, and constitutional crisis of epic proportions is set to erupt. Read more

Home schooling Emanuel style

Sydney’s Emanuel School has joined other Jewish dayschools across the country in continuing educating their students at home. Read more

A GP talks about Coronavirus with Henry Greener

GP and Author Dr Leon Massage discussing the health aspects of the coronavirus. The more we know, the less likely are we to contract it… Read more

Stop the madness! National Unity Government Now!

We are experiencing a global nightmare that could result in millions of deaths. Read more

Ask the rabbi

COVID-19 – “HOW LONG, O LORD?” Read more

Lies, Transparency and Pandemics

Has the world ever been this perfectly synchronized? Read more

Joe Biden: Israel’s fake ‘friend’

Former Vice President Joe Biden has made a habit of describing himself as a loyal, stalwart friend and ally of Israel. At a campaign stop earlier this month, for instance, he declared: “I’m so proud of the Obama-Biden administration’s unprecedented support for Israel’s security.” Read more

On the other hand

An eerie silence prevails as Israelis hunker down and prepare to ride out an uncertain future. Read more

Gantz fomenting Knesset crisis as Netanyahu leads Coronavirus response

In the midst of a bitter political crisis and without the support of a functioning Knesset, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been leading an aggressive response to Coronavirus to limit the spread of the highly contagious disease. Read more

Unity talks continue despite Knesset shutdown, COVID-19 crisis

With Israel’s Knesset shut down and amid an ongoing national health crisis, negotiations towards a unity government are quietly continuing. Read more

The Economist

I think there’s been enough written about the virus crisis. Here is something less serious, to relieve the tension. Read more

Unchartered territory

Much is made of the fact that the coronavirus pandemic now spreading chaos worldwide is something unprecedented. Read more

Israel lawmakers propose multiple bills designed to oust Netanyahu

The COVID-19 pandemic cast a pall over the swearing-in of Israel’s 23rd Knesset on Monday, with the Knesset’s 120 lawmakers being sworn in three at a time to avoid spreading the disease, while Israeli President Reuven Rivlin and Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein delivered speeches to a nearly empty hall. Read more

Gantz promises chaos and confusion in Israel for next six weeks

Benny Gantz’s decision to do a deal with the Joint List to influence President Rivlin into giving Gantz first bite at forming Israel’s next Government is reprehensible, unconscionable and against Israel’s national interest. Read more

The Unsung Family Hero: The death and life of an anti-Nazi resistance fighter

I’m in a chatty Garrison Keillor sort of mood today so I thought I might commence with a few words about Melbourne’s Hybrid Publishers…writes Geoffrey Zygier. Read more

Prayer for an end to the coronavirus

Composed by Rabbi Chaim Ingram and endorsed by the Rabbinical Council of NSW. Read more

Israel needs a ‘national responsibility government’

On Sunday, after a year of political deadlock, the eight parties that would be sworn into the Knesset the following day submitted to Israeli President Reuven Rivlin their recommendations for who should be tasked with assembling a government. Read more

Netanyahu rival Gantz to get first chance to form a government

Despite the coronavirus pandemic firmly on most Israelis’ minds, the country’s political mayhem continued to unfold on Sunday as party leaders met with Israeli President Reuven Rivlin for consultations in the wake of the March 2 election. Read more

Alone together: The fight against coronavirus

When my father was detained in communist Poland after World War II, our family’s only channel of communication with him for well over four years was a telephone on a coffee table in Florence. Read more

Covid? Don’t Despair!

We are living under conditions that we have never experienced before. Read more

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