From Australia’s Jewish past
March 17, 2026 by Features Desk
Zosia Mercer OAM– a true community stalwart Read more
Trump & Netanyahu need to agree on future of Judea and Samaria
March 16, 2026 by David Singer
It beggars belief that President Trump and Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu can agree on prosecuting a war against Iran – but have been unable to agree on the way forward to ending the Arab-Jewish conflict in Judea and Samaria (West Bank). Read more
Inside Australia’s long fight against antisemitism
March 16, 2026 by Rob Klein
Australia’s antisemitism crisis did not begin with the Bondi terror attack on 14 December 2025, but that night forced the country to confront it. The massacre, which killed 15 people at a Chanukah gathering, turned a growing problem into a national reckoning. Read more
Varieties of Judaism
March 15, 2026 by Jeremy Rosen
We Jews have always liked to argue about religion and who is kosher and who is not. Read more
On the other hand
March 15, 2026 by Michael Kuttner
This gives a whole new meaning to the expression “shell-shocked.” Read more
Jewish Australians urged to share experiences with Royal Commission on antisemitism
Jewish organisations are encouraging members of the community to make submissions to the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion, saying personal accounts will play a key role in the inquiry’s work.
A shameful sham
March 13, 2026 by Michael Kuttner
It is increasingly pitiful to witness the antics of all those who now profess to hold the moral high ground but who were conspicuously silent when the Islamic Iranian regime suppressed and murdered its citizens. Read more
The ethnostate illusion
March 13, 2026 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
There’s been growing concern in America over the increasingly mainstream belief that Israel drags it into foreign wars, a belief given rocket fuel by the war against Iran. Read more
L’Chaim – to Life
March 12, 2026 by Features Desk
Sharon Kuper chats with Mike Kelly on Iran, Gaza, Mosul, antisemitism in universities and the threats to civilisation. Read more
Shabbat Vayakhel Pekudei
March 12, 2026 by Jeremy Rosen
The definition of victory
March 11, 2026 by Ron Weiser
The war in Iran is being viewed by the domestic populations in Israel and the United States in very different ways. Read more
Ausländer
March 11, 2026 by Anne Sarzin
Escape, exile, beginnings and endings Book review by Dr Anne Sarzin Read more
The verbal diarrhea that is Tucker Carlson
March 11, 2026 by Menachem Rosensaft
Here we go again, with a vengeance. As in the Peter Allen song from the 1979 movie, “All That Jazz,” it would seem that to the far-right provocateur Tucker Carlson, “everything old is new again.” Read more
Feintooner
March 11, 2026 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon: Succession: Nesting Ayadollahs Read more
Obituary: Musician Neil Sedaka dies at 86
March 11, 2026 by Elisa Bray
A classical music prodigy turned hitmaker, Neil Sedaka released more than 1,000 compositions over the course of seven decades. Read more
United Hatzalah volunteers reunite with Beit Shemesh missile strike survivor
March 11, 2026 by Simmy Allen
In a moving reunion, United Hatzalah volunteers recently met with Penina Cohen, who was critically injured in the missile strike that hit Beit Shemesh. Read more
The issue for war opponents is Trump, not Israel or Iran’s regime of terror
March 10, 2026 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
The effort to delegitimise the decision to strike Tehran is primarily about partisan politics. The president’s critics are focusing more on him than on America’s Islamist foes. Read more
Women gather at The Great Synagogue to mark International Women’s Day
March 10, 2026 by J-Wire News Service
Eighty women gathered at Sydney’s The Great Synagogue for “Celebrating Collective Creativity”, a special evening held on the eve of International Women’s Day, bringing together art, reflection and community connection. Read more
The Doll Trilogy
March 9, 2026 by Alex First
A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First Read more
Trump and Netanyahu pave way to end Arab-Jewish conflict
March 9, 2026 by David Singer
The spectacularly successful and ongoing USA-Israel attack on Iran has opened up the real prospect of finally resolving the 130-year-old Arab-Jewish conflict. Read more
The Diary of Anne Frank
March 8, 2026 by Alex First
A theatre review by Alex First Read more
On the other hand
March 8, 2026 by Michael Kuttner
El Al announced Monday morning that it has begun preparations for a rescue operation to bring Israelis back home, which will commence immediately once Ben Gurion Airport reopens for operations. Read more
In the Eye of The Storm
March 6, 2026 by Michael Kuttner
I had already determined the topic of my op-ed this week but as so often happens dramatic events dictate otherwise. Read more
Little Things
March 6, 2026 by Jeremy Rosen
When I was six years old, my father had founded Carmel College, and he moved the family into the English countryside west of London. Read more
With two fools running this war…
March 5, 2026 by Bruce S. Ticker
Pursuing the ideal can produce tragic consequences. We already found out before Saturday ended. Read more
New screen fellowship aims to boost Jewish Australian stories
March 5, 2026 by Rob Klein
A new fellowship aimed at strengthening Jewish Australian representation on screen has been launched by Jump Street Films as part of its growing Jewish Australian Screen Fund.
Shabbat Ki Tisah
March 5, 2026 by Jeremy Rosen
What does God look like?
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Sydney Swans to honour Bondi victims and first responders
March 5, 2026 by J-Wire News Service
The Sydney Swans will hold a tribute to the victims of the Bondi Beach terror attack ahead of their AFL Opening Round match against Carlton on Thursday, 5 March at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
Jack’s journey from dairy farm to Judaism
March 5, 2026 by Rob Klein
Jack O’Shea grew up on a dairy farm in northern Victoria where he had never met a Jew. Today he is preparing for an Orthodox conversion, keeping Shabbat and documenting his journey to Judaism on Instagram, where his account has attracted close to 20,000 followers.
Parental burnout drives children’s wartime distress, study finds
March 4, 2026 by TPS-IL
As Israel mobilised 100,000 reservists amid war with Iran and Lebanon, new research suggests the most vulnerable front may be inside the home. Read more
