Ask the rabbi
December 2, 2019 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Q. Why are candles lit on the eve of Shabbat? Read more
‘We’re here to save lives,’ stress those associated with Israel’s ‘Rescuers Without Borders’
December 1, 2019 by Josh Hasten - JNS
It was the year 2000, at the beginning of the Second Intifada, and Arab terror attacks were being carried out against Israelis on a nearly daily basis throughout the country, and particularly on the roads in Judea and Samaria. Read more
Legalizing politics and politicizing the law
December 1, 2019 by Evelyn Gordon - JNS
One of the modern era’s most dangerous problems is the conflation of politics with law. Political questions are increasingly treated as legal ones, which inevitably results in the law becoming politicized. Last week provided two salient examples. Read more
Legal scholars debate whether Netanyahu can run for prime minister
December 1, 2019 by Dov Lipman - JNS
With little political movement and less than two weeks remaining for the Knesset to decide on a prime minister, Israel appears poised to head for an unprecedented third election within one year. Read more
On the other hand
December 1, 2019 by Michael Kuttner
Another week and still no Government coalition has been formed. If ever there was a time to proclaim “enough already” it is now. Read more
Mrs Lowry & Son: Movie tickets give away
George Eliot & Judaism
November 29, 2019 by Jeremy Jones
George Eliot (whose real name was Mary Ann Evans) has always been one of my favourite English novelists. She combined command of the language with a gift for a great story and an acute observation of the inequalities, and social hypocrisies of her age. Read more
At the Jerusalem Post Diplomatic Conference
November 29, 2019 by Michael Kuttner
Many foreign diplomats accredited to Israel together with media representatives gathered last week at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in Jerusalem for the JP diplomatic conference…Michael Kuttner attended for J-Wire. Read more
Best left unsaid
November 29, 2019 by Michael Kuttner
Quote: “words empty as the wind are best left unsaid.” (Homer) Read more
Playing kaluki for the Monte
November 28, 2019 by Community newsdesk
Following the first popular Friends of Montefiore Kaluki morning, the most recent gathering was hosted at the home of Nicole & Dan Katz and included coaching for beginners joining the game. Read more
What to do with your spare time? Become a Sydney Jewish Museum guide!
November 28, 2019 by Community newsdesk
Volunteer guides bring history to life within the Sydney Jewish Museum and are the voices of the objects, images and stories in our exhibitions. Read more
What those 107 Democrats got wrong
November 28, 2019 by Stephen M.Flatow - JNS.org
The letter from 107 Democratic members of Congress declaring that Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria, and much of Jerusalem, are illegal is wrong on so many levels that I wonder if even most of the signatories themselves understand the implications of what they signed. Read more
Gantz’s ‘internal war’ rhetoric is insulting and dangerous
November 28, 2019 by Alex Traiman - JNS.org
Blue and White Party chairman and former Israel Defence Forces Chief of Staff Benny Gantz has insulted the decency and morality of Israel’s public, drawing false and dangerous comparisons between Israel’s current political dysfunction and the contentious period during which Israel entered into the highly controversial Oslo Accords in the early 1990s. Read more
Meet Helen Light…a video interview
November 28, 2019 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Dr Helen Light is a multi-cultural consultant with a very long list of positions she has held during her brilliant career in Melbourne over the past 40 years. Read more
Netanyahu: In the national interest please step down now
November 27, 2019 by Isi Leibler
After the electoral impasse, I was one of the first of Prime Netanyahu’s long-term admirers and supporters to suggest that unless he made a deal with Benny Gantz, he would be well advised to retire now, or he would damage his illustrious career. Read more
Knifing Netanyahu could sink release of Trump peace plan
November 27, 2019 by David Singer
From most reports – Israel’s Prime Minister – Benjamin Netanyahu – will soon be finished politically – forced to resign as Israel’s longest-serving Prime Minister to defend three indictments levelled against him by Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit. Read more
Marianne and Leonard: Tickest giveaway
November 26, 2019 by Arts Editor
Melbourne readers ave an opportunity to receive a double pass for the acclaimed film chronicling the love affair between Leonard Cohen and Marianne Ihlen. Read more
Panel discussion at UIA NSW hosts North Shore briefing
November 26, 2019 by Community newsdesk
UIA NSW hosted 120 supporters at its North Shore Briefing at Pymble Golf Club recently which included a panel discussion ‘Gaza Flare-Up, Israeli Election, Is There a Connection?’. Read more
Meet composer Yitzhak Yedid
November 25, 2019 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Composer Yitzhak Yedid is an Israeli-Australian classical composer and improvising pianist, who combines Jewish and Arabic music in his unique style…he talks with Henry Greener. Read more
Is God Jewish?
November 25, 2019 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Ask the rabbi… Read more
Feintooner
November 25, 2019 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon: Two-Fer or two for the price of one. Read more
Plans to grow Moriah community by 17%
November 25, 2019 by Community newsdesk
Students at Moriah College in Queens Park are one step closer to accessing innovative new learning facilities with the lodgement of a State Significant Development Application (SSDA) proposing new Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) facilities, and an Independent Learning Centre (ILC) for High School students. Read more
On the other hand
November 24, 2019 by Michael Kuttner
In a welcome surprise for many and an unpleasant surprise for others, the US Secretary of State announced that henceforth Jews residing in Judea and Samaria would no longer be considered “illegal.” Read more
Are Netanyahu’s indictments the same as the push to impeach Trump?
November 24, 2019 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
After years of rumours, leaks, a bitter politicized debate and endless delays, Israeli Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit finally announced that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was to be indicted on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust in three separate cases. Read more
Pompeo’s gift
November 22, 2019 by Jeremy Rosen
Good news. Bad news. Read more
50 years of chazzanut
November 22, 2019 by Community newsdesk
The issue of settlements is more than a land dispute up for negotiation
November 22, 2019 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
The statement by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that Israel’s settlements “are not inconsistent with international law” has been predictably greeted with adulation by Israel’s defenders and denunciation by its enemies. Read more
Israel, Jordan and Egypt must hop on Trump bandwagon to peace
November 22, 2019 by David Singer
President Trump has now delivered the missing piece in his plan to end the 100 years old Jewish-Arab conflict – providing the incentive necessary for Israel’s warring political parties to bury their hatchets and form a new Israeli Government within the next 21 days.
Charades
November 22, 2019 by Michael Kuttner
One quote and two definitions of “charades” sum up more than adequately the Mickey Mouse situation we are currently confronted with. Read more
European Union bites off more than it can chew in Judea and Samaria
November 20, 2019 by David Singer
France has set in train a diplomatic and politically-motivated semantic assault on Israel that could ultimately see the European Union biting off more than it can chew. Read more
