Don’t let a staggering Iran off the hook
November 20, 2019 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
The foreign-policy establishment was nearly unanimous last year when President Donald Trump decided to pull out of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal and reimpose sanctions on Tehran. Read more
Young Professionals celebrate the Shabbat Project
November 19, 2019 by Community newsdesk
Young Jewish Professionals Melbourne celebrated the Shabbat Project at the Shiloh…a J-Wire photo gallery. Read more
Fly Already by Etgar Keret: a book review by Geoffrey Zygier
November 19, 2019 by Geoffrey Zygier
Fly Already, the latest collection of short stories by Etgar Keret not only includes 22 new tales, but also an uncharacteristic side-swipe at Donald Trump. Read more
Feintooner
November 19, 2019 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon Presidential Seal of Approval…Presidential Seal of Approval. Read more
Interschool Challah Bake
November 19, 2019 by Community newsdesk
Melbourne’s Chabad Youth coordinated an Interschool Challah Bake for high school students in preparation for the Shabbat Project. Read more
Truth is not selective: Poland vs. Netflix
November 19, 2019 by Ben Cohen - JNS.org
Poland’s government won an important victory on the battleground of history last week. Read more
What came first? The chicken or the egg?
November 19, 2019 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Ask the rabbi… Read more
Peerless playing from Paul Lewis: a music review by Fraser Beath McEwing
November 19, 2019 by Fraser Beath McEwing
British pianist, Paul Lewis, filled his Sydney Recital Hall program with just two works last night: Schubert’s Sonata in G D894 and Beethoven’s Diabelli Variations. No bonbons to be seen. Read more
On the other hand
November 17, 2019 by Michael Kuttner
Once again it is raining rockets from Gaza as the terrorists target civilians in southern and central Israel. Read more
Ron Hoenig talks government at JewishCare
November 17, 2019 by Community newsdesk
NSW Labor MP Ron Hoenig has visited JewishCare to address guests on “Our System of Governance in NSW”. Read more
Gaza: Delaying the inevitable … again
November 17, 2019 by Martin Sherman - Mida via JNS
“ A fool can throw a stone in a pond that 100 wise men cannot get out.” — Saul Bellow, (1915-2005) Read more
Israeli party leaders lament stalling of movement towards government coalition
November 17, 2019 by Dov Lipman - JNS
With a tenuous ceasefire taking hold across southern Israel, politics has again returned to centre stage. Read more
New Zealand joins bullies at UN again and supports online incitement
November 17, 2019 by David Cumin
The United Nations just passed eight resolutions against Israel and zero against any other country. New Zealand participated in this bullying again, voting for seven and abstaining on one. Read more
The Quiz that stopped the Federation
November 15, 2019 by Emily Gian
Melbournians may have had their eyes on the “race that stops the nation” in Melbourne, but in Sydney, our eyes were on the annual national Bible Quiz, which took place on Tuesday 5 November 2019 and was a fantastic display of the commitment of the contestants to their learning and to the Tanach. Read more
Truth
November 15, 2019 by Jeremy Rosen
“What is truth?” is the question Pontius Pilate, the governor of Judea, asked two thousand years ago. Possibly the most famous question of all time! Read more
Anniversary blues
November 15, 2019 by Michael Kuttner
Anniversaries usually come in two varieties, either commemorating happy or sad occasions. Read more
‘Labelling’ Israel as an unequal player on the world stage
November 15, 2019 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
As Israel came under attack this week with hundreds of rockets raining down from Gaza, and as it steeled itself for even worse, the Israel-bashers were up to their old tricks. Read more
After 50 hours of fire exchanges, Israel waits to see if Gaza Strip stabilizes
November 15, 2019 by Yaakov Lappin
A ceasefire that appeared fragile, and which was punctured twice by rocket fire from Gaza, went into effect on Thursday after 50 hours of combat between the Iranian-backed Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror faction and the Israel Defence Forces. Read more
Around 1000 attend Jewish House gala event
November 15, 2019 by Community newsdesk
Close to 1000 people came together in celebration and support of the work carried out by Sydney’s Jewish House. Read more
Funds wanted for underground Blood Services Centre
November 14, 2019 by Community newsdesk
Magen David Adom is raising funds in Sydney for Israel’s first underground, shielded Blood Services Centre in the world. Read more
Israel seeks to prevent further escalation on second day of conflict with Islamic Jihad
November 14, 2019 by Yaakov Lappin
Israel carefully managed its second day of conflict with Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) on Wednesday, keeping airstrikes focused on the suppression of Gazan rocket-launch squads, as Hamas, despite declarations, continued to sit on the sidelines. Read more
Israel’s targeted assassination of terror operative sends a double message
November 13, 2019 by Israel Kasnett - JNS.org
The Israeli missile that blasted through senior Islamic Jihad terrorist Baha Abu al-Ata’s Gaza bedroom window at 4 a.m. on Tuesday morning may have killed the man and his wife, but it also sent a broader message to Hamas and Iran. Read more
Feintooner
November 13, 2019 by Feintooner
This week’s the cartoon…English Irony. Read more
Release of Trump deal could break Israel elections deadlock
November 12, 2019 by David Singer
The release of President Trump’s long-awaited and eagerly-anticipated deal of the century could be just the catalyst required to persuade Avigdor Liberman’s Yisrael Beitenu bloc of eight members to join Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s bloc of 55 members to form Israel’s next Government. Read more
A Jewish Democratic congressman called me a Nazi collaborator
November 12, 2019 by Alan Dershowitz
Tennessee Congressmen Steve Cohen, who has a long history of one-sided condemnation of Israel, recently called me a Nazi collaborator on MSNBC as the show’s host Alex Witt sat silently by. Read more
J-Wire has free tickets for: A Maccabi LIFE community event for the whole family.
November 12, 2019 by Community Editor
The Maccabi LIFE Health & Wellness Expo will bring together leading professionals, speakers and exhibitors at an informative and fun day – out that will get you and your family thinking about health and well-being. Read more
A new New Zealand unveiled in Israel
Marion Davis was a child opera star, beginning her career in a juvenile opera company at the age of 14 in Wellington. In 1899, she married Ernest Hyam Davis, a brewer from Auckland. Read more
Planning a visit to Uluru?
November 11, 2019 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Can a Jew visit an aboriginal sacred site? …ask the rabbi. Read more
Under the Olive Tree: a concert of Arabic & Jewish music
November 11, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Melbourne’s Immigration Museum and Adi Sappir will host an afternoon of music exploring what unites people and cultures as part of Melbourne Music Week on Sunday 17 November. Read more
Kristallnacht remains relevant 81 years later
November 10, 2019 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
This week Germany marks the 81st anniversary of Kristallnacht, “The Night of Broken Glass.” Read more
