Castle Hill Players stage the unforgettable and touching story of Anne Frank
August 28, 2019 by Geoff Sirmai
The Diary of Anne Frank by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett will play in Sydney at the Pavilion Theatre, Castle Hill from 20 September to 12 October. Read more
In a class of his own
August 28, 2019 by Ron Weiser
We are seeing a rerun of the April 2019 Israeli elections but with one big difference, this time round we will have a government formed. Read more
Saudi Arabia jolts Jordan to negotiate with Israel on Trump plan
August 28, 2019 by David Singer
Abdul Hameed Al-Ghabin – “a Saudi writer and a political and tribal figure”– has challenged Jordan to negotiate with Israel on President Trump’s “deal of the century”– or risk losing control of the Islamic holy sites in Jerusalem currently vested in Jordan under the 1994 Israel-Jordan Peace Treaty and the Washington Declaration. Read more
Facing tensions on multiple fronts, is Israel on the verge of an all-out war?
August 28, 2019 by Israel Kasnett - JNS.org
The big news in Israel is not that Iran attempted to send kamikaze drones into Israeli territory last week or that Israel targeted that terrorist cell in Syria; these are not completely out of the ordinary or even unexpected. Read more
Israel’s campaign to disrupt the Iranian war machine in Syria continues
August 27, 2019 by Yaakov Lappin
Israeli Minister Tzachi Hanegbi: There is a “deep struggle” underway in Iran over the country’s ongoing efforts to entrench itself in Syria, and Israel publicized the latest strike to strengthen these voices. Read more
Parramatta and District Synagogue marks its 70th Anniversary
August 26, 2019 by Community newsdesk
In 1949, in a house at 471 Western Road, Pendle Hill, Morry, Alf and Mark Borman, Lou Klein, Sidney Sinclair and their families met for the purpose of establishing a Synagogue and for commencing formal Jewish Education for their children. Read more
Going to a Shivah house…what do I do? What do I say? – ask the rabbi
August 26, 2019 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Rabbi Raymond Apple asks this question and others… Read more
Feintooner
August 26, 2019 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon from Feintooner…Drowning out the Drones Read more
On the other hand
August 25, 2019 by Michael Kuttner
Another week with more drama as Israel winds up to elections again on 17 September. Read more
Toni Morrison
August 23, 2019 by Jeremy Rosen
Toni Morrison, the celebrated, black, American novelist and Nobel Prize winner for literature, died recently. She was a moving exponent of Black life and culture and chronicler and of the suffering of Black Americans. But she had a blind spot when it came to Jews and Israel. She was a holocaust revisionist and anti-Zionist. So I am re-blogging something I wrote concerning her in 2016. Read more
The future of energy
August 23, 2019 by Community newsdesk
Australia’s Chief Scientist, Dr Alan Finkel will appear in conversation with Rabbi Jeffrey Kamins at Emanuel Synagogue where they will discuss The Future of Energy. Read more
Theatre of the absurd
August 23, 2019 by Michael Kuttner
We have experienced acts of absurdity this past week so ludicrous as to defy any sort of logical explanation. Read more
Getting to the bottom of a tragic ‘disloyalty’
August 23, 2019 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
There appears to be no limit to the sheer stupidity and reflexive malice with which people misrepresent what U.S. President Donald Trump has just said. Read more
Reliable Material
August 23, 2019 by Arts Editor
Relatable Material marks the debut of Jewish comedian Robyn Reynolds and fellow comic Chris Nguyen,… who are also a couple. Read more
Meet Rob Schneider
August 22, 2019 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Meet Rob Schneider, a conservationist, businessman and Community Leader, is now CEO of Australian Friends of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Read more
The implosion of American Jewry
August 22, 2019 by Isi Leibler
Over the past decade, the Jewish establishment leadership in America – with the exception of the Orthodox, the Zionist Organization of America, and other small groups – has failed to speak up in defence of Israel and imposed a curtain of silence. Read more
Israel announces August BDS Ambition Tour (one true satire)
August 22, 2019 by Gidon Ben-Zvi
In response to the furore unleashed by the Israeli government’s decision to block entry to two U.S. congresswomen, a hastily produced tour of the Jewish state has been announced. Read more
Lux: a book review by Aviva Kipen
August 22, 2019 by Aviva Kipen
For millennia unembroidered biblical and post-biblical stories were elaborated and embellished in the oral tradition that was finally committed to writing following the destruction of the Second Temple. Read more
Bright young stars shine In West Side Story: a review by Victor Grynberg
August 22, 2019 by Victor Grynberg
If PORGY and BESS is the pre-eminent American Folk Opera, then certainly WEST SIDE STORY is the outstanding American Musical. Read more
Actress in musical premiere
August 21, 2019 by Elana Bowman
An Olivier award-winning musical, Caroline, or Change, will premiere at Sydney’s Hayes Theatre this week.
A Wider View – Another Rabbinic Response
August 21, 2019 by Rabbi Nicole K. Roberts
As a female rabbi of the Progressive movement, I wish to share where my position diverges from that expressed by the President of the NSW Rabbinical Council in the 18 August 2019 article in J-Wire The NSWRC calls for status quo on abortion legislation Read more
Volunteers wanted
August 19, 2019 by Community Editor
The Australian Jewish Historical Society based within the Sydney Jewish Museum is looking for volunteers to help with specific projects as the Society continues to move from paper preservation of documents to the digital age. Read more
Feintooner
August 19, 2019 by Feintooner
Feintooner: Bus-ted Read more
Why Jews should care about the Hong Kong democracy protests
August 19, 2019 by Ben Cohen - JNS.org
It’s more than 30 years since pro-democracy student demonstrators were brutally crushed by Chinese security forces in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square—a graphic sign that while communism was in the process of collapsing elsewhere in the world, China was to be a bloody exception. Read more
Jeffrey Epstein: the status of suicide in Judaism
August 19, 2019 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
World attention has focused this week on the apparent suicide of Jeffrey Epstein. Epstein and his deeds or misdeeds are not the subject of this article, but his apparent suicide is. Read more
Democrats backing Jew-haters over Israel play into Trump’s hands
August 18, 2019 by David Singer
The Democratic Party House majority is now in freefall backing two of its openly-avowed Jew-hating members – Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib – against decisions made by Israel banning them from unconditional entry into the Jewish State. Read more
Palestinian groups behind Omar-Tlaib cancelled trip express antisemitism, links to terrorism
August 18, 2019 by Sean Savage - JNS.org
The Palestinian groups that were part of Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) and Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) cancelled trip to Israel and the West Bank have a public record of openly expressing antisemitism, supporting the BDS movement, as well as fostering sympathy of and links to terrorist groups. Read more
Meet George Halasz
August 18, 2019 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Child and Adolescent Consultant Psychiatrist Dr George Halasz an Adjunct Senior Lecturer at Monash Uni., on the Editorial Board of Australasian Psychiatry and several other positions, past and present, talks to Henry Greener. Read more
On the other hand
August 18, 2019 by Michael Kuttner
The stark contrasts between tragedy and triumph, mourning and joy, are often evident in overabundance in Israel. Read more
Religio Fascism
August 16, 2019 by Jeremy Rosen
I have often expressed my frustration with politics – in particular, Israeli politics Read more
