On the other hand
July 21, 2019 by Michael Kuttner
Students are enjoying their long hot summer vacation and schools, universities, as well as other educational facilities, are taking a well-earned rest. Read more
The Seventeenth of Tammuz
July 19, 2019 by Jeremy Rosen
Five really bad things happened to the Jewish people on the Seventeenth of Tammuz. Which is why we fast from dawn to dusk. This year the seventeenth is on Shabbat, but we fast on Sunday. Shabbat is reserved for happy days. Read more
The Public: J-Wire has ten double passes to giveaway
July 19, 2019 by Arts Editor
Starring Emilio Estevez, Alec Baldwin, Taylor Schilling and Christian Slater, THE PUBLIC, takes place in downtown Cincinnati during a particularly bitter winter where an Arctic blast has made its way to the front doors of the Public Library – where most of the film’s action takes place. Read more
In Trump vs. ‘the Squad,’ American Jews have picked the wrong target
July 19, 2019 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
In the showdown between U.S. President Donald Trump and “the Squad” of four far-left minority congresswomen, Jewish organizations in America have overwhelmingly condemned Trump’s remarks. Read more
The power of words
July 19, 2019 by Michael Kuttner
How many still recall the old saying some of our parents taught us when we were children that “sticks and stones may break your bones but words can never hurt you?” Read more
The limits of free speech
July 18, 2019 by Ashley Church
I’m a passionate believer in free speech. I’m of the view that kiwis should be free to express any opinion they wish – with the only limitation being on speech which threatens violence or is designed to incite others to violence. Read more
A case study in why Israel’s democracy is alive and well
July 18, 2019 by Evelyn Gordon - JNS
On June 24, Haaretz columnist Amira Hass compared the case of Mahmoud Qatusa to the infamous Leo Frank case in Atlanta. The comparison was suggested by Qatusa’s lawyer, but Hass enthusiastically seconded it. Read more
Ehud Barak’s cautionary tale about wealthy connections
July 18, 2019 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
Ehud Barak’s legacy just got a lot more complicated. The former prime minister is attempting political combat at the age of 77, in which he hopes to unseat Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the next Knesset elections in September. But his already shaky hopes of making a comeback after sitting out the last several years of political combat on the sidelines have been further diminished by reports of his connections to American financier/convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. Read more
Mentoring with YJP
July 18, 2019 by Community newsdesk
YJP has hosted another successful mentoring and networking event in Melbourne at a passionate restaurant named “Disrupters Crushing It.” Read more
Gay Conversion Therapy: should some thoughts be a fireable offence?
July 18, 2019 by Gidon Ben-Zvi
Israeli Education Minister Rabbi Rafi Peretz’s recent comments about gay conversion therapy have unleashed a firestorm. Read more
Whiteley: a stunning triumph for Opera Australia
July 17, 2019 by Victor Grynberg
Victor Grynberg reviews the premiere of a new Australian opera recounting the life of the iconic artist Brett Whiteley… Read more
Feintooner
July 17, 2019 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon: Dreadline a Chorus Line Read more
Should a married man be alone with another woman?
July 17, 2019 by Rabbi Chaim Ingram
Dear Rabbi. I was intrigued to read the story last week about a US politician refusing to have a female reporter accompany him alone on his 15-hour ‘ride-a-thon’ campaign. Is society finally catching up with Halakha? Yours, H. J. Read more
Benefits of preparatory at Mount Sinai
As a parent, your two biggest drivers are to protect and prepare. Arguably, one of the biggest decisions you will need to make in preparing your child for their future is choosing the correct schooling for them. Read more
Burying the PLO and resurrecting Jordan in the West Bank
July 17, 2019 by David Singer
President Trump’s “deal of the century”– aimed at ending 100 years of conflict between Jews and Arabs over the territory once called “Palestine”– continues to flounder in the face of
- The PLO’s outright rejection of Trump’s deal – even before its details have been published
- Jordan’s continuing refusal to agree to negotiate with Israel when the deal is released
Should you support your family members?
July 16, 2019 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Ask the Rabbi…. Read more
Women’s affairs
July 16, 2019 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Susie Ivany is Co-Vice President of Jewish Care, Past President of NCJWA (Vic), on the International Council of Jewish Women’s Status of Women in Jewish Law Committee and Founder and Immediate Past Chair of Unchain My Heart…she talks with Henry Greener. Read more
The difference between intermarriage and the Holocaust
July 14, 2019 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
Jews around the world have a new reason to be outraged about Israel’s government. Read more
‘Who, me? A racist?’
July 14, 2019 by Ben Cohen - JNS.org
The exposé on antisemitism in the British Labour Party, broadcast in the United Kingdom last week by the BBC’s flagship Panorama program, gave viewers an opportunity to see the extraordinary confrontation in April 2016 between John Mann, a Labour parliamentarian and leading fighter against anti-Jewish bigotry, and Ken Livingstone, the former Labour Mayor of London and leading promoter of conspiracy theories about Zionist “collaboration” with Nazi Germany. Read more
A quarter-century after his passing, the Rebbe’s sphere of influence continues to grow
July 14, 2019 by Deborah Fineblum
For the Lubavitcher Rebbe, rather than his memory and influence shrinking in the 25 years since his passing, his legacy has only served to create phenomenal growth in the movement he nurtured, inspired and guided for nearly a half-century. Read more
Israeli helicopter parents send instructions
July 14, 2019 by Gidon Ben-Zvi
Dear Sheila,
How’s Melbourne? The girls can’t wait to spend a whole two weeks with you. I receive daily updates about all they’ll be seeing and doing during their upcoming August adventure. Read more
Meet Jo Silver
July 14, 2019 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Jo Silver has recently been appointed CEO of Stand Up, a Growing Movement for Social Justice, furthering the Jewish Commitment to a Better World…she talks with Henry Greener. A video report. Read more
On the other hand
July 14, 2019 by Michael Kuttner
What a contrast. At the same time that the Palestinian Arab Authority increases its payments to “martyrs” and murderers of Israelis incarcerated in Israeli jails it pleads poverty and appeals to the international community for more money. Read more
Sydney’s CBDChabad springs its wings
July 12, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Paper in the Wall
July 12, 2019 by Jeremy Rosen
In 1974 when Henry Kissinger was pressurizing Golda Meir to make concessions in the interest of peace in the Middle East, Golda took him to the Western Wall. Read more
A US-Israeli defence treaty? A noble idea, but neither desirable nor practical.
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) recently suggested that the United States should conclude a defence treaty with Israel. Read more
What to do about the ‘fangs’ of antisemitism in Britain’s Labour?
July 12, 2019 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
In recent days, plotting within the British Labour Party to get rid of its far-left leader Jeremy Corbyn has moved up a gear as deep concern over the party’s precipitous plunge in the opinion polls has burst into the open. Read more
For everything there is a season
July 12, 2019 by Michael Kuttner
There are certain times in our lives when momentous events are destined to occur. Read more
Bleak future for Jewish Europe and life goes on in Israel
July 12, 2019 by Ron Weiser
The amazing thing about coming to Israel, perhaps especially in summer, is that for all of the fears that people outside of Israel have for her, apparently Israelis themselves are not troubled nearly as much as her supporters overseas are. Read more
Globally collaborative universities are driving the solutions of the future
In 1990, one of the most ambitious scientific endeavours the world has ever seen was launched…writes Michael Waxman-Lenz. Read more
