Feintooner
May 29, 2019 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon….Juden with kippas raus. Read more
Red Joan – a movie review by Roz Tarszisz
May 28, 2019 by Roz Tarszisz
Even though she has played everything from a spymaster to a queen, it’s hard to believe that Judi Dench can so expertly portray an ordinary elderly woman. But her character proves to be far more complex than she at first appears.
Leifer extradition delay
May 28, 2019 by Peter Wertheim
The ongoing significant delay in extraditing accused pedophile, Malka Leifer, from Israel to Australia to face 74 charges involving allegations that she sexually abused at least eight pupils during her time as principal of the Adass Israel school in Melbourne between 2003 and 2008, is causing growing dismay across the Australian Jewish community. Read more
Rethinking Gidon Ben-Zvi’s views
May 27, 2019 by Robert Goot
J-Wire published an article by Gidon Ben-Zvi’s article “Rethinking restitutions: a case for Jewish dignity” the contents of which were challenged by the Claims Conference. Robert Goot sets the record straight. Read more
A question for South Africans
May 27, 2019 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Q. In South Africa the refreshments after a Shabbat service are called a “b’rachah”. Elsewhere it is a “kiddush”. Which one is right?…ask the rabbi. Read more
Cracks in the (Iron) Dome?
May 26, 2019 by Martin Sherman - Mida via JNS
“ … the ability to defeat the enemy means taking the offensive. Standing on the defensive indicates insufficient strength; attacking, a superabundance of strength.” — Sun Tzu, “The Art of War,” circa 400 B.C. Read more
As coalition negotiations stall, judicial reform hangs in the balance
May 26, 2019 by Alex Traiman - JNS.org
Attempts by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to form a governing coalition of the 65 right-wing and religious Knesset members that have recommended him as the next premier have been proving difficult. Read more
Herman Wouk
May 26, 2019 by Jeremy Rosen
Herman Wouk who died a few weeks ago at the age of 103, was one of the most successful American novelists. Read more
Shavuot dedicated to autism awareness
May 26, 2019 by Community newsdesk
On the eve of the Jewish holiday of Shavuot, Sydney’s North Shore Temple Emanuel (NSTE) in Chatswood will devote the festival to raising awareness about Autism Spectrum Disorder and learning how faith communities can best support members on the autism spectrum and their families. Read more
On the other hand
May 26, 2019 by Michael Kuttner
Summer has kicked in with a vengeance and temperatures are soaring. Read more
World Health Organization’s singling out Israel over health conditions in disputed territories a ‘fantastic lie’
May 24, 2019 by Eliana Rudee - JNS.org
The 72nd Assembly of the U.N.’s World Health Organization (WHO) voted 96-11 this week for a resolution, co-sponsored by the Arab bloc and the Palestinian delegation, which singled out Israel over “health conditions in the occupied Palestinian territory, including east[ern] Jerusalem, and in the occupied Syrian Golan.” Read more
What’s in it for us?
May 24, 2019 by Michael Kuttner
Anyone who has shopped at or toured around the famous Mahane Yehuda market in Jerusalem, commonly known as the “shuk”, will recall the cacophony of noise which accompanies the frenetic effort of shopkeepers as they try to attract customers to their stall. Read more
Meet Sandra Jason
May 23, 2019 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Celebrant Sandra Jason creates soulful celebrations for any Life Event, especially Jewish funerals for those that want an alternative to the customary religious service…a video report. Read more
Kangarusski and Kartoshka Night
May 23, 2019 by Hayley Hadassin
Kangarusski celebrated Lag B’Omer with Kartoshka (potatoes) bringing together young adults in Sydney in a social, informative and creative atmosphere at Woodburn Creatives. Read more
A change of climate
May 22, 2019 by Community newsdesk
Sydney’s Emanuel Synagogue is to present a special event, Acting on Climate Change. featuring a conversation between the former Liberal leader DrJohn Hewson and Rabbi Jeffrey B. Kamins, Senior Rabbi of Emanuel Synagogue. Read more
Gaza remains highly flammable, despite reports of Israel’s ‘new understanding with Hamas’
May 22, 2019 by Yaakov Lappin
According to a report by Israel’s Channel 12 that was aired on Tuesday evening, Israel and Hamas have reached informal new understandings, designed to allow calm to prevail in the next six months. Read more
Israel Institute says New Zealand taxpayers are funding extremism
May 21, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israel Institute of New Zealand co-director, Dr David Cumin, is calling for a moratorium on any further Kiwi taxpayer funding of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) until serious issues of corruption, antisemitism and extremism within that agency are resolved. Read more
Some thoughts on the Australian election
May 21, 2019 by Professor Bill Rubinstein
Before turning to consider how the “Jewish vote” performed at the 18 May 2019 election, I would like to make some broader points. Read more
A chat with new UJEB president Gabi Crafti
Becci Krispin sat down with the new UJEB President Gabi Crafti to hear about her role and her thoughts on Jewish education in Melbourne. Read more
Ask the rabbi
May 20, 2019 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
IS RELIGION A GOOD THING? Read more
Doublespeak
May 20, 2019 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon from Feintooner. Read more
Zionism
May 20, 2019 by Ron Weiser
It’s a difficult time for pollsters. Read more
On the other hand
May 19, 2019 by Michael Kuttner
Independence Day festivities are behind us and Eurovision mania has taken over Tel Aviv if not the rest of the country. Read more
Seeking information about Fritz Bielschowsky
May 19, 2019 by J-Wire News Service
The Jewish Community Council of Western Australia’s Director of Public Affairs Steve Lieblich is seeking information about a Holocaust survivor, Fritz Bielschowsky (Fred Biel), who formerly owned a shoe factory in Erfurt Germany in partnership with Heinrich Cerf and Felix Simon, came to Sydney in 1938-9 with his wife Ilse, and died in 1985. Read more
Palestinians need to rethink the ‘nakba,’ not refight it
May 19, 2019 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
The debates about Holocaust references made by US politician Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) are starting to die down. Read more
The Hawke Years, 1983-1991
The man who defeated Fraser in the March 1983 election was already well known for supporting Israel and other “Jewish” causes such as Soviet Jewry. Read more
I-Society and UIA NSW Yom Ha’azmaut party
May 17, 2019 by Community newsdesk
I-Society, the Young Adult Division of the Zionist Council of NSW together with UIA NSW hosted a Yom Ha’atzmaut Party on Wednesday 8th May at The Super Bowl in Surry Hills. Were you there? A J-Wire photo gallery. Read more
Learning lessons
May 17, 2019 by Jeremy Rosen
Advance notice! This article will range from Ivan Illich and education to Charter Schools, to Trade Unions, secular dogma, Chernobyl and Bernard of Clairvaux. Hold tight! Read more
Tlaib strives to alter narrative of hate fomented by Arabs
May 17, 2019 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
What has caused the deeply alarming upsurge in antisemitism across the West? As many have observed, there are three principal sources: the political left, Islamic culture and neo-fascist or white-supremacist cults. Read more
Beware of the small print
May 17, 2019 by Michael Kuttner
Most of us know that it is the small print which very often determines the real meaning and intent of any document or political statement. Read more
