One day or one lifetime
May 17, 2019 by Rabbi Michoel Gourarie
There is an interesting halachic discussion regarding the Mitzvah of Sefirat Haomer – the forty-nine days that we count between the festival of Pesach and Shavuot. The authorities debate whether counting the Omer is considered one long mitzvah, or forty-nine independent obligations. Read more
Hilkhot Nashim- Halakhic Sources Guide Volume 1: a book review by Rabbi Jeffrey Cohen
May 17, 2019 by Rabbi Jeffrey Cohen
This volume is a collection of essays dealing with three aspects of Jewish life as it applies to Women- Saying Kaddish, Birkhot Hagomel [prayer said after being in danger] and Women reading the Megillah. Read more
Why apologize? The danger of driving antisemitism underground
May 17, 2019 by Gidon Ben-Zvi
The Harvard Lampoon student-run magazine recently published a photoshopped image of Anne Frank’s face on the body of a woman wearing a bikini. Read more
MDA team surprises an elderly 81-year-old woman for her birthday
May 16, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Diana Prechtman Berger Hadera is taken three times a week from her home in Hadera to hospital for dialysis treatment. Read more
Being bullied as a teen is associated with growing up in areas of income inequality
May 16, 2019 by Elana Oberlander
Growing up in areas with income inequality is associated with being bullied, according to a new study, which surveyed approximately 874,000 children in 40 medium and high-income countries in Europe, North America and Israel. Read more
Moshe Fiszman passed away aged 97
Claytons Brahms and genuine Chopin: a music review by Fraser Beath McEwing
May 16, 2019 by Fraser Beath McEwing
Two composers who borrowed from Brahms flanked the real-deal Chopin in the SSO’s Masters Series concert last night at the Sydney Opera House. Read more
Trump set to reject UN and PLO on Jews’ legal rights in West Bank
May 15, 2019 by David Singer
President Trump is set to reject the United Nations (UN) and Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) claim that Jewish settlement in Judea and Samaria (West Bank) is illegal in international law. Read more
Kangarusski Mother’s Day
May 13, 2019 by Hayley Hadassin
Kangarusski celebrated its traditional Mother’s Day event on Sunday at Sydney’s Our Big Kitchen with families, young children, young adults and former Kangarusski Taglit-Birthright participants. Read more
What is the origin of the term “Goy”
May 13, 2019 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Ask the rabbi… Read more
Precautionary Steps
May 13, 2019 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon from Feintooner. Read more
Polish antisemitism is serious, but Yair Lapid is overreaching
May 12, 2019 by Ben Cohen - JNS.org
Over the last year, Yair Lapid, the co-chair of Israel’s opposition Blue and White Party, has made several outspoken statements about Poland, Polish antisemitism and the Holocaust. Read more
Ingrid’s debut exhibition
May 12, 2019 by Arts Editor
Abstract artist and well-known community photographer Ingrid Shakenovsky is to stage her debut solo exhibition featuring scenes from Sydney, Melbourne and other parts of the world. Read more
The Relational Judaism Handbook: a book review by Rabbi Jeffrey Cohen
May 12, 2019 by Rabbi Jeffrey Cohen
A couple of years ago Ron Wolfson, a professor at the American Jewish University in Los Angeles published Relational Judaism (Jewish Lights, 2013). Read more
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is about this one day
May 10, 2019 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
Much of the discussion about Israel and the Palestinians revolves around one question: Why does the conflict continue? Read more
Martin Buber
May 10, 2019 by Jeremy Rosen
When I first started to read Jewish Philosophers, I found them turgid, academic and completely uninspiring. Read more
“IN” but not “FOR”
May 10, 2019 by Rabbi Michoel Gourarie
We often read and learn about the power of “living in the moment”. Read more
Intolerable insanity
May 10, 2019 by Michael Kuttner
If your country was bombarded by over seven hundred missiles would you expect universal world condemnation or calls for restraint and diplomacy? Read more
Gaza and Israel enter shaky ceasefire; many predict it to be short-lived
May 9, 2019 by Yaakov Lappin
An ultra-violent yet brief conflict that erupted between Gazan terror factions and Israel came to an abrupt end early on Monday morning, as an unstable ceasefire took hold. Read more
Pokemon Detective Pikachu – a movie review by Roz Tarszisz
May 9, 2019 by Roz Tarszisz
I quite like a fantasy adventure and know little about the craze for Pokemon that engulfed the world a few years back. It is a plus because I came to it with fresh eyes. It’s a minus because I didn’t like this offering very much.
Poms – a movie review by Roz Tarszisz
May 9, 2019 by Roz Tarszisz
Poms is in the tradition of The Fully Monty whereby a disparate bunch of people come together to reach a specific goal. The ladies here, and they are for the most part ladies, do keep their gear on but get to shake their tushies and strut their stuff, eventually.
Who are the Palestinians in Gaza protesting against?
May 9, 2019 by Gidon Ben-Zvi
U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar has unleashed a firestorm of controversy for empathizing with the plight of an oppressed people. Read more
The “cycle of violence” continues and New Zealand remains silent
May 8, 2019 by David Cumin
This past weekend, more than 700 rockets were fired from Gaza into Israeli civilian areas. Read more
Trump should send Hamas, PLO and United Nations a clear message
May 8, 2019 by David Singer
The barrage of more than 700 rockets fired into Israel from Gaza this past weekend and the “pay for slay” policy pursued by the PLO to reward those Palestinian Arabs who murder and maim Jews cannot continue to be met by only pious condemnations from the United Nations or even from President Trump himself. Read more
‘And then the rocket fire intensified:’ one Israeli’s life under fire
May 7, 2019 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Alya and Tommy Shapiro were planning to celebrate Liam’s fourth birthday in Ashdod on Saturday when their plans were violently disturbed by barrages of rockets launched by terrorists from Gaza. Read more
Same old media bias dredged up following Israeli reprisals after Gaza rocket barrage
May 7, 2019 by Jackson Richman - JNS
While Israel absorbed as many as 700 rockets fired by the terrorist groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad from the Gaza Strip over the weekend, the media turned the tables on the aggression and launched its usual assault on the Jewish state. Read more
A message for Yom Ha’azmaut
May 6, 2019 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Rabbi Raymond Apple discusses Power and Morality and Practical Zionism. Read more
On the other hand
May 6, 2019 by Michael Kuttner
As we swing from sadness & solemn remembrance on Yom Hashoah and Yom Hazikaron to unrestrained joy on Yom Ha’Atzmaut we can take immense pride at the world breaking achievements which Israel has produced in the space of a mere seven decades. Read more
Pain and joy – tragedy and triumph
May 5, 2019 by Michael Kuttner
Like so many times in our people’s long journey, from a small family in pagan surroundings through exile and slavery to liberation and the beginnings of a nation in its own land, the rebirth of Jewish sovereignty in our time was accompanied by painful sacrifices. Read more
No reason to fear PA economic collapse
May 5, 2019 by Efraim Inbar
The Palestinian Authority is refusing to accept any funds transferred from Israel because Israel has begun deducting the value of stipends the PA pays to terrorists and their families, commonly known as “pay for slay.” Read more
