Comparing the outrage: Beyond Christchurch and Sri Lanka

A number of high-profile commentators – from Ben Shapiro to Maajid Nawaz – have looked at the Twitter accounts of world leaders like Theresa May, Barack Obama, and Hillary Clinton. The commentators have made some uncomfortable comparisons about the language used to condemn the terror attacks in Sri Lanka and those in Christchurch. Read more

Trump seems set to expose UN fraud on boundaries of Palestine

President Trump appears set to expose more than forty years of deceptive and misleading information disseminated by the United Nations (UN)  in relation to the boundaries of former Palestine. Read more

A message for Passover

Pesach, when the Haggadah talks of parents whose children ask, “What are the testimonies and the statutes of the Torah?”, is the tailor-made occasion when observers of Jewish life get a reminder of Hansen’s Law which says, “What the son wishes to forget, the grandson wishes to remember”. Read more

On the other hand

It took forty years for the Israelites to make the journey from Egypt to the Promised Land. Read more

Leaving Egypt to cross the (metaphorical) seas

At the festival of Passover, which Jews are about to celebrate, the story is recounted of how the children of Israel managed to redeem themselves from slavery through their miraculous crossing of the Red Sea in which their Egyptian pursuers proceeded to drown. Read more

The Pharaoh who spoke too soon

In his important book “Power and Powerlessness in Jewish History,” the historian David Biale noted that the very first ancient Egyptian reference to the nation of Israel was a brutal announcement of its destruction. Read more

The last Nazi hunter

Shadows of Shoah’s Sheree Trotter hears Efraim Zuroff’s story… Read more

Deal of the century

As Jews worldwide gather to commemorate their ancestors’ deliverance from bondage it is only appropriate that we contemplate exactly what it is we are remembering. Read more

‘Your opportunities are limitless,’ NASA astronaut tells Israel Air Force personnel

As NASA astronaut Richard R. (“Ricky”) Arnold projected slides showing images of his time on board the International Space Station, a lecture hall filled with young Israel Air Force personnel sat spellbound, absorbing his every word. Read more

Free Museum entry to commemorate Yom HaShoah

The Sydney Jewish Museum is offering free admission on Thursday 2 May, the world commemorates Yom HaShoah – the day of remembrance for the 6 million Jewish victims of the Holocaust. Read more

Netanyahu’s brilliant victory and the challenges ahead

Israeli voters have chosen Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in what was essentially a referendum over whether he should be re-elected to a fifth term of office. Read more

State and Religion in Israel on Pesach

The return of a rightwing government, heavily reliant on religious parties in Israel, is a matter of some concern because of the increasing encroachment of religious compulsion in Israeli life (as much as I fear the opposite). Read more

Evelyne Weltlinger at the Camelot Lounge.

There are not many women who have emerged as soloist singers late in their life Meet Evelyne Weltlinger…writes Ben Apfelbaum. Read more

Post-election thoughts

In the end, the people of Israel voted for Prime Minister Netanyahu “Mr Security-Mr Statesman,” over Bibi with all of his human shortcomings. Read more

Jordan in denial over Trump plan for Israel in Judea and Samaria

In a closed-door meeting with members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee – King Abdullah of Jordan reportedly said the White House had given him:

 “zero visibility into the most fraught part of their peace plan: how it proposes to divide Israeli and Palestinian territory.”

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Oh No— Not another Haggadah

Every year there seem to more and more haggadahs [the actual plural is haggadot] available. And this ignores the self-printed ones available to those with some computer literacy. Read more

Jewish comedy showcase stellar line-up

Shalom will be hosting its seventh Jewish Comedy Showcase as part of the Sydney Comedy Festival on Monday, April 29. Read more

Pesach: Four questions – three answers

Rabbi Raymond Apple presents three Pesach topics: 1. What is the question? 2. The serious side of Chad Gadya 3. The Seder foods. Read more

All On A Thursday Morning: a book review by Rabbi Jeffrey Cohen

The subtitle for this book is appropriate being an ‘easy to use’ collection of Rabbi Gourarie’s weekly articles on personal growth. Read more

On the other hand

The elections may be over but the hard work of establishing a viable coalition has only just begun. Read more

The Seder

For some of us, every minute of the two Seder nights is an absolute delight. Even the preparation and the cleaning – the anticipation. There is no other occasion in the festive year quite like it. Read more

Assange’s antisemitism revisited

When the fugitive WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange first holed up in the Ecuadorean embassy in London seven years ago, “Brexit” was an unknown word, Donald Trump was still hosting “The Apprentice,” and the Iran nuclear deal was just a twinkle in the eye of U.S. President Barack Obama. Read more

Israel’s presence on the Golan Heights: a strategic necessity

Israel has ruled the Golan Heights since it was attacked by Syria in June 1967. Read more

Of annexation and Trump’s peace plan, what’s next on the post-Israeli election agenda?

Things move fast in the Middle East. Read more

The right still rules in Israel. Will it continue?

Is Benjamin Netanyahu’s dominance of Israeli politics the product of a consensus he helped build, or is he merely a convenient beneficiary of forces that were beyond his control? Read more

Judgment Day – Yom Ha’din

From the High Holyday liturgy: “who shall be exalted and who shall be brought low.” Read more

How an electoral tie represents a landslide victory for Israel’s right

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu won a decisive electoral victory at the polls despite tying with main rival Benny Gantz, former chief of staff in the Israel Defense Forces. Read more

What’s not at stake in Israel’s election: democracy

When Israelis vote today a lot will be riding on the outcome. Read more

Feintooner

This week’s cartoon…U.N. resolution writ large as seen from the far side Read more

Hashemite rule in Jordan on collision course with Trump and Israel

King Abdullah seems increasingly hell-bent on ending 99 years of Hashemite-dynasty rule in Jordan. Read more

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