INTO THE FRAY: Israel on the cusp of civil war?

The only way to prevent a civil war in Israel is to acknowledge its impending outbreak, so that steps can be taken to forestall it. Read more

Mendelssohn, Brahms & Glanert – an evening of romantic and contemporary echoes at the Sydney Opera House

The performance at the Sydney Opera House on 4 June 2025 was a triumph of Romantic expression, elegance, and orchestral command. Read more

My journey as an Israeli student in Australia

As an Emerson Fellow with StandWithUs, I am proud to be part of an international education organisation dedicated to supporting Israel and combating antisemitism. Read more

Selective outrage and moral blindness: response to FIANZ’s press release on Gaza

The Federation of Islamic Associations of New Zealand (FIANZ) recently issued a press release condemning Israel in the strongest terms, accusing it of “genocide” and demanding that the New Zealand Government sever diplomatic ties. Read more

Aussie firefighter trains Israelis to combat forest fires

Timothy Wainwright, an Australian volunteer firefighter, has conducted seven training missions in Israel since 2019, teaching civilian communities along Israel’s border regions how to effectively fight wildfires with limited resources. Read more

From Australia’s Jewish past

Miriam (Mina) Fink MBE – Australian social activist and community stalwart Read more

On the other hand

Israelis celebrating Shavuot prove that this is indeed the Land of Milk and Honey. Read more

Why do we eat cheesecake on Shavuot?

The festival of Shavuot (AKA  Pentecost), which falls on Monday and Tuesday for the Diaspora, marks the 49 days or seven weeks from Passover. Read more

Shavuot 2025: Everything you need to know

This year, Shavuot begins on the evening of June 1. Here’s everything you need to know about one of the major festivals on the Jewish calendar. Read more

Diaspora Jews under siege

Travelling in America over the past three weeks to speak about my new book, I found a Jewish community in shock, bewilderment, and, after the murderous attack last week on a young couple outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., gripped by rising fear. Read more

D.C. couple gunned down amid climate of incitement

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Hyperbolic Hypocrisy

Israel has been targeted by an unprecedented barrage of hypocritical claims and denunciations. Read more

Shabbat BaMidbar

The Bible is the most amazing of documents on so many different levels. Read more

Not Nothing

Holocaust story prompts intergenerational dialogue. Read more

From Australia’s Jewish past: Leo Fink

Leo Fink (1901-1972), manufacturer and Jewish welfare worker, was born on 31 October 1901 at Bialystok, Poland, then part of the Russian Empire, eldest son of Mordechai Fink, manufacturer, and his wife Masia, née Jablonska. Read more

Feintooner

This week’s cartoon: Words and Deeds Read more

Article 80 UN Charter affirms Jewish rule from River to the Sea

The United Nations (UN) continues to act illegally in flagrant breach of article 80 of its own Charter. Read more

Douglas Murray: Israel can’t afford to leave Hamas in Gaza

Despite mounting international pressure and war costs, Israel cannot afford to end it war “with Hamas in power in any form,” British public intellectual Douglas Murray told JNS last week. Read more

On the other hand

The number of Jewish foreign residents who are buying a “bolt hole” in Israel is increasing at a spectacular rate. Read more

Jerusalem Day

This morning, I overheard a conversation in the gym in which someone was declaring, in reference to the murders of the two Jews in Washington, that there are crazy people everywhere and murders happen. Read more

Predictability

There are some things in life so predictable and invariable that when they occur, there should be no sense of surprise. Read more

Melting Point

Book review by Dr Anne Sarzin

A Jewish family story and the search for a Jewish homeland

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L’Chaim – To Life: George Foster

 Celebrating survival and resilience Read more

The Birds

A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First Read more

Cleaner energy for 100 Jewish homes

A new initiative will support 100 Jewish families in replacing gas appliances with efficient, electric alternatives powered by clean energy. Read more

Debut novelist wins 2025 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish literature

Ukrainian-American author Sasha Vasilyuk has been named the 2025 winner of the prestigious Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature for her debut novel Your Presence Is Mandatory. Read more

Honouring those who rescued fellow Jews in the Holocaust

A symbolic cornerstone was laid on Wednesday for the Jewish Rescuers Grove, a first-of-its-kind memorial honouring Jews who risked everything to save fellow Jews during the Holocaust. Read more

Rossini in Paris

A music review by Shirley Politzer Read more

Beetlejuice the Musical

A Melbourne musical reviewed by Alex First Read more

L’Chaim to Life: Julie Nathan

Morry Frenkel speaks with Julie Nathan, Research Director at the Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ). Read more

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