Mishpacha
January 17, 2019 by Jonah Solomons
Follow the adventures of a Jewish family some of whom you might recognise… Read more
Reclaiming service: Planting the seeds of Jewish values
January 17, 2019 by Rabbi Benji Levy
In our fast-paced interconnected world, it can be so hard to do a good deed in a truly selfless way…writes Rabbi Benji Levy/JNS. Read more
David Marlow joins AJHS
January 16, 2019 by Community newsdesk
David Marlow has been appointed the new Honorary Secretary of the Australian Jewish Historical Society Vic (AJHS).
The Kid Who Would Be King – a movie review by Roz Tarszisz
January 15, 2019 by Roz Tarszisz
As a child, I loved T.H. White’s The Once and Future King even though I was confused by the concept of Merlin the Wizard travelling backwards through time and getting younger as he went forward. Read more
Women in the military? Ask the rabbi
January 14, 2019 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Q. Is there a Jewish view as to women in the military? Read more
Israel and the argument about Trump’s wall
January 13, 2019 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
It may be that supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump and those who back the Israeli government led by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are now so closely aligned that the latter have no qualms about the Jewish state being dragged into one of the most contentious American political debates in living memory…writes Jonathan S. Tobin/JNS. Read more
Six years after completion, Israel’s border fence with Egypt has transformed the south
January 13, 2019 by Yaakov Lappin
This time six years ago, Israel completed its high-tech border fence with Egypt, marking the start of a transformation in the situation along this restive frontier…writes Yaakov Lappin/JNS. Read more
On the other hand
January 13, 2019 by Michael Kuttner
The five-year drought has officially ended. This winter’s bountiful rainfall so far has started to replenish a depleted Kinneret although there is still a long way to go before it will be fully restored to acceptable levels…writes Michael Kuttner. Read more
Jews need to be more than victims
January 11, 2019 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
The hashtag #myfirstantisemiticexperience is helping to publicize the everyday reality of Jew-hatred…writes Jonathan S. Tobin/JNS. Read more
Apologetics
January 11, 2019 by Jeremy Rosen
We live nowadays in a world where, more than ever before, our ideas and values have come under scrutiny and assault…writes Jeremy Rosen. Read more
Aubrey Krawitz: Fundraiser and people raiser extraordinaire
As 2018 drew to a close, the Sydney community lost one of its most charismatic and dynamic personalities…writes Peter Wise. Read more
Context is key: It was a riot, not a protest
January 11, 2019 by Danny Danon
Over the past several weeks, much discussion has been made about the events last spring on the border between Israel and the Gaza Strip…writes Danny Danon. Read more
Two national leaders, two TV addresses to fire up their base
January 11, 2019 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
Last Monday evening, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu went on TV to make what was billed in advance as a “dramatic announcement.”…writes Melanie Phillips/JNS. Read more
JNF Tour: Day 10 and the end of the journey
Each day a member of the current KKL-JNF Education Study Tour to Israel reports on the day’s activities. Read more
Is anyone listening?
January 11, 2019 by Michael Kuttner
Quote of the week: “you cannot change what you refuse to confront.”…writes Michael Kuttner. Read more
JNF Tour: Day 9
Each day a member of the current KKL-JNF Education Study Tour to Israel reports on the day’s activities. Read more
Why is Egypt intent on restoring Jewish heritage sites in a country devoid of Jews?
January 10, 2019 by Ariel Ben Solomon - JNS.org
The government of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi recently announced a multimillion-dollar initiative to restore Jewish heritage sites throughout the country. Soon afterwards, the government backtracked, probably due to a public backlash…writes Ariel Ben Solomon/JNS. Read more
Mishpacha
January 10, 2019 by Jonah Solomons
Follow the adventures of a Jewish family some of whom you might recognise… Read more
Political dysfunctionality and electoral chaos
January 10, 2019 by Isi Leibler
Setting aside the Gaza confrontations, 2018 was one of Israel’s best years since the establishment of the state…writes Isi Leibler. Read more
JNF Tour: Day 8
Each day a member of the current KKL-JNF Education Study Tour to Israel reports on the day’s activities. Read more
JNF Tour: Day 7
Each day a member of the current KKL-JNF Education Study Tour to Israel reports on the day’s activities. Read more
A new Mideast order is taking shape, says ex-senior Israeli intelligence officer
January 8, 2019 by Yaakov Lappin
The era of chaos in the Middle East is drawing to a close, and a new phase, which contains its own set of dangers, is taking shape, a senior former intelligence official has told JNS…writes Yaakov Lappin/JNS. Read more
Ahead in polls, Netanyahu’s legal troubles provide main electoral challenge
January 8, 2019 by Alex Traiman - JNS.org
Israel’s Channel 10 News reports that Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit is likely to announce his intention to proceed with a pre-indictment hearing of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of the April 9 elections…writes Alex Traiman. Read more
U.S. and Israel quit over UNESCO’s love affair with “Palestine”
January 8, 2019 by David Singer
UNESCO’s decision to admit “Palestine” as a member state in 2011 in breach of UNESCO’s own Constitution has come back to bite UNESCO with a vengeance – with America and Israel both quitting their membership of UNESCO on 31 December 2018…writes David Singer. Read more
What does Judaism have to say about Buddhism and Hinduism?…ask the rabbi
January 8, 2019 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Rabbi Raymond Apple served for 32 years as the chief minister of the Great Synagogue, Sydney and asks this question and others. He is now retired and lives in Jerusalem. Read more
JNF Tour: Day 6
Each day a member of the current KKL-JNF Education Study Tour to Israel reports on the day’s activities. Read more
‘Terror,’ tigers and tabby cats
January 7, 2019 by Martin Sherman - Mida via JNS
This was a week in which there was much for the citizens of Israel to be concerned about. Read more
JNF on Tour: Day 5
Each day a member of the current KKL-JNF Education Study Tour to Israel reports on the day’s activities. Read more
Feintooner
January 7, 2019 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon: Bolton not Bolting Read more
Not just trees
January 7, 2019 by Michael Kuttner
For sixty-six educators from Australia and one lone New Zealander currently touring Israel on a ten-day KKL-JNF educational seminar, it has been full of eye-opening encounters. Read more
