Build your own Menorah

The Bunnings Warehouse in Hawthorn, Melbourne has hosted a kids’ Chanukah workshop. Read more

Good deeds sweep Sydney schools with BJE

Launched in Sydney, in the past few months, Ella’s Toy Box was founded on the premise of collecting items for children across New South Wales who are in need of clothing, books, games, and toys. Read more

Mishpacha

Follow the adventures of a Jewish family with some of whom you may well recognise… Read more

Casting out the Kushners?

According to The New York Times, Ivanka and Jared Kushner aren’t going to have an easy time of it when and if they return to New York City after working in the administration of her father. Read more

Dave Sharma – Reflections on my time as Australia’s Ambassador to Israel

Dave Sharma will be speaking next month at Sydney’s Emanuel Synagogue to share his reflections on his time as Australia’s Ambassador to Israel.

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Australia’s Jerusalem Embassy move sinks in sea of Islamic threats

Forget about Australia moving its Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Read more

Putin plays with the Holocaust

Back in January, the unlikely figure of Paddington Bear—the cuddly, bright-eyed cub much adored by young children down the years—ran afoul of the Russian government. Read more

Impossible to promote peace when Palestinians are teaching hate

Palestinian incitement against Israel runs rampant in the West Bank and Gaza, with Palestinian school textbooks full of hatred and including maps of the Middle East often minus Israel. Read more

An ideologically driven start-up: Israeli cleantech company converts toilet waste to cooking gas

Converting toilet waste into cooking gas may not sound like a smart idea at first, but an Israeli company has done just that and on Monday launched its Bio-Toilet to mark World Toilet Day. Read more

Breakfast for Yeshivah – Beth Rivkah Colleges

Yeshivah-Beth Rivkah Colleges and Parents’ Association welcomed over 200 guests to The River Room at Crown Casino for a corporate breakfast event. Read more

New medal for Rabbi Dovid Slavin

Sydney’s Rabbi Dr Dovid Slavin has been awarded a 2nd Clasp Medal in recognition of his work with the ambulance service. Read more

The Budapest Job: a book review by Jeffrey Cohen

This is an interesting book for it raises as many issues as it answers. First, it is well written and flows well and is captivating. Read more

New Zealand votes for eight UN anti-Israel resolutions

Last week, the United Nations General Assembly’s decolonization committee, which includes all 193 member states, adopted nine resolutions against Israel, and zero on the rest of the world. New Zealand voted for 8 and abstained on one. Read more

What does the Maccabee mean?…ask the rabbi

With the Junior Carnival approaching, it is a good time to learn who a Maccabee was. Ask the rabbi. Read more

Feintooner

Feintooner’s cartoon….Cooking up a Storm Read more

Tognetti and the ACO+  blew us away: a music review by Fraser Beath McEwing

As if the announcement that local hero Richard Tognetti was going to perform Beethoven’s violin concerto was not enough to stir the interest of Sydney music lovers, the announcement that he’d beef up the Australian Chamber Orchestra’s 19 regular players with another 30 borrowed from various other orchestras, set their pulses racing. And to top it off, when Tongetti revealed that his hybrid team would throw in Beethoven’s 5th Symphony they came scampering to the box offices. Read more

Trump, Nazis and American Jewry

As the global antisemitic tsunami intensifies, most Diaspora Jews seem to have lost the plot. Read more

Shift or strategy: US votes ‘no’ on UN resolution censuring Israeli control over Golan Heights

The United States for the first time voted against an annual U.N. resolution condemning Israeli control over the Golan Heights at the world body. The decision by the United States to change its stance on the resolution, after previously voting for years to abstain, may be part of a broader shift in American policy towards the Golan Heights. Read more

Israel’s stark option: Arabs in Gaza or Jews in the Negev?

Albert Einstein: “We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.” Read more

A tribute to Danny Lamm

Dr Ron Weiser has paid tribute to fellow dentist Dr Danny Lamm who recently retired from the presidency of the Zionist Federation of Australia saying Danny will continue to be such an integral part of Jewish life both here in Australia and overseas. Read more

On the other hand

Having endured several days of bombardment by rockets from Gaza the long-suffering residents of southern communities now face an uncertain temporary ceasefire…writes Michael Kuttner. Read more

Lost Jews…writes Jeremy Rosen

Israelites, Hebrews, Jews, whatever you call them, have been scattered and settled all over the place for thousands of years. Read more

The Great Synagogue Antiques Day

Well-known Sydney Antique dealer, Alan Landis will lead a Jewish Antiques Roadshow as part of the celebrations of the 140th anniversary of Sydney’s The Great Synagogue. Read more

Widows – a movie review by Roz Tarszisz

There are certain conventions we can expect from a heist movie. The assembling of disparate characters, the difficulties of setting up the robbery, the preparations and a twist at the end. A touch of humour to leaven the tension goes down well too.

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Lieberman’s sudden resignation exposes deep rift over Gaza strategy

For several weeks, Israel’s outgoing Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman had made his dissatisfaction with Israel’s approach to Hamas in Gaza public—very public. Read more

Will restraint be Netanyahu’s downfall?

Addressing his controversial decision to agree to a ceasefire with Hamas following more than 24 hours of incessant mortar, rocket and missile fire from Gaza into southern Israel, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu proffered his explanation. Read more

Postponing the inevitable again

If ever you needed an example of how misguided appeasement inevitably makes a situation worse, the current terror from Gaza is the perfect proof…writes Michael Kuttner. Read more

Leading Jewish organisations say ‘No’ to family violence

Twelve leading Melbourne Jewish organisations will come together to support the annual Walk Against Family Violence and send a clear message that the Victorian Jewish community stands united in saying ‘No’ to family violence. Read more

Ethical leadership

The Sydney Jewish Museum is to launch an Ethical Leadership Day for high school students. Read more

Mishpacha

Follow the adventures of a Jewish family with some of whom you may well recognise… Read more

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