Chelm is alive and well…writes Michael Kuttner
October 19, 2018 by Michael Kuttner
Chelm was a mythical Yiddish-speaking town which had a disproportionate share of shlemiels and shlemazels whose mind-boggling stupidity provided an endless source of merriment and mirth. Read more
The Kavanaugh imbroglio…writes Isi Leibler
October 18, 2018 by Isi Leibler
Although I am not American, I must confess that I was glued to the screen watching the Kavanaugh hearings in the U.S. Senate. Read more
Dr Kerryn Phelps talks to Henry Greener
October 18, 2018 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Independent Candidate for Wentworth, Dr Kerryn Phelps, on a visit to Our Big Kitchen, finds a few minutes to speak to Henry Greener about her political views, her connection to community work and her attempt to make a difference through entering politics as the Member for Wentworth. Read more
Israel remains cautious amid global fury at Saudi Arabia over journalist’s suspicious death
October 18, 2018 by Israel Kasnett - JNS.org
Saudi Arabia appears to have severely miscalculated its ability to quietly silence critics after it has come under strong suspicion over the disappearance and possible murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a fierce critic of the Saudi government and a columnist for The Washington Post…writes Israel Kasnett/JNS. Read more
Israel has reached decision time on Gaza
October 18, 2018 by Yaakov Lappin
Events in Gaza are moving quickly, and Israel has now reached a critical fork in the road with two main paths: a significant military escalation, which has the potential to gain momentum and turn into a broader armed conflict; or a long-term arrangement, designed to restore calm to the area…writes Yaakov Lappin/JNS. Read more
Mishpacha – chopped liver
October 18, 2018 by Jonah Solomons
Follow the adventures of a Jewish family with whom you may well recognise… Read more
Jordan jumps on Trump bandwagon leaving PLO way behind
October 18, 2018 by David Singer
Any lingering thought that the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) would have any role to play in President Trump’s soon-to-be-released peace plan has vanished – after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that $165 million had been deducted from funding to the PLO because of its continuing “pay for slay” policy in breach of the Taylor Force Act. Read more
Three favourites that couldn’t miss: a music review by Fraser Beath McEwing
October 18, 2018 by Fraser Beath McEwing
I’d love to be a fly on the wall when he SSO programmers meet. Read more
Semakh 100th anniversary commemoration
October 17, 2018 by Jill Curry
The centenary of the battle of Semakh has been recently commemorated in Israel. Read more
Feintooner
October 17, 2018 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon…Shifting scales of shifty states Read more
The Christian Arab dilemma
October 17, 2018 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke to the Christian Media Summit in Jerusalem on Sunday and uttered something that was incontrovertibly true: “Israel is the only country that protects the human rights of all.” Read more
Scott Morrison has done us no favours
October 17, 2018 by Clive Kessler
I am angry. Scott Morrison has done us no favours…writes Clive Kessler. Read more
Ask the Rabbi
October 15, 2018 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Q. Is it wrong to read the Harry Potter books given that they are about witchcraft and wizardry? Read more
A Star is Born – a movie review by Roz Tarszisz
October 15, 2018 by Roz Tarszisz
My rock concert going days may be long over but that didn’t stop shivers down my backbone as the first of many riffs came over the speakers.
Great year for BJE
October 14, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The NSW Board of Jewish Education has reported a very successful year. Read more
On the other hand
October 14, 2018 by Michael Kuttner
In Israel, temperatures are cooling as we head into autumn, (or fall if you are American), and with the Chagim over, a working week has returned to a more normal six days…writes Michael Kuttner. Read more
Tel Aviv scientist lights the way in detecting cancer cells
Any surgeon removing a cancerous tumour stares down immense risk. They face a dilemma—balancing the removal of all present cancer cells while sparing as much healthy tissue as possible. Walking that tightrope necessitates caution, which can lead to lingering cancer cells that spread elsewhere and increase the risk of recurrence. Read more
Trump’s wavering on one-state or two-states leaves many in a state of confusion
October 14, 2018 by Israel Kasnett - JNS.org
U.S. President Donald Trump raised eyebrows recently during a joint press conference in New York with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when he backtracked on previous positions he held regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, saying, “I like a two-state solution. That’s what I think works best … That’s my feeling.” Read more
Feintooner
October 14, 2018 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon…Two-State vs. One-State Solution Read more
The price of Saudi friendship
October 14, 2018 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
In one sense, the disappearance of Washington Post journalist Jamal Kashoggi after he entered Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, last week is pretty much business as usual for the Riyadh regime…writes Jonathan S. Tobin. Read more
Obituary: Gisella Scheinberg OAM
Everyone who met Gisella had a story to tell. Gisella always said it how it was: whether you were too fat, too thin, too loud, going white or a myriad of other things, she felt it was her duty to tell you. She had a cheeky sense of humour, but not everyone knew the kindness that she showed to people behind the scenes. Read more
Bible stories
October 12, 2018 by Jeremy Rosen
At this time of the year, we re-read the early chapters of Genesis with their fantastic tales of creation and early humanity struggling to cope with life and divine Authority. Read more
Traitors: a book review by Jeffrey Cohen
October 12, 2018 by Rabbi Jeffrey Cohen
As I picked up this book written by Frank Walker, I had just viewed two episodes of Foyle’s War- one was about an English industrialist who favoured a German victory because it would be good for business and the other episode was about a German nationalist planted in England in 1937 in preparation for a war and being an informant. Read more
On the frontline
October 12, 2018 by Michael Kuttner
The Jewish People have been on the frontline throughout their long three thousand years history…writes Michael Kuttner. Read more
The woman who showed how Americans can succeed at the UN
October 11, 2018 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
The resignation of U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley took the political world by surprise, but it’s likely that no one is more disappointed than supporters of Israel. Haley wasn’t just a smart and assertive voice for America at the world body. Read more
Shir Madness – The Video
October 11, 2018 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
The Shtick’s Henry Greener travelled from Melbourne to film last Sunday’s Shir Madness at the Emanuel Synagogue….and here’s the result. Read more
Jewish supporters of Germany’s far-right AfD see party as means to counter antisemitism
October 11, 2018 by Orit Arfa - JNS.org
At a nondescript community centre in the city of Wiesbaden on Sunday, dozens of Jews got together to officially form the Jewish faction of the rising right-wing political party in Germany: Alternative for Deutschland (AfD)…writes Orit Arfa/JNS. Read more
Mishpacha
October 11, 2018 by Jonah Solomons
The cartoon Jewish family… Read more
The devastating impact of American non-Jewish Jews
October 11, 2018 by Isi Leibler
There is no disputing that, except for the vast majority of Orthodox Jews, American Jews and their leaders have distanced themselves from their Jewish identity…writes Isi Leibler. Read more
Trump rejects UN and UNESCO’s fictitious Palestinian state
October 11, 2018 by David Singer
President Trump’s National Security Adviser – John Bolton – has exposed the fiction that there is a legally constituted “State of Palestine” – shredding United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and United Nations (UN) resolutions misleadingly recognising such a state when none – in fact – exists…writes David Singer. Read more
