Genesis and the Marshmallow

I was reminded of the famous Marshmallow Experiment last week when I read that Dr. Walter Mischel had died on September 12th at the age of 88. When he was a professor at Stanford, he carried out an experiment on children that became one of the most influential psychological tests, even though over time it has been challenged for its narrow methodology…writes Jeremy Rosen. Read more

From Munich to Oslo and beyond

If anyone believed that the New Year would usher in an era of peace and harmony they should have had their fantasies rudely shattered…writes Michael Kuttner. Read more

Changing our perspective on climate change

Dear Rabbi:  I am very hazy as to the Jewish perspective on human-induced climate change. The rabbis I have asked seem to cloud the issue and one told me the topic is too hot to handle. (No puns intended, of course!) In desperation I turn to you! What’s your take on it all? Should religious Jews be doing more about it? Yours, Confused. Read more

The world laughed at Trump, but Iran and its enablers should not

The international community made no secret of its contempt for U.S. President Donald Trump when he spoke to the U.N. General Assembly this week…writes Jonathan S. Tobin/JNS. Read more

Jordan’s King at the UN

Jordan’s King Abdullah II spoke at the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday. His speech revealed several nuances which, I fear, too many diplomats may have failed to grasp their real meanings in the context of Middle East history and the particulars of the Arab conflict with Israel…writes Yisrael Medad/JNS. Read more

The Mishpacha

This week’s cartoon featuring the Mishpacha family…Kaufmans – a Jewish family headed by Benny and Cheryl, who run “Benny’s Deli” for a living. Read more

Trump’s PLO shutdown paves way for Jordan-West Bank reunification

President Trump’s decision to close the PLO mission in Washington, cancel the visas of the Palestinian Ambassador and his family and order their bank accounts be closed – mark the PLO’s final humiliation for condemning Trump’s proposed peace plan before its contents have even been published…writes David Singer. Read more

A unique Holocaust story of survival 

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The rabbi writes on Sh’mini Atzeret & Simchat Torah

Rabbi Raymond Apple presents his Sh’mini Atzeret & Simchat Torah feature… Read more

A tale from Yom Kippur War

As Israel rushed its reserves to meet the surprise Syrian-Egyptian attack opening the Yom Kippur War in 1973, it simultaneously dispatched contingents to Israeli Arab enclaves for fear of unrest…writes Abraham Rabinovich. Read more

A home visit from Sarah Grunstein: a music review by Fraser Beath McEwing

Internationally recognised concert pianist, Sarah Grunstein returned to her Sydney roots for a twilight Opera House recital.
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If not now then when? … writes Gil Solomon

Even now, with a President in the White House who has Israel’s back, I see no change now or in the foreseeable future in relation to Israel’s posture or actions on any front. Read more

Australia’s modern Mozart

Anton Koritni wrote his first composition at age 4. He is a pianist, singer, composer, music and poetry historian, actor graphic artist and teacher…writes Alan Slade. Read more

Feintooner

This week’s cartoon from Feintooner…The Mistaken Case of Mistaken Identity. Read more

For the sake of Ari Fuld, Malki Roth and countless others

Yet another woman was made a widow on Sept. 16, and another four children were made orphans by the egregious act of a Palestinian terrorist, Khalil Jabarin…writes Sarah N. Stern/JNS. Read more

When experts ignore the truth about the Palestinians

When New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman offers up a Middle East peace plan, the world stops and listens…writes Jonathan S. Tobin/JNS. Read more

Impermanence

In discussing the festival of Sucot, the Talmud gives all the various possible explanations for the origin and purpose of a Succah…writes Jeremy Rosen. Read more

Moriah’s principal resigns

Sydney’s Moriah College president Stephen Jankelowitz has announced that John Hamey has tendered his resignation and will conclude his role as college principal at the end of 2018. Read more

The blood of slain Israelis stains many hands

It’s often claimed by Western enemies of Israel that the military actions of the Israel Defense Forces against Hamas in Gaza are disproportionate because such actions kill Arabs while Hamas attacks don’t kill Israelis…writes Melanie Phillips/JNS. Read more

Yom Kippur War: The forgotten victory

This week Israel will mark the 45-year anniversary of the outbreak of the Yom Kippur War…writes Eyal Zisser. Read more

The ‘Oslo Diaries’ and Yasser Arafat’s trunk

On Sept. 13, 1993, then-Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin shook the hand of the leader of the Palestine Liberation Organisation, head Yasser Arafat on the south lawn of the White House. The handshake between the two men launched the Oslo Accords and provided what several commentators called a “day of hope”…writes Sean Durns/JNS Read more

An Australian pianist hailed a New York taxi driver

In 1983 Sydney pianist Sarah Grunstein, who had moved to NY to study at Juilliard, stepped onto the curb on West 57th St. There were 7 empty taxis coming along. She got into the first, an old yellow checker cab… Read more

New Eichmann film puts the lie to Hannah Arendt’s “Banality of Evil”

One of the most notorious lines — and lies — that grew out of the trial of Adolph Eichmann for his important role in the Holocaust, was what Hannah Arendt called the “Banality of Evil”…writes Alan M. Dershowitz. Read more

Bluegrass Shabbat at Emanuel

Shir Madness headliners, thrilling New York band Nefesh Mountain will be performing at Sydney’s Emanuel Synagogue services on the Shabbat of October 5/6. Read more

Mishpacha

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A Sukkot feature

Rabbi Raymond Apple discusses Sukkot. Read more

The House with a Clock in Its Walls – film review by Elana Bowman

Lewis (Owen Vaccaro) is sent to live with his Uncle Jonathan (Jack Black) in an old Michigan mansion. Read more

Sarah visits home bringing Beethoven and Bach

Internationally acclaimed Australian pianist, Sarah Grunstein, returns to the Sydney Opera House by popular demand, to perform two concerts in 2018. Read more

Will I drive or will I walk?

Relate with me here: have you ever ventured out to buy a bottle of milk from the corner store, only to find out it’s been demolished and converted into a gym?…writes Rabbi Eli Schlanger. Read more

New primary head for Moriah

Lynda Fisher has been appointed as Head of  Primary School at Sydney’s Moriah College. Read more

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