A homewares shop to give the homeless a new start
May 3, 2018 by Rachel Phillips
Sydney’s Jewish House has launched a homewares and goods shop for ex-clients and homeless people. Read more
Australian World Orchestra is among the best: a music review by Fraser Beath McEwing
May 3, 2018 by Fraser Beath McEwing
The choice of two major symphonies by Brahms and Tchaikovsky gave the Australian World Orchestra the chance to shine at the Sydney Opera House last night. And shine it did. Read more
Roseanne Barr on Israel, BDS, Natalie Portman, the U.S. embassy and Jewish food
May 2, 2018 by Shiryn Solny - JNS
Roseanne Barr, the Jewish-American actress who made a name for herself in comedy and on television, talked about wanting to move to Israel and potentially running for office there while at the annual Jerusalem Post Conference on Sunday in New York…writes Shiryn Solny/JNS. Read more
Iran’s lies matter
May 2, 2018 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
To Obama administration alumni and other detractors of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, there was nothing all that new or noteworthy in his presentation of a treasure trove of Iranian nuclear intelligence obtained by the Mossad…writes Jonathan S. Tobin. Read more
The disintegration of American Jewry
May 2, 2018 by Isi Leibler
American Jewry, apart from the Orthodox and a minority of committed non-Orthodox, is demographically imploding…writes Isi Leibler. Read more
Untold Australia – the Bush Rabbis
May 2, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Ultra-Orthodox Chassidic Rabbis hit the Aussie bush on a road trip like no other and SBS cameras follow them. Read more
Movie giveaways: Tully
May 2, 2018 by Arts Editor
Academy Award® winner Charlize Theron stars in Tully, the brilliant new comedy-drama from the Academy Award® nominated director of Juno and Up in the Air. Read more
Analysis: Stopping the formation of the Iranian war machine
May 1, 2018 by Yaakov Lappin
If Israel was behind the latest reported air strikes in Syria, targeting two bases that appeared to contain Iranian weapons depots, this would seem to be the latest sign that Jerusalem’s determination to stop Iran from building a war machine in Syria remains absolute and unshakable…writes Yaakov Lappin. Read more
‘Iran lied big time,’ Netanyahu claims about its nuclear program
May 1, 2018 by Sean Savage - JNS.org
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claims that Iran has “lied big time” about the nature of its nuclear program…writes Sean Savage/JNS. Read more
After the Anuism, the Euorism?
May 1, 2018 by Ron Jontof-Hutter
In medieval Spain and Portugal, Jews hid their true identity to avoid the Inquisition and led double lives. They became known as the Anusim…writes Ron Jontof-Hutter. Read more
The unusual Yom Tov
April 30, 2018 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
When creating the world, why did God create Man last? Ask the rabbi. Read more
Feintooner
April 30, 2018 by Feintooner
This cartoon…one small step. Read more
The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society: a movie review by Glen Falkenstein
April 30, 2018 by Glen Falkenstein
The most British thing since the last Lily James Second World War drama, The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society (hereafter mercifully referred to as ‘Guernsey’) is, thankfully, a great deal better. Read more
Trump unscrambles UN-EU-PLO misinformation omelette
April 29, 2018 by J-Wire
President Trump has started unscrambling the misinformation omelette first cooked up by the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) Charter in 1964 and dished out by the United Nations (UN) and European Union (EU) since 1974…writes David Singer. Read more
On the other hand
April 28, 2018 by Michael Kuttner
Israel is being inundated by a rare spring rain storm accompanied by thunder, lightening, hail, torrential rain and flash floods. Damage and fatalities have ensued. Read more
‘Anti-Zionist and Jew:’ Behind Jeremy Corbyn’s apology
April 27, 2018 by Ben Cohen - JNS.org
“I refuse to characterise as opinion,” wrote Jean-Paul Sartre in Anti-Semite and Jew, “a doctrine that is aimed directly at particular persons and that seeks to suppress their rights or to exterminate them.” Read more
Middle East braces for a tense May
April 27, 2018 by Yaakov Lappin
The coming month of May looks set to contain an unusual number of potential escalation points that could converge to create a highly explosive month…writes Yaakov Lappin/JNS. Read more
Out of all proportion
April 27, 2018 by Michael Kuttner
We are admonished almost on a daily basis that our reaction to any threat or terror must be “proportional.” Read more
Robot plays Tic Tac Toe
April 27, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev researchers has demonstrated for the first time the feasibility of a robotic system that plays a game, specifically Tic Tac Toe, with rehabilitation patients to improve real life task performance. Read more
Montefiore honours Betty Wilkenfeld with Community Life Story
April 27, 2018 by Danielle Oppermann
Betty Wilkenfeld, as well known for her decades of communal work as for the international Bloch dancewear empire she founded with her father Jacob, was guest of honour at Sydney’s Montefiore Randwick. Read more
Meet Lenny Gross
April 26, 2018 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Lenny Gross has established Positive Directions as a regular social group to facilitate friendships and support, to develop structures, boundaries and routines, to eliminate loneliness and despair amongst young people who may lack self-esteem and self-worth…a video report.
Israel is 70 years young
April 25, 2018 by Ron Weiser
Israel is 70 years young…writes Ron Weiser. Read more
Threatening regional storm clouds
April 25, 2018 by Isi Leibler
Notwithstanding the exuberance of Israelis at the jubilant 70th Independence Day celebrations, justified in light of Israel’s extraordinary achievements and progress on both the diplomatic and defence fronts, the Jewish state will be facing major challenges over the next few months…writes Isi Leibler. Read more
Book review – My Opposition: the Diary of Frederich Kellner. A German against the Third Reich
April 25, 2018 by Rabbi Jeffrey Cohen
When one thinks of the various forms of resistance in Germany to Nazism two groups come to mind…writes Jeffrey Cohen. Read more
And the award for best performance goes to . . . Natalie Portman
April 24, 2018 by Alex Traiman - JNS.org
And the award for best performance by a non-supporting actor goes to . . . Natalie Portman. Read more
The Portman factor
April 24, 2018 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
That so many Jews care so deeply about what an actress has to say about the State of Israel and its prime minister tells us a lot about Jewish insecurity in 2018…writes Jonathan S. Tobin. Read more
Miracles?
April 23, 2018 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Are miracles miracles?…ask the rabbi. Read more
Feintooner
April 23, 2018 by Feintooner
Ode to Seven – this week’s cartoon. Read more
Melbourne kosher eatery opens in Sydney
April 22, 2018 by Community Editor
The first Community Kashrut (CK) supervised meat restaurant in Sydney has opened for business. Read more
Arab Summit helps Trump break Jordan-PLO-Israel impasse
April 22, 2018 by David Singer
The 29th Arab Summit – concluded in Dhahran on 15 April – has presented President Trump with a wonderful opportunity to circumvent the Palestine Liberation Organisation’s (PLO) refusal to consider Trump’s eagerly-awaited proposals to end the Arab-Jewish conflict…writes David Singer.
