Pesach 2025 – Are We Crazy?

I can’t think of a Biblical festival that is so popular and yet at the same time so obsessively neurotic and over the top as Pesach (AKA Passover). Read more

New discoveries in quantum physics will further efficiency in medicine, space exploration and more

Scientists have discovered how to ensure further efficiency in quantum technology, meaning advanced computers used across various sectors will now run better than ever. Read more

Shabbat Tsav & Gadol

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Rapid-fire yeast study offers clues to rare diseases, cancer, and other disorders

In a breakthrough that could shed light on the inner workings of human cells and advance the understanding of rare genetic diseases, Israeli and German scientists have discovered the functions of hundreds of previously mysterious proteins — by triggering them to go “on strike.” Read more

L’Chaim – to Life: a podcast featuring Michael Danby

Maurice Klein speaks with Michael Danby, former member of the Australian House of Representatives from 1998 until 2019 representing Melbourne Ports which is now Macnamara. Read more

A Passover thought or two

There is no doubt that President Trump is a friend of Israel. Read more

Trump stumbles over student deportation process

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AI outperforms physicians in telemedicine, Israeli researchers say

Artificial intelligence-based diagnostic and treatment recommendations outperformed human physicians in an Israeli study released on Tuesday, suggesting that AI could serve as a valuable decision-support tool in medical practice, particularly in virtual urgent care settings. Read more

What creates a Palestinian terrorist and his foreign supporters?

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Donald Trump have a lot to discuss. Read more

From Australia’s Jewish past

Hannah (Hansey) Eizenberg – Concert Pianist, Book Importer and Publisher Read more

Israel stakes claim while Trump takes aim

Israel has not been slow in coming forward to make two highly significant announcements affecting the future allocation of sovereignty in Judea and Samaria (West Bank) – as President Trump fails to meet his own self-imposed deadline of 4 March for providing his solution. Read more

Lightfall: Nature After Dark

Illuminated wonder at Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne reviewed by Alex First  Read more

The arrest of ‘Jerusalem Post’ editor sheds light on legal system’s failures

To be sure, I was shocked when The Jerusalem Post’s editor-in-chief, Zvika Klein, went to Qatar. I could not believe the platitudes that he gave to the Qataris, saying they are a force for moderation and a peacemaker with an outstretched arm to Israel. Read more

Gaza: a tragedy of terror, choices, and the path not taken

In 2005, Israel unilaterally withdrew from the Gaza Strip, dismantling every settlement and evacuating its military forces. Read more

On the other hand

On Friday Jerusalem hosted the 14^th International Marathon, with competitors participating from overseas as well as from Israel. Read more

Small Things Like These

A movie review by Alex First

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The Gazan revolt

It is striking, if unsurprising, that the demonstrations against Hamas being mounted by thousands of Gazans have gone almost totally unremarked by the media and supposedly pro-Palestinian supporters in Britain and America. Read more

Fanatics

I have the pleasure of lecturing weekly on the Bible. We are now in the first Book of Shmuel (Samuel), which marks an important watershed in the evolution of Israelite political life. Read more

Cacophonous chorus

The theme songs are similar when emanating from political pontificators, international bodies, media mavens or off-key self-loathers. Read more

Yaakov Herzog (1921-1972)

As we approach Pesach/Passover, I like to reminisce about past experiences. One I particularly remember because it is so relevant goes back to Israel in 1960. Read more

Local security volunteers gearing up as Nahal Oz residents return

In the aftermath of Hamas’ October 7 attack, Israeli civilian security teams have taken on a higher profile, particularly in communities near the Gaza border. Read more

Strike Me Lucky! Roy Rene—Mo: A Legend Revisited

Australia’s Jewish comedic genius: Roy ‘Mo’ Rene – a book review by Dr Anne Sarzin Read more

Short film awards winners

The Jewish International Film Festival (JIFF) and the Jewish Australian Screen Fund (JASF) have announced the winners of the JIFF Short Film Fund for 2025. Read more

Shabbat Vayikra

Sacrifices or deeds?  Read more

L’Chaim to Life: Zara Cooper

Morry Frenkel speaks with Zara “Clammy Fraud” Cooper, CEO of Digital Defence, an organisation devoted to protecting all Australians through the creation of safer digital spaces, about the threat posed to most of us by the flood of misinformation, disinformation and abuse through social media platforms. Read more

The media’s blind acceptance of Hamas claims: the misreporting of Gaza casualties

The recent release of mortality statistics from Hamas-controlled health authorities in Gaza has brought to light significant discrepancies in casualty reporting, particularly concerning the demographics of the deceased. Read more

Neither Australia nor America short of Middle East extremists

If it was not apparent before, Australia proved that it can match America for demagogues who are hardly role models for civic discourse on Israel. Read more

Ezra Hersch named inaugural conducting fellow by Sydney Philharmonia Choirs

Sydney-based conductor Ezra Hersch has been named one of two inaugural recipients of the Sydney Philharmonia Choirs Conducting Fellowship, a new initiative supporting the development of emerging choral music leaders in Australia.

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History at her fingertips: Israeli toddler discovers 3,800-year-old scarab

At just three and a half years old, Ziv Nitzan has already made a discovery that most archaeologists only dream of. Read more

“Don’t Just Be Jewish; Do Jewish”: Zack Bodner’s Bold Blueprint for the 21st Century

In an exclusive interview with J-Wire ahead of his visit to Australia for the Sydney Jewish Writers’ Festival, Zack Bodner speaks not just as an author, but as a man deeply embedded in the frontlines of Jewish life. “Judaism isn’t just what you believe; it’s what you do,” he says. “And that doing is how we build a bold Jewish future.”

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