Chanukah on the high seas

Once again this year, I was privileged together with my wife to lead Chanukah services and run programs on an ocean liner in a room of our own viewing the Pacific Ocean…writes Rabbi Chaim Ingram. Read more

Twitter tackles online hate

After Charlottesville American attitudes on Hate Speech are shifting. Artificial Intelligence tools that extract hate speech on social media are becoming more wide-spread among both academics and civil society organisations, creating greater transparency and pressure on Social Media companies…writes Andre Oboler. Read more

1,000 teenagers help to unearth the past

The spectacular remains of a 1,500-year-old (Byzantine Period) monastery and church decorated with mosaic floors and imported marble elements are currently being uncovered during large scale excavations conducted by the Israel Antiquities Authority in Beit Shemesh with the help of over 1,000 teenagers. Read more

The conflict over Jerusalem is ALL Obama’s was fault

The US acted properly in vetoing a misguided Security Council resolution designed to undo President Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital…writes Alan Dershowitz. Read more

Burning a flag won’t erase history

On Saturday night in Brisbane there was a protest. People marched through the streets of the CBD under the protective guidance of the Queensland Police. Our great democratic society gives everyone this right, even if their messages are filled with hate. Read more

Israel’s F-35 jet, now combat capable, is ‘not just a plane’

After they were deemed combat capable earlier this month, the F-35 “Adir” stealth fighter jets promise to create system-wide change in the Israeli Air Force (IAF). Read more

A Kangarusski Chanukah

Kangarusski friends and supporters joined together in Sydney to celebrate the miracle of Chanukah, the end of another good year and the spirit of our community. Read more

Tzedek responds to Royal Commission report

Australia’s Royal Commission into Institutional responses to Child Sexual Abuse has drawn to a close with the release of its Final Report. Read more

Breathe – a movie review by Roz Tarszisz

True stories about people living with great physical difficulties are generally uplifting and this directorial debut from actor Andy Serkis (War for the Planet of the Apes) is no exception.

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The 36 saints….ask the the rabbi

Rabbi Raymond Apple has the answer about the 36 hidden saints. Read more

Netanyahu’s bitcoin forecast puts Israel at centre of financial technology revolution

As digital currencies make historic gains and as the “start-up nation” of Israel emerges as a key player in the blockchain field, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has become one of the first world leaders to weigh in on the cryptocurrency phenomenon, placing the country at the center of the global financial technology revolution. Read more

Feintooner

True Lies..this week’s cartoon. Read more

OIC in legal fantasyland over Trump, Jerusalem and Israel

The 57 member States of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) are living in a legal fantasyland of their own creation where non-existent principles of international law supposedly apply…writes David Singer. Read more

On the other hand

During Chanukah we recite, “A great miracle occurred at this time.”…writes Michael Kuttner. Read more

A diplomatic encounter

J-Wire’s Israel correspondent Michael Kuttner reports on a conversation he had with Chris Cannan, Australia’s Ambassador to Israel after his first six months in the post. Read more

Sound and fury

Reality and the truth hurt especially for those accustomed to being coddled over many years by banal blandishments laced with an indecent dose of hypocrisy and double standards…writes Michael Kuttner. Read more

Who is JUNI?

JUNI, an important project of  Sydney’s Young Adult Chabad provides support for students on-campus with pastoral care, Sinai Scholars Society, Jewish festival awareness events and heritage stalls. Read more

Davar Acher

I would like to offer a davar acher to the recent J-wire post, “Religious Liberals: On the Way Down?…asks Professor Bill Rubinstein,” and address some of the unfounded assumptions and claims made by its author…writes Rabbi Nicole Roberts. Read more

Jewish House Chanukah in Eastgate Mall cancelled

Sydney’s Jewish House’s Chanukah event scheduled for 4:30pm today, Wednesday 13 December, was forced to be cancelled when parts of the ceiling in Eastgate mall collapsed today. Read more

#InternationalHumanRights?

During the past decade, social media has emerged as a primary tool for activists hoping to drive change on a wide variety of topics….writes Rena Young. Read more

Jerusalem takes centre stage at Reform conference as movement opposes US policy shift

Rabbi Rick Jacobs used his pulpit to compare the difficulties between Israel and Reform Jews to those of Joseph and his brothers in last week’s Torah portion of Vayeshev. Read more

Festibayit for Habayit

Festibayit is an annual event run by the Zionist Federation of Australia’s Habayit, the home of Israeli language and culture. Read more

Trump made ‘yuge’ changes on Jerusalem. What do the city’s residents think about it?

Jerusalemite opinions about President Donald Trump’s landmark policy changes on their city run the gamut, reflecting the diversity of the Israeli capital itself.  Read more

Ferdinand – a movie review by Roz Tarszisz

If you are looking for some respite from the heat during the l-o-n-g school and kindy holidays, then by all means, take your little ones to this latest animated outing. Just don’t expect anything new.

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Feintooner

This week’s cartoon: Hypocrisy Read more

Chanukah lights fulfil a double purpose

Rabbi Raymond Apple explains…. Read more

Melbourne Jewish Comedy Festival

Melbourne Jewish Comedy Festival’s first night of Chutzpah at Kadimah Hall saw a line up of comedic talent take to the stage with MC’s Justine Sless and Newton Gatoff introducing Josh Glanc, Marilyn Tofler, Jem Robin, Damien Vosk and Rebecca Harcourt who each had a shtick goin’ on… Read more

Religious Liberals: On the Way Down?…asks Bill Rubinstein

A recent report in the Australian Jewish News (“Rabbis Urge Compassion,” 24 November) concerned  a meeting of the Council of Progressive Rabbis and the Council of Masorti Rabbis in Australia. Read more

In decades-long AMIA Jewish center affair, the truth will come out

Like so many pins in a bowling alley, the treacherous former Argentine leaders who signed a secret pact exonerating Iran of its responsibility for the 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish center in Buenos Aires are, finally, collapsing under the rolling weight of judicial scrutiny…writes Ben Cohen/JNS.org. Read more

Leader of Israel’s Left slants right amid a changing political map

Avi Gabbay, a leader of Israel’s political left and presumably one of the top challengers to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a future election, has surprised the Israeli public with what many consider right-wing rhetoric…writes Ariel Ben Solomon/JNS.org. Read more

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