Non-voters could decide same-sex marriage poll

The YES vote in the same-sex marriage survey (“Survey”) is home and hosed if a recent Fairfax/Ipsos poll (“Poll) translates into reality…writes David Singer. Read more

The ongoing kulturkampf with the ultra-Orthodox

The Chief Rabbinate, backed by its ultra-Orthodox political factions, has imposed additional extreme and even bizarre rulings that impact on the nation…writes Isi Leibler. Read more

Battle of the Sexes: a movie review by Glen Falkenstein

Sports movies are generally more about sports than not – but this is not a sports movie. Read more

The Orthodox Jewish Guide to Following Australian Rules Football

Congregant: Rabbi, I have a big problem. It’s Kol Nidrei and the <insert-team-name>  game is on. What should I do?
Rabbi: Haven’t you ever heard of a video recorder?
Congregant: Wow! I can tape Kol Nidrei? Read more

September report card

As we leave the Jewish calendar year of 5777 behind it is worth remembering that the three large external issues facing Israel remain unchanged and their resolution no clearer than they were at the beginning of 2017…writes Ron Weiser. Read more

The Dancer – a movie review by Roz Tarszisz

When her father is killed, farm girl Loie Fuller (Soko) makes her way to New York where her mother Lili (Amanda Plummer) is living a nun-like existence with female prohibitionists.

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Jewish House: Rosh Hashanah and Sukkot

Sydney’s Jewish House organised for over 40 institutions to be visited over Rosh Hashanah  to allowed members of the community to hear the shofar. Read more

Over the rainbow

Visiting Professor Wayne Horowitz from Hebrew University amazed his audience with his lecture on rainbows held at North Shore Temple Emanuel. Read more

Conflict in the streets…a report by Henry Greener

Conflict in the Streets of Melbourne, as Avi Yemini’s Rally to “Make Victoria Safe Again” clashes with the huge Anti-fa “Peaceful Protest”. Read more

Henry Greener talks with Dr Danny Lamm

Dr Danny Lamm discusses leadership in our community with Henry Greener…a video presentation. Read more

Sydney Eastern Suburbs local recognised for 50 years service as a JP

Member for Vaucluse Gabrielle Upton has presented five of the state’s longest serving Justices of the Peace (JP), Thomas Goldman, Emeritus Professor Leslie Koder, Paul Lowinger, Ivan Hincks and Kenneth Wolf with a certificate recognising their 50 years of service. Read more

How long do you plan to live?

There is one thing that all of humanity, indeed every living organism, has in common.  That is that we all grow older, day by day, year by year!…writes Rabbi Chaim Ingram. Read more

Yom Kippur: Where’s the magic?…ask the rabbi

The great failure of Yom Kippur is that it often doesn’t engage people with religion and this poses a question which Rabbi Raymond Apple answers. Read more

A musical journey: Africa to Israel and beyond

VOICES – a spectacular cross-cultural musical journey which merges the melodies, harmonies and rhythms of Israel, Africa and the world – will play in Perth, Melbourne and Sydney starting 14 November. Read more

Feintooner

Playing ping-pong with Pyongyang…this week’s offering from Feintooner. Read more

The Lego Ninjago Movie – a movie review by Roz Tarszisz

I was accompanied by two young fans who were excited by the prospect of the latest outing in the Lego movie franchise. Well, that and a train ride into the city.

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Trump meets with Abbas and a phantom Palestinian Authority…writes David Singer

It is hard to believe that a White House meeting between President Trump and Mahmoud Abbas could be headlined in an official White House Statement as:

“Readout of President Donald J. Trump’s Meeting with President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority”. Read more

Board of Deputies provide many reasons to vote “No”

The NSW Jewish Board of Deputies has significantly qualified its resolution supporting a “Yes” vote in the same-sex marriage survey – providing many reasons why people should vote “No”. Read more

Top Israeli singer Noa to visit Australia

Iconic​ ​Israeli​ ​singer​ ​Noa will​ ​be​ ​making​ ​her​ ​Australian​ ​debut this​ ​November in​ ​both​ ​Melbourne​ ​and​ ​Sydney ​courtesy​ ​of Temple​ ​Beth​ ​Israel​ ​(TBI)​ ​and​ ​the​ ​New​ ​Israel​ ​Fund​ ​(NIF). Read more

Plame knew what she was tweeting

Valerie Plame had to know what she was tweeting. Plame retweeted a virulently antisemitic article by a well-known bigot, which she characterised as “thoughtful.” Now she’s trying to make excuses, but they don’t wash…writes Alan M. Dershowitz. Read more

A Torah for Canberra’s Chabad synagogue

The Chabad ACT Synagogue is set to own its very first Torah thanks to principal sponsors Dr Alena and Jacob Reich. Read more

Does the President have the right to expect loyalty from his Attorney General?

Recent news reports describe the President chastising his Attorney General Jeff Sessions for disloyalty…writes Alan M. Dershowitz. Read more

A new kid on the block…and a big one too

Sydney’s  Kashrut Authority has granted a Kosher licence to the International Convention Centre at the rebuilt exhibition space Darling Harbour. Read more

The Crikey fish stinks from the head

It is old fashioned bigotry to assert that Australia’s six Jewish MP’s are disloyal to Australia. This is what the anti-Israel online publication Crikey alleged in an article by its veteran writer Guy Rundle a couple of weeks ago…writes Michael Danby. Read more

Kangarusski screens ‘Stateless’

Kangarusski held a screening of the documentary ‘Stateless’ for the Russian Speaking Jewish Community at the Jewish Folk Centre in Sydney. Read more

IDF: Israel prepared to ‘neutralise’ Hezbollah with ‘overwhelming’ force in next war

Despite the raging civil war to Israel’s north and east in Syria, the Jewish state’s northern border has remained precariously quiet over the last decade. No stranger to looming threats, Israeli officials are planning and ready for several worst-case scenarios in the north as Iran and its terror proxy Hezbollah continue to forge their stranglehold on the region…writes Adam Abrams/JNS.org. Read more

Facing a challenging new year

We enter Rosh Hashanah 5778 with conflicting emotions…writes Isi Leibler. Read more

Feintooner

Shana Tova from Feintooner… Read more

Big Man, Little God?…asks Rabbi Raymond Apple

A Rosh Hashanah feature. Read more

King Abdullah’s dethronement threatens Jordan-Israel two-state solution

A conference in Jerusalem next month proposing a plan (“Plan”) involving the dethronement of Jordan’s King Abdullah threatens any attempt by Jordan and Israel to peacefully apportion – between their respective States – sovereignty in Judea and Samaria – called the West Bank since 1950 – and Gaza (“Disputed Territories”)…writes David Singer. Read more

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