Are Trump and Israel on the same page?…asks Isi Leibler
February 8, 2017 by Isi Leibler
The first two weeks of U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration have been the most active of any in recent memory. The unprecedented executive orders, not to mention the initial exchanges with other heads of state, have generated headlines that under normal circumstances could have filled the daily news cycle for several months. Read more
Feintooner cartoon
An amalgamated composite of multiple stories from last week…from Feintooner. Read more
Me and the tree
February 6, 2017 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
A Tu BiSh’vat feature by Rabbi Raymond Apple. Read more
Australia and Israel: Concerning Trump and Obama Honouring Predecessors’ Commitments
February 5, 2017 by David Singer
A virtual media storm has erupted at the suggestion that President Trump might renege on President Obama’s agreement to take up to 2000 refugees off Australia’s hands presently languishing on Manus Island and Nauru (“Obama-Australia Commitment”)…writes David Singer. Read more
Jewish diversity at Auckland’s Kadimah School – Meet the ‘He-bros’
February 5, 2017 by Keren Cook
Kadimah School is New Zealand’s only Jewish day school. The school offers a special focus on Jewish education from pre-school to year 8. Read more
A video conversation with Hedy Ritterman
February 3, 2017 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Hedy Ritterman’s Exhibition “and one man in his time…” started as “Dancing With Memory”, a personal ritual at a Warehouse in South Yarra, as Hedy tried to create a Space for Memory, following the death of her husband Dr Henry Ritterman…in conversation with Henry Greener. Read more
Trump and United Nations aftershocks
February 3, 2017 by Michael Kuttner
It was predicted and now it has come to pass that the election of Donald Trump and the infamous UN resolution sponsored by New Zealand and friends would trigger tremors. Read more
Describing or Creating
February 3, 2017 by Rabbi Michoel Gourarie
How can we speak positively and be realistic at the same time?…asks Rabbi Michoel Gourarie. Read more
Have you any memories of rural Victorian guesthouses?
February 2, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
The Victorian Australian Jewish Historical Society is anecdotes and memories of rural holiday spots frequented in the past by Jewish families. Read more
Puterflam’s rise provides a example for all Maccabi youth
February 2, 2017 by Jake Rosengarten
At age 23, Michael Puterflam has become Maccabi NSW’s youngest ever board member. His swift ascension through the organisation’s ranks is a tale which heeds a number of important lessons for the next generation of Maccabi youngsters. Read more
Monsieur Mayonnaise: a secret family history
February 2, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
Film noir meets comic book art in a documentary about Melbourne’s celebrated bohemian couple, Mirka and Georges Mora, who escaped the Nazis in cloak and dagger operations and with a secret ingredient – mayonnaise! Read more
Gold: a movie review by James Berardinelli
February 1, 2017 by James Berardinelli - Reelviews
Rags to riches stories are a Hollywood staple. Read more
Buried in Trash, a Kid in Each Arm: When Jerusalem Goes on Strike
February 1, 2017 by Gidon Ben-Zvi
It’s been one hell of a week to be a father of young children in Jerusalem…writes Gidon BenZvi. Read more
Understanding the implications of new Jewish construction in ‘east’ Jerusalem
February 1, 2017 by Alex Traiman - JNS.org
Following the Israeli government’s announcement of plans to approve nearly 800 apartments in Jewish communities located in contested eastern sections of Jerusalem, residents, experts and government officials say the new housing projects will not hinder Israel’s ability to resolve the longstanding Israeli-Palestinian conflict…writes Alex Traiman/JNS.org. Read more
Netanyahu needs Trump answer on Bush-Congress Commitments to Israel
February 1, 2017 by David Singer
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu will be meeting America’s President Trump on 15 February under very different circumstances to those when Netanyahu met President Obama on 20 May 2011…writes David Singer. Read more
The promise of Ahmed Hussen
January 31, 2017 by Ben Cohen - JNS.org
He came to Canada as a 16-year-old refugee from Somalia. He’s highly regarded across the Canadian political spectrum. He was just appointed as immigration minister in the cabinet of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau…writes Ben Cohen/JNS.org. Read more
Why the Land of Israel belongs to Israel
January 30, 2017 by J-Wire
New Zealand’s Pastor Nigel Woodley rejects the U N Security Council Resolution 2334. Read more
What a difference a month makes…writes Ron Weiser
January 30, 2017 by Ron Weiser
By now I am not sure if anyone even remembers UN Security Council Resolution 2334 passed on the 23rd of December when the US chose not to exercise its veto. Read more
Housing crisis impacts Jewish Community too
January 30, 2017 by J-Wire
The disturbing images of homeless people in Melbourne, the world’s most arguably livable city, have generated considerable media coverage and intense community discussion about how best to deal with the issue. Read more
Ask the rabbi…
Why do orthodox Jews pray three times a day?…ask the rabbi. Read more
Pseudo-liberal Jews are causing unspeakable damage…writes Isi Leibler
January 29, 2017 by Isi Leibler
Chaos is the order of the day throughout the entire democratic world. Read more
Obama exits – Trump enters…writes Michael Kuttner
January 27, 2017 by Michael Kuttner
As Barak Obama leaves the White House and Donald Trump takes up residence, self-proclaimed liberals still cannot accept reality. Read more
Forbidden Music: Composers banned by the Third Reich
January 27, 2017 by Stevie Whitmont
Continuing a series by Stevie Whitmont of music banned by the Nazis. Read more
Jerusalem schools, synagogues would be shut if UN resolution is implemented
January 26, 2017 by Rafael Medoff - JNS.org
The human consequences of implementing the recent United Nations resolution about Israel would be devastating, say American representatives of Israeli schools, synagogues and other institutions in parts of Jerusalem that Israel captured in 1967…writes Rafael Medoff/JNS.org. Read more
Trump and May must circumvent Security Council Resolution 2334…writes David Singer
January 25, 2017 by David Singer
President Trump’s meeting with UK Prime Minister Theresa May this coming Friday affords them a perfect opportunity to discuss reaffirming their countries commitments to the Jewish People made by America in 2004 and Great Britain in 1922 – which were seriously undermined when neither country vetoed Security Council Resolution 2334 on 23 December 2016. Read more
In Israel, Yelling Out ‘Fire’ is Considered Free Speech
January 25, 2017 by Gidon Ben-Zvi
Picture if you will, a member of the U.S. Congress getting caught smuggling cell phones, SIM cards and documents to the Black Liberation Army, Aryan Nation or some other domestic terrorist group. Would house arrest and suspension from Congress be an adequate punishment for what looks, walks and talks like an act of treason? Read more
Confronting the politicisation of the Holocaust…writes Ben Cohen/JNS.org
January 24, 2017 by Ben Cohen - JNS.org
About a month ago, I wrote in this column about a group of British animal rights activists who employed Nazi imagery in a vicious campaign against a kosher abattoir (slaughterhouse) in London. This, I said, was another example of the Holocaust being used as a stick with which to beat the Jews, by turning their own victimhood on its head. Read more
Why do orthodox Jews always think they are right?…ask the rabbi
January 23, 2017 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Rabbi Raymond Apple deals with questions on Judaism. Read more
Paris helps to fuel Palestinian Arab delusions
January 20, 2017 by Michael Kuttner
For over seventy years the delusionary myths about Israel and Jews manufactured by Arab political and religious leaders have led them from one disaster to another…writes Michael Kuttner. Read more
Kosher Theatresports is back!
January 20, 2017 by J-Wire
The popular Jewish-themed impro comedy show based on the Australian and world-wide hit show, returns to Sydney’s Bondi Pavilion theatre on Sunday 19 February after a 4 year ‘shluff’. Read more
