Trump scammed by Iran and Pakistan
April 13, 2026 by David Singer
President Trump was scammed by Iran and Pakistan into beginning negotiations with Iran – when Iran knew it could not complete the immediate and safe opening of the Strait of Hormuz. Read more
Tradition revisited: Fiddler on the Roof returns
April 13, 2026 by Rob Klein
Few musicals have endured like ‘Fiddler on the Roof’, but its staying power has never relied on nostalgia alone.
How to defend against antizionism – Part 1
April 13, 2026 by Joshua Dabelstein
Part 1: Diagnosing the problem
Today we rely on the word ‘antisemitism’ to describe all anti-Jewish sentiment. The word sprang into popularity through Wilhelm Marr’s The Victory of Judaism Over Germandom (1879), which mounts the antisemite’s moral case while rejecting the religious persecution of prior centuries.
JNF Blue Box continues to strengthen Israel
April 12, 2026 by J-Wire Newsdesk
For 125 years, JNF has played a central role in building and strengthening the State of Israel.
On the other hand
April 12, 2026 by Michael Kuttner
If a reliable, convenient and affordable public transport system is available, commuters will use it. Read more
Sydney Jewish comedy showcase returns with laughs, stories and a stacked line-up
April 12, 2026 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Sydney’s Jewish comedy scene is gearing up for a lively night, with the Sydney Jewish Comedy Showcase returning next month as part of the Sydney Comedy Festival.
Counting down
April 10, 2026 by Michael Kuttner
The countdown has commenced. Read more
Ceasefire questions leave Israel wary of what comes next
April 10, 2026 by Fiamma Nirenstein - JNS.org
Messages from the Israeli government following U.S. President Donald Trump’s Iran ceasefire announcement on Tuesday were few and brief. Read more
L’Chaim – to Life
April 9, 2026 by J-Wire
Professor Henry Brodaty – There is a lot we can do to improve people’s quality of life for many years with dementia Read more
Trump: Iran must surrender or go back to the Stone Age
April 7, 2026 by David Singer
President Trump has left Iran with no option but to end Operation Epic Fury by surrendering its armed forces and handing over its remaining weapons of mass destruction. Read more
After everything, Macquarie is still teaching the same poison
April 7, 2026 by Michael Gencher
After everything Australia has been through in recent years, after the hatred, intimidation, and cowardice, after the December 14 massacre and all the speeches that followed, after yet more promises of action and resolve, we are still here. Read more
From Australia’s Jewish past
April 7, 2026 by Features Desk
Henryk Ryszard (Richard) Krygier – publisher, journalist, and businessman Read more
The Phantom of the Opera
April 6, 2026 by Alex First
An opera review by Alex First Read more
The High Road: Confessions of a homicide cop
April 6, 2026 by Anne Sarzin
Book review by Dr Anne Sarzin Read more
Menachem Begin would be horrified by Israel’s death penalty law
April 6, 2026 by Menachem Rosensaft
The death penalty law adopted last week by a bare majority of 62 Knesset members is a discriminatory abomination that would subject West Bank Palestinians to capital punishment. Read more
Zionism Today
April 6, 2026 by Jeremy Rosen
Every year, there is an overload of Pesach newsletters and blogs, usually regurgitating everything we have heard before, rationally and mystically, about slavery, freedom and survival. Read more
Ben-Gvir’s death penalty law is an abomination
April 1, 2026 by Menachem Rosensaft
Just days before Pesach – Passover – when Jews around the world recite avadim hayinu, that we were once slaves in Egypt, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, and 60 other Israeli parliamentarians saw fit to enact a morally repugnant death penalty law that effectively only applies to West Bank Palestinians convicted of lethal terrorist attacks. Read more
A modern ‘Dayenu’ celebrating Israel’s 78th anniversary
March 31, 2026 by Gil Troy
After thanking God for the many miracles of the Exodus, the flight from Egypt, let’s contemplate the amazing self-generated miracles of the Zionist movement. Read more
On the other hand
March 30, 2026 by Michael Kuttner
In recent days, approximately 140 storks reached the Jewish Agency’s Hula Lake Park, even though the wintry conditions indicate that the season is not yet over. Read more
Iran better believe Trump
March 30, 2026 by David Singer
Iran will be making a disastrous error of judgment if it believes President Trump’s decision to postpone to 10 April the deadline for Iran to fully open the Strait of Hormuz to shipping or face devastating strikes on its power plants can be dismissed. Read more
Making the Arab case for Israel
March 29, 2026 by Ben Cohen - JNS.org
Shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, I asked one of Kyiv’s diplomats how he would explain the difference between Russian and Ukrainian national identities to outsiders unfamiliar with the history and culture of each country. Read more
Stranded in Tel Aviv: Tourists ride out war from hotel shelters
March 27, 2026 by Amelie Botbol
At the Orchid Hotel in Tel Aviv, the bomb shelter on level minus one is filled largely with foreign voices, with little Hebrew heard. Read more
Finish the job, Mr. President!
March 27, 2026 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
As the clock ticks away toward U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest “negotiate or I unleash hell” deadline, the Iranian regime thinks that it’s winning. Read more
Pesach in every generation
March 27, 2026 by Jeremy Rosen
Every year on Pesach at the Seder, we read “In every generation they stand against us to destroy us.” Read more
Freedom comes with a price
March 27, 2026 by Michael Kuttner
Pesach (Passover) this year conveys a stark message that is impossible to gloss over or ignore. Read more
Sydney’s Jewish community comes together over food and memory
March 26, 2026 by Rob Klein
Hundreds of people gathered at the fourth annual Jewish Food Festival in Sydney’s east on Sunday for a day of food, music and community connections.
L’Chaim to Life: Michael Gawenda
March 26, 2026 by Features Desk
Morry Frenkel speaks with Michael Gawenda, three-time Walkley award recipient, columnist, former foreign correspondent, author and writer behind the popular Substack newsletter, “Gawenda Unleashed”. Read more
Shabbat Hagadol
March 26, 2026 by Jeremy Rosen
Carole King made the earth move
March 25, 2026 by Anne Sarzin
Book review by Dr Anne Sarzin Read more
Women walk for peace in silent show of unity
March 25, 2026 by J-Wire Newsdesk
More than 1,000 women and supporters gathered on Sunday to walk side by side in a powerful demonstration of peace and solidarity. Read more
