Seeking care?
October 15, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
This week is National Carers Week and a recently-established service matching the right carer with those in need of one has been set up in Sydney. Read more
A brother delivers a eulogy
October 15, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
Rabbi Eitam Henkin and his wife Naama were murdered recently by Palestinian Arab terrorists leaving behind four orphans. His brother Yigal delivered the eulogy.
Vision impaired club celebrates 30th anniversary
October 15, 2015 by Warren Hurst
The Lapid Friendship Club for vision impaired people recently met at B’Nai B’rith Parents Home in Sydney’s Rose Bay to celebrated its 30th birthday. Read more
The time has come to consider drastic action
October 15, 2015 by Isi Leibler
Like most Israelis, I am proud that we remain one of the most democratic countries in the world, despite being surrounded by a sea of barbarism and facing continuous threats to our existence by hostile neighbours…writes Isi Leibler. Read more
Beethoven’s mighty mass
October 15, 2015 by Fraser Beath McEwing
One big bite filling the whole program was the Sydney Symphony Orchestra’s offering for the ATP Master Series concert last night, writes Fraser Beath McEwing. Read more
Islamic Lifelines Can Prevent Islamic State Dead Lines…writes David Singer
October 14, 2015 by David Singer
Australia was introduced to a high school chaplain and Muslim community leader Sheikh Wesam Charkawi on one of Australia’s most widely viewed TV shows – Q and A – last Monday evening. Read more
Did Paul found Christianity?…ask the rabbi
October 13, 2015 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Q. Is it true that Christianity was founded by Paul after his break from Judaism?…ask the Rabbi. Read more
New president for Caulfield
October 13, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
Newly elected President of Melbourne’s Caulfield Hebrew Congregation Anthony Raitman has set out his vision for the future. Read more
Intifada or not, Palestinians have anger without leadership
October 13, 2015 by Ben Cohen - JNS.org
In the days that have passed since Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas declared before the U.N. General Assembly that he was abrogating previous agreements with Israel, Palestinians in the West Bank and eastern Jerusalem have carried out dozens of terror attacks, some of them deadly, against Israelis. Read more
A Feast of a Festival – a look at JIFF 2015
October 13, 2015 by Roz Tarszisz
A rich line-up of features, documentaries and special events are lined up for the 2015 Jewish International Film Festival.
West Side Story to star Anthony Levin
October 11, 2015 by Geoff Sirmai
West Side Story – arguably the greatest musical of all time – comes to Sydney’s Zenith Theatre in Chatswood this November with Sydney actor-singer and human rights lawyer Anthony Levin performing the plum role of ‘Tony’. Read more
Reporting on Israel
October 11, 2015 by Asher Kozma
In June 2014 I wrote an opinion piece calling for more equal and accurate reporting of the Middle-East in Australian mainstream media, it was following an embarrassing spate of articles demonising Israel in a time when three Israeli teenagers had been kidnapped…writes Asher Kozma. Read more
A shocking start to Israel’s new year
October 9, 2015 by Ron Weiser
The chagim of 5776 have ushered in a new year that has so far been quite a shocking one for the citizens of Israel…writes Ron Weiser. Read more
Becoming financially literate
October 9, 2015 by Jenna Chaitowitz
Jewish Care’s Financial Services Team, led by Doron Abramovici has launched its early intervention Financial Literacy Project, specific to Victorian Jewish Secondary School students. Read more
Award for Masha
October 9, 2015 by Jenna Chaitowitz
Melbourne’s Jewish Care Victoria’s longstanding volunteer, Masha Zeleznikow has won the Council on the Ageing Senior Achiever Award at the Victorian Senior of the Year Awards. Read more
Can you unpack?…asks Rabbi Michoel Gourarie
October 9, 2015 by Rabbi Michoel Gourarie
The most difficult part of any trip is unpacking when we return home. Read more
Boundless double standards
October 9, 2015 by Michael Kuttner
The annual irrelevant circus at UN headquarters in New York has been taking place once again…writes Michael Kuttner. Read more
Looking for Jews from Olomouc
Olomouc is the historical capital of Moravia in the east of the Czech Republic and a researcher is trying to locate families who may have roots there. Read more
Beer garden in the sukkah
October 9, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
The I-Society, together with Sydney’s Central Synagogue put on a pop-up beer garden in the synagogue’s Sukkah in celebration of Sukkot. Read more
Miss You Already – a movie review by Roz Tarszisz
October 8, 2015 by Roz Tarszisz
This may be a film about women, written and directed by women, but that does not make it a chick flick.
A soulless foreign policy…writes Michael Danby
October 8, 2015 by Michael Danby
Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve found myself in the unusual position of pointing out the main source of human misery, civilian deaths, and refugee outflow in Syria, is the result of the brutal Syrian dictator Bashar Assad. Read more
Iraq Exacerbates America-Russia Standoff on Destroying Islamic State
October 8, 2015 by David Singer
America and its 62 nation coalition is becoming increasingly isolated and irrelevant as Russia maintains its airstrikes in Syria and has now commenced firing cruise missiles from warships in the Caspian Sea 1500 kilometres away. Read more
Fruit of the poisoned Big Apple tree
October 7, 2015 by Ted Lapkin
So it was same’ ol – same ol’ last week at Turtle Bay in the Big Apple, that site along the banks of New York City’s East River where the United Nations headquarters is located…writes Ted Lapkin. Read more
Palestine – United Nations Bedazzled By Abbas Word Wizardry
October 4, 2015 by David Singer
PLO Chairman Mahmoud Abbas’s speech to the UN General Assembly last week contained a concoction of half-truths and outright lies that everyone listening to him should question…writes David Singer. Read more
They seek them here…they seek them everywhere
October 4, 2015 by Agencies
Traveling in a motor home armed with Jewish gear, Rabbi Yossi and Malki Rodal make their way around the Australian outback in search of Jews. Read more
Play better bridge with Ron Klinger: Another Diamond Debacle
October 3, 2015 by Ron Klinger
This week’s bridge column from one of the game’s masters. Read more
Jews, Islamophobia and compassion for refugees
October 3, 2015 by Isi Leibler
It would be inhumane not to react with compassion to the tragic and harrowing depictions of the suffering of refugees…writes Isi Leibler. Read more
Mahmoud Abbas has a nightmare vision
October 3, 2015 by Ben Cohen - JNS.org
In November 1974, the late Palestine Liberation Organization leader Yasser Arafat addressed the entire world from the rostrum of the United Nations General Assembly…writes Ben Cohen/JNS.org. Read more
JewishCare launches Mental Health Month
October 2, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
Sydney’s JewishCare’s Mental Health and Wellbeing program has helped launch Mental Health Month with two functions held at its Bondi Junction headquarters. Read more
Pilgrims’ Progress
October 2, 2015 by Michael Kuttner
We are in the midst of Succoth commonly known in English as the Feast of Tabernacles…writes Michael Kuttner. Read more
