Islamic State – APEC A Fizzer – G20 Promises No Better
November 14, 2014 by David Singer
The 2014 APEC Conference in Beijing this past week has been and gone and the G20 Conference in Brisbane is taking place in Brisbane this weekend…writes David Singer. Read more
Broken Glass, Shattered Illusions
November 14, 2014 by Michael Kuttner
The anniversary of Kristallnacht occurs on 9 November every year and is commemorated by Jewish communities all over the world…writes Michael Kuttner. Read more
What to do about car terrorism…writes Stephen Flatow
November 12, 2014 by Stephen M.Flatow - JNS.org
As I prepare for an upcoming visit to Israel, I can’t help but feel a twinge of apprehension. How could it be otherwise? Read more
My Old Lady …a movie review by Roz Tarszisz
November 11, 2014 by Roz Tarszisz
While the raison d’etre of this drama is peculiarly French, at its centre are universal human foibles and secrets. Read more
Budding artists – in their golden years
November 11, 2014 by Natalie Shymko
Thirteen residents at Sydney’s Montefiore Home in Randwick entered their artworks to Moriah College’s Artbeat ’14 artshow. Read more
Rabin remembered
More than 200 people attended an event honouring the life and memory of the late Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. Read more
A fair go at Moriah
Gift of Life volunteers and donors at Sydney’s Moriah College Fair have learned that a donation made at the same venue last year has proved positive and that a life-saving match had been found. Read more
The skeptic and the messiah…writes Rabbi Laibl Wolf
November 10, 2014 by Rabbi Laibl Wolf
So you want to ‘grow up’ and become a prophet? Read more
Labor MP’s support of BDS an embarrassment…write Peter Wertheim and Alex Ryvchin
Perhaps it was the pig’s head placed in the kosher section of a Johannesburg Woolworths by anti-Israel boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) “activists” last week. Read more
The Drop…a movie review by Roz Tarszisz
November 10, 2014 by Roz Tarszisz
Still waters run deep – very deep indeed, in this gritty crime drama by director Michael R. Rosken. Read more
Photoshopping Judaism
November 10, 2014 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
In this week’s Ask the Rabbi, Rabbi Raymond Apple answers a question about retouching images in order to deceive people… Read more
Palestine – Obama Confronts Embarrassing About Face…writes David Singer
November 7, 2014 by David Singer
The Republican Party’s stunning victory in the American mid-term elections offers real hope that President Obama will now be held to honouring the written commitments made to Israel by President George W Bush in his exchange of letters with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on 12 April 2004 – as overwhelmingly endorsed by the House of Representatives 407-9 on 23 June 2004 and the Senate 95-3 the next day. Read more
The Monte Fete
November 7, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
More than 1500 community members visited the Montefiore’s 91st Annual Fete held at the Hunters Hill campus. Read more
Bina R.E.L.A.T.E.S
November 7, 2014 by Rabbi Michoel Gourarie
Rabbi Michoel Gourarie’s weekly articles will form a series called R.E.L.A.T.E – a formula for healthy relationships with practical strategies, based on Jewish Wisdom. Read more
Toxic Concoctions…writes Michael Kuttner
November 7, 2014 by Michael Kuttner
Like the witches’ brew in Macbeth the cauldron of noxious ingredients is being stirred on a daily basis by Abbas and members of his Hamas/Fatah Authority. Read more
Award for the Monte
November 7, 2014 by Natalie Shymko
Sydney’s Montefiore Home has been presented with a Better Practice Award for the Australian Aged Care Quality Agency Nurse Practitioner Program. Read more
Can the political left tackle antisemitism?…asks Ben Cohen
November 7, 2014 by Ben Cohen - JNS.org
While I’ve never been a big fan of celebrity interventions in politics, I will concede that, on occasion, a big-screen actor or a rock star will achieve the kind of impact that mere mortals can only dream about. Read more
Is American Jewish leadership intimidated?…asks Isi Leibler
November 5, 2014 by Isi Leibler
I would hesitate writing this column had I not served as a national Jewish leader who faced similar dilemmas to those confronting the American Jewish leadership today, many of whom I was engaged with in various battles against enemies of the Jewish people and Israel. Read more
Run Boy Run (Lauf Junge Lauf)…a movie review by Roz Tarszisz
November 4, 2014 by Roz Tarszisz
In the stark and snow covered landscape of a Polish winter in 1942/1943, a boy sleeps alone in the woods. Read more
Two ambulances from NSW
November 4, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
Thanks to the generosity of the New South Wales community, Magen David Adom now has two new ambulances in its fleet. Read more
New strata for Beth Din
November 4, 2014 by Rachel Mihalovich
The Rabbinical Council of Victoria (RCV) Executive Committee has established a Melbourne Beth Din (MBD) Sub Committee. Read more
$80,000 raised at lunch
November 4, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
Over 270 members of the Melbourne community attended Jewish Care’s Generations of Women Brunch. Read more
Ask the rabbi
November 2, 2014 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Ask the Rabbi…Rabbi Raymond Apple answers questions on topics which may be of interest to you… Read more
In praise of community…writes Gabrielle Upton
November 2, 2014 by Gabrielle Upton
There is no darker nightmare for a parent than having your 11-year daughter disappear into the night. Read more
Palestine Wallows With Sweden In Ikea La-La-Land…writes David Singer
November 1, 2014 by David Singer
Sweden Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom’s announcement on 30 October that Sweden has recognized the State of Palestine elicited a response from Israel’s Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman. Read more
The Outrageous Sophie Tucker…a movie review by Roz Tarszisz
October 31, 2014 by Roz Tarszisz
Many descriptions have been applied to showbiz legend Sophie Tucker. Add consummate self promoter and marketer to mistress of the snappy one-liner. Far ahead of her time, this 2013 homage documents her talent, wit and charm. Read more
More Sound and Fury…writes Michael Kuttner
October 31, 2014 by Michael Kuttner
Once again a chorus of condemnation against the Jewish State pours forth from the international choir of cynical hypocrites whose pavlovian knee jerk frothing is activated whenever Israel takes steps to assert its legal sovereign right to provide for the health, welfare and safety of its citizens. Read more
TOTEM – Cirque du Soleil’s latest offering…writes Deb Meyer
October 31, 2014 by Deb Meyer
Celebrating their 30th anniversary, Cirque du Soleil’s latest production is as mesmerising, visually striking and slick as their devoted audiences have come to expect. Read more
Israel’s new pioneers transforming the Negev
October 31, 2014 by Maayan Jaffe-Hoffman - JNS.org
In southern Israel, the next generation of Jewish pioneers is making the desert bloom….writes Maayan Jaffe/JNS.org Read more
Obama seeks confrontation with Israel…writes Isi Leibler
October 30, 2014 by Isi Leibler
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s response to the intensifying global pressures on Israel is to firmly reject any further territorial withdrawals that would put Israel’s security at risk, stating that “Israel will not lose hope for peace, but neither will it cling to false hope.” Read more
