Unscrambling Mandates Omelette Guarantees More Egg On Obama’s Face…writes David Singer

President Obama’s mission to degrade and destroy Islamic State (ISIL) in Syria and Iraq has been seriously undermined by these poor political judgement calls…. Read more

It’s time Facebook repents…writes Andre Oboler

On the Morning of Rosh Hashannah a petition signed by 10,306 people arrived at Facebook Headquarters asking the company to change their policy on Holocaust denial. Read more

Another obscene Israel analogy…writes Ben Cohen/JNS.org

For several decades now, Israel’s enemies have actively and willfully defamed the Jewish state by comparing its actions to the atrocities committed by the worst villains in recent history. Read more

Duplicitous Abbas comes out of the closet…writes Isi Leibler

Even the few delusional apologists who maintain that Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is a genuine partner for peace must have been stunned by his obscene and demagogic address on Rosh Hashana at the United Nations General Assembly. Read more

Dialogue of the deaf…writes Michael Kuttner

Addressing the General Assembly of the United Nations or indeed the UN Human Rights Council is not exactly a dialogue when it comes to Israel. Read more

Yom Kippur Q&A

Rabbi Raymond Apple asks the questions…and answers them. Read more

A Guilt-Edged Heart …writes Rabbi Laibl Wolf

Guilt is complex business. Think of its elements: should have, must have, couldn’t, if only, I wish, shut my big mouth, couldn’t help it, couldn’t resist, and more. Read more

Why do we fast on Yom Kippur, and who shouldn’t?…writes Deborah Fineblum

Herut Shitrid vividly recalls the first Yom Kippur she fasted. She was only 10, but somehow she was able to make it through the whole day. Read more

Where is the Muslim Outrage at IS?…asks David Werdiger

Imagine this scenario: the emergence of a militant Jewish group. The New Sadducee State (NSS) rejects the Torah’s Oral Tradition, and want to return the entire world to their rule under their literal and strict interpretation of the Written Law. Read more

Allies and adversaries in the Middle East

Who are we at war with in the Middle East?…asks Ben Cohen/JNS.org Read more

Obama, Putin And Rouhani Can Do A Deal On Destroying ISIL…writes David Singer

President Obama’s sudden about face in deciding to attack ISIL in Syria on 21 September – without express approval of Syria or a resolution of the United Nations Security Council – has provoked a strong response from Russia and Iran – President Assad’s main supporters in his three years struggle to remain in power in Syria. Read more

The Seven Habits of a Civilized World…writes Rabbi Laibl Wolf

The more we know, the less we know. Who would have thought that the Arab spring would become a ‘winter of our discontent’? Read more

The difference between Scottish nationalism and Zionism…writes Ben Cohen

I will confess that, over the last week, I felt more anxious than I’d anticipated about the outcome of the Scottish independence referendum. Read more

Rosh Hashanah: Challenges and Optimism…writes Isi Leibler

On the eve of Rosh Hashana 5775, traditional Jews are engaged in teshuva — reviewing the past year and soul-searching with a view to enhancing our moral standards for the coming year. Read more

Ominous Omens…writes Michael Kuttner

As a new year dawns in Jewish communities worldwide there are already signs that the demons of the past year are not going to disappear or be vanquished any time soon. Read more

In Bloom…a movie review from Roz Tarszisz

Everyday life is tough in Tbilisi, Georgia in 1992. Read more

Answering August’s Questions….from Dr Ron Weiser

Well, we are thee weeks or so into this truce and the answer to the first of our questions from August is self evident. Read more

Syria Hysteria Dooms Obama’s Plan To Destroy ISIL…writes David Singer

President Obama’s failed policies in Iraq, Libya, Syria, Afghanistan, Egypt and the West Bank do not bode well for the success of the President’s current plans to end the threat to world peace posed by the meteoric rise of both the Islamic State in Syria and the Levant (ISIL) and the Al-Nusrah Front (ANF). Read more

Commitment to Change…writes Rabbi Michoel Gourarie

In a few days we will enter into the first Jewish month of the year- Tishrei. This season  is a time of spirituality and strong Jewish experience. Read more

The choice between evil and evil…writes Emily Gian

A story published in the Associated Press last week in which a Hamas spokesperson confirmed that Hamas fires rockets from residential and heavily built-up areas barely created a ripple around the world. Read more

I Accept Who You Are, Not What You Do writes Rabbi Laibl Wolf

‘Accept me the way I am.’ The new pseudo-psychological ‘mantra’ that can excuse any kind of impoliteness and insensitivity. No worries. Just go right ahead. Be boorish, self-centred, and downright rude. Read more

Sweeteners may not be so sweet after all

Israel’s Weizmann Institute has released findings showing that sugar substitutes may produce more harm than good. Read more

Boycott bigots…writes Michael Kuttner

A common thread binds those who advocate boycotting Israeli made products and companies. Read more

Looted Treasures or Hidden Assets

Engaging in issues pertaining to economic aspects of the Holocaust is never an easy task. Read more

Hough and plenty of pough from the Sydney Symphony

While you couldn’t call last night’s SSO concert of Dvorak and Bruckner easy listening, there were rewards aplenty if you were prepared to engage with the music, writes Fraser Beath McEwing. Read more

Stephen, I still love you but . . .

The greatest challenge in Stephen Hough’s life must be living up to his own legend, writes Fraser Beath McEwing. Read more

Joanna Weinberg’s Bloody Good New Show…writes Deb Meyer

If you enjoy a glass of red wine at the theatre, you would be better to indulge before seeing Baroness Bianka’s Bloodsongs rather than after!

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Awards Honour Best of the Best at Jewish Care

Two upstanding community members have been honoured at Melbourne’s Jewish Care’s 2014 Staff and Volunteer Service and Excellence Awards. Read more

Underground medicine…writes Alina Dain Sharon/JNS.org

Not unexpectedly, southern Israel suffered more than other areas of the Jewish state during this summer’s conflict with Hamas. Read more

Palestine – Goodbye Land Swaps – Hello Land Grants…writes David Singer

The two-state solution has suddenly come back to life. Read more

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