It’s not the blowing…writes Rabbi Michoel Gourarie

We are just two weeks away from Rosh Hashanah, the beginning of a new year.   Read more

Cooking up a community

A LifeSkills Cooking Program for adults living with disability has done more than teach skills; it has helped to bring together a community. Read more

Partners in crime…writes Michael Kuttner

John Kerry’s frenzied efforts to put together a coalition of terror busting countries and his boss’s equally futile attempts to contain rather than defeat one particular terror group while ignoring many others highlight the Mickey Mouse situation currently prevailing. Read more

Facing Realities in the wake of Operation Protective Edge…writes Isi Leibler

Most of us were bitterly frustrated that the Hamas terrorist regime was not removed in the course of Operation Protective Edge. Read more

Israel – Media Imbalance Incites Jew-hatred…writes David Singer

The incessant media focus on Israel – compounded by misleading and factually incorrect reporting – has materially contributed to inciting the growth of Jew-hatred world-wide. Read more

Romantacising Hamas…writes Emily GIan

Yesterday’s Australian featured an article by its Middle East Correspondent John Lyons entitled “Hamas proposal for Israel peace plan”.  Read more

Reflections on the beating of George Galloway

Ask a foreigner to name a British parliamentarian. Assuming they are able to provide an answer, there’s a high chance, especially if that person is a Jew or a Muslim, that the name on their lips will be that of George Galloway…writes Ben Cohen/JNS.org. Read more

Strategic Vacuum…writes Michael Kuttner

We have been informed by no lesser an authority than the President of the United States that he has no strategy formulated for dealing with the pandemic of terror now spreading across the Middle East and soon to erupt in the USA, UK and Europe amongst other places. Read more

Déjà vu: Jewish renegades spewing vitriol against their people

From the outset of Operation Protective Edge, Jewish renegades have been increasingly propelled into the limelight…writes Isi Leibler. Read more

The Music of the Elastic Band…writes Rabbi Laibl Wolf

Thresholds are interesting phenomena. They are tipping points, transformative moments, when realities swap their identities making humans laugh, cry or stare in awe and amazement. Read more

Ask the rabbi…Rabbi Raymond Apple answers

DO ENDS JUSTIFY MEANS

Q. Do the ends justify the means? Read more

Looking back or moving forward…writes Rabbi Michoel Gourarie

Yesterday  you discussed the current month  “Elul” – the month of preparation for the New Year. You described it as an opportunity to take stock and strongly reflect on the past year, identify and analyze areas of weakness, and resolve to improve our performance in the coming year.

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Palestine – Unearthing Past Remains Key To Resolving Future…writes David Singer

The cease fire agreement ending hostilities in the Fifty Day War between Israel and Hamas marks yet another milestone attesting to the failure of Jews and Arabs to peacefully resolve their claims to sovereignty and self-determination in the territory once called “Palestine”. Read more

The anatomy of a cease-fire…writes Dmitriy Shapiro

After at least 11 failed attempts at achieving a lasting cease-fire between the Hamas terrorist group and Israel, negotiators in Cairo on Tuesday announced that they reached an indefinite cease-fire deal. Read more

The five phases of Gaza…writes Dr Ron Weiser

In late June, I was sitting in a quirkily themed restaurant just off Agrippas near Machane Yehuda in Jerusalem, enjoying a gourmet hamburger and the summer atmosphere. Read more

Change at the top for the NCJWA in Melbourne

Shirley Glance has been elected unopposed president of the National Council of Jewish Women of Australia  (Vic) . Read more

Botched, Bungled and Blundered…writes Michael Kuttner

Quote from George Orwell: “political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind”. Read more

NZ and South African tunnels from Lebanon into Israel…writes Michael Kuttner

Last week, as summer slowly winds down, we went up north to enjoy a short vacation and see some of the sights. Read more

When preconceptions get in the way…writes Ambassador Yosef Livne

Academics have been debating the issue of neutrality in research. Most agree that the choice of subject can’t be neutral, but the essence of research, namely the methodology and transparency ought to be colorblind and should not reflect personal views. Read more

Sydney Jewish Choir performs at festival

The Sydney Jewish Choral Society (SJCS) has performed at the Blackheath Choir Festival in the Blue Mountains. Read more

Self Made…a movie review by Roz Tarszisz

A modern fairytale with deep political messages, Self Made demands that the viewer suspend critical analysis and tag along for the ride. Read more

Soccer tragics kick a goal against epilepsy

A slew of soccer stars, ex-Socceroos and other football legends will join forces with communal identities in a unique celebrity ‘fun-raiser’ to aid Epilepsy Action Australia. It’s the Sydney Celebrity Football Charity Challenge. Read more

The Courage to Teach Right From Wrong…writes Rabbi Laibl Wolf

Teaching ethics to kindergarten children? Sounds like a progressive school, sophisticated, forward thinking. Read more

Beit Halochem awaits the wounded

On July 8, 2014, Israeli forces entered Gaza marking the beginning of a continuing operation to counter rockets and tunnels aimed at and built for assaults on the people of Israel. Read more

Media misfires, truth a casualty…writes Emily Gian

Last Tuesday evening (AEST), just hours before the latest ceasefire in the region was due to expire, terrorists in Gaza fired three Grad rockets which landed near Be’er Sheva and Netivot. Hamas spokesperson Sami Abu Zuhri said his organisation had no knowledge of the firing of any rockets – a claim that is incredibly hard to believe.  Read more

Soldier of Love and Hate…writes Emily Gian

I had one of those moments back in July when the lead singer of my all-time favourite band spoke out against Israel during a concert in the UK. The singer was Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam. Read more

Gaza – Australian Politicians Duped By Dud Declaration…writes David Singer

The Canberra Declaration on Gaza signed by 76 current and former Federal and State parliamentarians displays their total factual ignorance and political naiveté concerning the war raging between Hamas and Israel for the last six weeks. Read more

Films, chants, and antisemitism – the protest at Verona…writes Julie Nathan

The protest against the Israeli Film Festival went ahead in Sydney last Thursday evening, despite the preceding court drama. Read more

Forgiveness – the gift you give to yourself…writes Rabbi Michoel Gourarie

Forgiving someone who has really hurt us is one of the most difficult things to achieve.

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Truce does not equal peace…writes Michael Kuttner

One of the problems we face these days is the inability to recognise reality even when it smacks us in the face. Read more

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