Just Do It…writes Rabbi Michoel Gourarie

Many things that we do and experience require a combination of emotion and action. The absence of feeling can affect the sincerity of the action and minimize its effectiveness. For example, wishing a close friend Mazel Tov without display of excitement has minimal meaning. Mechanically helping a friend in need without empathy and interest will result in incomplete support. Praying just by mouthing the words seems like a meaningless exercise. Read more

Nicole to the rescue

By blood and origin she is Australian.  Her citizenship is Israeli.  She is a lawyer by profession.  As to her calling, she belongs to the entire Jewish people.  As to her heart, she belongs entirely to those she has helped.  She is Nicole Maor. Read more

The Stockholm Syndrome in Tel Aviv…writes Rabbi Laibl Wolf

On August 23^rd 1973, a group of bank customers were taken hostage in a bank hold-up. They were held hostage for six days. During that period they began to identify with their captors and even defended them after they were freed. Criminologist and psychiatrist Nils Bejerotas coined this phenomenon as “the Stockholm Syndrome”. Read more

Been and scene at the Sydney Jewish Museum

The Sydney Jewish Museum has held functions related to the current Anne Frank exhibition…J-Wire presents images from the events. Read more

Monte volunteers

Sydney’s Montefiore Home was delighted to celebrate National Volunteer Week 2014 with events at the Hunters Hill and Randwick campuses. Read more

Palestine – Fraser Must Tell The Naked And Unadorned Truth…writes David Singer

Former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser convincingly exposed the falsity of his own and former Foreign Minister Bob Carr’s unsubstantiated claim that the pro-Israel Australian Jewish community wielded too much power – with these few well – chosen words to the ABC’s Jon Faine: Read more

Tough Conversations…writes Rabbi Michoel Gourarie

Communication is central to human existence. With communication we can create and strengthen relationships, share feelings, communicate ideas, instruct, guide, and educate.  Read more

Conflicting Indykations…writes Michael Kuttner

Nothing is predictable in politics and international events, especially in this part of the world. However even a novice could have foretold that those who tried to destroy Israel in 1948 and have been trying ever since then to finish the job, would make sure to scuttle the latest misnamed peace talks and prepare the ground for laying the blame on Israel’s doorstep. Read more

A trip for active single retirees and seniors

Raymond Shaw is ‘titular’ head of a loose group of friends called the Over 55’s Jewish Singles formed many years ago (about 1999) as JSSN (Jewish Sociable Singles Network) for the over 40’s…and an overseas trip is on the drawing board. Read more

A prophetable night – SSO Opera House concert 14 May 2014

But hardly profitable, when you consider the colossal forces that had to be assembled  to perform Mendelssohn’s oratorio, Elijah, writes Fraser Beath McEwing. Read more

Amos Oz – You Owe Us An Apology…writes Rabbi Laibl Wolf

When is a Jew like a Nazi? When Amos Oz says so. History is replete with famous people making buffoons of themselves. But buffoonery would be an inappropriate description of this Israeli novelist’s tragic faux pas. Insensitivity to the point of callousness would be a better characterization. Read more

Standing Up for the People of NSW…writes Premier Mike Baird

As the former State Treasurer I know what it is like to inherit a fiscal mess from Labor. Read more

The under-the-radar story of Far East Jewry…writes Maayan Jaffe

It was a long trek: 6,000 miles by boat from Central Europe to the Far East. But the towns of East Asia opened their gates for the waves of Jewish emigrants who had to find shelter from the tragic problems they faced first in Russia, and later in Central Europe. Read more

Spielberg genocide award for Obama…writes Rafael Medoff

In his recent remarks upon receiving an award for fighting genocide, President Barack Obama explained why he is not fighting genocide. He didn’t mean it to sound quite that way, of course. But that was the indisputable meaning of his words. Read more

Beware of those Promoting Fake Interfaith Relations…writes Isi Leibler

In the midst of the political currents confronting Israel, it is bizarre to hear an “Orthodox” rabbi blessing the head of the Palestinian Authority for his dubious statement regarding the  Holocaust  and castigating our Prime Minister for finding  “difficulty [to respond to him] with positive statements”. Read more

Czech him out

The second of this year’s four part series ‘Pianists in Recital’ brought a return to Australia of 28-year-old Czech pianist, Lukas Vondracek. And what a return is was, writes Fraser Beath McEwing. Read more

Have They no Shame?…asks Isi Leibler

In terms of shameless personal corruption on a broad party political level, I doubt that anything can match the extraordinary efforts by MKs from the majority of political parties, who are promoting legislation calculated to damage or destroy the nation’s most popular and widely circulated daily newspaper. Read more

Hijacking the Holocaust…writes Eric Rozenman

Next month, participants in the Presbyterian Church’s biennial assembly will meet in Detroit. Calls for divestment from Israel are likely to be considered, supported by the infamous “Zionism Unsettled” study guide. Read more

No Changes Needed to Racial Vilification Laws…writes Mike Baird

The political landscape in NSW has changed in the past fortnight and it is an honour to have been given the opportunity to take on the job of leading this great state. Read more

Palestine – Obama Betrayal Demands Abbas Boycott …writes David Singer

The inevitable collapse of the “two-state solution ” has seen last week’s headline grabbers and attention seekers turned from roosters into feather dusters – their credibility reputation and political judgement torn to shreds. Read more

Social media connects far-right groups…writes Andre Oboler

Last week the far-right Australian political party Australia First and Australian members of the Greek far-right political party Golden Dawn held a rally in Brisbane. Read more

Donald Sterling is pathetic, but he doesn’t speak for all Jews

My husband isn’t a sports fan, so I was surprised when he started talking basketball…writes Regina Brett/JNS.org. Read more

A letter to Tamar…from Emily Gian

Dear Tamar,

Remember me? Read more

‘A death sentence for the Jews’: 75 years since the British White Paper…writes Rafael Medoff

“We know we are going to be bamboozled,” a despondent Stephen Wise, the foremost American Jewish leader of his time, confided to a friend before boarding a ship bound for England in early 1939. The British had invited Wise and other Zionist leaders from the United States and Palestine to take part in a “peace conference” with Arab leaders. Read more

 The Fake “Martyrdom” of J Street…writes Isi Leibler

Despite widespread predictions to the contrary, J Street failed dismally to gain admission into the Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations (Presidents Conference). Read more

Strictly Ballroom The Musical – a review by Deb Meyer

You know as soon as you walk into the Lyric theatre and the doorman personally greets you in full, bright red costume, with a broad grinned ‘Welcome to Strictly Ballroom’, you’re in for a night of razzle dazzle. Leave reality at the door and enter the surreal, glittering world of Baz Luhrmann and Catherine Martin. Read more

Yom Ha’atzmaut at Beth Weizmann

Melbourne’s Beth Weizmann Community Centre and the Lamm Jewish Library of Australia were transformed into a children’s paradise when the Zionist Council of Victoria held their annual Family Festival to celebrate Israel’s 66^th birthday. Read more

Sounding a warning…writes Michael Kuttner

Baroness Caroline Cox looks like your favourite grandmother but her impeccable English manners are deceiving because behind that House of Lords exterior lurks an indefatigable fighter for human rights. Read more

Volunteering from the heart

Every year, Melbourne’s Jewish Care’s 460 volunteers contribute over 35,000 hours of amazing community support. With National Volunteer Week around the corner, it’s a great time to recognise their important work and say thank you to volunteers who lead their life with a genuine spirit of giving, just like Anne Korman. Read more

Go ‘Eastman’, Young Man…writes Rabbi Laibl Wolf

Watch an old B/W movie and the lack of color takes a brief moment to register as imaginations fills in the colours. Read more

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