Kerry’s Invisible ‘Breakthrough’
July 8, 2013 by Gabsy Debinski
Last week saw John Kerry’s fifth visit to the Middle East since he became Secretary of State in February this year…writes Gabsy Debinski. Read more
Rabbi Woolstone honoured
July 7, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Sydney’s Jewish House has honoured Rabbi Pinchos Woolstone by officially acknowledging that he was the care organisation’s first rabbi. Read more
Growing from Difference…writes Rabbi Michoel Gourarie
July 5, 2013 by Rabbi Michoel Gourarie
Question:
I recently married someone who I thought was just like me. We are similar in so many ways. But with time I have begun to notice significant differences in various areas. Some of these newly discovered dissimilarities I actually dislike. I am afraid of how this might develop in the future and of the potential damage to the relationship. Any thoughts? Read more
Into the Lions’ den
July 5, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Rabbi Mendel Kastel recently visited Bondi Lions club…and walked away with a $5ooo cheque. Read more
Remembering the Evian Conference [1938]
July 4, 2013 by Josie Lacey
In 1938, as the Nazi Holocaust began, the Jews of Germany and Austria were desperate to leave. The problem was to find a place of refuge…writes Josie Lacey. Read more
Israel’s Shifting Red Lines
July 3, 2013 by Gil Solomon
The revelation that last year Prime Minister Netanyahu offered the release of 50 prisoners with Jewish blood on their hands just to get Abbas back to the negotiating table, is to me an obscenity…writes Gil Solomon. Read more
Will the Claims Conference Board Act Before it is Too Late?…asks Isi Leibler
July 2, 2013 by Isi Leibler
On July 8, the Conference on Jewish Material Claims against Germany (the Claims Conference), the wealthiest Jewish organization in the world, will hold its annual board meeting behind closed doors. Read more
A Tale of Two Visits
July 1, 2013 by Ari Briggs
In late April Israeli media personality Avri Gilad went on a tour of the Negev with myself – the international director of Regavim…writes Ari Briggs. Read more
Palestine – The Bi-National State That Can Work…writes David Singer
July 1, 2013 by David Singer
It is a pity that US Secretary for State John Kerry still believes that a two-state solution is possible after 20 years of failed negotiations between Israel and the PLO to achieve such a result under the Oslo Accords and the Bush Roadmap. Read more
James Valentine in fashion @ the SJM
ABC radio personality James Valentine recently moderated a panel at the Sydney Jewish Museum on “Does the Media Fashion Fashion”. Read more
How to tell a lie
June 30, 2013 by Rabbi Michoel Gourarie
The Torah tells us: “Stay away from falsehood”. Our sages teach that lying is evil and damages our relationship with G-d. The simple definition of lying is telling a falsehood. But there’s more to lying than that. Lies come in several different forms…writes Rabbi Michoel Gourarie. Read more
The Australian Media’s Distortion of Truth
June 27, 2013 by Gabsy Debinski
Over the past week, the Australian media’s reportage of Israel has been abysmal. Read more
What the Melbourne Jewish community is not being told about child sexual abuse
June 25, 2013 by Vivien Resofsky
About a month ago I sat in the Rabbi’s office, hopeful despite the negative responses over the last 7 years. The question took me by surprise. ” How many people support you?”…writes Viven Resofsky. Read more
Regavim and the Bedouin: Take two
In late April Israeli media personality Avri Gilad went on a tour of a Negev with nationalist Regavim NGO. He recently revisited the area with the Bedouin.
Teheran and Islamic Fundamentalism: Facing Realities…by Isi Leibler
June 25, 2013 by Isi Leibler
The enthusiastic media response to the election of the “moderate” and “reformist” Hassan Rouhani is reminiscent of the unrealistic drivel which greeted the “Arab Spring”. Indeed, there was perhaps greater justification for the misplaced optimism over the downfall of despotic Arab leaders than in the election of this Mullah, one of eight candidates approved by Ayatollah Khamenei from a pool of 686. Read more
Advice galore!
June 23, 2013 by Michael Kuttner
What are friends for if not to give solicited or unsolicited advice at any time?…asks Michael Kuttner. Read more
Say it
June 21, 2013 by Rabbi Michoel Gourarie
A woman once complained to a marriage counselor that her husband never says that he loves her. The therapist turned to the husband for his perspective. “I told her thirty years ago that I love her,” he explained, “and If anything changes, I’ll let her know”…writes Rabbi Michoel Gourarie Read more
Palestine – Clinton’s $500,000 Speech Leaves One Speechless…writes David Singer
June 21, 2013 by David Singer
The thought that anyone was prepared to contribute to paying former American President Bill Clinton $500000 to deliver a 45 minute speech at the Peres Academic Centre during the festivities marking Israeli President Shimon Peres’s 90th birthday is truly staggering – especially after hearing what he had to say. Read more
Israel: where sometimes good stuff happens too…writes Gabsy Debinski
June 21, 2013 by Gabsy Debinski
It is no secret that Israel is facing a precarious threat as the crisis in Syria continues to deteriorate. Read more
Now is the time
June 20, 2013 by Manny Waks
The Commonwealth Royal Commission Inquiry into child sexual abuse within organisations has now commenced. Tzedek, an Australian-based advocacy group for Jewish victims and survivors of child sexual abuse, is uniquely positioned to provide evidence to the Royal Commission about the nature and extent of past and present child sexual abuse within Jewish organisations. Read more
Chief Rabbinate Electoral Machinations…writes Isi Leibler
June 17, 2013 by Isi Leibler
The sleazy political machinations surrounding the impending elections for the Chief Rabbinate are shameful. Read more
Should I Go?
June 14, 2013 by Rabbi Michoel Gourarie
Question:
I just received an invitation from my friend to her son’s Bar Mitzvah. Unfortunately a few years ago we had a bad fall out. I was terribly offended and hurt, our relationship was badly damaged and we never really resolved anything. Read more
Palestine – Pantomime and Paradox…writes David Singer
June 14, 2013 by David Singer
Any cynicism or disbelief that Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu was seriously interested in trying to reach a two-state solution with the PLO was dispelled this week with the revelation that Netanyahu last year offered to free 50 long term Palestinian security prisoners sentenced before the Oslo Accords were signed in 1993 – in a vain bid to entice Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas back to the negotiating table. Read more
Changes at Mebourne Eruv
The Chairman of the Board of Directors of Melbourne Eruv, Mr Romy Leibler, has announced that the Foundation Administrator of the Melbourne Eruv, Dr Peter Kloot, has retired.
Jewish Mum of the Year
June 14, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Join the search to find the ultimate Jewish Mum of the Year. The Jewish community make up just 0.4% of the British population, yet some of the country’s biggest names in politics, business, banking and entertainment are all members of the Jewish community, including three who are listed in the British Rich List top ten. They have very different personalities, very diverse opinions, but all have one thing in common – a great Jewish mother.
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These are the names
June 14, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Rabbi John Levi has chronicled in detail the lives of more than 1500 Jewish men and women who settled in Australia between 1788 and 1850 either as convicts or free settlers in his new work “These Are the Names”. Read more
You Don’t Need Time or Money
June 13, 2013 by J-Wire
Charity and kindness are of the most important aspects of Jewish tradition…writes Rabbi Michoel Gourarie. Read more
Implications for Israel in the US Global Retreat…writes Isi Leibler
June 12, 2013 by Isi Leibler
The appointment of Samantha Power as America’s UN ambassador combined with recent US foreign policy statements, reinforce concerns that the US administration is accelerating its policies of global withdrawal, engaging rather than confronting rogue states, and appeasing Islamic extremism. Read more
Poor Limmud
June 7, 2013 by Judy Singer
While perusing Limmud Sydney’s program for an incentive I couldn’t refuse, something exciting enough to warrant spending a week’s after-rent income on the entrance fee, I came across the promising title: “The Underbelly of the Jewish Community”…writes Judy Singer. Read more
Meet Blinky Bill’s creator
The Jewish Holocaust Centre in Melbourne will host a special event attended by iconic animator of “Blinky Bill”, Yoram Gross and filmmaker Tomasz Magierski later this month. Read more
