The antisemitism crisis is out of control

The war in Gaza is prying open a potentially game-changing fissure in British politics that has wider implications for the Western world. Read more

Dry Bones: We are fighting evil

We are fighting evil. Read more

Meet Me at Dawn

A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First Read more

What a contrast

Argentina’s newly elected president’s recent visit to Israel was a politically refreshing breath of fresh air. Read more

Shabbat Trumah: Repititions

The word Trumah , which is the title of this week’s reading from the Torah, refers to three different types of either obligatory or voluntary donations that were designed to fund the construction of the Tabernacle and maintain its running costs. Read more

Judicial reform controversy emboldened Israel’s enemies

The controversy over the judicial reform proposed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government last year was what likely encouraged Iran’s terror proxies Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis to attack Israel. Read more

Fallen Leaves

A movie review by Alex First Read more

Herzog: South African case a ‘blood libel’ against the Jews

One of Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s chief concerns for Israel and the civilised world is the corruption of the international legal system, which “has begun to ignore reality and truth.” Read more

Dry Bones: Contemporary semantics

Speaking to a “woke” world that rewrites history… Read more

The Wharf Revue: Pride in Prejudice

A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First
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From Australia’s Jewish past

Zara Baar Aronson OBE – Sydney-based journalist, editor, welfare worker, feminist and restaurateur. Read more

The Rocky Horror Show

A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First Read more

UN keeps Gazans penned in Gaza, Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine buried

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres continues to wring his hands in anguish as the humanitarian crisis threatens to worsen in Gaza – whilst he still refuses to take any action to transfer Gaza’s women, children, the sick and elderly to 50 UN refugee camps providing safe havens outside Gaza in Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and the West Bank. Read more

Feintooner

This week’s cartoon: The Secretary Whisperer. Read more

Dry Bones: It’s criminal

Will ‘wokeism’ destroy Western civilisation? Read more

Biden’s and Blinken’s words do real harm

Words matter. That’s the thing to remember about the libellous descriptions of Israel’s efforts to eradicate Hamas terrorists that came forth from both U.S. President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken in recent days. Read more

Mitch Albom’s new Holocaust novel is about ‘price we pay for the lies we tell’

On a visit to Yad Vashem 10 years ago, Mitch Albom, the sports journalist turned inspirational book author, was struck by a story that emerged from one of the video displays. Read more

IDF ready for war to expand north, commander says

The Israel Defence Forces is committed to changing “the security reality” in northern Israel, a senior IDF commander pledged to northern residents on Friday, amid continued Hezbollah attacks and Israeli Air Force strikes on Hezbollah in Southern Lebanon. Read more

When fighting antisemitism, you can’t pick and choose

It was one of those incidents that you never expect will happen to you, but when it does, it changes your life irrevocably. Read more

Meet Colin Krycer

Henry Greener chats with Colin Krycer who has recently been awarded an OAM. Read more

On the other hand

According to the Israel Meteorological Authority, this winter has seen the most beneficial rainfall in thirty years. Read more

South Africa. Time to leave?

Why is South Africa leading the outpouring of hatred towards Israel? Is the writing on the wall? Is it because of endemic anti-Semitism? Or is there something more to this than meets the eye?
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‘Is this the little play I carried?’: ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ turns 60 

As the Good Book says … Read more

L’Chaim to Life: Senator Simon Birmingham

Maurice Klein speaks with Senator Simon Birmingham, Liberal Party Senator for South Australia since May 2007 and is the current Leader of the Opposition in the Senate and Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs. Read more

Olamit Wolf feeds the troops: she chats with Henry Greener

Olamit Wolf is a foodie with a huge mission…to provide masses of healthy, nutritious, convenient food daily to the IDF soldiers, the evacuees and the injured in Israel. Read more

INTO THE FRAY: Comparing Coalitions

While the current coalition is far from unblemished, things could be worse—and have been recently, Read more

Israel must dismantle and replace UNRWA

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has come under intense scrutiny in recent weeks following revelations that approximately 10% of its 12,000 Gaza workforce are linked to Hamas, with at least 12 participating directly in the terrorist group’s Oct. 7 massacre. Read more

Candide

A Melbourne operetta review by Alex First Read more

Beware of the small print

When offered a deal that sounds too good to be true, it is always advisable to read the small print. Read more

Shabbat Mishpatim: Laws and Words

After the so-called Ten Commandments (which are principles) we come to a section called Mishpatim. Read more

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