The Rooster

A movie review by Alex First Read more

We have your back

As Brutus and his allies plunged their knives into Julius Caesar, they all declared, “We have your back.” Read more

Palmyra Tadmor

Many years ago, in Israel, my family and I stayed at a drab Government Hotel in Herzliya called The Tadmor! Read more

Rent

A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First Read more

L’Chaim to Life: Dr Sheree Trotter

Maurice Klein speaks with Dr Sheree Trotter, Director of the new Indigenous Embassy Jerusalem, and the 100th embassy in Israel, located at the Friends of Zion Museum in Jerusalem. Read more

Joanne Levy gets goods to needy Israelis

She chats with Henry Greener. VIDEO Read more

Shabbat Tetzaveh: Pants

Many years ago, I was told a story about my father by somebody who belonged to the same congregation as his family in London. Read more

Creating a ‘parallel diplomatic channel’ between Israel and South Africa

As chief rabbi of South Africa, I undertook a recent diplomatic mission to Israel amidst the hostility of the South African government and a breakdown in communications between the two countries. Read more

The Dictionary of Lost Words

A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First Read more

Hamas: Palestinian civilians are also terrorists

Since Hamas’s Oct. 7 massacre, leaders of the Iran-backed terrorist group have been trying to distance themselves from the atrocities by holding Palestinian civilians responsible for some of the crimes, including the murder, beheading, rape, torture, kidnapping, mutilation and burning of hundreds of Israeli men, women and children. Read more

Broadway Cares cares about Gaza, but not Israel

If you’re a Broadway theatre fan, you’re probably familiar with Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.  Read more

And the winner is: Hamas!

What will happen if Hamas is allowed to win this war? Read more

Dry Bones: Massive movements online

Jews are a convenient target for those crazing over the “mass movement of the day.” Read more

The blindness of Western political leaders and media

The question we need to address at some point, is how does the narrative get so upended that history, facts and logic are simply tossed aside? Read more

From Australia’s Jewish Past: Bernard Rubin – racing driver and pilot

Bernard was born in Carlton, Melbourne, on 6 December 1896. Read more

ICJ signals United Nations could be on Genocide Watch

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has signalled that the United Nations could come under ICJ scrutiny if it fails to take any steps that could prevent genocide being committed in Gaza. Read more

Feintooner

This week’s cartoon: Oscar for Best Massacre Read more

Dry Bones: The awards

Hollywood has been too intimidated by woke antisemitism to respond with any decency to Oct. 7. Read more

The myth of British exceptionalism

That old image of the Jewish family with a packed suitcase at the ready in case they are compelled to leave their home suddenly has returned with a vengeance across Europe. Read more

On the other hand

A fascinating piece of news caught my attention this week. Read more

Who is afraid of education?

Education has been a core value in Judaism from the very start. Read more

The Whisper

A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First Read more

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

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