Saturday Night Fever
January 12, 2026 by Alex First
A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First Read more
On the other hand
January 11, 2026 by Michael Kuttner
The Tel Aviv-Yaffo Municipality has announced the opening of a lifeguard training course (Type 1 Sea Lifeguard certification) for the first time in four decades. Read more
Partisan Song
January 9, 2026 by Anne Sarzin
Partisan Resilience, Resistance, and Revenge Book review by Dr Anne Sarzin Read more
Litvak or Chassid?
January 9, 2026 by Jeremy Rosen
Someone close to me explained why he thought I was so dismissive, particularly of religious views I did not agree with. Read more
Blast off
January 9, 2026 by Michael Kuttner
Most commentators suspected that 2026 was going to be action-packed, but hardly anyone predicted that it would blast off in such a spectacular fashion. Read more
Three times a day at Bondi Beach, a rabbi helps a community grieve
January 9, 2026 by Rob Klein
In the days after the Bondi Beach massacre, as mourners arrived with flowers and stood quietly in front of the memorial at Bondi Pavillion, Rabbi Yossi Friedman sensed that many people wanted to grieve but did not quite know how.
Madama Butterfly………just magnificent
January 9, 2026 by Victor Grynberg
An opera review by Victor Grynberg Read more
Shabbat Shemot
January 8, 2026 by Jeremy Rosen
Light in the darkness: ‘Sunnukiah’ finds new meaning after Bondi terror attack
January 7, 2026 by Rob Klein
At around 3 am on 15 December, Rabbi Mendy Litzman of Hatzolah was driving home from hospital. He had spent hours helping victims of the Bondi Beach terror attack the previous evening.
Trump & Netanyahu struggle to agree on future of Judea & Samaria
January 5, 2026 by David Singer
President Trump’s failure to propose his plan for the future of Judea and Samaria (West Bank) since he promised its release in March 2025 has finally caught up with him. Read more
Acclaimed Australian production ‘Yentl’ set for London premiere
January 5, 2026 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Kadimah Yiddish Theatre’s acclaimed production Yentl will appear on a London stage next year, taking an Australian reworking of a classic Yiddish story to international audiences for the first time.
On the other hand
January 4, 2026 by Michael Kuttner
Magen David Adom, Israel’s main national first responder organisation, has reported some notable achievements during 2025. Read more
2002? 2026? What’s the difference?
January 4, 2026 by Ron Weiser
Antisemitism, in whatever form it tries to take or morph into, did not begin in the aftermath of 7 October, nor will it end tomorrow. Read more
Mamdani’s ‘collectivism’ is dangerous to Jews and everyone else
January 4, 2026 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
Inaugurations are generally hopeful days in democracies. Read more
The downplaying of momentous events in Iran
January 2, 2026 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
All week, Iranians have been mounting massive and widespread street protests. Read more
Handel’s Messiah
January 2, 2026 by Jeremy Rosen
Stormy times ahead
January 2, 2026 by Michael Kuttner
Extreme weather events such as droughts, tornadoes, hurricanes, cyclones, torrential rain, combined with intense cold or soaring temperatures, seem to be increasing worldwide. Read more
The Choral
January 2, 2026 by Alex First
A movie review by Alex First Read more
Shabbat Mikeytz
January 1, 2026 by Jeremy Rosen
Trump could offend would-be leaders of Israel as he singles out Bibi’s so-called exceptionalism
January 1, 2026 by Bruce S. Ticker
CATS
January 1, 2026 by Alex First
A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First Read more
Poem by Michael Leibowitz
Kadish—21 December 2025 Read more
After Bondi, avoidance is no longer an option
December 31, 2025 by Michael Gencher
It has never been credible for this government to claim it is responding adequately to antisemitism — not before October 7, not since, and not now. Read more
Follow the yellow star road
December 31, 2025 by Zeddy Lawrence
In my previous two columns – one prior to Bondi, one two days after Bondi – I lamented sardonically that, after every incident of antisemitism over the past two years, all the Prime Minister offered were words … the very same words on each occasion: “There’s no place for antisemitism in Australia … or Islamophobia.” Read more
Revelry in the age of horror: A New Year’s meditation
December 31, 2025 by Menachem Rosensaft
Hold the champagne, at least for a moment. As we mark the beginning of a new year, let us also think of all those the world over who are not in a celebratory mood, whose mindset is one of trepidation, anguish and pain rather than joy. Read more
When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows
December 31, 2025 by Anne Sarzin
Book review by Dr Anne Sarzin Read more
Anastasia
December 31, 2025 by Alex First
A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First Read more
Despite warning signs, the US-Israel alliance is still solid
December 30, 2025 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
Optimism about Jewish life is in short supply lately. Around the globe, antisemitism is surging. Read more
14 nations continue to fuel Jew-hatred around the world
December 29, 2025 by David Singer
Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Iceland, Ireland, Japan, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain and the United Kingdom continue to fuel Jew-hatred around the world. Read more
From Camp Sababa alumni participant to volunteer companion
December 29, 2025 by Milla Wolman
By Milla Wolman
Despite the devastating tragedy of the massacre on Chanukah at Bondi, a glimmer of light persisted amid this new darkness. The laughter of children and young adults with disabilities echoed through Sydney’s Jewish community as they came together earlier in December for four days of fun and fulfilment at Camp Sababa 2025.
