The Miracle of Chanukah
December 4, 2023 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Chanukah is colourful, exciting and popular, ranking with Purim in carnival spirit. Every type of talent is part of the festival: art, music, drama, cookery. The games are absorbing. Read more
Kibbutz Nahal Oz
December 4, 2023 by J-Wire News Service
On October 7th, dozens of terrorists infiltrated Kibbutz Nahal Oz from the northern Gaza Strip. Read more
Arab-Islamic Committee & UN ignore HKOPS path to peace
December 4, 2023 by David Singer
The Ministerial Committee appointed at the Joint Arab-Islamic Extraordinary Summit on 11 November missed a golden opportunity to advance an end to the Jewish-Arab conflict when they met with United Nations Secretary-General – Mr. António Guterres – on 29 November. Read more
Kinky Boots
December 4, 2023 by Alex First
A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First Read more
On the other hand
December 3, 2023 by Michael Kuttner
This week the US House of Representatives passed a resolution affirming Israel’s right to exist. Read more
Henry meets an Oct 7 survivor
December 3, 2023 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Henry Greener chats with Eilon Kotler, a survivor of the October 7 massacre at Kibbutz Kfar Aza. Read more
A Christmas Carol
December 3, 2023 by Alex First
A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First Read more
Elegy for New York
December 1, 2023 by Jeremy Rosen
I made the mistake, once, of thinking New York was the best place for Jews outside Israel. Read more
The devastating Hamas weapon of war
December 1, 2023 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
Hamas, the genocidal jihadi force responsible for the barbaric Oct. 7 pogrom in Israel, has a devastating weapon of war. That weapon is the Western media. Read more
Hamas also slaughters Muslims
December 1, 2023 by Khaled Abu Toameh
The Hamas terrorists who attacked Israel on Oct. 7 did not kill only Jews. The terrorists also murdered and kidnapped scores of Muslim Israelis, including members of the Bedouin community. The terrorists’ murder spree made zero distinction between young and old, Muslim and Jew. Read more
Incredibly asinine and crass
December 1, 2023 by Michael Kuttner
The longer it takes to finish off Hamas, the greater the opportunity for all and sundry to weigh in with gratuitous advice and demands. Read more
The loss of life in Israel and Gaza is heartbreaking
As a woman, I am sickened by the abduction and murder of babies and the use of rape and kidnapping of women and girls in the brutal attack by Hamas on the 7th of October – a heartbreaking and unfathomable day on which Hamas violently took 240 innocent hostages, a condemned terrorist organisation, and a devastating day on which the Jewish people experienced the greatest loss of life since the Holocaust. Read more
L’Chaim to Life: Alexander Downer
November 30, 2023 by Features Desk
Maurice Klein speaks with Alexander Downer, an Australian former politician and diplomat who was leader of the Liberal Party from 1994 to 1995, Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1996 to 2007, and High Commissioner to the United Kingdom from 2014 to 2018. Read more
Shabbat Vayishlach: Rape
November 30, 2023 by Jeremy Rosen
The horror of rape has existed since the earliest of times, and particularly during periods of war, units of depraved men have exercised rape as a reward for conquest or a means of humiliation. Read more
From Australia’s Jewish Past: Andrew, Anne de Metz, and daughters – owners and educators of the first seminary for young ladies to the first Jewish day school in Sydney
November 28, 2023 by Features Desk
Andrew was born in 1771, having grown up in London, where he worked as a stockbroking agent. Read more
Feintooner
November 27, 2023 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon: Getting one’s Irish up. Read more
Biden recklessly pursues Friedman’s failed two-state solution
November 27, 2023 by David Singer
President Biden’s thinking continues to be extraordinarily influenced by New York Times (NYT) Foreign Affairs Opinion columnist Thomas Friedman. Read more
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
November 27, 2023 by Alex First
A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First Read more
To 120!!! What does it mean?
November 27, 2023 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Ask the rabbi. Read more
Chase (A Daylight Connection*)
November 26, 2023 by Alex First
A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First Read more
On the other hand
November 25, 2023 by Michael Kuttner
Who will live, and who will die. Read more
The infernal choice behind the hostage deal
November 24, 2023 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
As if Israelis weren’t traumatized enough by the depraved Hamas pogrom on Oct. 7, the hostage deal concluded this week cruelly deepened their agony. Read more
Becoming Israeli again
November 24, 2023 by Gidon Ben-Zvi
Before October 7, living in Israel could leave you battered, bruised, and needing a stiff drink. Read more
1984 is now
November 24, 2023 by Jeremy Rosen
In August, Adam Gopnik published an article in the New Yorker of the August 28, 2023, issue, with the headline “The Biggest Losers.” Read more
Irredeemably disconnected
November 24, 2023 by Michael Kuttner
Last week, I outlined how Jewish individuals and groups are displaying their disconnection from history and today’s reality. Read more
Dry Bones: New Players
November 23, 2023 by Yaakov - DryBones - Kirschen - JNS
As Hamas shows signs of being beaten, two other Iranian proxies are activated. Read more
Shabbat Vayeytzey: Initiative
November 23, 2023 by Jeremy Rosen
Napoleon
November 23, 2023 by Alex First
A movie review by Alex First Read more
From Australia’s Jewish Past: The Right Honourable Sir Matthew Nathan – an extraordinary life as a Colonial Officer
November 21, 2023 by Features Desk
Matthew was born on 3 January 1862 in Paddington, London. Read more
Do you believe in using modern language in Bible translations?
November 20, 2023 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
