Israeli, Saudi sources: US focus on Palestinians harming normalisation

There is growing frustration among Israeli and Saudi officials over what they see as an overemphasis by Washington on having Jerusalem make concessions to the Palestinians as a means of moving forward in the normalization process between the kingdom and the Jewish state. Read more

Dare to dream

Two facts and a conclusion: Read more

Abandoning 2002 Arab League Initiative trashes UN & EU policies

The fall from grace of the failed two-state solution proposed by the 2002 Arab Peace Initiative and its replacement with the 2022 Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine solution has left United Nations (UN) and European Union (EU) policies in total disarray. Read more

Fatal delusions

On Yom Kippur, we prayed that in the coming year, we should be spared various afflictions. Read more

Rabbi Raymond Apple on Sukkot

Sukkot says a great deal about Judaism. Read more

What is not fit to print is printed. What is fit to print is not printed.

A New York Times reporter got away with posting a strangely worded, one-sided feature that sends a message that the Palestinians are long-established inhabitants of the land that is now governed by the state of Israel. The Palestinians  are even described as “indigenous.” Read more

Love Lust Lost (Broad Encounters)

A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First Read more

Washington’s UN envoy blasts Abbas, Jewish violence in Security Council meeting

Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, had harsh words for both Israelis and Palestinians at the U.N. Security Council’s monthly meeting on the Israeli-Palestinian file on Wednesday. Read more

Podcast: L’Chaim to Life: Rabbi Yoseph Nerenberg

Maurice Klein speaks with Rabbi Yoseph Nerenberg, Manager of Jewish Life at Jewish Care, who started off as assistant Rabbi and kosher supervisor at Montefiore Homes and has been Rabbi of Age Care at Gary Smorgon House since it opened in 2009, managing the department that puts the Jewish and the L’Chaim in Jewish Care. Read more

Succot: Fun or Politics

Succot is the most innovative and multifaceted of all our Festivals. Coming after the solemn Holy Days it is the most fun, too. And it concludes with a day of national unity, something that seems as unlikely and remote now, as it ever did in the past. Read more

Feintooner

This week’s cartoon: United Nations Stepping Stone Read more

Why the referendum holds special meaning for Australia’s Jewish community

Collective Jewish memory is the essence of our faith. It is the intimate knowledge that exists deep within each of us and belongs to all of us…writes Dr Aharon Friedland. Read more

From Australia’s Jewish past: Johanna, George and Judit Korner – a family international beauty business

Johanna was born on 21 July 1891 at Fogaras, Hungary (Romania) to Alfred Adler, a photographer, and his wife Helena. Read more

50 years since the Yom Kippur War: KKL – JNF unveils rare photos from the battlefield for the first time

The Yom Kippur War broke out on Yom Kippur, October 6, 1973, with an attack by Arab armies against Israel, led by Syria and Egypt, with support from Arab states, primarily Iraq and Jordan. Read more

My Father’s Shadow: a memoir – written by Sandra Goldbloom Zurbo

A book review by Rabbi Jeffrey Cohen Read more

On the other hand

Usually, the day after we pray for rain at the end of Succot, the heavens open up, and the long-awaited precipitation descends. Read more

The Yom Kippur fast

It’s a fast “sandwiched” between two feasts. Read more

Bibi & MBS flag their talks could include implementing HKOPS

Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed Bin Salman (MBS) and Israel’s Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu have given their clearest indication to date that current talks between them to normalise relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel could include their reaching agreement on the terms to successfully implement the Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine solution (HKOPS). Read more

UFOs

According to Wikipedia, UFOs are “perceived aerial phenomenon that cannot be immediately identified or explained.” Read more

Jonah

The Book of Jonah is only forty-eight verses long, but it is one of the most popular books of the Bible. Read more

In Judea and Samaria, the post-Abbas era has already begun

On Tuesday evening, Israeli security forces conducted a counter-terror raid in the Jenin refugee camp, the epicentre of terrorism in Judea and Samaria. Read more

Aletha Gold: travelling ambassador for SmartAID

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Trust judicial reform? Trust Palestinians? Trust Netanyahu?

‘Trust’ is the key word that applies to three areas of importance that are front and centre for Israel currently – judicial reform, the Palestinians and Prime Minister Netanyahu. Read more

Israel’s UN envoy to JNS: Palestinian issue won’t be resolved anytime soon

As the United Nations General Assembly kicked off its annual general debate in New York on Wednesday, Israeli Ambassador Gilad Erdan sat down with JNS to discuss wide-ranging issues, from the Palestinians to Iran to Hezbollah. Read more

Dry Bones: Great expectations

We didn’t believe the U.S. government when it denied knowledge regarding the existence of UFOs. Then, we didn’t believe the politicos when they claimed possession of actual UFOs. Read more

Swan Lake

A ballet review by Alex First Read more

From the Sydney Fringe Festival

Former Emanuel School student Davey Seagle has found his niche in immersive theatre with his production company PonyDog Productions. Read more

From Australia’s Jewish Past: Lillian Daphne de Lissa  – leader in the Montessori early childhood education

Lillian was born on 25 October 1885 in Darlinghurst Sydney, the sixth child of Montague de Lissa, a merchant and his wife Julia. Read more

Israeli soldier with Down’s Syndrome to swap army uniform for chef’s hat

In a heartwarming tale of determination, resilience, and unbreakable human spirit, Ortal Butvia, a 22-year-old with Down’s syndrome, embarked on a journey that many thought impossible. Read more

The story of the Ulmas’ martyrdom should be known worldwide

As Poles, we are proud that on 10 September 2023, the Ulma family, our compatriots, will be added to the ranks of the Blessed of the Catholic Church…writes Andrzej Duda. Read more

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