Dry Bones: What next?

The bubble has finally burst, and the prime minister has promised to combat crime in the Arab sector. Read more

Blame the Jews for everything

If an Arab is dead, then an Israeli Jew must be to blame. Read more

Bernadette Robinson: Divas

A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First Read more

Dry Bones: The mug shot

The Trump mug shot is a perfect campaign photo … Read more

From New Zealand’s Jewish past – Sir Julius Vogel KCMG – New Zealand’s Eighth Premier

Julius was born in London on 24 February 1835, the son of Albert and Phoebe.

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We are all signatories to the Declaration of Independence

When talking about the Declaration of Independence, one usually focuses on its resounding opening sentences. Read more

Feintooner

This week’s cartoon:  Jerusalem Embassy Row Grows Read more

Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine not dead yet

The rejection of the Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine Solution (HKOPS) by Jordan’s King Abdullah and PLO Chairman Mahmoud Abbas – coming only 15 months after HKOPS was first published – could actually make it easier for Saudi Arabia and Israel to agree upon the terms of its implementation as well as facilitate negotiating the terms for normalizing the Saudi-Israel relationship. Read more

Is it racist to prioritise freedom from terror?

So much of what has been tearing Israel apart in the last several months can be traced back to public opinion about one man—and his last name isn’t Benjamin Netanyahu. Read more

‘I am an Israeli … I can’t be anywhere else’

“It’s hot. Drink something, drink!” Read more

Whodunit

Today’s cartoon only “works” if you remember the weird news about the Wagner Group anti-Putin march, which ended with the “yes he’s alive” versus “no he isn’t” debate. Read more

Moulin Rouge! The Musical

A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First Read more

On the other hand

We live at a time when what was once unimaginable has today become reality. Read more

Meet Israel’s only female ultra-Orthodox Border Police officer

Sgt. Maj. Avishag Shiran Malka, 38, is the only female ultra-Orthodox member of the Israel Border Police. Read more

Away with the fairies

Originating from Scottish or Irish/Gaelic myths this expression has nowadays come to signify someone who refuses to face reality and lives in a dream world. Read more

Holocaust trauma

We all experience traumas of different kinds. Some are obviously far more serious than others. Read more

INTO THE FRAY: A sense of betrayal

Past deeds of heroism are no justification for present acts of subversion. Read more

Israeli actors make ‘Golda’ film more grounded, authentic, says director Guy Nattiv

Tel Aviv-born film director Guy Nattiv came to global prominence in 2019 when he won the Academy Award for best live-action short film for “Skin,” about neo-Nazis, violence, skinheads and their tattoos. Read more

L’Chaim – to Life: podcast with Josh Burns

Morry Frenkel speaks with Josh Burns MP, Federal Labor Member of parliament for Macnamarra, about the recent Labor Party’s National Conference and the official statements that were made in relation to the so-called Occupied Palestinian Territories and the illegal settlements. Read more

Shabbat Ki Teytsey: Long Life

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Cygnets

A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First Read more

Dry Bones

We used to say, “If it isn’t one thing, it’s another.” Read more

Dry Bones: Haredi roadblock

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu’s government has weathered the opposition’s anti-reform protests, consisting of blocking major highways, streets and intersections. Read more

From New Zealand’s Jewish Past: Joseph Edward Nathan – developed New Zealand’s export dairy industry and the formation of one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies

Joseph was born on 2 March 1835 in Houndsditch, part of the East End of London. Read more

Israel faces prolonged escalation in Judea and Samaria

Monday’s murderous terrorist attack on Route 60 in Hebron, in which an Israeli woman was shot dead and a man seriously injured, is just the latest indication of the sad fact that Israel is in the middle of a prolonged security escalation in Judea and Samaria—with no end in sight. Read more

Thank Bradley Cooper and Helen Mirren

Right on cue, the Jewish Whiner Brigade has jumped on Bradley Cooper for his use of a prosthetic nose in his depiction of legendary composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein in the upcoming movie “Maestro.” Read more

Dry Bones: Reform on hold?

Why Mr Shuldig always wears orange and blue… Read more

King Abdullah & Abbas reject Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine

Jordan’s King Abdullah and PLO chairman Mahmoud Abbas have broken their 15 months long silence by finally rejecting the Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine solution – first published in Saudi Arabia on 8 June 2022 – that shredded the failed two-state solution pursued by Saudi Arabia and the Arab League since 2002 (Arab Peace Initiative). Read more

Feintooner

This week’s cartoon: Germany dons Israeli kippah for protection Read more

How do you explain the large number of Jews in art and other forms of culture?

Ask the rabbi. Read more

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