Melinda Jones chats to Henry Greener

NCJWA President Melinda Jones is leading the celebrations for the 100th Anniversary of the National Council of Jewish Women of Australia. Read more

Shabbat Pinchas: Succession

Pinchas was the grandson of Aharon, the zealot who took the law into his own hands. Read more

Jurassic Creatures – a Melbourne exhibition reviewed by Alex First

The Jurassic Park/Jurassic World movie franchise has grossed more than $6 billion globally. Read more

L’Chaim – to Life: A podcast conversation with Avi Yemini

Maurice Klein speaks with Avi Yemini, about his new tell-all book, “A Rebel From The Start” – Setting the record straight. Read more

NCJWA NSW 100th anniversary gala: Were you there? A J-Wire Photogallery

155 guests celebrated the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the National Council of Jewish Women of Australia’s NSW branch. Read more

Judicial reform: An urgent imperative

For months Israel has been engulfed in a tumultuous public dispute in the titanic clash between the advocates of a direly needed reform of the country’s system of law enforcement on the one hand, and its increasingly strident opponents on the other. Read more

Young Israelis’ summer days in young Israel

As the summer holidays begin in Israel, KKL-JNF has dipped into its archives of how Israelis spent their time in the young modern in the early days of the young modern Israel in its native reserves. Read more

The limited potential of the operation in Jenin

What can we expect from the Israel Defence Forces’ current operation in Jenin? Read more

IDF seeks to shatter Jenin’s role as terror safe haven

The extensive Israel Defence Forces operation focused on Jenin is designed to reverse the trend in which this Palestinian city and parts of Samaria became a safe haven for, and hornet’s nest of, terrorism. Read more

From Australia’s Jewish Past: Joseph Sternberg  – one of the ‘great personalities’ of Bendigo

Joseph, the son of Alexander – a clothier – and Frederica was born on 3 April 1852 in London.   Read more

Midnight: The Cinderella Musical – a Melbourne theatre review by Alex First

Cinderella, like you have never seen her before. Read more

It’s time for Russia’s remaining Jews to leave

“If necessary, just as we prevented the fall of Assad, we will prevent the fall of Putin.” Read more

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny – a movie review by Alex First

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny is a fitting tribute to one of the greatest action heroes of the big screen. Read more

Disney on Ice: 100 Years of Wonder Reviewed in Melbourne by Alex First

Disney on Ice is always wonderful family entertainment, but 100 Years of Wonder is the best yet. Read more

Xi joins Biden as a Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine-denier

Chinese President Xi Jinping has joined USA President Biden in disqualifying both their countries from playing any mediating role in ending more than 100 years of conflict between Arabs and Jews over the territory once called Palestine. Read more

What is the meaning of life?

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New Zealand Moriori land return stalled 

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Feintooner

This week’s cartoon:  Liberty, Intifada, Fraternity. Read more

On the other hand

Have you ever purchased items from a family-owned and staffed shop, as opposed to a supermarket or a store which is part of a large chain? Read more

Jewels (The Australian Ballet), reviewed by Alex First

With music by Gabriel Faure, Igor Stravinsky and Piotr Ilyich Tschaikovsky and choreography by George Balanchine, Jewels – by name and nature – is a gem. Read more

Blasphemy and Brian

In 1997 “The Life of Brian” by Monty Python comedians was a tremendous hit in Britain and a scandal. Read more

Eight Seasons – at the Great Synagogue: a music review by Shirley Politzer

Vladimir Fanshil, conductor, pianist and founder of Live at Yours, promised us “an immersive musical experience in the architectural marvel that is the Great Synagogue” and that’s exactly what we got on Tuesday night for the “Eight Seasons” concert. Read more

It’s time to dismantle the United Nations

The malevolent scapegoating of Israel by the United Nations has long been a scandal.

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Heads in the sand

According to a popular and widely accepted myth, it is believed that ostriches spend a large part of their day with their head in the sand. Read more

Opera expert Murray Dahm meets opera conductor Stuart Stratford

Murray Dahm has spoken to Stuart Stratford, making his Opera Australia debut as the conductor of Aida. Read more

L’Chaim – to Life: Major Rami Sherman – On tour with “Operation Entebbe: A First Hand Account”

Maurice Klein speaks with Major (Ret) Rami Sherman, who was the Operation Officer of the Sayeret Matkal unit under the command of Yonatan Netanyahu, being part of the 33 officers and soldiers comprising the first unit assault team who freed the hijacked hostages at the Entebbe terminal 47 years ago. Read more

Shabbat Chukat Balak: Faith or magic

This week we have two very different weekly readings of the Torah combined into one. Read more

Is God Is – a Melbourne theatre review by Alex First

Revenge is the cornerstone of Is God Is, an incendiary play that explodes onto the MTC stage. Read more

The scorched earth prosecutors

On Thursday night, with sunken faces, Channel 13’s legal correspondents delivered the news: The judges presiding over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s trial for bribery and breach of trust had told the prosecutors and defence attorney last week that the prosecutors have not proven their charge of bribery, and are unlikely to succeed in doing so, since all their major witnesses have already testified. Read more

Book review – Care and Covenant- A Jewish Bioethic of Responsibility

Rabbi Jeffrey Cohen reviews Rabbi Jason Weiner’s book. Read more

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