The new, the unfamiliar and the old friend
July 13, 2023 by Fraser Beath McEwing
A music review by Fraser Beath McEwing Read more
Away
July 12, 2023 by Alex First
A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First. Read more
Wagnerian flavour of Tchaikovsky’s ballet music
July 11, 2023 by Alan Slade
Perhaps in acknowledgement of NAIDOC Week, the customary acknowledgement of country was replaced with the Rhythmic Acknowledgement, based on rhythmic patterns first documented in the early 1800s. Read more
Shhhh – a Melbourne theatre review by Alex First
July 11, 2023 by Alex First
Loneliness. Pain. Emotional connection. Desire. Sexual kinks. Consent. Read more
Into the Fray: A Constitution -The “excuse du jour”
July 11, 2023 by Martin Sherman
An article by Martin Sherman. Read more
Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part 1
July 11, 2023 by Alex First
A movie review by Alex First. Read more
On the other hand
July 10, 2023 by Michael Kuttner
Where other than in Israel would one get a service call from a cable TV technician by the name of Menachem Mendel? Read more
Feintooner
July 10, 2023 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon: UK newspeak, doublespeak, and bullspeak. Read more
UN sickening silence on Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine solution
July 10, 2023 by David Singer
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres continues to maintain his year-long silence by burying any discussion of the Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine solution (HKOPS) – published on 8 June 2022 – to replace the failed two-state solution unsuccessfully pursued by the United Nations since 23 December 2016: The creation of an independent Palestinian-Arab State between Israel and Jordan for the first time in recorded history. Read more
How does the international date line impact on Jewish observance?
July 10, 2023 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Idomeneo: an opera review by Alex First
July 7, 2023 by Alex First
Superb staging is a hallmark of Mozart’s dramatic opera Idomeneo, set on the island of Crete shortly after the Trojan War. Read more
Fast of Tammuz
July 7, 2023 by Jeremy Rosen
We have just had the Fast of the Seventeenth of Tammuz. It commemorates the Roman siege of Jerusalem and the moment at which the Romans destroyed the walls and a prelude to the destruction of the Second Temple. Read more
Uncle Sham
July 7, 2023 by J-Wire
As 4 July is celebrated by Americans at home and around the world it is a good time to reflect on whether the “goldene medina” is still the Promised Land for Jews. Read more
Melinda Jones chats to Henry Greener
July 6, 2023 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
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
July 6, 2023 by Jeremy Rosen
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
July 6, 2023 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
July 6, 2023 by Features Desk
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
July 5, 2023 by J-Wire photo story
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
July 5, 2023 by Martin Sherman
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
July 5, 2023 by J-Wire
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
July 4, 2023 by Caroline Glick - JNS
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
July 4, 2023 by Yaakov Lappin
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
July 4, 2023 by J-Wire
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
July 4, 2023 by Alex First
Cinderella, like you have never seen her before. Read more
It’s time for Russia’s remaining Jews to leave
July 3, 2023 by Ben Cohen
“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
July 3, 2023 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
July 3, 2023 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
July 3, 2023 by David Singer
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?
July 3, 2023 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
New Zealand Moriori land return stalled
July 3, 2023 by Avi Kumar
