L’Chaim – to Life: Alan Jackson
June 8, 2023 by Features Desk
Maurice Klein speaks with Alan Jackson. He was Sgt Major Alan Jackson in the IDF Tzanchanim (Paratroopers) under the command of Mordechai (Matta) Gur, and was one of the first soldiers in the IDF to reach the Kotel in the 1967 Six Day War. Read more
Rocky Horror Show – a Melbourne theatre review
June 7, 2023 by Alex First
Half a century on, the Rocky Horror Show remains a delightful, bizarre and engaging romp that encourages audience participation. Read more
‘From the deepest hole to the highest mountain’
June 6, 2023 by Etgar Lefkovits
The view from atop the world’s highest peak was breathtakingly stunning. Read more
From Australia’s Jewish Past: Vaiben Louis Solomon
June 6, 2023 by Features Desk
Vaiben was born on 13 May 1853 in Adelaide, the son of Judah Moss Solomon – nephew of Emanuel and Vaiben – and mother Rachel. Read more
Burst pipes or bad history? Wellington City Council’s new role as the arbiter of international conflicts
June 6, 2023 by Juliet Moses
On 15 May, newbie Wellington City Councillor Nikau Wi Neera tweeted a photo of himself grinning like a schoolboy who has just been gifted a PlayStation and clutching a piece of paper. Read more
Euphoria: an installation at the Melbourne Town Hall
June 6, 2023 by Alex First
As Gordon Gekko, in the 1987 Oliver Stone-directed hit film Wall Street, Michael Douglas said “greed, for lack of a better word, is good”…writes Alex First. Read more
Feintooner
June 5, 2023 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon: Love is Blind Read more
Why is black the colour associated with bereavement and mourning?
June 5, 2023 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Ask the rabbi! Read more
Historian Martin Kramer cites paradox behind Israel’s judicial reform controversy
June 5, 2023 by J-Wire News Service
AIJAC’s latest webinar featured eminent historian Professor Martin Kramer, past Director of Tel Aviv University’s Middle East Centre and Fellow at the Washington Institute for Middle East Policy. Read more
Biden in bind as Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine solution turns 1
June 5, 2023 by David Singer
President Biden must be feeling decidedly uncomfortable as the Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine solution (HKOPS) approaches its first birthday – with Israel and Saudi Arabia negotiating to possibly implement its terms – mediated by Bahrain – not the US. Read more
The Biden administration’s anti-antisemitism travesty
June 4, 2023 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
What’s the use of the definition of antisemitism by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance? Read more
Ahlam Tamimi’s 16th victim
June 4, 2023 by Ben Cohen
Twenty-two years after a Palestinian suicide bomber devastated the Sbarro pizza restaurant in downtown Jerusalem, the 16th victim of that massacre succumbed to her injuries. Read more
The Egypt border attack: Key questions
June 4, 2023 by Yaakov Lappin
There are several critical questions that the joint Israeli-Egyptian investigation into the deadly terrorist attack on the two countries’ shared border on Saturday must address. Read more
On the other hand
June 4, 2023 by Michael Kuttner
One of the funniest aspects of life in Israel, at least for English-speaking Olim, are the numerous bloopers that appear when Hebrew notices, signs and instructions are translated. Read more
Climbers – a Melbourne theatre review by Alex First
June 4, 2023 by Alex First
It’s all good, clean, innocent, engaging, adventurous and flirtatious fun, until it isn’t. Read more
The World According to Dinosaurs: A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First
June 2, 2023 by Alex First
Having just sat through The World According to Dinosaurs, I am sorry to say I can’t really tell you much about the narrative, save for an extinction event.
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Divorce
June 2, 2023 by Jeremy Rosen
Both in the Torah and in the Talmud, marital difficulties are the topic du semaine. Read more
Deciphering the headlines
June 2, 2023 by Michael Kuttner
According to the Oxford language website, deciphering is defined as “succeeding in understanding, interpreting or identifying something.” Read more
Henry Greener discusses the Yes Vote with Jill Gallagher
June 1, 2023 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Jill Gallagher AO leads the Australian community for a YES Vote in the highly controversial Indigenous Voice to Parliament Referendum. Read more
Shabbat Naso: Wine and Women
June 1, 2023 by Jeremy Rosen
The case of the Sotah, the woman suspected of adultery, is a very difficult issue to understand. Read more
L’chaim – to Life: Making Aliyah easier
June 1, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Morry Frenkel speaks with Ariela Cohen and Nancy Jacobs, co-founders and the power behind of Soft Landing, an Israeli company that aids those wishing to make Aliyah. Read more
Jacky – a Melbourne theatre review by Alex First
May 30, 2023 by Alex First
Racism, disadvantage, “the mob” and money collide in the incendiary new work from Declan Furber Gillick, five years in the making. Read more
From Australia’s Jewish Past: Abraham Abrahams
May 30, 2023 by Features Desk
Abraham Abrahams was a highly respected businessman, a judge of art, a private philanthropist and a model citizen. Read more
Anti-Jewish incidents in Australia continue to rise in 2022
May 30, 2023 by Julie Nathan
Each year, the Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ), produces a Report on Antisemitism in Australia…writes Julie Nathan, Read more
CNN promotes anti-Israel propaganda for children
Children’s author Ibtisam Barakat wants to use kids’ books “to keep the Palestinian dream of a homeland alive”…writes Marjorie Gann. Read more
Feintooner
May 29, 2023 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon: The strategy beyond Good and Evil Read more
Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine on rollercoaster ride to reality
May 29, 2023 by David Singer
The 2022 Saudi-based Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine solution (HKOPS) continues its rollercoaster ride from dream to reality – in spite of the United Nations (UN), the European Union (EU), the Arab League and the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) refusing to acknowledge that such a solution even exists. Read more
Does Judaism allow alterations to one’s skin, e.g. body piercing?
May 29, 2023 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Ask the rabbi!
Back in Oz: Mamma Mia!
May 29, 2023 by Henry Benjamin
This show is not for you if you hate ABBA’s music, great singing, great dancing, great production and a custom-built heart-warming story incorporating lyrics sung by the Swedish four. Read more
On the other hand
May 27, 2023 by Michael Kuttner
Israel’s entry in this year’s Eurovision contest finished a credible third in the final round. Read more
