Evolving Judaism

Many people think that Judaism is so conservative that it simply doesn’t change, and we are still rooted in a tradition that is 3000 years old.

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Catastrophic

Note 15 May in your diary because that is the date when all the Israel historic revisionists will be having their annual convulsions. Read more

From the desk of Ron Weiser

Having passed through the memorial and holiday period, Israel’s external and internal challenges remain the same, with some coming sharper into focus during the current round of rocket attacks on Israel. Read more

Henry Greener talks with Prof Sharon Lewin about the late Dr Mark Baker

Sharon Lewin and Henry Greener’s dedication to Dr. Mark Baker z’l, whose recent passing has left so many in our community with a heavy heart and profound sadness. Read more

Judaism Disrupted: A Spiritual Manifesto for the 21st Century

Michael Strassfeld’s name may not be familiar to all those who read J-Wire. Read more

November: A movie review by Alex First

On 13^th November 2015, a series of coordinated terrorist attacks took place in Paris and the city’s northern suburb, Saint-Denis. 130 people were killed, and 416 injured. Read more

Shabbat Behar & Behukotai – The Good the Bad and the Ugly

The book of the Torah called Vayikra or Leviticus, is also called the Book of Purity. Read more

CNN’s antisemitic disgrace

When CNN came under new leadership last year, its message to the public was that the network wanted to “rebuild trust as a non-partisan news brand”… writes David M. Litman. Read more

Golden age of Broadway -A music review by Shirley Politzer

Brett Weymark bounded onto the stage, shook hands with the concertmaster and proceeded to conduct a show that would send its audience into raptures, starting with the toe-tapping opening of the song “It’s Today” from Mame, used as the overture to The Golden Age of Broadway. Read more

Once (Darlinghurst Theatre Company) – A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First

A brilliant slice of musical theatre, Once has an inspiring, ear and eye-pleasing balance of heart and humour. Read more

From Australia’s Jewish Past: Maurice Salom – South Australian businessman and politician

Maurice was born in London on 1 July 1831 into an old family of Sephardic Jews. Read more

Feintooner

This week’s cartoon: Bridging the divide. Read more

Which makes you a better person, sorrow or joy?

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Happy Days (MTC) – a Melbourne theatre review by Alex First

Absurdist and existential, Samuel Beckett’s Happy Days is a play strictly for selective tastes. Read more

On the other hand

Shabbat observant Jews in the UK and Israel will not be able to tune in to watch live telecasts of the Coronation pageantry from London. Read more

The antisemitism that never went away

Antisemitism expresses itself in many forms, but few are as lethal or as persistent as the caricature of the hook-nosed Jew sitting on a pile of cash, looking pleased with himself. Read more

The child holocaust survivor who devoted his life to looking after people

Dr Steve Kalowski’s life has been a triumph of spirit over the adversity and horror into which he had been born. Read more

The Critical Marriage – a Melbourne theatre review by Alex First

A new Australian work, The Critical Marriage by Mark Andrew, is the inside story of a relationship between a couple of intellectual heavyweights. Read more

Biden needs to back Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine solution

US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan’s visit to Saudi Arabia this weekend for talks with Saudi leaders – including Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman – will offer Sullivan an excellent opportunity to discuss with the Crown Prince the Saudi –based Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine solution published on 8 June 2022. Read more

Woeful

After the party is over, the hangover usually kicks in. Read more

Hypocrites

We Jews have always been outliers. Now it seems everyone else wants to catch up with us and claim victimhood, discrimination, abuse, and alienation and the only way to cope is to be mean to everyone else. We are admired and despised, and we are our own worst enemies. Read more

The coronation of King Charles will be more than an amazing spectacle

On Saturday, Britain’s King Charles III will be crowned in London’s Westminster Abbey. Read more

What a strategy for defeating Hamas and Hezbollah looks like

When word broke Tuesday that Khader Adnan—a senior terrorist and serial hunger striker from Iranian-controlled Islamic Jihad—had died in an Israeli prison after 83 days of refusing food, Hamas began shelling Israeli towns and villages in the western Negev. Read more

Driftwood The Musical – reviewed by Alex First

Set against the backdrop of the Holocaust, Driftwood The Musical is a deeply moving tale of tribulation and triumph. Read more

L’Chaim – To Life: Polish Government’s official 80th anniversary commemoration of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

Maurice Klein speaks with Michael Zylberman, presenter of the 3ZZZ Yiddish hour. Read more

Shabbat Emor: Mourning

The Torah contains no specific rules about death and mourning for ordinary people. Read more

Australian Whitney Tribute Show – I’m Every Woman: Reviewed by Alex First

The plaudits are mind-blowing, the statistics staggering, the downfall tragic, but her musical legacy lives on. Read more

From Australia’s Jewish Past: Elias Solomon – a pioneer who contributed enormously to the city of Fremantle

Elias was born on 2 September 1839 in London, the youngest child of Leah and Moss Solomon. Read more

Can an uncircumcised Jewish male be buried in a Jewish cemetery?

Ask the rabbi. Read more

Feintooner

This week’s cartoon: Guardians of the Fallacy. Read more

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