On the other hand
It is common knowledge that in Israel, if you need help in a health emergency, trained personnel are almost instantly on the scene. Read more
Self-flagellation
August 11, 2023 by Michael Kuttner
Surprising as it may seem, this ancient form of afflicting the body is still practised among various groups these days. Read more
Synagogue or Temple
August 11, 2023 by Jeremy Rosen
This month of August is the season of travelling, going on vacation in the northern hemisphere. Read more
Dry Bones
August 10, 2023 by J-Wire
U.S. President Joe Biden’s attempt to cobble together some kind of Israeli-Saudi normalization deal before the 2024 American election is, it seems to me, doomed to fail. It feels like Joe has been led astray by Tom Friedman at the New York Times. Read more
What deal are the Americans and Saudis negotiating?
August 10, 2023 by Caroline Glick - JNS
Under the headline, “U.S.-Saudi Deal Sets Path to Normalize Kingdom’s Ties with Israel,” on Wednesday, The Wall Street Journal published a detailed report of the content of U.S.-Saudi discussions. Read more
Israel’s hasbara failure on full display, again
August 10, 2023 by Ariel Kahana
The killing of Muhammad al-Durrah has gone down as one of Israel’s most colossal PR failures ever. Read more
Potential Saudi normalisation raises questions about the Palestinian Authority
August 10, 2023 by Yaakov Lappin
Progress towards a potential normalisation agreement between Israel and Saudi Arabia is raising the question of how the Palestinian Authority would fit into such a significant regional maneuver. Read more
Shabbat Re’eh: Adding or Subtracting
August 10, 2023 by Jeremy Rosen
Asteroid City
August 10, 2023 by Alex First
A movie review by Alex First Read more
Dry Bones: The Magician
August 9, 2023 by Yaakov - DryBones - Kirschen - JNS
When I was a kid (those many years ago), jugglers, tumblers, contortionists and acrobats astounded and amazed us with acts in what was then called vaudeville. Read more
Inspired by Hebrew, scholar helps revive dying aboriginal Australian languages
August 9, 2023 by Avi Kumar
Amid the COVID pandemic in 2020, Ghil’ad Zuckermann drove to Cardabia Station in a remote part of Western Australia. The coast reminded the Tel Aviv-born scholar of the shorelines of Eilat. Read more
Amazing opportunity for Jewish university students to learn & earn
August 9, 2023 by Community newsdesk
Chunky Move’s 4/4
August 9, 2023 by Alex First
A Melbourne dance performance reviewed by Alex First Read more
Austen’s back with Charles Waterstreet as his warm-up
August 9, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Comedian Austen Tayshus returns to Bondi in October and November after his sell-out season in 2019, described as “comedy at its best”. Read more
Love With No Remorse
August 8, 2023 by Alex First
A Melbourne theatre reviewed by Alex First Read more
From New Zealand’s Jewish past: Merchant, auctioneer, shipping agent and community leader
August 8, 2023 by Features Desk
David Nathan, one of two Jews listed in the 1841 New Zealand Census, was born in London in 1816 and was the third son of Nathan Lion Nathan and his wife Sarah. Read more
Time for MBS to come clean on Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine
August 7, 2023 by David Singer
The possibility of Israel and Saudi Arabia doing a peace deal rests on the shoulders of one man – Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed Bin Salman (MBS). Read more
The Jewish festival of love in Sydney
August 7, 2023 by Community newsdesk
Is the Messiah simply a nice dream or will it really happen?
August 7, 2023 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Ask the rabbi. Read more
kerosene/SIRENS
August 6, 2023 by Alex First
A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First Read more
On the other hand
August 6, 2023 by Michael Kuttner
This past Shabbat, we had an inspiring and uplifting experience that put all the negativity currently being spread into a positive perspective. Read more
Ahead of new Netflix show, Gal Gadot shares thoughts on her career
August 4, 2023 by JNS
Gal Gadot’s first Hollywood audition was for the role of a James Bond girl in “Quantum of Solace,” alongside Daniel Craig. Read more
Shabbat Eykev: Chosen People
August 4, 2023 by Jeremy Rosen
It still amazes me how often I hear non-Jews claim that we Jews are so arrogant and exclusive because we claim to be the Chosen People. And they happily ignore that Christianity and Islam proudly claim to be the Chosen People of God or Allah. Read more
Verbal pollution
One of the blights plaguing humanity these days is the increasing pollution which is causing ecological damage to our oceans and poisoning the air we breathe. Read more
Telethon Kid
August 4, 2023 by Alex First
A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First Read more
Sadness and Joy
August 4, 2023 by Jeremy Rosen
Tisha B’Av, the 9th day of Av, reminds us of the greatest catastrophes in our history. Read more
Is a US-Saudi-Israel deal really in the works?
August 3, 2023 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
According to New York Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman, President Joe Biden is trying to do Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a big favour. Read more
2:22 – A Ghost Story
August 3, 2023 by Alex First
A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First Read more
L’Chaim – to Life: Peter Wertheim and the J7
August 3, 2023 by J-Wire
Morry Frenkel speaks with Peter Wertheim, Co-Chief Executive officer of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ), about Australia’s involvement in the recently-formed J7, the Large Communities’ Task Force Against Antisemitism. Read more
Take it away Ludwig!
August 3, 2023 by Fraser Beath McEwing
A music review by Fraser McBeath McEwing Read more
