What do Jews believe?
June 19, 2023 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Ask the rabbi. Read more
The Victorian ALP conference
June 19, 2023 by Peter Wertheim
The Victorian ALP Branch resolution over the weekend was all about politics, not principle…writes Peter Wertheim. Read more
Henry Greener visits Marc Chagall
June 19, 2023 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Henry meets Jade Niklai, curator of the Chagall Exhibition, now showing at the Jewish Museum of Australia in Melbourne. Read more
On the other hand
June 19, 2023 by Michael Kuttner
How many days of sunshine does Israel experience on an annual basis? Read more
Saudi US-Embassy tries to bury Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine solution
June 19, 2023 by David Singer
Saudi Embassy Spokesperson in Washington – Fahad Nazer – has tried to bury the Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine solution (Saudi Solution) – first published in the Saudi Government-controlled Al-Arabiya News on 8 June 2022 and then subsequently amended. Read more
Feintooner
June 19, 2023 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon: Propagandists of a feather Read more
Dubai’s hotel offers kosher food
June 16, 2023 by Agencies
A hotel in Dubai is now offering 24-hour Kosher room service. Read more
Challenging the BBC on Israel
June 16, 2023 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
For decades, the Western media has acted as a malevolent echo chamber for the demonisation of Israel. Read more
Henry Greener talks with Maureen Barten
June 16, 2023 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Maureen Barten is the new President of Progressive Judaism Victoria. Read more
It’s not a laughing matter
June 16, 2023 by Michael Kuttner
Quite often, one is faced with a situation so absurd that laughter seems to be the only suitable response. Read more
Masterclass – a Melbourne theatre review by Alex First
June 16, 2023 by Alex First
Oh my. What a breakout, beguiling, absurdist, slapstick comedy Masterclass is. Read more
Talmud on a desert island
June 16, 2023 by Jeremy Rosen
One of the longest-running radio program series on the BBC is Desert Island Discs. Read more
A convict Shabbat at Sydney’s Great
June 15, 2023 by Community Editor
‘Convict Shabbat’ will celebrate all those in the Sydney community who are the descendants of convicts. Read more
L’Chaim to Life: A podcast with Rabbi Leo Dee
June 15, 2023 by Features Desk
Maurice Klein speaks with Rabbi Leo Dee, about the heartbreaking tragedy that has befallen the beautiful Dee family at the hands of and Jew and Israel-hating Palestinian terrorism. Read more
Shabbat Lech Lecha: All About Spirit
June 15, 2023 by Jeremy Rosen
This week’s Torah reading is dominated by the story of the 12 men sent by Moses to scout out the Land of Canaan. There’s a dispute as to whether they went to tour, to undermine, or to spy. The Torah uses all three words. Read more
Chorus Oz – Mahler’s 8th Symphony – reviewed by Shirley Politzer
June 15, 2023 by Shirley Politzer
Do you like to sing in the shower? Dance around the house singing songs? Have you always wanted to share your love of singing but perhaps have no opportunity, then Chorus Oz is for you. Read more
National interfaith group discusses challenges facing indigenous Australians
June 14, 2023 by J-Wire News Service
The challenges facing indigenous Australians and the merits of proposed remedies took centre stage in the recent National Dialogue between the Uniting Church in Australia and the Executive Council of Australian Jewry. Read more
A new Shaliach for AUJS
June 14, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Zionist Federation of Australia and the Jewish Agency for Israel (JAFI) has welcomed Tobias Siegal, who began his work as the Australasian Union of Jewish Students’ (AUJS) shaliach last week. Read more
Rigelotto: Reviewed by Murray Dahm
June 14, 2023 by Murray Dahm
Giuseppe Verdi’s Rigoletto (1851) was the composer’s sixteenth opera. Read more
Napoleon was right about the Jews
With the barrage of untruths emanating from Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas and his underlings, it is always a welcome and refreshing phenomenon when world leaders recognise and speak the truth about Israel and the Jews…writes Joseph Frager. Read more
The 2023 Community Crisis Golf Day to support Jewish House
June 13, 2023 by Community newsdesk
The 2023 Community Crisis Golf Day, a charitable event organised in support of Jewish House, proved to be an astounding triumph. Read more
Peter Wertheim: Nazi symbols ban a step in the right direction
June 13, 2023 by Peter Wertheim
Federal Attorney General Mark Dreyfus will shortly introduce to the parliament The Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Prohibited Hate Symbols and Other Measures) Bill. Read more
From Australia’s Jewish past: Izzy Orloff – Famous Fremantle photographer
June 13, 2023 by Features Desk
He was born Abraham in Ukraine on 21 March 1891, the youngest of nine children of Rafael Orloff, draper, and his wife Rachel. Read more
Robyn Archer: An Australian Songbook – reviewed by Alex First
June 13, 2023 by Alex First
The highly entertaining two-hour show could be called the soundtrack of the glorious Robyn Archer’s life. Read more
Do you agree that the original Chassidim were reformers of Judaism?
June 12, 2023 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Ask the rabbi. Read more
Feintooner
June 12, 2023 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon: More for Less, More or Less Read more
The Culture: a Melbourne theatre review by Alex First
June 12, 2023 by Alex First
Will (Mina Asfour) and Katie (Laura Jackson) are millennial best friends who live together. Read more
Google ends UN burying Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine solution
June 12, 2023 by David Singer
Google has ended the United Nations (UN) continuing effort to ignore the existence of the Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine solution (HKOPS) as an alternative solution to replace the failed UN two-state solution contained in UN Security Council Resolution 2334 passed on 23 December 2016 (UNSCR 2334). Read more
IDF’s ‘Special in Uniform’ band hits 500-show milestone
June 11, 2023 by Judy Lash Balint - JNS.org
Most Israeli bands and performers would be happy to land a few gigs a month, but how many have clocked 500 performances in the past 14 months? Read more
On the other hand
June 11, 2023 by Michael Kuttner
Most countries, including Israel, have designated parking areas reserved for drivers with mobility problems. Read more








