Current News
Israeli minister calls on UN envoy to deliver matzah to hostages in Gaza
Monday, April 22, 2024 at 5:08 pm
Ahead of the Passover holiday, an Israeli cabinet minister formally asked the UN’s Middle East envoy to ensure the delivery of matzah and wine to hostages held by Hamas in Gaza on Thursday. Read more
Idan Raichel hit song performed by 900 Emanuel voices
Monday, April 22, 2024 at 4:41 pm
Sydney’s Emanuel School has produced a special rendition of Idan Raichel’s hit song – Shevet Achim Ve’achayot, a Tribe of Brothers and Sisters. Read more
Smotrich aims to legalize 68 outposts in Judea and Samaria
Monday, April 22, 2024 at 4:17 pm
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich aims to legalize 68 outposts in Judea and Samaria and has instructed various ministries to prepare to provide them with public services. Read more
Chag Sameach from Peter Dutton
Monday, April 22, 2024 at 3:36 pm
Leader of the Opposition Peter Dutton sends a Pesach message to the Australian Jewish community. Read more
Jemima Montag to compete for two gold medals in Paris
Monday, April 22, 2024 at 3:12 pm
Australia’s best race walker Jemima Montag will challenge for two medals at the Paris Olympics after the national squad had a big day out at the world team championships in Turkey. Read more
Chag Sameach from Anthony Albanese
Monday, April 22, 2024 at 3:01 pm
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese sends a Pesach message to the Australian Jewish community. Read more
Netanyahu slams proposed sanctions on Israeli military
Monday, April 22, 2024 at 2:38 pm
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he will fight sanctions being imposed on any Israeli military units for alleged rights violations after media reports said Washington was planning such a step. Read more
Friday, April 19, 2024 at 4:55 pm
Tomorrow’s Shabbat HaGadol will be great for 103-year-old Lenny Lipman, who will celebrate his 90th Barmitzah anniversary by reciting the Haftarah in Sydney’s North Shore Synagogue.
Read more
Israel attacks Iran, drones reported over Isfahan
Friday, April 19, 2024 at 4:39 pm
Israel has launched an attack on Iranian soil, sources say, in the latest tit-for-tat exchange between the two arch-foes whose decades of shadow war have broken out into the open and threatened to drag the region deeper into conflict. Read more
US blocks Palestinian bid for full UN membership
Friday, April 19, 2024 at 4:24 pm
The US has effectively stopped the United Nations from recognising a Palestinian state by casting a veto in the Security Council to deny Palestinians full membership of the world body. Read more
US, Israel hold talks on plans for Rafah offensive
Friday, April 19, 2024 at 4:19 pm
Senior US and Israeli officials have held a virtual meeting about Israel’s plans for the southern Gaza city of Rafah as the United States seeks alternatives to an Israeli offensive. Read more
Israeli missiles hit site in Iran: Report
Friday, April 19, 2024 at 2:04 pm
Israeli missiles have hit a site in Iran, US outlet ABC News has reported, citing a US official. Read more
US to back Rafah op in exchange for Israel dropping major Iran strike—report
Thursday, April 18, 2024 at 6:37 pm
Unnamed Egyptian officials told the Qatari Al-Araby Al-Jadeed news outlet on Wednesday that the United States has agreed to back an Israeli operation in Gaza’s southernmost city of Rafah in exchange for Jerusalem forgoing a major strike on Iran. Read more
Previous Articles and Features
Video
Shelley Segal and Prince Chapelle
Sport
Jemima Montag to compete for two gold medals in Paris
Monday, April 22, 2024 at 3:12 pm
Australia’s best race walker Jemima Montag will challenge for two medals at the Paris Olympics after the national squad had a big day out at the world team championships in Turkey. Read more
BDS threats to cancel Israeli cycling team an ‘obtuse moral inversion’
Thursday, April 11, 2024 at 4:43 pm
Threats to disrupt the two biggest cycling races in the world over Israeli participation are an “obtuse moral inversion” by haters of the Jewish state, the Israel–Premier Tech team’s co-owner said on Wednesday. Read more
Friday, April 5, 2024 at 4:43 pm
19-year-old Jake Girdwood-Reich’s national duties have been extended, with Jake named in an updated Australian U23 national “Olyroos” squad to compete in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U23 Asian Cup April 15-23, 2024, in Qatar. Read more
Israeli cycling team clinches overall victory in Tour de Taiwan
Monday, March 18, 2024 at 2:40 pm
The Israel Premier—Tech cycling team, led by riders Joe Blackmore and Itamar Einhorn, has clinched both stage and overall victories in the prestigious Tour De Taiwan. Read more
Features and Articles
The perils of a ‘revitalized’ Palestinian Authority
The world is now contemplating the future governance of Gaza in the aftermath of the horrific Oct. 7 massacre and the ensuing war. Read more
Palestine – let the UN farce end
The latest attempt by the Security Council to admit “the State of Palestine” to membership of the United Nations has been vetoed by America – whilst the Security Council refuses to even discuss an alternative solution – the Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine solution – which calls for the merger of Jordan, Gaza and part of the West Bank into one territorial entity. Read more
This week’s cartoon: It’s all baked in the birthday cake. Read more
A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First Read more
The change of seasons in Israel is usually not a gradual transition but more like an abrupt switch. Read more
The Trojan War (A Slightly Isolated Dog)
A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First Read more
Israel needs to loved and feared
To paraphrase Micah Goodman, the bind that Israel is in, is that to ensure its long-term existence, Israel needs to be loved by the West and yet simultaneously, feared by her enemies in the Middle East. Read more
We tend to think of slavery as something belonging entirely to the past. Read more
Have you heard... ?
JNF helps disabled and seriously ill Israeli kids
Thursday, April 4, 2024 at 1:06 pm
KKL-JNF and JNF-KKL Germany have held a unique spring camp in Eilat in collaboration with Simcha Layeled, dedicated to improving the quality of life and social welfare of disabled and seriously ill children in Israel. Read more
PJ Library hits the road – first stop Canberra
Friday, March 29, 2024 at 3:56 pm
PJ Library, renowned for its global reach in promoting Jewish literacy and culture, is embarking on an exciting journey across New South Wales. Read more
Need money to complete a short film project?
Tuesday, March 26, 2024 at 4:34 pm
Applications close for the JIFF Short Film Fund Monday 1 April. Read more
JNF takes Holocaust survivors to see Israel’s spring flowers
Monday, March 18, 2024 at 3:08 pm
Over 4,100 Holocaust survivors have embarked on blossom tours across Israel, organised by the KKL-JNF Foundation since the beginning of March. Read more
Friday, March 8, 2024 at 4:27 pm
On a recent visit to Norfolk Island, Rabbi Chaim and Judith Ingram visited Vaughan Nicol, the only known Jew on the island. Read more
Young-Gen
Idan Raichel hit song performed by 900 Emanuel voices
Sydney’s Emanuel School has produced a special rendition of Idan Raichel’s hit song – Shevet Achim Ve’achayot, a Tribe of Brothers and Sisters. Read more
Emanuel’s strong performance in HSC
Sydney’s Emanuel School’s Class of 2023 students achieved strong results with many notable achievements. Read more
Mount Scopus College: “Wonderful VCE results”
The results of over 75% of Melbourne’s Mount Scopus College Year 12 were in the top 20% of the state. Read more
Sharni Briner, the Melbourne Coordinator for Diller Teen Fellows, attended a gathering in Chicago representing the Australian Jewish community. Read more
Israeli gaming team hosted in Riyadh ‘like kings’
A team of Israelis who participated in a recent global video game competition in Saudi Arabia said Monday that they were treated like royalty and blended right in with the other international players meeting in the Gulf kingdom. Read more
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Recent Posts
Photo Galleries
NCJWA NSW 100th anniversary gala: Were you there? A J-Wire Photogallery
155 guests celebrated the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the ...
Moriah Foundations visits the Archibald – Photogallery
The Moriah Foundation has hosted its annual private viewing of the ...
UIA VIC Major Donors: Photogallery
Were you at this event. Former Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett ...
What's On? When? Where?
Positions Vacant/Classifieds
Apr-25 11:45pm SBS-TV: Auschwitz – One Day
This documentary tells the story of a typical day in 1944 in the ‘death factory’ at Auschwitz from the viewpoint of victims – but it also allows insights into the mindset of the perpetrators. Read more
