A Prayer for our fallen Australians
August 31, 2012 by Henry Benjamin
Synagogues throughout Australia will recite a prayer especially penned to honour the five members of the Australian army who lost their lives in Afghanistan this week. Read more
Riding for Israel
August 31, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
Melbourne’s Rabbi Ian Goodhardt has presented a cheque representing funds raised in a bike ride in aid of the Keeren Malki Foundation and UIA. Read more
March of the Living plans for 2013
August 31, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
March of the Living Australia has announced details of the Adult delegation to March of the Living 2013. Read more
Not Naive Just Loving
August 31, 2012 by Rabbi Michoel Gourarie
A Gentile seeking to convert to Judaism once approached the great sage Hillel and said: “Teach me the whole Torah while I stand on one foot.” Hillel responded: “What is hateful to you do not do to others. This is the essence of Jewish teaching – the rest is the commentary which you must go and study”…writes Rabbi Michoel Gourarie. Read more
BDS causes fear in Brisbane
August 30, 2012 by Henry Benjamin
A Brisbane shopkeeper is fearful for the future after BDS protesters stopped trade in her shoe store for 90 minutes and threatened to return. Read more
Anti-Semitic remark at Council Meeting
August 30, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
A throwaway line at a council meeting in Sydney has sparked a major outcry. Read more
Israeli clown doctor in Sydney
August 30, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
Sydney has an extra reason to smile this week, with a visit by an Israeli clown therapist. Read more
$20,000 fund for young leaders
ROI Community, a global network of young Jewish innovators, and Australian Jewish Funders (AJF) has launched the “Dave Grants” at the Australian Gathering for Young Jewish Leaders, in Melbourne. Read more
Chabad Women’s Convention
Women from all over Australia met up at Chabad of North Shore in Sydney this past weekend, for the 17th Annual Nshei uBnos Chabad Convention. Read more
AUJS seminar attracts top politicians
AUJS has run its fifteenth star-studded fifteenth year premier AUJS Political Training Seminar—PTS—in Canberra. Read more
Australia should stick to its principles
August 30, 2012 by Julie Bishop
The decision of the Australian government to dispatch two senior officials to the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit in Iran is a mistake…writes Julie Bishop. Read more
A night of mystery and self discovery
August 30, 2012 by Eli Davis
Hagshama Sydney joined Neshama Life l for an inspirational and uplifting girls night of Jewish spirituality and mysticism. Read more
Aboriginal artist inspires Emanuel School students
August 30, 2012 by Michelle Favero
Sydney’s Emanuel School students immersed themselves in Aboriginal art and culture during the School’s first Aboriginal Art Week. Read more
The other Rachels
August 30, 2012 by Emily Gian
I must have written on countless occasions of items appearing in The Melbourne Age and other Fairfax newspapers questioning their balance, the editorial choices behind them, the use of emotive and sometimes misleading headlines and images and the general atmosphere of agenda based journalism when it comes to reporting on the Middle East…writes Emily Gian. Read more
Breaking the Silence and NIF tell Australian Jews to “pay up and shut up”
The leaders of the Israeli fringe group known as Breaking the Silence (BtS) specialise in sharp criticism of the IDF, but they show no tolerance when it comes to criticism of their own activities. Their part of the current debate in Australia has been particularly shrill, self-righteous, and lacking in substance….write Gerald Steinberg and Naftali Balanson. Read more
The Expendables 2…a movie reviewed by James Berardinelli. Rated 2½/4
August 30, 2012 by James Berardinelli - Reelviews
The Expendables 2 does not defy expectations; it defines them. If you think you know what the movie will deliver, you’re probably right…writes James Berdinelli. Read more
Moonrise Kingdom a movie reviewed by James Berardinelli. Rated 3 ½/4
August 30, 2012 by James Berardinelli - Reelviews
Few working directors are as consistently, dependably quirky as Wes Anderson, whose films tend to excite art house audiences while being ignored and bypassed by mainstream movie-goers..writes James Berardinelli. Read more
The Jewish Struggle for Universal Human Rights
August 29, 2012 by Isi Leibler
One of the conundrums associated with the enduring nature of global antisemitism which has soared exponentially in recent years, is why, having made such disproportionate contributions towards all levels of civilization and left major imprints on science, ethics, medicine, culture and the arts, we Jews continue to act as a magnet for such virulent hatred…writes Isi Leibler.
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Olympic Shabbat
August 29, 2012 by Henry Benjamin
Olympians Steven Solomon and Silver Medal winner Jessica Fox will visit Central Synagogue on September 7. Read more
Kadimah going from strength to strength
August 29, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
As Wellington’s only Jewish days school prepares to shut its doors, Auckland’s Kadimah School reports an upturn in numbers. Read more
David Selinger Award winners say “Come to Carnival”
The 2012 winners of the ‘David Selinger Memorial Award’, Lauren Coppel and Dylan Chilchik, agree that making friends at Maccabi Junior Carnival is the biggest highlight of the week-long event. Read more
Award for Dana Cordell
Breakthrough research on managing global phosphorus supplies has won Dr Dana Cordell and Professor Stuart White from Sydney’s UTS’s Institute for Sustainable Futures the environmental research award in the 2012 Australian Museum’s Eureka Prizes. Read more
Rubenstein and Danby join the Fairfax Fray
August 29, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
Dr Colin Rubenstein, the executive director of AIJAC and Federal Labor MP Michael Danby have voiced their views on the Fairfax criticism of the IDF’s treatment of Palestinian children… Read more
Breaking the Silence replies to the ECAJ
In response to a recent publication by the Israeli veteran organization Breaking the Silence, Dr Danny Lamm, president of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry, blatantly attacked us – veterans of the Israeli Defense Forces – calling the publication “crude propaganda”…. Read more
Wallenberg to be honoured in NSW Parliament
August 29, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg – credited with saving 100,000 Jews during the Holocaust – will be formally honoured at a ceremony in NSW Parliament House next week. Read more
Illegal Arab Building Defies Supreme Court Ruling
August 29, 2012 by Ari Briggs
The illegal “building intifada” being waged by the Palestinian Authority on state lands in Area C of Judea and Samaria, (the West Bank), has become the latest battleground for the radical left in conjunction with foreign-funded Israeli so called “human rights” NGO’s such as B’tselem and Bimkom…writes Ari Briggs. Read more
Making Aliyah – at 96!
August 28, 2012 by Henry Benjamin
Lily Hyde is making Aliyah to Israel….at the age of 96. Read more
Speed Dating in Chatswood
August 28, 2012 by Odile Faludi
Thirty singles recently braved the elements to meet in a cosy café in Sydney’s Chatswood to make new acquaintances and j-junction and Shore Thing delivered. Read more
ECAJ Slams Fairfax
August 28, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
The President of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry, Dr Danny Lamm, today slammed a story alleging maltreatment of children by the IDF which appeared in Fairfax newspapers on Monday. Read more
A daughter’s crusade against tobacco
August 27, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
For three years Nicola Roxon has waged a war against ‘big tobacco’; lauded as a visionary by some and a nanny state advocate by others. Read more
