Repairs underway in Christchurch
February 8, 2013 by Henry Benjamin
Work has begun on repairs to the cash-strapped Canterbury Hebrew Congregation’s synagogue in Christchurch which was severely damages in the earthquake two years ago. Read more
Palestine – Bring On The Elections…writes David Singer
February 8, 2013 by David Singer
Democracy continues to be seen nowhere in “the State of Palestine” – whilst Israel’s choice for next Prime Minister – Benjamin Netanyahu – is engaged in the usual machinations involved in putting a coalition together to govern Israel for the next four years. Read more
New Maccabi Board Member
February 8, 2013 by David Weiner-Maccabi NSW
The name Justin Shelton is well known as the NSW team manager at Junior Carnivals. Justin has become the newest, and youngest, member of the Maccabi NSW executive. Read more
An Australian Hezbollah terrorist? No great surprise…writes Ahron Shapiro
February 7, 2013 by Ahron Shapiro
Revelations by Bulgarian investigators that one of the suspects in last July’s terrorist bombing of a bus carrying an Israeli tour group near the airport in Burgas, Bulgaria last July was both a Hezbollah operative and an Australian national should unfortunately not come as any great surprise. Those who have closely followed the operations of Iran’s terror proxy in southeast Asia and Australasia in recent years know that its presence in the region is substantial, and that Australia is regularly listed as one of the countries in which Hezbollah operates. Read more
Newcomers to Bialik
February 7, 2013 by Dot Liberman
The Parents’ Association at Melbourne’s Bialik College have hosted the annual new families morning to welcome our new ELC families and students to Bialik College. Read more
Conflicting with Conflict Studies
Israel advocate Elaine Black asked Dr Dennis MacEoin to respond to an article written by Professor Stuart Rees published in onlineopinion supporting the stand taken recently by Associate Professor Jake Lynch at Sydney University’s Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies. Professor Lynch had advocated denying Israeli academic Dan Avnon from visiting and working with the university. Read more
Lincoln ***½/4 – a movie review by James Berardinelli
February 7, 2013 by James Berardinelli - Reelviews
One of the many, many smart decisions made by director Steven Spielberg and screenwriter Tony Kushner when developing Lincoln was not to make it a traditional bio-pic of the 16th U.S. president. Read more
Tzedek makes up with Rabbi Friedman
February 6, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Advocacy group Tzedek has withdrawn its application to bring Rabbi Manis Friedman to task for trivialising incidents of sexual abuse experienced by children. Read more
Carr comments on Australian passport holder in Hezbollah
February 6, 2013 by J-Wire
Foreign Minister Senator Bob Carr has commented on an Australian passport holder being a person of interest among those responsible for the bombing of a tourist bus in Bulgaria last year which killed five Israeli tourists and two others. Read more
Danby eager to make voting easy
An additional early voting centre, with extended opening hours has been requested for the voters of Melbourne Ports, Federal MP Michael Danby announced today. Read more
Israel supporters contest same seat
February 6, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
The four yearly State elections in WA will be held on March 9. No seat will be more hotly contested than Mt Lawley, where the incumbent Liberal MP, Michael Sutherland is being opposed by former Labor parliamentarian and State minister, Bob Kucera. Read more
Australian suspect in Burgas bombing
February 6, 2013 by Henry Benjamin
A six month enquiry into the bombing of a tourist bus in Burgas Bulgaria last July in which five Israelis lost their lives was most likely carried out by Hezbollah militants from Lebanon…one of them the bearer of an Australian passport. Read more
MOTL fundraiser brunch
February 6, 2013 by Community Editor
March of the Living will hold a fundraiser brunch in Melbourne later this month. Read more
Maccabi Sports Leadership program underway
February 5, 2013 by J-Wire
A group of Australians has arrived in Jerusalem to participate in the Maccabi Sports Leadership program. Read more
The Great Synagogue Law Service
February 5, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Coinciding with the opening of the 2013 Law term, Sydney’s Great Synagogue has held its annual Law Service in the presence of the Chief Justice of NSW, Tom Bathurst. Read more
Wilders’ Pro-Israel Party Favours Forbidding Ritual Slaughter…writes Manfred Gerstenfeld
February 5, 2013 by Manfred Gerstenfeld
Before the Dutch parliamentary elections in September 2012, Israeli Chief Rabbi Yona Metzger wrote a letter to Geert Wilders, the pro-Israel leader of the Dutch Freedom Party (PVV). The party’s platform for the elections included the prohibition of ritual slaughter.[1] Read more
Green Sunday Sydney
February 4, 2013 by Henry Benjamin
More than 400 senior school students and member of Jewish youth groups worked in shifts for the twentieth year in succession at the headquarters of Harry Triguboff’s Meriton company to calll the community to add their effort to a project which will see 120,000 trees circle the Negev city of Be’ersheva.
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Green Sunday Melbourne
February 4, 2013 by Michelle Coleman
A handful of protesters disseminating pamphlets condemning the Jewish National Fund (JNF) attracted a fair amount of attention but failed to make a significant impact on the organisation’s annual fundraising campaign on Sunday. Read more
2013 Green Sunday
February 4, 2013 by J-Wire
Geert Wilders’ Mistake…
February 4, 2013 by Manfred Gerstenfeld
Last week, Israeli Chief Rabbi Yona Metzger wrote a letter to Geert Wilders, the pro-Israel leader of the Dutch Freedom Party (PVV). The party’s platform for the upcoming parliamentary elections on 12 September includes the prohibition of ritual slaughter. Read more
Arctic Barmitzvahs
February 4, 2013 by Benjamin Rutland
The Jerusalem-based Jewish Agency has organised Barmitzvahs and Batmitzvahs for one of the world’s most northerly communities. Read more
United Nations: Convergence of Hypocrisy, Deceit, and Evil…writes Isi Leibler
February 3, 2013 by Isi Leibler
Israel was the first country to boycott the annual human rights review presented at the bogus United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC). Despite being tacitly rebuked by the US, Israel was justified in doing so. For years, whilst ignoring the rampant denial of human rights and the butchering of hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians throughout the world, the proceedings of this despicably biased body were concentrated on relentlessly condemning, demonizing and delegitimizing the Jewish state. Read more
New Attorney-General to be sworn in tomorrow
February 3, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Mark Dreyfus QC entered parliament in 2007. Tomorrow will be sworn in as Australia’s Attorney-General. Read more
Israeli election – what now?….writes Dr Ron Weiser
February 3, 2013 by Ron Weiser
As the world, and especially Israel, await the structure of the new Government in Israel, former president of the Zionist Federation of Australia and Honorary Life President of the ZCNSW Dr Ron Weiser pens his thoughts… Read more
Rabbi Friedman apologises
February 1, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Rabbi Manis Friedman who likened sexual abuse with diarrhea has apologised for his comments. Read more
New man in charge
February 1, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
David Marlow will attend his first plenum as the new executive director of The Jewish Community council of Victoria next week. Read more
Green Sunday – Take the call
February 1, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
The Jewish National Fund Australia will host its annual Green Sunday, during which young JNF volunteers from across Australia will make thousands of phone calls to raise money for KKL-JNF projects in Israel. Read more
How language shaped our culture
February 1, 2013 by Community Editor
Language is one of the deepest identity markers. To unravel the development, transformation and integration of a community’s languages is to follow subtle signposts that lead to the very heart of that community’s culture. The 25th Australian Association of Jewish Studies annual conference ‘Jewish Languages, Jewish Cultures: The Shaping of Jewish Civilization’ will explore this idea in depth. Read more
Did You Hear What I Said?…writes Rabbi Michoel Gourarie
February 1, 2013 by Rabbi Michoel Gourarie
Effective communication is central to human function and relationships. Jewish sources define the human being as “the speaker”. Speaking and the ability to express ourselves adequately, is what distinguishes us from the rest of the planet. Read more
Palestine – Jews Will Not Be Suckers Anymore…writes David Singer
February 1, 2013 by David Singer
Amos Oz represents the perfect example of a writer of stories and tales who should stick to writing and not trade on his unrivalled excellence and international recognition in that field to try and influence the course of Israeli politics. Read more
