Facebook hosts Holocaust denial pages
October 11, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
The Online Hate Prevention Institute (OHPI) has released a new briefing exposing three Holocaust denial pages on Facebook. Read more
SBS facing budget cuts
October 11, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
SBS TV and Radio are facing significant budget cuts by the Federal government…causing concern for the future of community radio and in particular both the Hebrew and Jewish broadcasts. Read more
A Sukkot message from Rabbi Raymond Apple
October 11, 2014 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
A Sukkot message from Jerusalem. Read more
Morris Lurie 1938-2014…Alan Gold writes
October 11, 2014 by Alan Gold
One of the most significant Jewish voices in Australia has been silenced this week. Read more
Feldman-Waks war opens on new front
October 8, 2014 by Henry Benjamin
Following the very public stoush involving Rebbetzin Pnina Feldman in Sydney and child sexual abuse victims’ advocate Manny Waks in Melbourne, a new battle has sprung up…this time between Waks and Feldman’s son Rabbi Eli Feldman. Read more
Best wishes for the HSC
October 8, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
NSW State Member for Coogee Bruce Notley-Smith and Member for Vaucluse Gabrielle Upton today wished local students well in their final preparations for the HSC written exams, which begin next week…and J-Wire extends their wishes to the North Shore. Read more
Australian link to Mikve excavation
October 8, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
Archaeologists excavating an Israeli site housing a 2000-yr-old Mikve discovered graffiti left by Australian soldiers serving in WWII. Read more
Obama administration’s unprecedented outburst against Israel…writes Isi Leibler
October 8, 2014 by Isi Leibler
The exceptionally vicious U.S. condemnation of Israel with regard to housing construction in the Jewish neighborhoods of Jerusalem is not merely misguided, but also reflects irrational bias. Read more
Media misstate Palestinian ‘statehood’ dodge
October 8, 2014 by Eric Rozenman - JNS.org
News coverage of the Palestinian Authority’s “statehood” bid errs in ways strangely similar to failures during this summer’s Israel-Hamas war. Read more
New community milestone for Melbourne
October 8, 2014 by Ayal Tusia
Politicians, community VIPs and families have attended the laying of the foundations of Jewish Care’s $8.5 million Disability Respite Centre for children and adults living with disability. Read more
Plans for New Aged Care Residence in Carnegie
October 8, 2014 by Ayal Tusia
Jewish Care Victoria has purchased land in Carnegie for the future construction of a 120 bed residential aged care facility. Read more
Find a Sukkah…worldwide
October 7, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
The world wide directory of Sukkahs has been published online marking its 21st year of operation. Read more
Sydney woman remains in prison
October 7, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
As Sukkot approaches, 27-yr-old Natalie Gershoig remains in a military prison in Israel. Read more
Rebbetzin issues an apology to Manny Waks
October 7, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
Rebbetzin Pnina Feldman has issued an apology to child sexual abuse advocate Manny Waks for language used in an email sent to the found of Tzedek on the eve of Yom Kippur. Read more
Rivlin and Netanyahu reaffirm Jerusalem as capital
Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin has received Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the President’s Residence for a private meeting and was updated following the Prime Minister’s return from the United States and reaffirmed their position regarding Jerusalem. Read more
Downsize your life…writes Rabbi Laibl Wolf
October 7, 2014 by Rabbi Laibl Wolf
Some people feel cozy and warm in a small apartment. Others can’t find enough space in a mansion. What is it about our relationship with space? Read more
Sydney woman spends Yom Kippur in Israeli jail
October 6, 2014 by J-Wire
A 27-yr-old Sydney woman spent Yom Kippur in a military jail in Israel following her arrest for draft evasion. Read more
Unscrambling Mandates Omelette Guarantees More Egg On Obama’s Face…writes David Singer
October 5, 2014 by David Singer
President Obama’s mission to degrade and destroy Islamic State (ISIL) in Syria and Iraq has been seriously undermined by these poor political judgement calls…. Read more
Just in time
October 5, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
The leader of the NSW Opposition has sent a Yom Kippur message to the Jewish community. Read more
Yom Kippur may be a listed UN holy day next year
The holiest day on the Jewish calendar isn’t among the 10 holiest days on the United Nations calendar. But Israel and many other countries hope that changes by the time next year’s Day of Atonement arrives. Read more
It’s time Facebook repents…writes Andre Oboler
October 3, 2014 by Andre Oboler
On the Morning of Rosh Hashannah a petition signed by 10,306 people arrived at Facebook Headquarters asking the company to change their policy on Holocaust denial. Read more
Well over the Fast
October 3, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
Leader of the Opposition Bill Shorten wishes Australian Jewry well over the Fast on Yom Kippur. Read more
Registration open for Limmud Fest
October 3, 2014 by Sam Sherry
With the Limmud Fest program about to launch participant registration has now opened for Limmud Fest 2014. Read more
BJE Weekend Escape and Adventure
October 3, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
Sydney’s Board of Jewish Education has recently hosted a Weekend escape camp. Read more
Increase for NSW communities
October 3, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
NSW Minister for Citizenship and Communities Victor Dominello has announced a new Grants Program. Read more
Honey cake for Andrews
October 3, 2014 by Rachel Mihalovich
Senior members of the Rabbinical Council of Victoria (RCV) Executive, together with Isaac Teller, President of the Council of Orthodox Synagogues Victoria, have met with Leader of the Victorian Opposition Daniel Andrews. Read more
A Yom Kippur Message
Rabbi Shlomo Meir Kluwgant, the president of the Organisation of Rabbis of Australia sends a Yom Kippur message…. Read more
The Lancet finds a cure
October 3, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
The Editor-in-Chief of the British medical publication The Lancet has apologised for the polarization created by an article accusing Israel of war crimes. Read more
Haifa Day remembered
October 3, 2014 by Roz Tarszisz
Haifa Day marking the liberation of the Israeli city from the Ottoman Empire 1918 by the Indian army has been commemorated in Sydney. Read more
Another obscene Israel analogy…writes Ben Cohen/JNS.org
October 3, 2014 by Ben Cohen - JNS.org
For several decades now, Israel’s enemies have actively and willfully defamed the Jewish state by comparing its actions to the atrocities committed by the worst villains in recent history. Read more
