The real story of Purim
February 24, 2015 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
We ask the rabbi to give us the background on Purim… Read more
Crowd-funding Daniel
February 24, 2015 by Talia Katz
Melbourne’s Bialik student Daniel Baise is only 14 years old and already taking entrepreneurship very seriously…inventing a new computer screen. Read more
Israel’s scandalous deficient response to antisemitic tsunami
February 24, 2015 by Isi Leibler
Successive Israeli governments have failed miserably to meet the challenge of global antisemitism, not providing the leadership demanded of a Jewish state in these turbulent times and leaving Diaspora Jews to their own devices…writes Isi Leibler. Read more
Netanyahu Must Develop A Strong Spine
February 24, 2015 by Gil Solomon
Having once been a courageous Sayeret Matkal commando does not automatically mean one has the attributes to lead a nation…writes Gil Solomon. Read more
A dream deal with Iran
February 24, 2015 by Ben Cohen - JNS.org
Love, as the song goes, is in the air. If the latest media reports are accurate, the United States and the Iranian regime are rapidly closing in on a deal over the mullahs’ nuclear ambitions. Read more
Celebrate Purim Safely
February 24, 2015 by Talia Zimmerman
Talia Zimmerman writes on the importance of drinking safely on Purim…with tips and a tale. Read more
Counter-Terrorism measures upped
February 23, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
The Government has released the Review of Australia’s Counter-Terrorism Machinery. Read more
The Great and Melton
February 23, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel…a movie review by Roz Tarszisz
February 23, 2015 by Roz Tarszisz
There are expectations that come with the follow-up to a successful movie. Read more
Islamist group suggests attacks on shopping malls
February 23, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
Westfield have responded to a report that a Somalia-based insurgent group has posted a video on the internet suggesting attacks on shopping malls mentioning “the 100 or so Jewish-owned Westfield shopping centres dotted around the Western world.” Read more
Triguboffs at dedication of an IDF meeting place
February 23, 2015 by Ahuva Bar-Lev
Sydney’s Harry and Rhonda Triguboff are the patrons of a recently dedicated green meeting place in Raanana for lone soldiers who immigrated to Israel without their parents. Read more
Melton in Sydney
February 23, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
2015 promises to be Melton’s most successful year yet since its move to the University of Sydney. Read more
Award for Helene Gonski
February 23, 2015 by Natalie Shymko
Sydney’s Montefiore Home has announced that volunteer Hélène Gonski recently won the 2015 Woollahra Council Senior Citizen of the Year Award. Read more
Heading for Dallas
February 22, 2015 by Leanne Shelton
Eight young Maccabi NSW basketballers have been selected to compete at the JCC Maccabi Games in Dallas, Texas in August. Read more
Second Bite guaranteed
February 22, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
Second Bite, an organisation which rescues supermarket food which has reached its use by date has joined Sydney’s Our Big Kitchen in a new initiative to get that food to those who need it. Read more
Eastern Boys – a movie review by Roz Tarszisz
February 22, 2015 by Roz Tarszisz
At Paris’s Gare du Nord station, a group of boys – some teenagers, some younger – are hanging around, constantly moving and regrouping. There are at least dozen, fluidly crisscrossing the station. Who are they? What are they up to? What language are they speaking? It’s certainly not French. Read more
On the road with NORA
February 22, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
The New Organisation of Rabbis of Australasia is hitting the road with interim president Sydney-based Rabbi Selwyn Franklin preparing for visits to Melbourne and Perth. Read more
A president at play
February 22, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin has taken time out from his presidential duties to enjoy the winter wonderland of Jerusalem… Read more
Shir Madness
February 22, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
The organisers of Sydney music festival Shir Madness provided top flight local entertainment to a packed Roundhouse at the University of New South Wales. Read more
The Source of Happiness…writes Rabbi Michoel Gourarie
February 20, 2015 by Rabbi Michoel Gourarie
The festival of Purim is just under two weeks away. Read more
A letter from a Chabad Rabbi
February 20, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
Rabbi Danny Yaffe is Chabad and lives in Sydney. He has written a letter to the Jewish community. Read more
Shuffling the deckchairs…writes Michael Kuttner
February 20, 2015 by Michael Kuttner
Current events in Europe evoke memories of shuffling deck chairs on the Titanic as the superliner steamed its way towards its catastrophic fate. Read more
For victim Adele Biton, Palestinian rock-throwing is murder, not ‘resistance’
February 20, 2015 by Stephen M.Flatow - JNS.org
Parents in Israel are in mourning over the death of their child at the hands of Palestinian terrorists. Read more
The 2015 Israeli election video wars
February 20, 2015 by Orit Arfa - JNS.org
Forget pollsters. These days, to get a sense of an Israeli politician’s popularity among the electorate, the place to go is his or her Facebook and YouTube video portals. Read more
Kick the Ball and Kick the Bucket…writes Rabbi Laibl Wolf
February 19, 2015 by Rabbi Laibl Wolf
I have often wondered why ball games are so popular, especially with children, sometimes with seals, and often with Tottenham Hotspur fans. Read more
Mardi Gras time
February 19, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
This year marks the 15th anniversary of Jewish Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender group Dayenu marching in the Mardi Gras Parade. Read more
The United Jewish Education Board states its position
February 19, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
The United Jewish Education Board has stated its position in the wake of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. Read more
A ticket for your carer
February 19, 2015 by Ayal Tusia
The Companion Card initiative allows those in need of a carer a free pass for their helper at a variety of events. Read more
European Union Illegal Building Activities Exposed
February 19, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
International Director of Regavim Ari Briggs will address the Sydney community next month on EU illegal projects in Israel. Read more
Dealing with online hate
February 18, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
The B’nai B’rith Anti-Defamation Commission has become the first Australian organisation to join the ADL’s Working Group on Cyberhate which includes YouTube, Google, Microsoft, Yahoo and Twitter. Read more
