Jewish Care finalises arrangement with Melbourne’s CSG
June 20, 2016 by Jenna Chaitowitz
Jewish Care Victoria has formalised its ongoing partnership with Melbourne’s Community Security Group via a Memorandum of Understanding. Read more
Melbourne Jewish Community Iftar dinner
June 20, 2016 by David Marlow
The Jewish Community Council of Victoria has co-hosted its first Iftar Dinner with the Islamic Council of Victoria. Read more
New film from Sydney couple
June 19, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Sydney-born, Los Angeles-based filmmaking couple Kane Senes and Hannah Barlow have finished production on their new film For Now, a feature-length “dramedy” the duo plans to submit to festivals later this year. Read more
What does the U.K.’s vote on EU membership mean for Jews and Israel?
June 18, 2016 by Sean Savage - JNS.org
Once controlling an empire spanning every continent, the United Kingdom has been undergoing an identity crisis in recent years…writes Sean Savage/JNS.org. Read more
Meet Rachelli Arber…a Henry Greener video chat
June 18, 2016 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Rachelli Arber, Project Co-ordinator of the Arava Australia Partnership, works for the Zionist Federation of Australia in its attempt to strengthen ties between our community and the extraordinary Arava region, in the once barren south of Israel. Read more
The sentence he deserved
June 18, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
The president of the World Jewish Congress has welcomed the sentencing to five years’ imprisonment of a former Auschwitz guard. Read more
Where prejudice prevails
June 17, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
The Sydney Jewish Museum has hosted a panel discussing ‘Divisions & Derisions, When Prejudice Prevails’. Read more
Seniors on the move
June 17, 2016 by Ayal Tusia
Jewish Care Victoria is supporting 30 seniors in relocating from its Mark and Dina Munzer Community Residence (Munzer) in Caulfield to nearby Gary Smorgon House, or other homes, as part of a $180+ million aged care, disability and community services capital investment program. Read more
Step forward for Perth care
June 17, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
A Day Therapy Centre and a Men’s Shed is being developed on the grounds of Maurice Zeffert Home to service Perth’s Jewish community. Read more
The Power of Dance and Mr Gaga
June 17, 2016 by Roz Tarszisz
“I really believe in the power of dance to heal” says Ohad Naharin, artistic director and renowned choreographer of Israel’s Batsheva Dance Company in the documentary Mr Gaga in which he features…writes Roz Tarszisz.
UN Security Council Must Take Military Action Against Islamic State
June 17, 2016 by David Singer
President Obama’s continuing refusal to co-sponsor a Security Council Resolution with Russia authorising the use of military force against Islamic State ensures that the horrendous murders in Orlando and Manganville this past week will be repeated with ever-increasing frequency anywhere and at any time…writes David Singer. Read more
Ramadan Roulette…writes Michael Kuttner
June 17, 2016 by Michael Kuttner
Unlike its Russian namesake one can guarantee that every weapon is fully loaded and intended to be lethal. Read more
Conflicted Jewish voters contemplate Clinton and Trump…writes Alina Dain Sharon/JNS.org
June 17, 2016 by Alina Dain Sharon-JNS.org
With former secretary of state Hillary Clinton declaring herself the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee on June 8 and that party’s primary season now complete, the prospect of Clinton competing against presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump is all but assured. But what does this likely matchup mean for American voters, and more specifically for Jewish voters? Read more
Two-time champions
June 16, 2016 by J-Wire
Moriah College’s First Xl Football team has made history by winning the NSWCIS Football Cup for the 2nd year in a row. Read more
Election billboards daubed with Nazi slogans
June 16, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Federal election signage for the Liberal Party in the Victorian seat of Dunkley has been defaced with Nazi slogans. Read more
Truly inclusive
June 16, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Australia Post Multicultural Ambassador Ryan Kuperholz, organised an AFL footy clinic for his Jew Crew male and female teams to demonstrate multicultural inclusion and gender equality… Read more
Clergymen increase their understanding
Nine clergymen and women from Australia and New Zealand recently returned from a study tour to Israel organised by the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) Rambam Israel Fellowship Program. Read more
Newt’s News
June 15, 2016 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Newt’s News “All Shades of Judaism” segment goes from the extreme Haredi sect featured in “Strictly Jewish”, to the disgraced Adass School Principal Malka Leifer, to the Gay Pride Festival in Tel Aviv, ending with the Gesher Movement, trying to rally jewish support in the USA Read more
The Bible Doesn’t Say That – Yom Limmud Sydney speaker reveals all
June 15, 2016 by Paula Towers
Presenter Joel Hoffman specialises in bringing the Bible to life with fresh insights and interpretations for the 21st century..and will be a featured presenter at Yom Limmud. Read more
Victorian faith leaders show solidarity for the LGBTI movement
June 15, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Victorian multicultural faith leaders have come out in support of the LGBTI community. Read more
TBI’s new kitchen
June 15, 2016 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Temple Beth Israel’s “Nourish” Program utilises their new kitchen to feed the needy and homeless as part of Father Bob Maguire’s food bus concept, recently started in Melbourne’s Alma Park, East St Kilda. Read more
Israel at the U.N.
June 15, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Israel has been elected to the presidency of a permanent UN committee for the first time. Read more
“The Era of the Quiet Jew is Over”
The Ingeborg Center for Jerusalem Studies of Israel’s Bar-Ilan University has honored World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder with the prestigious Guardian of Zion Award for his efforts in the perpetuation and strengthening of Jerusalem. Read more
Why is God “He”?…ask the Rabbi
June 14, 2016 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Rabbi Raymond Apple has an answer to this tricky question. Read more
Orlando
June 13, 2016 by J-Wire
World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder has harshly condemned the vicious attack on an Orlando, Florida nightclub which left 50 people dead and dozens more wounded earlier in the evening, in the most severe hate crime in US history. Read more
An appeal to the sweet tooth and Mad Max…a music review
June 13, 2016 by Fraser Beath McEwing
After testing recent audiences’ resilience with the lunges and shocks of Messiaen, and then their staying power to see off Haydn’s Creation, last night’s concert opened a chocolate box full of favourite flavours, writes Fraser Beath McEwing. Read more
Queen’s birthday awards – Jewish recipients
June 13, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Art, business, care, education, law, medicine, philanthropy are among the fields involving this year’s Jewish recipients of the Queen’s Birthday Awards. J-Wire congratulates all of them…
Max Brenner: “There’s blood in you chocolate”…writes Emily Gian
June 10, 2016 by Emily Gian
“Max Brenner, come off it, there’s blood in your hot chocolate”. Read more
World Jewish Congress condemns attack celebrations
June 10, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder has condemned the terrorist attack on Wednesday night in Tel Aviv, in which four people were killed and more than a dozen injured. Read more
Israel and Diaspora Jewry – a Looming Crisis
June 10, 2016 by Isi Leibler
The Jewish world, both in Israel and the Diaspora, is undergoing dramatic demographic and ideological changes. Read more
