Newt’s News: Dyan and medical cannabis
October 23, 2016 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Newt’s News original Segment WITH SOUND… on Succot, Pot and Bob Dylan’s Nobel Prize… Read more
Sukkot in the centre of Melbourne
October 21, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Chabad of Melbourne CBD (Central Business District) has held their 18th Sukkot Luncheon in the City Square in the heart of Melbourne. Read more
Cairns celebrates its first ever communal Sukkah
October 21, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Over 50 members of community in the north Queensland city of Cairns have joined Rabbi Ari Rubin in the first-ever sukkah. Read more
Marie visits Our Big Kitchen
October 21, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Former Governor of NSW Dame Marie Bashir has visited Our Big Kitchen. Read more
Reflections on grieving Shimon Peres…writes Atida Lipshatz
October 21, 2016 by Atida Lipshatz
I purposely pen these thoughts before his funeral as I want to express my own longings– not echo those of world leaders… Read more
Shameful and Scandalous…writes Michael Kuttner
October 21, 2016 by Michael Kuttner
As predicted, the Jewish New Year has kicked off with a bumper crop of anti Israel activity. Read more
WJC thanks Christians for support and pledge Jewish help
October 21, 2016 by Agencies
In Jerusalem, leaders of the World Jewish Congress (WJC) addressed a large gathering of Evangelical Christians from around the world on the occasion of Sukkot, the Feast of Tabernacles. Read more
New evidence of Romans breaching Jerusalem’s third wall
Fascinating evidence of breaking through Jerusalem’s Third Wall at the end of the Second Temple period over 2000 years ago was discovered in an excavation the Israel Antiquities Authority is conducting in the city center, where the new campus of the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design is to be built. Read more
The ANZAC Museum in Beersheba: Commemorating Heroism
October 21, 2016 by Sophie Deutsch
Next year’s inauguration of Beersheba’s ANZAC (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) Museum marks the 100th anniversary of the Light Horse Brigade’s storming and liberation of Beersheba and liberation. Read more
Sukkot at the Rivlins
October 21, 2016 by Agencies
President Reuven and First Lady Nechama Rivlin has welcomed thousands to the annual Open Sukkah event at the President’s Residence. Read more
UNESCO’s Offensive Resolution…writes Liam Getreu
October 21, 2016 by Liam Getreu
Last week UNESCO passed an offensive resolution which disregards Judaism’s connection to the Temple Mount and the Western Wall. Read more
Top Israeli analysts to speak in Melbourne and Sydney
October 21, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Maj Gen (res) Yaakov Amidror will headline a group of senior analysts who are coming to Australia later this month for the Be’er Sheva Dialogue, an annual military to military exchange facilitated by the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies (BESA) in Israel, the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) and the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC). Read more
Hell or High Water: a movie review from Glen Falkenstein
October 20, 2016 by Glen Falkenstein
It takes a lot to outdo Jeff Bridges and Chris Pine, even in the latter’s best performance to date. Ben Foster (Inferno, 3:10 to Yuma) does just that, and he’s a sight to behold. Read more
Gandels receive prestigious Victorian Premier’s award
October 20, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Melbourne’s John and Pauline Gandel are recipients of the Premier’s Award for Community Harmony. Read more
New Zealand Christian leader condemns UNESCO resolution
October 20, 2016 by Keren Cook
A New Zealand pastor has spoken out against a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization vote on a resolution denying Jewish ties to the Temple Mount and the Western Wall, the holiest site in Judaism. Read more
Sarah Grunstein to perform Bach’s Goldberg Variations
October 20, 2016 by Fraser Beath McEwing
One of Australia’s most distinguished international pianists New York-based Sarah Grunstein will come home to Sydney and Melbourne later this year. Read more
Strength and unity will overcome our adversaries…writes Isi Leibler
October 19, 2016 by Isi Leibler
The abysmal failure of most governments to display even a pretense of morality when formulating resolutions relating to international affairs was again highlighted by the latest outrageous resolution relating to Jerusalem endorsed by UNESCO. Read more
Women dancing with the Torah?…ask the rabbi
October 19, 2016 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Rabbi Raymond Apple asks your questions on Sh’mini Atzeret and Simchat Torah. Read more
Zionism Victoria’s 78th Annual Assembly
October 19, 2016 by Sarah Bendetsky
Zionism Victoria will hold its 78th Annual Assembly on 15 November 2016 at Melbourne’s Beth Weizmann Community Centre. Read more
Jewish Care Victoria Cares for its Carers
October 19, 2016 by Ayal Tusia
During the National Carers Week Jewish Care Victoria is celebrating the dedicated unpaid carers in our community. Read more
Obama, Clinton and Trump Must Affirm America’s Crucial Commitment To Israel
October 19, 2016 by David Singer
President Obama is causing consternation and uncertainty in Israel because of his continuing refusal to make clear that America will veto any Security Council resolution attempting to impose a settlement of the Jewish-Arab conflict in former Palestine other than under the Roadmap of his predecessor George W. Bush…writes David Singer. Read more
Israeli Mandolin Maestro
October 19, 2016 by J-Wire
Berlin-based Israeli Avi Avital makes a triumphant return from 26 October to lead the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra in an adventurous exploration of the mandolin. Read more
Unsporting behavior, a call to end Israeli athletic discrimination
October 19, 2016 by Ben Cohen - JNS.org
One of the most enduring images of last summer’s Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro captured Islam El Shehaby, an Egyptian judo competitor, or judoka, turning his back on the outstretched hand of his opponent, Or Sasson, after the Israeli athlete’s victory in a bout that earned him the bronze medal…writes Ben Cohen/JNS.org. Read more
B’Tselem does the bidding of repressive regimes at UN Security Council
October 19, 2016 by Naftali Balanson - JNS.org
On Friday, the Israeli non-governmental organisation B’Tselem appeared before a special session of the U.N. Security Council…writes Naftali Balanson/JNS.org. Read more
Rutland, Lipski and Toltz shortlisted
October 19, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Suzanne Rutland, Sam Lipski and Steve Tolz have been shortlisted for the 2016 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards. Read more
Premier’s plans to expand innovation facilities in NSW
October 16, 2016 by Henry Benjamin
Over 400 guests heard NSW Premier Mike Baird telling of a trade mission he lead to Israel earlier this year and of his plans to expand NSW’s innovation plans. Read more
Trump thrashes Clinton on ending sexual violence in Syria and Iraq
October 16, 2016 by David Singer
Mainstream American media’s obsession with groping allegations against Donald Trump going back twenty years or more has papered over public discussion of major policy differences between Trump and Hillary Clinton on defeating Islamic State to end the horrific sexual violence perpetrated on women and children in Syria and Iraq for the last two years…writes David Singer. Read more
UNESCO resolution: the ECAJ writes to the Foreign Minister
October 16, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
The Executive Council of Australian Jewry has written to Australia’s Julie Bishop following the UNESCO resolution denying Jewish connection to the Western Wall and the Temple Mount. Read more
Award to Jewish Fireman at Communal Remembrance Day Commemoration
October 16, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
The NSW Association of Jewish Ex-Servicemen & Women (NAJEX) has invited its Patron David Hurley AC DSC (Ret’d) Governor of New South Wales to present the NAJEX Centenary of Anzac Award to Senior Fire-Fighter Eddie Vaysbakh. Read more
Artistic Jewish Calendar Infused With Russian Memories
October 16, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Volunteers from Subbotnik, a grassroots organisation bringing together Russian Jews in Australia has published its first Jewish calendar “infused with Russian memories” featuring an artistic tapestry of Soviet cities and their Jewish symbols. Read more
