Sydney-born U.S. cantor to visit Emanuel

Cantor George Mordecai will visit Sydney in August and will participate in a range of events and services at Emanuel Synagogue.  Read more

Ambassador Dave Sharma to speak to the community

Former Ambassador to Israel David Sharma will give his first formal address to the community since the completion of his term at the combined NSW Jewish Board of Deputies plenum and AGM in Sydney this month. Read more

No longer home alone

There are more than 6,300 lone soldiers currently serving in the IDF. Read more

Fuelling a failed enterprise

Investors and entrepreneurs before contemplating their support for a new venture usually, if they are at all prudent, make sure that it is likely to succeed…writes Michael Kuttner. Read more

Be a child

Growth, change and self-development aren’t always easy. They require a lot of effort, and some risk taking…writes Rabbi Michoel Gourarie. Read more

Governor in the kitchen

The NSW Governor David Hurley has paid a visit to Sydney’s Our Big Kitchen. Read more

Jared Kushner is right: there’s no solution

When presidential adviser Jared Kushner said in a recent private discussion that “there may be no solution” to the conflict between the Palestinian Arabs and Israel, he was just stating the obvious…writes Stephen M. Flatow/JNS.org. Read more

Award-winning Israeli cancer researcher says immunotherapy is the ‘future’ of treatment

A rapidly aging population and increased environmental risks have led cancer to overtake heart disease as the leading cause of death in parts of the Western world…qrites Sean Savage/JNS.org. Read more

‘Ideological’ Jewish visitation to Temple Mount could be pretext for more terror attacks

The Temple Mount—a site of significance to the world’s three major monotheistic religions of Judaism, Islam and Christianity—remains in the middle of a geopolitical standoff as Jews described as “ideological” are visiting the Muslim-controlled prayer compound in greater numbers…writes Alex Traiman/JNS.org. Read more

Judaism welcomes LGBTI Jews

Rachael Kohn talks to two rabbis, one orthodox and the other progressive, on how Judaism welcomes members of the LGBTI community. Read more

Adass backflip

Advocate for survivors of child sexual abuse Manny Waks has published the damning transcript of victim Dassi Erlich’s recorded conversation between herself, former Victorian Premier Ted Bailie and Adass Israel board member Abe Weiszberger revealing Rabbi Meir Kluwgant is not the new principal of the school but is acting as a consultant. Read more

Emanuel School Foundation

Were are you at Sydney’s Emanuel School Foundation dinner – a J-Wire photo gallery. Read more

New leader for UIA Young Leadership in NSW

Joshua Biggs has taken over from Robert Kawalsky as Chair of UIA NSW Young Leadership.  Read more

Walls that work: Can Israeli tech be Trump’s solution for Mexico border security?

The Trump administration has reportedly reached a new contract with the Israeli defense electronics company Elbit Systems to implement advanced security systems on the U.S. border with Mexico, similar to the security technology utilised along Israel’s borders…writes Adam Abrams/JNS.org. Read more

Investing in the community when investing in the markets

The ORAH Project made its first charitable allocations at the end of June, donating a total of $61,643 to various charities. Read more

Israeli year 10 students from the Arava visit Australia

Twelve Israeli students from the Acacia School in the small desert community in the Arava region arrived in Melbourne for a ten day visit as part of the Jewish Agency for Israel’s Partnership 2GETHER (P2G) program. Read more

Bob Carr should look in his own back yard

Before Bob Carr starts to badmouth Israel and to speak of the rights of the Palestinians, perhaps he should consider restoring to the Australian aborigines the land taken from them by the white man. Read more

NSTE takes a minute for suicide prevention

In recognition of the 2017 World Suicide Prevention Day, Sydney’s North Shore Temple Emanuel will  hold two thought-provoking Shabbat services, in addition to a special program with Rabbi Nicole Roberts, to acknowledge the pain experienced by friends and family of those who have taken their own lives. Read more

Launch of Neighbourhood Watch in Glen Eira

Over the years, as the population of Glen Eira has increased greatly (reaching nearly 150,000 a 13.6% increase since 2011), the number of active Neighbourhood groups has declined substantially, making it ever more difficult to reach residents and provide useful crime prevention education and support. Read more

ALP policy-change boosts PLO aim to destroy Israel and Jordan

The Resolution of the NSW Labor Party Conference urging the next Federal Labor Government to recognise “Palestine” (Resolution) has given a boost to the political objectives of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) whose Charter calls for the destruction of Israel and Jordan. Read more

Feintooner

Feintooner on Jerusalem. Read more

No good options for Netanyahu

The last two weeks was not a good time to be prime minister of Israel…writes Jonathan S. Tobin/JNS.org. Read more

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