Pittsburgh: Australia and New Zealand reacts
October 28, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Members of the Australian and New Zealand communities have reacted to the horrific news from Pittsburgh where at least 11 worshippers were gunned down as they participated in Shabbat services at The Tree for Life synagogue. Read more
On the other hand
October 28, 2018 by Michael Kuttner
Jordan wants to cancel part of its “peace” treaty with Israel. Abbas follows suit and threatens to abrogate signed agreements. Hamas and Hezbollah feverishly prepare to amass stockpiles of rockets targeting Israeli civilians…writes Michael Kuttner. Read more
Training future leaders
October 28, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Yeshiva College Bondi has come in first place in an international competition in which over 50 Chabad Schools measured Jewish Children’s ability to engage with the broader community during the High Holiday season. Read more
At least 11 dead in Pittsburgh synagogue mass shooting, killer made antisemitic threats
October 28, 2018 by JNS
At least 11 people have been reported dead and several injured as a result of a mass shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue. Read more
IDF hits 80 targets in Gaza after night of rocket fire
October 28, 2018 by TPS
The IDF struck some 80 terrorist targets in Gaza overnight in response to 30 rockets fired at Israel, a military spokesman said early Saturday morning Read more
After Khashoggi: How the Sunni feud between Saudi Arabia and Turkey plays out in the Mideast
October 27, 2018 by Sean Savage - JNS.org
The ongoing drama surrounding the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul has dominated global headlines in recent weeks…writes Sean Savage/JNS. Read more
Robert Faurisson: The liar and his legacy
October 27, 2018 by Ben Cohen - JNS.org
“He will lie, sir, with such volubility, that you would think truth were a fool,” opines one character about another in William Shakespeare’s All’s Well That Ends Well…writes Ben Cohen/JNS. Read more
JIFF Giveaways
October 27, 2018 by Arts Editor
J-Wire has double-passes for ever-popular The Jewish International Film Festival. Read more
IDF, civil search and rescue units head to Jordan to assist in flood rescue efforts
October 26, 2018 by TPS
IDF and civil rescue teams have been dispatched to Jordan after a bus carrying 37 schoolchildren and seven teachers was swept away by flash floods on the Jordanian side of the Dead Sea. Read more
JIFF’s Melbourne opening
October 26, 2018 by Toni Susskind
This year’s JIFF kicked off with a bang of the Classic Cinema on Wednesday 24th October. Read more
Abraham: A Man for all Seasons
October 26, 2018 by Jeremy Rosen
Abraham is revered by the major monotheistic religions. In Judaism, what he went through is constantly being re-examined to provide us with an example we should follow. Ma’aseh Avot Siman LeBanim…writes Jeremy Rosen. Read more
Dedication of Peres Centre for Peace and Innovation spotlights Israel-China cooperation
October 26, 2018 by Israel Kasnett - JNS.org
Former Israeli President Shimon Peres addressed the crowd by video at the grand opening of the Innovation Centre at the Peres Center for Peace and Innovation. Or did he? Read more
The elasticising of semantics
October 26, 2018 by Yisrael Medad - JNS
“Zionism developed as a colonialist movement” is how Professor Ishay Rosen Zvi, head of the Talmud and Late Antiquity section in the Jewish Philosophy Department at Tel Aviv University, opens a recent op-ed of his published in Haaretz. Read more
Keshet Eilon Australian Friends Launched With A Stunning Performance
October 26, 2018 by Victor Grynberg
Squalls on the horizon
October 26, 2018 by Michael Kuttner
We are slowly transitioning from summer to autumn and if past performance is anything to go by winter will arrive with a bang…writes Michael Kuttner. Read more
Art shows a new way to remember the past
October 26, 2018 by Community newsdesk
Next week, The Sydney Jewish Museum will launch its new temporary exhibition The Fate of Things: Memory Objects and Art. Read more
Report: Decision on Netanyahu indictment by early 2019
October 25, 2018 by Yona Schnitzer - TPS
Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit is expected to make a decision on whether to indict Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu during the first quarter of 2019 after Israel Police concluded their investigation into three corruption cases against him, Hadashot TV news station reported Tuesday. Read more
Suspects arrested in connection with Barkan terrorist attack
October 25, 2018 by Ilanit Chernick - TPS
Several suspects were arrested during an overnight operation to find the Barkan terrorist, the IDF confirmed on Wednesday Read more
Beautiful Boy – a movie review by Roz Tarszisz
October 25, 2018 by Roz Tarszisz
That this film is based on a true story inspired by two memoirs only serves to make it all the more compelling. Read more
PM Netanyahu: Israel is The Nation State of The Jewish People
October 25, 2018 by Ilanit Chernick - TPS
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has emphasized that he wants Israel “to be the home of every Jew.” Read more
JIFF is up and rolling for 2018
October 25, 2018 by Elana Bowman
Over 80 people came to the opening of the Jewish International Film Festival in Sydney. Read more
World Kindertransport Day
October 25, 2018 by Community newsdesk
The Kindertransport Association, Australian division, is commemorating World Kindertransport Day at a special Shabbat service at the Great Synagogue, Sydney. Read more
Jason Sandler takes the helm at JewishCare
October 25, 2018 by Warren Hurst
After twelve years on the Board of JewishCare and more recently eight as President, Allan Vidor is stepping down from the Board. Read more
Einstein and the Rabbi: Searching for the Soul – a book review by Rabbi Jeffrey Cohen
October 24, 2018 by Rabbi Jeffrey Cohen
Having read and used Naomi Levy’s writings before I was fascinated to find out the connection between Einstein and Rabbi Levy. Read more
Mishpacha….red cucumbers?
October 24, 2018 by Jonah Solomons
Follow the adventures of a Jewish family with whom you may well recognise… Read more
Opposition leader spruikes at AICC lunch
October 24, 2018 by David Marlow
Just four weeks ahead of the Victorian State election, Victorian Opposition Leader Matthew Guy presented his key election promises to the business leaders represented at the Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce (AICC) luncheon on Wednesday. Read more
Jordan challenges Israel on land-lease agreement
October 24, 2018 by Fiamma Nirenstein - JNS.org
Under a blistering sun back in 1994, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and King Hussein of Jordan, along with U.S. President Bill Clinton’s support and watchful eye, signed the Israel-Jordan peace treaty in the Arava valley of Israel, north of Eilat and near the Jordanian border…writes Fiamma Nirenstein/JNS. Read more
100th anniversary of the liberation of Haifa
October 24, 2018 by Community Editor
Over 100 members of the Jewish and Indian communities commemorated the 100th anniversary of the liberation of Haifa by Jewish, Indian and British troops during WW1 at Sydney’s Parramatta & District Synagogue on Sunday. Read more
Media mission to Israel
October 24, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The eight editors, journalists and producers who participated on the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies’ 2018 Journalists Mission to Israel will report to the community at a public meeting in Sydney next Tuesday night. Read more
Jordan and Israel: Trump’s only viable two-state solution
October 24, 2018 by David Singer
Four major developments in the past week have heightened expectations that President Trump will have no option but to call on Jordan and Israel to negotiate the allocation of sovereignty between their two respective States in the West Bank and Gaza – 5% of the territory comprised in the 1922 League of Nations Mandate for Palestine (Mandate) …writes David Singer. Read more
