Pesach greetings
April 16, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Leader of the Opposition Bill Shorten sends his Pesach greeting. Read more
Darwin Jewish burial site consecrated
April 16, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Darwin now has a Jewish cemetery following a consecration ceremony recently. Read more
Battling cancer
Professor Rotem Karni and his team at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HU) about to present a new technology to fight cancer. Read more
Benjamin Netanyahu and his brother received Yoni Netanayahu’s personal effects
April 16, 2019 by J-Wire
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his brother Dr Ido Netanyahu have received personal items belonging to their brother, the late Yoni Netanyahu. Read more
“We stand in solidarity with France and Catholic Church amid devastating Notre Dame fire”
April 16, 2019 by J-Wire
The World Jewish Congress is standing in solidarity with the people of France and the Catholic Church amidst the fire that has engulfed the nearly 1,000-year-old Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral. Read more
Oh Fremantle, you’ve done it again
April 15, 2019 by J-Wire
Fremantle has produced another Israel-bashing member of federal parliament. Read more
Apr-29 Sydney: Jewish comedy showcase
April 15, 2019 by J-Wire
Shalom to produce a special event as part of the Sydney Comedy Festival 19. Read more
Jewish comedy showcase stellar line-up
April 15, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Shalom will be hosting its seventh Jewish Comedy Showcase as part of the Sydney Comedy Festival on Monday, April 29. Read more
Pesach: Four questions – three answers
April 15, 2019 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Rabbi Raymond Apple presents three Pesach topics: 1. What is the question? 2. The serious side of Chad Gadya 3. The Seder foods. Read more
Alhadeff tells the story of Greece’s Jews in the Holocaust
April 15, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies CEO Vic Alhadeff has spoken about The Holocaust in Greece at the Greek Festival of Sydney. Read more
Zachor
Zachor means “Remember.” This year, like every year, under the theme of ‘Memorials and Memories’, the NSW community will be remembering and commemorating the Holocaust. Read more
PA introduces new, unelected government
April 15, 2019 by Baruch Yedid - TPS
The new Palestinian Authority (PA) government headed by Mohammad Ishtayeh was sworn-in on Saturday in Ramallah, in the presence of PA head Mahmoud Abbas. Read more
Report: Israel attacked rocket factory in Syria
April 14, 2019 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
The Israel Air Force (IAF) reportedly carried out a massive strike against a weapons factory near Massyaf City in the Hama province in northern Syria early Saturday morning.
All On A Thursday Morning: a book review by Rabbi Jeffrey Cohen
April 14, 2019 by Rabbi Jeffrey Cohen
The subtitle for this book is appropriate being an ‘easy to use’ collection of Rabbi Gourarie’s weekly articles on personal growth. Read more
International Day Of Sport and Peace in Israel
April 14, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
400 Jewish, Arab, Bedouin, ultra-Orthodox, new immigrant, asylum seeker and special needs “Athletes for Peace,” have gathered from across Israel to celebrate the International Day of Sport and Peace at the Ramla Sports Center and Azrieli Ramla Mall. Read more
If at first you don’t succeed….
April 14, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
SpaceIL Chairman Morris Kahn has announced the establishment of Beresheet 2, after the first Israeli moon mission ended unsuccessfully Thursday when the spacecraft Beresheet (Genesis) crash-landed on the lunar surface. Read more
On the other hand
April 13, 2019 by Michael Kuttner
The elections may be over but the hard work of establishing a viable coalition has only just begun. Read more
The Seder
April 13, 2019 by Jeremy Rosen
For some of us, every minute of the two Seder nights is an absolute delight. Even the preparation and the cleaning – the anticipation. There is no other occasion in the festive year quite like it. Read more
Assange’s antisemitism revisited
April 13, 2019 by Ben Cohen - JNS.org
When the fugitive WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange first holed up in the Ecuadorean embassy in London seven years ago, “Brexit” was an unknown word, Donald Trump was still hosting “The Apprentice,” and the Iran nuclear deal was just a twinkle in the eye of U.S. President Barack Obama. Read more
Pessimism in the PA after Netanyahu’s victory
April 12, 2019 by Baruch Yedid - TPS
Palestinian Authority (PA) officials are painting a bleak picture of their current state and fear pending developments after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu secured his fifth term as Israel’s premier. Read more
Australia opens trade and defence office in Jerusalem
April 12, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) welcomes the opening of a new Australian Trade and Defence Office in Jerusalem. Read more
Israel’s presence on the Golan Heights: a strategic necessity
April 12, 2019 by Efraim Inbar
Israel has ruled the Golan Heights since it was attacked by Syria in June 1967. Read more
Walt Secord sends a message for Pesach
April 12, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
From April 19 at sunset until April 27 at sunset, the NSW Jewish community will come together to mark Pesach – commemorating the liberation from slavery of the Jewish people in ancient Egypt. Read more
Of annexation and Trump’s peace plan, what’s next on the post-Israeli election agenda?
April 12, 2019 by Israel Kasnett - JNS.org
Things move fast in the Middle East. Read more
The right still rules in Israel. Will it continue?
April 12, 2019 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
Is Benjamin Netanyahu’s dominance of Israeli politics the product of a consensus he helped build, or is he merely a convenient beneficiary of forces that were beyond his control? Read more
Iconic South African Jewish journalist to get top honour
One of South Africa’s premier journalists, Benjamin Pogrund, will receive a top honour for his decades-long work, which included exposing the country’s apartheid system that lasted between 1948 and 1994. Read more
Judgment Day – Yom Ha’din
April 12, 2019 by Michael Kuttner
From the High Holyday liturgy: “who shall be exalted and who shall be brought low.” Read more
President Rivlin shares Beresheet disappointment
April 12, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israel’s President Rivlin consoled dozens of young people, passionate about science and space at an event to witness the attempted landing by the Beresheet spacecraft on the moon. Read more
Mission almost accomplished: Israel’s Beresheet spacecraft fails to land on the moon
April 12, 2019 by JNS
The Israeli spacecraft “Beresheet” failed to land on the moon early this morning after a failure in its main engine just before touch down that caused it to crash into the lunar surface. Read more
Apr-28 Melbourne: Memory Walk
April 11, 2019 by J-Wire
A community walk to increase the awareness of dementia. Read more
