Zionist Council Yom Ha’atzmaut Gala Dinner 2019
May 13, 2019 by Community Editor
Guest speaker was Dave Sharma – were you there? A J-Wire photo gallery. Read more
Yom Ha’atzmaut Zionist Council Carnival 2019
May 13, 2019 by Community newsdesk
Did you attend the Yom Ha’atzmaut Zionist Council Carnival 2019 in Sydney? A J-Wire photo gallery. Read more
Diplomatic efforts to maintain ceasefire in Gaza ahead of Eurovision
May 13, 2019 by Baruch Yedid - TPS
Egyptian and Qatari diplomats are in contact with the terror groups in the Gaza Strip in an effort to ensure that they do not attack Israel during the Eurovision song contest slated for the weekend. Read more
Aussie Madrichim to spend Summer in the Arava
May 13, 2019 by Hayley Hadassin
The Australia Arava Partnership in collaboration with the Zionist Federation of Australia (ZFA) has selected five madrichot to work at a Summer Camp in the Central Arava during the Australian winter for the third year running. Read more
Aussie students compete at the International Bible Quiz in Israel!
May 13, 2019 by Hayley Hadassin
Australian’s Emanuel Cohavi and Shani Spielman from Kesser Torah College in Sydney have competed in the 56thInternational Bible Quiz. Read more
Kangarusski Mother’s Day
May 13, 2019 by Hayley Hadassin
Kangarusski celebrated its traditional Mother’s Day event on Sunday at Sydney’s Our Big Kitchen with families, young children, young adults and former Kangarusski Taglit-Birthright participants. Read more
What is the origin of the term “Goy”
May 13, 2019 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Ask the rabbi… Read more
Precautionary Steps
May 13, 2019 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon from Feintooner. Read more
Malka Leifer: Hearing #51
May 12, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Malka Leifer is facing extradition from Israel to Melbourne where she is facing 74 charges of child sexual abuse. Today was hearing #51 in a case in which the defence claims the former principal is incapable of facing proceedings on psychiatric grounds. Read more
Polish antisemitism is serious, but Yair Lapid is overreaching
May 12, 2019 by Ben Cohen - JNS.org
Over the last year, Yair Lapid, the co-chair of Israel’s opposition Blue and White Party, has made several outspoken statements about Poland, Polish antisemitism and the Holocaust. Read more
Ingrid’s debut exhibition
May 12, 2019 by Arts Editor
Abstract artist and well-known community photographer Ingrid Shakenovsky is to stage her debut solo exhibition featuring scenes from Sydney, Melbourne and other parts of the world. Read more
The Relational Judaism Handbook: a book review by Rabbi Jeffrey Cohen
May 12, 2019 by Rabbi Jeffrey Cohen
A couple of years ago Ron Wolfson, a professor at the American Jewish University in Los Angeles published Relational Judaism (Jewish Lights, 2013). Read more
Rivlin awards 120 soldiers on Israel’s Independence Day
May 10, 2019 by JNS
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin hosted on Thursday “All Israel From Jerusalem” and the traditional ceremony honouring 120 outstanding Israel Defense Forces’ soldiers for the fifth time from the gardens of his residence in Jerusalem. Read more
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is about this one day
May 10, 2019 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
Much of the discussion about Israel and the Palestinians revolves around one question: Why does the conflict continue? Read more
Postcard discovered of David Ben-Gurion writing, ‘State of Israel has been born!’
May 10, 2019 by JNS
A postcard written and signed by Israel’s founding father and first prime minister David Ben-Gurion, just one day after he officially declared the State of Israel’s independence, has recently been discovered. Read more
Martin Buber
May 10, 2019 by Jeremy Rosen
When I first started to read Jewish Philosophers, I found them turgid, academic and completely uninspiring. Read more
“IN” but not “FOR”
May 10, 2019 by Rabbi Michoel Gourarie
We often read and learn about the power of “living in the moment”. Read more
WJC “disturbed” about South African, Kuwait and Indonesian move in U.N.
May 10, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The World Jewish Congress is disturbed by the United Nations Security Council’s agreement to hold a special meeting condemning Israeli settlements on Thursday – at the request of South Africa, Indonesia and Kuwait – just days after a barrage of some 700 deadly rockets were fired by terrorists from the Gaza Strip against southern Israel without condemnation or rebuke by the same body. Read more
Intolerable insanity
May 10, 2019 by Michael Kuttner
If your country was bombarded by over seven hundred missiles would you expect universal world condemnation or calls for restraint and diplomacy? Read more
Rivlin visits Iris again and again with condolences
May 10, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
President Reuven (Ruvi) Rivlin paid a condolence call on the Feder family whose father Moshe Feder ז”ל was killed on Monday when an anti-tank missile struck him. Read more
May-26 Sydney: Lag B’Omer service
May 9, 2019 by J-Wire
‘Saluting the Israeli Spirit:’ Israel celebrates its 71st birthday
May 9, 2019 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Israel kicked off its Yom Ha’atzmaut, Independence Day, celebrations on Wednesday evening, making the almost impossible transition from marking its Memorial Day for the IDF’s fallen soldiers and the Israeli victims of terrorism to celebrating its independence. Read more
Controversial Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Day event draws crowd in Tel Aviv
Following an Israeli High Court ruling that Israel must grant permits to 100 Palestinian Authority residents to attend a joint Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Day ceremony, some 9,000 Israelis and a few dozen Palestinians took part in a memorial event on Tuesday night at Yarkon Park in Tel Aviv. Read more
Gaza and Israel enter shaky ceasefire; many predict it to be short-lived
May 9, 2019 by Yaakov Lappin
An ultra-violent yet brief conflict that erupted between Gazan terror factions and Israel came to an abrupt end early on Monday morning, as an unstable ceasefire took hold. Read more
Yom Ha’azmaut in Israel
May 9, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara attended the torch-lighting ceremony on Mt. Herzl in Jerusalem, to mark Israel’s 71st Independence Day yesterday. Read more
Pokemon Detective Pikachu – a movie review by Roz Tarszisz
May 9, 2019 by Roz Tarszisz
I quite like a fantasy adventure and know little about the craze for Pokemon that engulfed the world a few years back. It is a plus because I came to it with fresh eyes. It’s a minus because I didn’t like this offering very much.
Auschwitz being sold on Australian online store
May 9, 2019 by Elana Bowman
Redbubble an online retailer based in Australia has advertised an Auschwitz mini-skirt, cushion, and tote bag listed for purchase on their site. Read more
Yeshivah-Beth Rivkah Schools accepted into the NRS
May 9, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Melbourne’s Yeshivah-Beth Rivkah Schools Limited (YBRSL) has been accepted into the National Redress Scheme (NRS). Read more
Poms – a movie review by Roz Tarszisz
May 9, 2019 by Roz Tarszisz
Poms is in the tradition of The Fully Monty whereby a disparate bunch of people come together to reach a specific goal. The ladies here, and they are for the most part ladies, do keep their gear on but get to shake their tushies and strut their stuff, eventually.
Who are the Palestinians in Gaza protesting against?
May 9, 2019 by Gidon Ben-Zvi
U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar has unleashed a firestorm of controversy for empathizing with the plight of an oppressed people. Read more
