A new New Zealand unveiled in Israel
Marion Davis was a child opera star, beginning her career in a juvenile opera company at the age of 14 in Wellington. In 1899, she married Ernest Hyam Davis, a brewer from Auckland. Read more
Nov-15 Melbourne: Luxury Dinner
November 12, 2019 by J-Wire
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Nov-16 Melbourne: Mexican style Shabbos lunch
November 12, 2019 by J-Wire
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Nov-14 Melbourne: Teen Challah Bake
November 12, 2019 by J-Wire
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Bernie Sanders: ‘It’s not antisemitic to criticize Israel’
November 12, 2019 by JNS
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who is running for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, said that “it is not antisemitic to criticize the policies of the Israeli government,” adding on to his prior stance that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government is “racist.” Read more
OBK supporting the emergency services
November 12, 2019 by J-Wire Staff
Rabbi Dr Dovid Slavin has mustered his bakers and cooks at Sydney’s Our Big Kitchen to provide food for those working through the State of Emergency in NSW caused by widespread bushfires. Read more
Israel ‘regrets’ Jordan’s reclaiming of enclaves on border
November 11, 2019 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Israel “regrets” Jordan’s decision to terminate the annexes to the 1994 peace agreement which leased two enclaves on the border to Israeli farmers, the Foreign Ministry stated Sunday. Read more
Gap year Zionist Youth seminar in the Arava
November 11, 2019 by Emily Gian
The picturesque views of the Arava and the fresh desert air provided the perfect backdrop for the Australasian Zionist Youth Council (AZYC) closing seminar bringing together 108 gap year participants from six of the Zionist Youth movements from Australia and New Zealand. Read more
Call on NSW Jewish community to aid bushfire victims
November 11, 2019 by J-Wire News Service
The New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies has set up a crowdfunding campaign to provide those whose lives have been impacted by the catastrophic bushfires raging through parts of NSW. Read more
Celebrating excellence and dedication at Jewish Care’s 2019 Staff & Volunteer Awards
November 11, 2019 by Kirsten Young
Jewish Care Victoria held its 9th Annual Staff and Volunteer Service & Excellence Awards at Leonda By The Yarra last week. Read more
Jewish institutions attacked in Scandinavia
November 11, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The president of the World Jewish Congress responded forcefully on Sunday to the string of threatening antisemitic attacks carried out in Scandinavia over the weekend, including vandalism at different Jewish institutions and property in Stockholm and Denmark. Read more
Planning a visit to Uluru?
November 11, 2019 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Can a Jew visit an aboriginal sacred site? …ask the rabbi. Read more
Under the Olive Tree: a concert of Arabic & Jewish music
November 11, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Melbourne’s Immigration Museum and Adi Sappir will host an afternoon of music exploring what unites people and cultures as part of Melbourne Music Week on Sunday 17 November. Read more
The Shabbat Projects to connect and inspire Sydney’s Jewish community
November 10, 2019 by Community newsdesk
The Shabbat Project has just one simple aim, to unite Jewish communities around the world for one 25-hour period, where they can come together and experience one Shabbat. Read more
Over $800,000 government funding for Chabad ACT
November 10, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Senator Zed Seselja has announced an $835,000 grant through the Safer Communities Funding to increase their security infrastructure. Read more
Kristallnacht remains relevant 81 years later
November 10, 2019 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
This week Germany marks the 81st anniversary of Kristallnacht, “The Night of Broken Glass.” Read more
Netanyahu offers Bennett defence ministry job
November 10, 2019 by JNS
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday offered New Right Party leader Naftali Bennett the spot of the country’s defence minister in a move perceived as a way to stop Bennet from joining a coalition led by the rival Blue and White Party. Read more
UAE to allow Israelis to visit for 2020 World Expo, and perhaps afterwards as well
November 10, 2019 by JNS
The United Arab Emirates will open its doors to Israelis for the 2020 World Expo in Dubai and may allow them to continue to visit even after it’s over. Read more
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg expected to run for president
November 10, 2019 by JNS
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is expected to run for president after announcing earlier this year that he would not run for the Democratic nomination. Read more
$1.2 million grant for Project Rozana
November 10, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Project Rozana, an international charity dedicated to building the health capacity of Palestinian society by leveraging Israel’s world-class healthcare system has been awarded a €741,286 (A$1,193,650) grant by the European Union (EU). Read more
On the other hand
November 10, 2019 by Michael Kuttner
Israel has switched from daylight saving summer time to winter mode. Read more
A special Bar and Bat Mitzvah ceremony
November 10, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
30 children who lost parents serving in the IDF and security forces have celebrated their Bar and Bat Mitzvah at President Rivlin’s home in Jerusalem. Read more
The contemporary clash between faith and politics in the West
November 9, 2019 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
In the never-ending uproar over U.S. President Donald Trump, his administration’s recent move to lift a ban on traditional Christian adoption agencies went relatively unremarked. Read more
Nov-27 3:00am SBS-TV: Hijacked
November 9, 2019 by J-Wire
This four-part series tells the shocking true stories of some of the most infamous hijackings, sieges and hostage stand-offs that have gripped the world. Read more
Nov-28 00.05am SBS-TV: Movie – Junction 48
November 9, 2019 by J-Wire
Set against the backdrop of Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Palestinian rapper Kareem and his singer girlfriend Manar struggle, love, and make music in their crime-ridden ghetto and in Tel Aviv’s hip-hop club scene.
Nov-30 5:25pm SBS-TV: Who do you think you are? Robert Rinder
November 9, 2019 by J-Wire
Robert ‘Judge’ Rinder follows the story of his grandfather, a Holocaust survivor, hearing first-hand testimony of the horror of Nazi forced labour camps, as well as of the hope offered by a new life in Lake Windermere. Read more
Netanyahu calls on the international community to ‘wake up’ after IAEA confirms Iran lied about nuclear program
November 8, 2019 by Arye Green -TPS
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused Iran of lying about its nuclear program and called on the international community to “wake up” and sanction Iran, as the International Atomic Energy Agency reportedly reviewed a secret atomic site in Tehran uncovered by Israeli intelligence. Read more
Moriah fraud allegedly almost $4 million
November 8, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The barrister for Moriah College has told Sydney’s Supreme Court that its former financial controller is accused of defrauding the school of “close to $4million”. Read more
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Maimonides
November 8, 2019 by Jeremy Rosen
It is a well-known saying that “ From Moses to Moses, there was no one as great as Moses.” The second Moses the saying refers to is the Moses known as “Rambam”. Which is an acronym of Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon. Or, in secular usage, Maimonides. Read more
