JNF says ‘toda’ to 106-yr-old for smuggling Iranian Jewish youth to Israel

Israeli Haroz, born in 1915, was a Zionist activist who risked his life to send Jewish youths from Iran to Israel. Recently, he received a certificate of appreciation from KKL – JNF for his contribution to the Jewish community. Read more

‘This year we took fight to our enemies’: Bennett extols own security successes

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett addressed the Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee on Tuesday to summarize his government’s first year in office, which he claimed was the best for Israel in years. Read more

Women authors outnumbering the men in Israel

The National Library of Israel has presented its annual report on the Israeli publishing industry for the year 2021, which points to a resurgence in the Israeli book market, and indicates that for the first time, female authors published more books of Hebrew prose and poetry than their male counterparts. Read more

Jul-02 8:25am SBS-World Movies: Between Worlds

25-year-old Oliel lies severely injured and unconscious in hospital after a terror attack in Jerusalem. Read more

On the other hand

What riles and upsets Israel denigrators the most? Read more

Bennett’s coalition loses two crucial votes – election on the horizon

The coalition, led by Naftali Bennett, lost two crucial votes at the Knesset’s plenum on Monday night, pushing it toward its collapse and elections in Israel. Read more

‘Tehran’ pumps up the adrenaline for a show worth watching

Being a Mossad operative in Iran isn’t a job for the faint of heart. Viewers get a sense of such intensity watching “Tehran” on Apple TV+, a show that will keep them on the edge of their seats. Read more

How can I believe in God when there is so much suffering?

Ask the rabbi. Read more

Activating Operation Tzur Israel: Reuniting Ethiopian Olim with their families

Last week, 360 Ethiopian olim landed at Ben Gurion airport as part of the second phase of Operation Tzur Israel. Read more

‘Abbas- dead or alive, no one cares’: Battle to inherit Mahmoud Abbas in Fatah escalating

At the end of the week, the media and journalists reported that some of the governmental powers were transferred from Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian Authority chairman, to Hussein a-Sheikh, the PA Minister of Civil Affairs and Abbas’ recent controversial promotion to a member of the PLO Executive Committee, who became one of the leaders in the expected succession battle. Read more

‘I Felt Like I was in a Foreign Country for a Moment’: The Battle Against the PLO Flag in Israel

Is there something about the Palestinian flag that merits the new law restricting its display in Israel? Israelis on both sides of the question weigh in. Read more

From Australia’s Jewish Past: Lionel Samson – Lionel Samson & Son – WA’s oldest continuing family business

Lionel was born in 1799 in England and was the son of Michael Samson, supposedly a member of one of the old established and wealthy families of English Jewry.   Read more

Tasmania joins push to outlaw Nazi symbols

The Tasmanian government will introduce laws to outlaw the display of Nazi symbols. Read more

Henry Greener talks with Jack Aghion on the Reconciliation

Jack Aghion, Vice President of B’nai B’rith Victoria, is leading their Reconciliation Project, an initiative to help our First Nations People achieve their aim to adopt the Uluru Statement from the Heart through a Referendum, as well as supporting their attempts for greater recognition and equality. Read more

At each side of the court

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Biden administration won’t stop appeasing the Palestinians

The Biden administration’s obsession with boosting the Palestinian cause at the expense of Israel continues apace.
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Another Jew is murdered in France

The ugly truth about France is that Jewish people are not safe from anti-Semitic attacks even in their own homes. This has been proved time and again in the last few years, most recently in the city of Lyon. Read more

A Shavuot message from Mark Coure, NSW Minister for Multiculturalism

I send my best wishes to everyone in the Jewish community in New South Wales celebrating Shavuot, or the Festival of Weeks. Read more

Shavuot during the British Mandate

In preparation for the Shavuot celebration, the Keren Kayemet LeIsrael – Jewish National Fund has published unique photographs of the first Shavuot celebrations throughout the Land of Israel, during the British Mandate and in the early years of Israel. Read more

Shavuot

You might think there is little left original to write about the Festival of Shavuot that we are about to celebrate. Read more

120 Aussies on Gap Year Programs in the Arava

In the first of its kind, 120 participants from all of the Zionist Youth Movements as well as from Israel By Choice travelled to the Arava in Israel’s south for a three-day seminar in the Arava. Read more

Flunked – grade F for failure

If we were in the business of handing out grades for effort and results there would have been a flurry of failures this past week. Read more

Torahs so frail, can only be seen on YouTube

In advance of Shavuot, the National Library of Israel (NLI) has released a series of video clips featuring four of the most significant Torah scrolls from its world-leading Judaica collection. Read more

IDF destroys monument in memory of terror victim

The IDF’s Civil Administration demolished on Wednesday night a monument in memory of Yehuda Dimentman that was inaugurated the day before at the site of his murder near the community Chomesh in Samaria. Read more

Reconciliation Week

This week we are celebrating Reconciliation Week. It is a week dedicated to understanding what reconciliation is and what can be done to tackle the unfinished business of reconciling Australians with Aboriginal Australians.   Read more

Podcast: Patterson of Israel

Morry Frenkel speaks with Dr Henry R. Lew, author of the fascinating book, Patterson of Israel, which describes the life of John Henry Patterson, an Irish Protestant, who commanded Jewish soldiers at Gallipoli during World War I. Read more

Alleged antisemitic bullying case continues

A former Melbourne school student who says he experienced a relentless campaign of anti-Semitic bullying has criticised Victoria’s education department for failing to remove the school’s principal. Read more

Netflix CEO to visit Israel to protest bill

Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos will visit Israel this month to protest against proposed legislation that would require the company to invest in original Israeli content. Read more

JewishCare J-Jobs program funded by JCA The Choice Foundation partners with Montefiore

In a true win for community collaboration, the J-Jobs Program through JewishCare NSW, that facilitates customised employment for young adults in our community with intellectual disability has candidate Michael Karseboom start his job as a kitchen hand at Montefiore in Randwick. Read more

Shabbat BaMidbar: Words and Silence

We start a new book of the Torah this week, Bamidbar. Which in non-Jewish terminology is the Book of Numbers probably because it starts with a census. But in Hebrew, it is In the Desert! Read more

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