Madama Butterfly: An opera review by Murray Dahm
March 27, 2023 by Murray Dahm
This Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour (HOSH) production of Puccini’s Madama Butterfly was first seen in 2014 and here makes its triumphant return ‘home.’ Read more
EU fuels Jew-hatred that Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine can end
March 27, 2023 by David Singer
The European Union’s institutionalised Jew-hatred was on full show when the High Representative of the European Union (EU) for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy since 2019 – Josep Borrell – took the opportunity to castigate the Jewish State and one of its Ministers during a press conference. Read more
Attention all book collectors, advanced Jewish learning academies and libraries
March 27, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Sydney’s Velvel Lederman is seeking a good home for religious books to avoid their burial. Read more
Protests increase as Netanyahu sacks defence minister
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has sacked Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, triggering mass protests a day after Gallant broke ranks with the government and urged a halt to a highly contested plan to overhaul the judicial system. Read more
Mum’s the word from many Jewish leaders in UK during Netanyahu’s visit to London
March 26, 2023 by JNS
The Board of Deputies of British Jews, which has been advocating for the Jewish community in the United Kingdom since 1760, has a message pinned to the top of its Twitter account wishing “family peace and blessings” during Ramadan to “all of our Muslim friends.” Read more
Welcome Chris Minns and thank you Dominic Perrottet
March 26, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The NSW Jewish Board of Deputies has warmly congratulated Chris Minns and NSW Labor on its success in yesterday’s state election. Read more
On the other hand
March 26, 2023 by Michael Kuttner
It is not hard to discern that Passover is fast approaching. Read more
Feintooner
March 26, 2023 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon: New friends with benefits Read more
Senior politicians break with Netanyahu on Judicial Reform
March 26, 2023 by AAP
Minister of Defence Yoav Gallant, a former IDF general, has broken with his own party, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud Party, and said that he cannot support the government’s judicial reform program. Read more
Iraqi Islamic council sets out case for fatwa against Hamas
March 24, 2023 by Etgar Lefkovits
A clerical body in Iraq that recently issued a groundbreaking fatwa—a legal ruling on a point of Islamic law—against Hamas for oppressing the Palestinians in Gaza, on Thursday released a stinging indictment of the Islamist terrorist organisation detailing its decision. Read more
Israel’s post-democracy moment
March 24, 2023 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
The political crisis in Israel over the government’s judicial reforms has deepened. Read more
L’Chaim – To Life: Martin Imber
March 24, 2023 by Features Desk
Training my neuroplastic brain Read more
Passover or Passout?
March 24, 2023 by Jeremy Rosen
Moses had trouble understanding Rebbi Akivah who lived about a thousand years later (according to the Talmud). Read more
Emotions run high during Nazi symbol ban debate
March 24, 2023 by AAP
A parliamentarian has broken down during a debate on Nazi symbolism as tensions ran high in the Senate. Read more
March Madness
March 24, 2023 by Michael Kuttner
As explained by Wikipedia, “mad as a March hare” is a common British English phrase, both today and in Lewis Carroll’s time in the 1800s. Read more
Citizens of Israel: Benjamin Netanyahu “enters the arena”
March 24, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has broadcast a lengthy message to Israelis, outlining the current reforms situation and an analysis of a possible outcome. Read more
Knesset passes impeachment law protecting Netanyahu
March 24, 2023 by Pesach Benson
The Knesset passed the Impeachment Law on Thursday morning, protecting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from the possibility of a court-ordered recusal. Read more
Netanyahu delays UK trip; police use water cannons to break up Israeli protests
March 24, 2023 by Pesach Benson
Israeli protests against a controversial judicial overhaul continued, with police using water cannons against demonstrators blocking roads in Tel Aviv and Haifa on Thursday. Read more
Trust is a key factor here
March 23, 2023 by Ron Weiser
The Israeli government’s proposed judicial reforms continue to advance, at the same time as being unilaterally modified by the government itself. Read more
Israel ratifies law limiting conditions for ousting PM
March 23, 2023 by AAP
Israel has ratified a law limiting the circumstances in which a prime minister can be removed, despite worries voiced by a government jurist that it might be meant to shield the incumbent Benjamin Netanyahu from any fallout from his corruption trials. Read more
UIA NSW Women’s Divison award for outstanding commitment by an emerging leader
March 23, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
UIA NSW Women’s Division has launched the inaugural Shirley Lowy Award for Outstanding Commitment by an Emerging Leader. Read more
Shabbat Vayikra: Sacrifices
March 23, 2023 by Jeremy Rosen
At this time of the year, the Torah readings are all to do with sacrifices. I shall confess that the thought of killing animals does not fill me with any great enthusiasm. Read more
A last minute message from the NSW Liberals
March 23, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
A NSW Liberals and Nationals spokesperson has pushed their case in a bid to be reelected in Saturday’s NSW State election. Read more
A first look at the new Sydney Jewish Museum
March 23, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Sydney Jewish Museum has released an artist’s impression of the extended museum scheduled to be opened in 2027. Read more
Huwara survivor calls on Israeli government to prevent next attack
March 23, 2023 by JNS
The Israeli man seriously wounded in Sunday’s shooting in Huwara spoke to the public on Tuesday for the first time since the incident, saying it was a “miracle” he survived and calling on the security establishment to prevent the next attack. Read more
Anti-reform protests reveal police double standards
March 23, 2023 by David Isaac
What began as Saturday evening mass protests against the government’s judicial reform program have morphed into “days of disruption” and increasingly extreme behaviour as demonstrators block highways, clash with police, blockade Knesset members in their homes, refuse to show up for reserve duty, and, in one instance, barricade the prime minister’s wife in a hair salon. Read more
Jerusalem sending ‘conciliatory messages’ to Amman
March 23, 2023 by JNS
Israel is increasing its diplomatic outreach to Jordan amid anger in Amman over a speech by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich dismissing Palestinian peoplehood and displaying a map of the Hashemite Kingdom within the Jewish state’s borders. Read more
UK group appeals to Olympic Committee to allow Israeli team in South African tournament
March 23, 2023 by JNS
Three days before an international rugby tournament in South Africa, UK Lawyers for Israel has asked the International Olympic Committee to intervene to ensure that an Israeli team may participate. Read more
Senator restrained by police as LGBTQI protests clash
March 23, 2023 by AAP
Independent senator Lidia Thorpe has been physically held back by police as she attempted to storm the lectern of an anti-transgender rights protest. Read more
Nazi symbols and gestures: Julian Leeser has his say
March 22, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Julian Leeser on Nazi symbols and gestures. An address in Federal Parliament. Read more
