JNF Tour: Day 7
Each day a member of the current KKL-JNF Education Study Tour to Israel reports on the day’s activities. Read more
JNF Tour: Day 6
Each day a member of the current KKL-JNF Education Study Tour to Israel reports on the day’s activities. Read more
JNF on Tour: Day 5
Each day a member of the current KKL-JNF Education Study Tour to Israel reports on the day’s activities. Read more
JNF on tour: Day 4
Each day a member of the current KKL-JNF Education Study Tour to Israel reports on the day’s activities. Read more
Jeremy Spinak was a unifier
Jeremy Spinak was a unifier. The last thing he would have wanted is to use his funeral as a launching pad for communal arguments. He is in the world of truth and we are thankfully in the world of rectification…writes Yankel Koncepolski. Read more
JNF on tour: Day 3
Each day a member of the current KKL-JNF Education Study Tour to Israel reports on the day’s activities. Read more
JNF on tour: Day 2
Each day a member of the current KKL-JNF Education Study Tour to Israel reports on the day’s activities. Read more
JNF on tour
Each day a member of the current JNF mission reports on the day’s activities. Read more
A tragedy foretold – a reader’s letter
This week’s decision of the National Labor conference calling on the next Labor Government to recognize Palestine as a state marks the end of bipartisanship on support for Israel in Australia. Read more
Victorian Government launches Bystander Intervention – responding to Islamophobia and Antisemitism program.
The first of eight government-funded sessions of the Bystander Intervention Program has been held at Melbourne’s Immigration Museum. Read more
JIFF: Week 2
The Jewish International Film Festival enters its second week… Read more
Australian Pro-Israel Christians show their support
As millions of Australians mourn the tragic deaths at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, we re-affirm our support and friendship and will continue to do all within our power to educate and act in support of our Jewish friends and the nation of Israel. Read more
Eulogy: Naji Solomon Dingoor
Naji Solomon Dingoor came from humble beginnings in India and made a wonderful life for his family here in Sydney, Australia. He was a light-hearted, good-humoured man who loved to sing the lines of the latest songs on the radio. We all know that deep voice with the loud contagious laughter that resonated throughout a room. Read more
Tel Aviv scientist lights the way in detecting cancer cells
Any surgeon removing a cancerous tumour stares down immense risk. They face a dilemma—balancing the removal of all present cancer cells while sparing as much healthy tissue as possible. Walking that tightrope necessitates caution, which can lead to lingering cancer cells that spread elsewhere and increase the risk of recurrence. Read more
Obituary: Gisella Scheinberg OAM
Everyone who met Gisella had a story to tell. Gisella always said it how it was: whether you were too fat, too thin, too loud, going white or a myriad of other things, she felt it was her duty to tell you. She had a cheeky sense of humour, but not everyone knew the kindness that she showed to people behind the scenes. Read more
Pro-Israel leaders praise Nikki Haley as example of ‘shining city on a hill’ for nations to follow
Nikki Haley, who has been the face of the Trump administration’s strong stances in support of Israel, has resigned as ambassador to the United Nations on Tuesday. Read more
Dave the Mensch
In June 2016, the day after two Palestinian terrorists murdered four Israelis in the bustling Tel Aviv Sarona Complex, Dave Sharma took his entire Embassy team to Sarona for lunch, in a show of solidarity and support with Israel…writes Arsen Ostrovsky. Read more
An Australian pianist hailed a New York taxi driver
In 1983 Sydney pianist Sarah Grunstein, who had moved to NY to study at Juilliard, stepped onto the curb on West 57th St. There were 7 empty taxis coming along. She got into the first, an old yellow checker cab… Read more
The renewal of a community
Recently I returned from a sabbatical in Israel which gave me time for introspection and reflection…writes Rabbi Shneur Reti-Waks. Read more
Meeting the Queen
Imagine you just received a Royal invitation from her Majesty Queen Elizabeth to a one on one engagement at Buckingham Palace. Your first reaction is total excitement you notify your wife, your kids your extended family and friends….writes Rabbi Eli Schlanger. Read more
The Israel-Hamas deal: Escape from Oslo
Extricating itself from President Bill Clinton’s December 2000 “peace” parameters is a supreme Israeli interest. Ironically, this goal is being made feasible by the crystallizing deal with Hamas over the Gaza Strip…writes Gershon Hacohen/JNS. Read more
The strength of the Jews is the Jew next door
To provide great support the supporter must have empathy and understanding of the person – a lesson from the March of the Living. Read more
A once in a lifetime opportunity
Every year JNF Australia and B’nai Brith put on the Changemaker awards which honours young adults in our community who have made a difference to society by volunteering to organisations nationally. Read more
Broadcasters in the spotlight
Australia and New Zealand key broadcasters ABC and TVNZ have received complaints following reporting on Gaza, ABC for the weekend’s Israel’s retaliation following rocket and mortar attacks and TVNZ for the recent riots. Read more
Feintooner illustrates a news story
PA TV to pregnant women: ‘Unborn fetus will be a martyr for Palestine’ Read more
Advertising for a rabbi…a reader’s letter
I note that Kehillat Kadimah, in advertising for a new Rabbi, are seeking someone with essentially the same skills and personality as the previous Rabbi of South Head Synagogue who, together with his Rebbetzen, devotedly served his community for 32 years. Read more
When sports gets corrupted by the Palestinian Authority
The Argentinian national soccer team cancelled its scheduled game in Israel due to Palestinian Arab terrorist death threats against its members…writes Farley Weiss/JNS. Read more
Looking for Leah
Global Law is trying to locate a mailing address for the family of Leah Aharon formerly of Byron Bay NSW, who had emigrated to Israel. Read more
Let’s talk about Jewish day school fees…writes Becci Krispin
I read Rabbi James Kennard’s response to the Gen17 survey results, published in the Melbourne Jewish Report in May 2018, with some disbelief. Read more
Former IDF commander: Hamas are ‘gangsters holding two million Palestinians as hostages’
Former Israel Defense Forces’ South Commander Maj. Gen. Yoav Galant likened the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, as a group of “gangsters” holding Gazans “hostage” and spilling their blood to provoke Israel. Read more
