Shabbat Vayeytzey
December 5, 2024 by Jeremy Rosen
Do as You Would Be Done By Read more
The Old Vic’s A Christmas Carol
December 3, 2024 by Alex First
A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First Read more
Welcome to Country: Israel’s response to the ICC, UN & Jew-haters
December 2, 2024 by David Singer
The introduction by Israel of a Welcome to Country ceremony – similar to that existing in Australia since 1973 – could be the perfect response by Israel to: Read more
Feintooner
December 2, 2024 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon: Terror abhors a vacuum Read more
On the other hand
December 1, 2024 by Michael Kuttner
Right on cue, after we started praying for rain, the heavens opened up, and the precipitation commenced. Read more
Hail, hail, the gangs are here
November 29, 2024 by Michael Kuttner
In the not so distant past whenever it was opportune to ambush, vilify and attack Jews the authorities would organize various gangs to implement their plans. Read more
The Savanarola Moment
November 29, 2024 by Jeremy Rosen
People are asking why now are we experiencing such a tsunami of hatred? Read more
Lior captivates audience in historic Emanuel Synagogue sanctuary
November 29, 2024 by Rob Klein
Acclaimed singer-songwriter Lior performed to a packed house at Sydney’s Emanuel Synagogue, inaugurating the synagogue’s restored art-deco Heritage Sanctuary. Read more
Goodrich
November 29, 2024 by Alex First
A movie review by Alex First
Dismantle the United Nations
November 28, 2024 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
After the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued warrants for the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former Israeli defence minister, Yoav Galant—on the basis of malevolent falsehoods and serial abuses of its own processes—people said in outrage that it was high time the ICC was defunded and dismantled. Read more
The Hall (Bullet Heart Club)
November 28, 2024 by Alex First
A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First Read more
Shabbat Toldot
November 28, 2024 by Jeremy Rosen
A necessary though imperfect deal caps Netanyahu’s finest hour
November 27, 2024 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
There are many reasons to worry that the impending ceasefire with Hezbollah terrorists that Israel has chosen to accept is a bad bargain. Read more
Why Holocaust education isn’t enough to combat antisemitism today
In the face of rising antisemitism, public schools, secular organizations and well-meaning institutions often turn to Holocaust education as their primary tool for addressing hatred against Jews…writes Steve Rosenberg. Read more
From Australia’s Jewish Past
November 26, 2024 by Ruth Lilian
Jacob (Yankev) Waislitz – World-renowned Yiddish Actor and Director Read more
Robert Manne’s Memoir: a witness to history
November 26, 2024 by Anne Sarzin
Book review by Dr Anne Sarzin Read more
Friedman & New York Times resurrect Trump’s deal of the century
November 25, 2024 by David Singer
New York Times opinion columnist Thomas Friedman has offered President-elect Donald Trump some friendly advice on resolving the Arab-Jewish conflict just 14 days after Trump’s landslide victory. Read more
Feintooner
November 25, 2024 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon: International Court of Criminals Read more
On the other hand
November 24, 2024 by Michael Kuttner
Helping humanity to conquer diseases remains a priority for Israeli researchers. Read more
A journalist’s journey in southern Lebanon’s war-torn villages – video content
November 24, 2024 by Eitan Elhadez-Barak
We bumped along the rugged dirt road in the armored personnel carrier, the hum of its engine mingling with the crunch of debris beneath its heavy tires. Read more
The pope’s embrace of evil discourse
November 22, 2024 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
With just a few words, Pope Francis has plunged relations between Jews and Catholics into their worst crisis for decades and undone years of delicate rapprochement. Read more
Israel’s Chief Rabbinate
November 22, 2024 by Jeremy Rosen
While the world’s attention has been focused on the American election, a far less publicized but still significant election for the Chief Rabbinate took place in Israel. Read more
Resist or roll over
November 22, 2024 by Michael Kuttner
This is the dilemma faced by Jews since time immemorial when faced by threats whether physical or verbal. Read more
Wicked Part 1
November 21, 2024 by Alex First
A movie review by Alex First Read more
Shabbat Chayey Sarah
November 21, 2024 by Jeremy Rosen
Pay attention to the words! Read more
Jewish liberals should follow ‘Morning Joe’ and drop the ‘resistance’
November 20, 2024 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
Maybe he isn’t Hitler after all. That’s the upshot of the announcement by political talk-show hosts Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough after they journeyed to Mar-a-Lago this past weekend for a chat with President-elect Donald Trump. Read more
The harrowing tale of a former Hamas hostage
November 20, 2024 by Amelie Botbol - JNS
“There are always noises or smells that take you back there. I just wait until it passes,” Ofir Engel told JNS on Wednesday. Read more
Elise Stefanik’s UN debut can’t come soon enough
November 19, 2024 by Ruthie Blum - JNS
Whether the Biden administration is planning a last hurrah for the Jewish state at the United Nations—a lame-duck good riddance, à la Barack Obama, in the form of an abstention in a hostile Security Council vote—remains to be seen. Read more
From Australia’s Jewish past
November 19, 2024 by Ruth Lilian
Rachel Holzer – one of the greatest internationally acclaimed Yiddish Actors of the Twentieth Century Read more
On the other hand
November 19, 2024 by Michael Kuttner
One of the unique features of living in Israel is the overwhelming number of “chesed” organizations which exist to provide assistance in a multitude of areas. Read more