Shabbat Vayeytzey

December 5, 2024 by  

Do as You Would Be Done By Read more

The Old Vic’s A Christmas Carol

December 3, 2024 by  

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  

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  

This week’s cartoon: Terror abhors a vacuum Read more

On the other hand

December 1, 2024 by  

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  

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  

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  

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  

A movie review by Alex First

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Dismantle the United Nations

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  

A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First Read more

Shabbat Toldot

November 28, 2024 by  

The role of a woman

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A necessary though imperfect deal caps Netanyahu’s finest hour

November 27, 2024 by  

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

November 27, 2024 by  

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  

Jacob (Yankev) Waislitz – World-renowned Yiddish Actor and Director Read more

Robert Manne’s Memoir: a witness to history

November 26, 2024 by  

 

Book review by Dr Anne Sarzin Read more

Friedman & New York Times resurrect Trump’s deal of the century

November 25, 2024 by  

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  

This week’s cartoon: International Court of Criminals Read more

On the other hand

November 24, 2024 by  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

A movie review by Alex First Read more

Shabbat Chayey Sarah

November 21, 2024 by  

Pay attention to the words! Read more

Jewish liberals should follow ‘Morning Joe’ and drop the ‘resistance’

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  

“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  

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  

Rachel Holzer – one of the greatest internationally acclaimed Yiddish Actors of the Twentieth Century Read more

On the other hand

November 19, 2024 by  

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

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