Articles in Author
Countdown to Draft Day
By Kovi Rose
The process has begun, the cogs are in motion, the clock is ticking and I have less than 100 days until my first draft or tzav rishon for the Israeli Army. During this …
Ezekiel the Prophet
Ezekiel’s attitude to women goes way beyond the extreme. Taking into account that biblical women were often described as feckless, seductive and immoral, Ezekiel’s portrayal of them as harlots is only the start. In Chapter 16, he uses the story of a marriage that fails; God is the husband, Jerusalem is the wife. As a literary analogy this is simply superb – the relationship falters, then fails – but the wife becomes a whore, nothing less than an insatiable nymphomaniac.
Funny you should mention Manangatang
By Simon Morawetz
Not many people know much about Manangatang, and on face value, there isn’t that much to know. It is a small town around 80km from Swan Hill in Victoria’s northwest, with one general …
Remembering the Farhud
By Leor Karp
During one of the many wars in the Middle East during the 20th century there is one massacre that to date has received little publicity. This massacre took place in British controlled Iraq …
Haredim Should Serve in the Army – Lessons from Parshat Bamidbar
By Yaakov Gorr
This week’s parsha, Bamidbar, reveals the missing 614th commandment, particularly relevant as Israeli lawmakers debate drafting Haredi youth to the army. Twenty-year old Jews are told to enlist in the army.
From the first …
BDS Advocates and Sympathisers Accuse Limmud-Oz
By Anthony Frosh & Rachel Sacks-Davis
Advocates of boycotts, divestments and sanctions (BDS) against Israel, Vivienne Porzsolt and Peter Slezak, have had their applications to speak at Limmud-Oz next month in Sydney denied. Limmud-Oz Program Director, …
Another Young Jewish Protagonist hits Australian Bookshelves
By Rachel Sacks-Davis
As a teenager, I devoured books but I don’t remember coming across one Australian young adult novel with even a minor Jewish character. I would not have expected to do so given that …
Good Thing I Don’t Touch Girls, or I’d Touch You
Chasidic performance poet, Matthue Roth, pushes the boundaries in this fabulously delivered piece of spoken word, titled “Good Thing I Don’t Touch Girls, or I’d Touch You.”
Matthue is also the author of several novels, and …
Reflections on Jewish Statelessness and Statehood
By Philip Mendes
One of my current research projects is an analysis of the disproportionate historical Jewish engagement with the political Left. As many readers will know, there were two key factors that drove Jewish involvement …
NIF Australia Rolls out its Zionist Credentials
By Rachel Sacks-Davis
In the coming months, a branch of the New Israel Fund (NIF) will be launched in Australia. Despite its name, the NIF, which is based in the US, is more than 30 years …
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