TVNZ Neighbourhood celebrates Jewish culture TVNZ has a show called Neighbourhood, which aims to “explore and celebrate New Zealand’s diverse and vibrant communities in a fresh and engaging way”. The Neighbourhood Show on 09 Oct devoted a segment to celebrating Jewish culture. The episode joined…
Israel’s history part 1 – The indigenous Jewish presence in Israel/Palestine In this 4-part series, Professor Dov Bing examines the historic connections of Jews and Muslims to Israel and the more contemporary establishment of the State of Israel. Part 1 concerns the indigenous Jewish presence. The Indigenous Jewish Presence In Israel/Palestine…
UNESCO resolution denies Jewish connection with holiest site UNESCO made a mockery of its purpose on Friday when it passed a resolution effectively writing Jews out of the history of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, Judaism’s holiest site. The resolution, which was passed with 24 votes in favour,…
Thou must rejoice in temporary housing If your neighbours have built a hut and start shaking leaves around while chanting and singing with joy, especially if this is happens between the evening of 16 Oct through to 23 Oct, it is most likely that they are…
The holiest day of the year While Rosh Hashanah marked the start of ten days of repentance, the end is marked with Yom Kippur (יוֹם כִּפּוּר), the Day of Atonement. From the evening of Oct 11th (the 10th of Tishrei in the Hebrew calendar) Jews will…
Simon O’Connor’s Rosh Hashanah message This year the Jewish Community received a personal message from National MP Simon O’Connor for the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah. It read: The ending of the old year and the arrival of the new is inherently an occasion to…
The gaping hole in Shuttleworth’s narrative Green MP Marama Davidson’s ‘Women’s Peace Boat’ mission came to an inauspicious end last week as she was arrested and deported from Israel, having failed to accomplish her mission of reaching Gaza. Of course, she always knew this was the…
Jewish International Film Festival coming to Auckland this November Shana Tova Umetukah from the team at the Jewish International Film Festival. Relive the drama, meshugas, tears and fress of Rosh Hashanah at JIFF 2016: sweeter and fuller than ever before! In 2016, we enter the 27th year of Jewish…
Flotilla became ‘Ship Of Fools’ The sovereign integrity of states is one of those building blocks on which the modern world operates. It is a guiding tenet of international law, and one of the founding principles of the United Nations. In the case of Israel’s protection of…
RNZ airs unbalanced anti-Israel tirade on Afternoon Panel show [UPDATED on 7 October 2016 to include a statement from Colliers International CEO as well as a link to the RNZ interview with Dr David Cumin of the New Zealand Jewish Council – see the bottom of this article.] RNZ has once…
“Faces Of Jerusalem” wins Ilan Wittenberg Travel Photographer of the Year award “Faces of Jerusalem is a documentary portfolio offering the viewer a journey to the Old City through its people. Their proud portraits reflect the rich culture and turbulent history of Jerusalem…”. So reads the artist statement of Ilan Wittenberg. The…
Peres’ funeral: Stirring moments from an historic event The funeral for Shimon Peres was held in Jerusalem on Fri, Sept 29. Over 25 heads of state gathered at the Mount Herzl national cemetery to farewell the longest serving and most distinguished politician in Israeli history. Well before the…
Shanah Tovah and a sweet 5777 from Shalom.Kiwi Rosh Hashanah (רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה) literally means “head of the year” and is the Jewish New Year. Like the secular New Year on Jan 1st, the Jewish New Year is a time of introspection and resolving to make necessary changes in…