First Jewish Open Day for Sydney’s Rookwood Cemetery
February 24, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Sydney’s Rookwood General Cemetery is inviting the Jewish community on-site for an Open Day designed as an opportunity to learn a bit about Rookwood, from their 150+ year history to their operations. Read more
Where there is a Halachic will for change there is a Halachic way to create this change
February 24, 2021 by Rabbi Gabi Kaltmann
This week is one of the highlights in the Jewish calendar as we celebrate the joyous festival of Purim. Read more
The Miracle Typist: a book review by Rabbi Jeffrey Cohen
February 24, 2021 by Rabbi Jeffrey Cohen
Leon Silver’s The Miracle Typist is a powerful true story of one soldier’s long journey home. Read more
J-Wire’s coverage of Australia Day Awards mentioned in NSW Parliament
February 24, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
In State Parliament, NSW Shadow Treasurer Walt Secord – in a debate on the Australia Day awards – paid tribute to J-Wire and its editor Henry Benjamin for their coverage of the annual Australia Day awards. Read more
Study shows encouraging long-term recovery data for coronavirus patients
February 24, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
With continued attention on the long-term effects of the Coronavirus, research conducted at Jerusalem’s Shaare Zedek Medical Centre indicates that 95 per cent of recovered Corona patients showed no evidence of irreversible respiratory or cardiac damage after a period of three months and that the majority of symptoms had dissipated by six months.
International Holocaust Remembrance Day: bipartisan speeches in parliament
February 23, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Sydney Liberal MP Julian Leeser and Melbourne Labor MP Josh Burns addressed Federal Parliament on a motion to acknowledge that the house acknowledges International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Read more
Tosca: Puccini’s masterpiece even better under John Bell’s direction
February 23, 2021 by Victor Grynberg
Since its premiere in Rome in 1900 at a time of political unrest, Giacomo Puccini’s opera of the Vincent Sardou French-language play “La Tosca” has been one of the most popular pieces in the whole operatic repertoire…writes Victor Grynberg. Read more
Politicians’ Purim visit
February 23, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
On the eve of Purim, NSW Shadow Health Minister Ryan Park and NSW Shadow Treasurer Walt Secord paid a visit to Our Big Kitchen operated by Rabbi Dr Dovid Slavin in Bondi. Read more
Report: Ramallah continues to allocate chunk of cash-strapped budget to terrorists
A new report by Palestinian Media Watch, a watchdog group that documents incitement in the Palestinian Authority, revealed that in 2020, the P.A. allocated 512 million shekels ($156 million), or 3.25 percent of its budget, to its “pay for slay” program. Read more
Israeli court puts gag order on oil-spill investigation
February 23, 2021 by JNS
In a surprise move, a Haifa court on Monday imposed a seven-day gag order on the ongoing investigation into the massive oil spill that devastated Israel’s Mediterranean coast over the weekend, according to Hebrew media reports. Read more
Blinken stresses importance of two-state solution in call with Israeli counterpart
February 23, 2021 by JNS
U.S. Secretary of State Tony Blinken stressed the importance of the two-state solution in a phone call on Monday with his Israeli counterpart, Gabi Ashkenazi. Read more
The ambassador visits Palmerston North
February 23, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israel’s new ambassador Ran Yaakoby has made his first official visit outside of Wellington travelling to the city of Palmerston North. Read more
One of the world’s oldest complete megillahs gifted to the National Library of Israel in Jerusalem
February 23, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
One of the world’s oldest known Esther scrolls (also known as a “megillah“) has recently been gifted to the National Library of Israel in Jerusalem, home to the world’s largest collection of textual Judaica. Read more
Pre-Passover conservation work begins at the Western Wall
February 23, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Every six months, before Passover and the High Holy Days, Western Wall Heritage Foundation engineers and Israel Antiquities Authority conservators conduct thorough inspections of the 2,000-year-old Western Wall stones at the prayer plaza to ensure visitors’ safety. Read more
Israel demands US network apologise for seemingly anti-semitic skit
February 23, 2021 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Israel’s Ambassador to the United States and the United Nations Gilad Erdan has demanded that NBC apologize for a comic skit aired on Saturday Night Live which has apparent antisemitic undertones. Read more
Israel opens malls, gyms, as COVID-19 numbers drop
February 22, 2021 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Israel entered on Sunday the next phase in the easing of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions as malls and gyms reopened and grades 5-6 and 11-12 went back to school. Read more
105-year-old IAF founding member promoted to colonel
February 22, 2021 by J-Wire
Israel’s top military brass was on hand Friday for the promotion of Alex Ziloni, 105, to the rank of colonel in honour of his “many decades of dedication to the State of Israel,” the Israel Defence Forces said in a statement. Read more
Israeli woman who crossed into Syria returns home
February 22, 2021 by JNS
An Israeli young woman who recently crossed into Syria was returned to Israel on Friday with the help of Russian mediation, following several days of talks. Read more
Purim
February 22, 2021 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Rabbi Raymond Apple writes on Purim. Read more
Israel seeks Aliyah from medicos
February 22, 2021 by Henry Benjamin
Israel’s beaches hit be worst ecological disaster in decades
February 22, 2021 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
170km of Israel’s 190km coast were covered with tar and damaged in an ecological disaster in the past few days, the worst environmental disaster in decades. Read more
82 years later, reunited childhood friends torn apart by Holocaust Zoom regularly
February 21, 2021 by JNS
Two Jewish friends from Berlin who believed that each other had been killed during World War II and the Holocaust recently reunited with the help of the USC Shoah Foundation. Read more
Engaging with the UN Human Rights Council
February 21, 2021 by Ben Cohen - JNS.org
Many people who have never heard of the U.N. Human Rights Council (UNHRC) might reasonably ask why this body has the name that it does, upon learning that one of its members, China, is currently engaged in genocide against its Uyghur Muslim minority. Read more
Feintooner
February 21, 2021 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon…Asymmetric dimensions of negotiation games. Read more
Team Israel Start-Up Nation lines up for UAE Tour
February 21, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Concerns about Biden Administration’s direction from top US expert Danielle Pletka
February 21, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The latest webinar from the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) featured Professor Danielle Pletka, a Senior Fellow in foreign and defence policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute, and previously a senior staff member at the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Read more
Jewish Care 2021 Community Appeal: Enriching Lives Together
February 21, 2021 by Kirsten Young
Each year, the Victorian Jewish community comes together to raise funds for Jewish Care’s Community Appeal. The 2021 Appeal aims to raise $3.6 million for unfunded community services. Read more
On the other hand
February 21, 2021 by Michael Kuttner
Every few years those of us living in higher elevations such as Gush Etzion, Jerusalem, upper Galilee and the Golan experience snow storms which bring life to a grinding halt. Read more
Rabbi Shmuel Cohen: 1944-2021
February 21, 2021 by A J-Wire community service announcement
Sydney’s Cremorne Shile’s Rabbi Shmuel Cohen was a remarkable man. Read more
‘Unorthodox’ star Shira Haas makes TIME magazine’s list of 100 most influential people
February 19, 2021 by JNS
Israeli actress Shira Haas, star of the Netflix drama “Unorthodox,” has been listed by TIME magazine as one of 100 emerging leaders of 2021 who are shaping the future of entertainment, health, politics and business, the magazine announced on Wednesday. Read more
