Prayers for Jewish Care staff in COVD-19 infected countries
May 28, 2021 by Kirsten Young
Jewish Care Victoria has held its first-ever Multifaith Solidarity Service. Read more
Conversion
May 28, 2021 by Jeremy Rosen
The Bible nowhere explicitly talks about conversion, only about taking care of, and not oppressing the stranger, the Ger. Read more
Milk of human kindness
May 28, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Ezra’s life-president Barbara Cohen, treasurer Mimi Wise and committee members have presented a cheque for $24,500 to Magen David Adom for Mothers Milk Bank in Israel. Read more
Jewish Care on the ready
May 28, 2021 by Kirsten Young
Jewish Care joins with the greater Victorian community in expressing our disappointment regarding the latest circuit breaker restrictions following an outbreak of coronavirus in the state. Read more
Hebrew U refuses to fire Muslim TA who called for death of Jews
May 27, 2021 by TPS
A teaching assistant from the Hebrew University’s Faculty of Medicine uploaded a post on Facebook calling to murder Jews, Ynet news reported on Wednesday. Read more
Netanyahu slams ‘brazen’ and ‘false’ claims by French FM that Israel is on way to apartheid state
May 27, 2021 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has harshly criticized French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian for saying Israel was on the way to becoming an apartheid state. Read more
Jewish presence at Sydney vaccination centre
May 27, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The NSW Jewish Board of Deputies CEO Darren Bark, stood alongside the Premier of NSW Gladys Berejiklian MP and Minister for Multiculturalism Dr Geoff Lee MP at the Olympic Park Vaccination Hub to outline the importance of getting vaccinated. Read more
Blinken’s Mideast trip highlights limits of American efforts to isolate Hamas
May 27, 2021 by Dmitriy Shapiro
The Biden administration’s negotiations to reach a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip has generally being seen as successful. Read more
Left-wing hatred for Israel can’t be detached from antisemitism
May 27, 2021 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
Michelle Goldberg is worried. The New York Times columnist has watched as some in the Jewish community and elsewhere have connected the dots between anti-Jewish ideological incitement and antisemitic violence. Read more
Chief rabbi calls out South Africa’s president over Israel ‘apartheid’ allegations
May 27, 2021 by JNS
South Africa’s Sunday Times published an open letter by Chief Rabbi Warren Goldstein to South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, who compared Israel to South Africa under apartheid. Read more
Simon Cowell drops planned appearance as judge on ‘X Factor Israel’
May 27, 2021 by JNS
British media mogul and veteran music producer Simon Cowell has cancelled his planned appearance as a judge on the new season of “The X Factor Israel”. Read more
UNRWA Gaza director backtracks on interview about Israeli war actions
May 27, 2021 by JNS
Gaza director of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) Matthias Schmale accused NGO UN Watch and the press on Wednesday of “blatantly manipulating” comments he made in an interview with Israel’s Channel 12 two days earlier. Read more
Heading to New York with trepidation and a Star of David
May 26, 2021 by Ruthie Blum - JNS
I never thought I’d hear myself say this, but I’m actually nervous—as a Jew—about my upcoming trip from Tel Aviv to New York. Read more
Israel resumes supply of goods, aid to Gaza Strip; fishing allowed
May 26, 2021 by Agencies
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz has issued instructions to resume shipments of humanitarian goods into the Gaza Strip for the first time since “Operation Guardian of the Walls” ended in an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire that took effect at 2 a.m. on Friday. Read more
Blinken underscores US role in rebuilding Gaza, talks regional issues with Netanyahu
May 26, 2021 by JNS
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday in Jerusalem on the first leg of a regional tour that will include stops in Ramallah, Jordan and Egypt. Read more
Israel worried about US return to Iran nuclear deal as its influence in Washington fades
May 26, 2021 by Israel Kasnett - JNS.org
In a press conference in Jerusalem on Tuesday evening, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken clarified the Biden administration’s stance on Iran and the nuclear deal—the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA. Read more
The Israel-Gaza conflict: Julian Leeser address parliament
May 26, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Federal Liberal MP for Berowra Julian Leeser has addressed the Australian parliament on the recent Gaza-Israel conflict. Read more
Lone Voice -The Wars of Isi Leibler
May 26, 2021 by J-Wire
The 642-page book researched over years by Suzanne Rutland on the late Isi Leibler was launched on Sunday at the Sydney Jewish Museum. Read more
President Rivlin paid a condolence call in Lod
May 26, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
President Rivlin paid a condolence call at the home of the family of Yigal Yehoshua who was lynched by an Arab mob last week. Read more
Photo Story: New Torah for Tzemach Tzedek
May 26, 2021 by Community newsdesk
A new Torah has been dedicated by Benny and Chanie Amzelak with the final letters inscribed at Sydney’s Central Synagogue before a street parade to Tzemach Tzedek. Read more
New college rabbi for Moriah
May 26, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Sydney’s Moriah College has announced the appointment of Rabbi Gad Krebs as the college rabbi. Read more
Israeli experiments unveil clues on origins of Parkinson’s Disease
May 26, 2021 by TPS
Parkinson’s disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disease and affects more than 10 million people around the world. Read more
Jun-06 8:25 pm Viceland-TV: Thriller – The X-Files (Kaddish)
May 26, 2021 by J-Wire
Mulder suspects that a Golem, a man-made monster described in Jewish folklore, may be responsible for the deaths of several hate-mongers who murdered a Jewish man.
Hamas commemorates their war dead
May 25, 2021 by TPS
Pictures from the Hamas terrorist organization’s rally to commemorate the terrorists who were killed by Israeli forces during Operation Guardian of the Walls, with the participation of the leaders of the Hamas terrorist organization, including Yahya Sinwar, on Monday. Read more
How Israel can disrupt Hamas’s re-armament plans
May 25, 2021 by Yaakov Lappin
As the truce in Gaza takes hold, Israel and the international community must employ multiple approaches to prevent Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) from once again using a quiet period to rearm themselves, a former Israeli defence official has said. Read more
Senior Hamas leader says on British TV: Israel has no right to exist
May 25, 2021 by JNS
Senior Hamas official Mahmoud al-Zahar told Britain’s Sky News on Monday that Hamas is open to talking with U.S. President Joe Biden. Read more
10 takeaways from the latest conflict between Israel and Hamas
May 25, 2021 by Alex Traiman - JNS.org
Over this past weekend, Arabs were shooting fireworks in the sky, supposedly in celebration of holding Israeli population centres hostage for 11 days with more than 4,000 rockets. Read more
Work goes on: Efforts to bring last of Ethiopian Jews to Israel
May 25, 2021 by Eliana Rudee - JNS.org
In continuation of the family reunification initiative “Operation Tzur Israel” (“Operation Rock of Israel”), nearly 300 new Ethiopian olim landed in Israel on March 11, joining the other 1,700 Ethiopians who arrived in Israel since last year. Read more
Netanyahu names new head of Mossad intelligence agency
May 25, 2021 by JNS
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Monday that David Barnea has been selected to serve as the next director of the Mossad intelligence agency, following outgoing head Yossi Cohen. Read more
US Sec. Blinken visits Middle East to ‘Solidify Ceasefire’ with Hamas
May 25, 2021 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Israel in wake of the IDF’s counterterrorism Operation Guardian of the Walls against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Read more
