‘There is no target that cannot be cracked. Period.’
October 11, 2021 by Yoav Limor - JNS
The technological breakthroughs and intelligence superiority of the Israel Defence Force’s Unit 8200 position it, and Israel, as a world leader, at the same level as the United States, Russia, or China. Read more
Judaism: a race? a religion? a nationality?
October 11, 2021 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Ask the rabbi. Read more
Angela Merkel visits Yad Vashem
October 11, 2021 by Simmy Allen
Iran’s bombs at centre of German Chancellor Merkel’s visit to Jerusalem
October 11, 2021 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
German Chancellor Angela Merkel attended an Israeli government meeting on Sunday in Jerusalem, held especially for her at the King David Hotel, her seventh visit to the Jewish state as she steps down as chancellor after 16 years. Read more
NSW Labor votes against BDS and supports the IHRA definition of “antisemitism.
October 10, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The NSW ALP State Conference has rejected the party’s BDS campaign and has adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism. Read more
Despite COVID-19, aliyah to Israel increased by 31% in 2021
Aliyah to Israel has increased by 31% in 2021 so far with 20,360 Olim (immigrants to Israel), compared to 15,598 during the corresponding period last year, according to a report released Sunday by the Ministry of Aliyah and Integration and the Jewish Agency for Israel. Read more
Decision to allow silent prayer on Temple Mount overturned
October 10, 2021 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
The Jerusalem District Court accepted on Friday the State’s appeal on the decision by the Magistrate’s Court to allow “silent prayers” for Jews on the Temple Mount. Read more
HBO acquires rights to biopic about boxer forced to fight fellow prisoners in Auschwitz
October 10, 2021 by JNS
HBO Films has bought the North American rights to a biographical movie about a boxer who survived Auschwitz after being forced to fight fellow prisoners. Read more
New digital marketplace makes Jewish education accessible on global scale
October 10, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
A new digital marketplace aims to make pluralistic and diverse Jewish learning experiences and talented Jewish educators accessible to anyone in the world who has an Internet connection. Read more
Can Jewish life in Europe start ‘thriving again’?
October 10, 2021 by Ben Cohen
The European Union’s executive branch, the European Commission, unveiled a nine-year strategy last week to counter antisemitism and foster Jewish life among its 27 member states. Read more
Babi Yar art installations aim to connect visitors with a forgotten past
October 10, 2021 by Israel Kasnett - JNS.org
“No monument stands over Babi Yar.” These are the first words of Yevgeni Yevtushenko’s famous 1961 poem which helped further catapult the story of Babi Yar into the public consciousness. Read more
On the other hand
October 10, 2021 by Michael Kuttner
It looks as though the 4th wave of the Coronavirus plague is waning in Israel and that has been achieved without lockdowns. Read more
David Cyprys’s rape charge thrown out
October 8, 2021 by AAP
A historical rape charge against a former Jewish Orthodox youth leader and convicted paedophile has been thrown out of court. Read more
Shabbat Noach: The Curse of Canaan
October 8, 2021 by Jeremy Rosen
Israeli study: Pfizer vaccine wears off after six months
October 8, 2021 by Agencies
The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine loses considerable effectiveness six months after the second dose, according to new Israeli research published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Read more
Babyn Yar Holocaust Memorial Centre publishes 159 names of Nazi soldiers who murdered Jews one by one
October 8, 2021 by Israel Kasnett - JNS.org
Against the background of the official commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of the Babi Yar Massacre, with the participation of the presidents of Ukraine, Germany and Israel, the Babyn Yar Holocaust Memorial Centre (BYHMC) has released the first instalment of its ongoing research into those who carried out the murder of Ukrainian Jews on Sept. 29-30, 1941. Read more
In the face of European hypocrisy, time for Israel’s supporters to remake the cultural weather
October 8, 2021 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
The European Commission released on Tuesday its first official strategy on fighting antisemitism and promoting Jewish life. Read more
Oct-20 2:30pm AEST Zoom: President Herzog to address virtual Innovation Summit
October 8, 2021 by J-Wire
The Australia Israel Chamber of Commerce (AICC) will host this year’s Innovation Summit on Wednesday, 20 October 2021, providing a unique forum for Australian and Israeli thought leaders to discuss Australia’s post-pandemic readiness and revolution. Read more
President Herzog to address virtual Innovation Summit
October 8, 2021 by J-Wire News Service
The Australia Israel Chamber of Commerce (AICC) will host this year’s Innovation Summit on Wednesday, 20 October 2021, providing a unique forum for Australian and Israeli thought leaders to discuss Australia’s post-pandemic readiness and revolution. Read more
Lyons’ blatant twisting of an email demonstrates the shallowness and unprofessionalism of his latest monograph
Sometimes the veracity of a piece of writing can be easily assessed from the way one source document is used or misused…writes Jamie Hyams. Read more
A response to Michael Kuttner’s Brick Wall
I must respond to Michael Kutter and his Brick Walls story and I make the point that in recent years we have seen some changes here. Read more
Somewhere over the rainbow
October 8, 2021 by Michael Kuttner
As we read in the Torah portion, Noach, the rainbow became a symbol that God would not destroy the world by flood again. Read more
Honi Soit tags the Hebrew, Biblical & Jewish Studies department closure at the University of Sydney
October 8, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Sydney University students’ paper Honi Soit has reported “a leaked list of enrolment numbers for units in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) reveals that up to 250 undergraduate subjects and over 240 postgraduate subjects are in danger from the University’s latest Draft Change Proposal (DCP)”. Read more
Reform rabbi utilizes parliamentary immunity to violate status quo at Kotel
October 8, 2021 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Member of Knesset (MK) Gilad Kariv, a member of the Labor party and a Reform rabbi, took advantage of his parliamentary immunity to violate the status quo at Kotel forcefully introducing a Torah into the women’s section. Read more
Oct-12 7:30pm Zoom: Foreign Correspondents Speak Out
October 8, 2021 by J-Wire
Foreign Correspondents Speak Out
October 8, 2021 by A J-Wire community service announcement
‘A Ticket to Freedom’: Gaza’s rush for work permits in Israel
October 8, 2021 by Baruch Yedid - TPS
Hundreds of residents of the Gaza Strip lined up on Wednesday night near the Central District Chamber of Commerce building in the Gaza Strip to be the first in line to receive 2,500 permits for work and trade with Israel, after 4,500 lucky Gazans have already managed to obtain permits and left for Israel. Read more
Oct-12 7pm AEST Zoom: Sustainable Design, Smart Cities and the Future of Architecture
October 8, 2021 by J-Wire
Here’s an alarming figure – the construction, operation, and maintenance of buildings account for almost 30 per cent of global carbon emissions and as the world’s population grows and the need for further development, so does that figure. Read more
Sustainable Design, Smart Cities and the Future of Architecture
October 8, 2021 by A J-Wire community service announcement
Here’s an alarming figure – the construction, operation, and maintenance of buildings account for almost 30 per cent of global carbon emissions and as the world’s population grows and the need for further development, so does that figure. Read more
Oct-13 8pm AEST Zoom: The importance of anti-BDS legislation
October 8, 2021 by A J-Wire community service announcement
International lawyer Eugene Kontorovich will speak on anti-BDS legislation. Read more
