Israel’s government decides on further counter terror steps
March 31, 2022 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett convened the Ministerial Committee on National Security Affairs on Wednesday night following three terror attacks in Israel over the last week that left 11 victims dead and more than 20 wounded. Read more
JCA welcomes 25th organisation to the extended family
March 31, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
JCA has announced the addition of a new supported organisation, the first in ten years. Read more
Apr-10 Melbourne: Magen David Adom Sausage Sizzle
March 31, 2022 by J-Wire
Sponsored by Continental Kosher Butchers. Read more
Auckland Hebrew Congregation – Community Manager
March 31, 2022 by J-Wire
We are looking to appoint a new Community Manager! Read more
Taglit-Birthright Israel registrations reopen after two years
March 31, 2022 by Emily Gian
With restrictions easing, the Zionist Federation of Australia (ZFA) and Taglit-Birthright Israel have announced that Birthright trips will resume from Australia, with groups departing for Israel in July for the transformational 10-day trips. Read more
17% of New Zealanders know nothing about the Holocaust -survey
March 31, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Known as the oldest form of racism, a new study about the views of New Zealanders towards Jewish people shows concerning levels of antisemitism in Aotearoa New Zealand today. Read more
UAP speaker says Union Jack is a Jewish symbol
March 31, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
At a United Australia Party rally this week on the lawns at Parliament House in Canberra, guest speaker, Mark McMurtrie, was filmed called The Union Jack is the union of Jacob. Read more
L’Chaim-To Life: Vic Alhadeff
March 31, 2022 by Features Desk
Morry Frenkel speaks with Vic Alhadeff, former CEO of NSW Jewish Board of Deputies, past editor of the AJN and currently Non-Executive Director on the SBS Board, about his play “Torn Apart by War”. Read more
President Herzog makes historic visit to Jordan
March 31, 2022 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
President Isaac Herzog embarked on Wednesday on a historic presidential visit to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan at the invitation of King Abdullah II, as tensions in Israel are running high following three deadly terror attacks in the country in the past week. Read more
Mozart, Haydn and Schubert according to Umberto Clerici: A music review by Fraser Beath McEwing
March 31, 2022 by Fraser Beath McEwing
The SSO hit the popularity bullseye last night with symphonies by Mozart and Schubert along with Haydn’s trumpet concerto. Read more
ISIS in Israel? An expert tells TPS ‘An ISIS connection to recent terrorist attacks must be questioned’
March 31, 2022 by Baruch Yedid - TPS
Is anyone other than ISIS – also known as Islamic State – behind the terrorists from Umm al-Fahm and the Negev who perpetrated the recent terrorist attacks in Hadera and Be’er Sheva? Read more
President Zelensky to address Australian Parliament today
March 31, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Today, the President of Ukraine, Mr Volodymyr Zelenskyy, will address the Australian Parliament by video link at 5.30pm Canberra time. Read more
Shabbat Tazria: Rosh Hodesh Nisan – Purity
March 31, 2022 by Jeremy Rosen
Having dealt with the sacrificial system and its ceremonials, the Torah now turns to human beings and how they should take steps to care for their physical as well as spiritual lives. Read more
Victims of terrorist shooting in Bnei Brak laid to rest
March 31, 2022 by JNS
Some of the victims of the deadly terror attack in Bnei Brak carried out Tuesday night by a Palestinian gunman were laid to rest on Wednesday. Read more
Cold War 2.0: Russia and Ukraine’s information warfare campaigns
March 31, 2022 by Maayan Hoffman
The Russia-Ukraine war is being fought not only in the field but also on our social networks, according to Haifa University professor emeritus Gabriel Weimann. Read more
Henry Greener chats with Chaim Mehlman
March 31, 2022 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Video Producer Chaim Mehlman’s Book “Larger Than Life” is the Story of Rabbi Yitzchok Dovid Groner. Read more
‘We cannot be broken!’
March 31, 2022 by Gil Tanenbaum - TPS
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett issued a recorded statement Wednesday evening to the Israeli public reassuring them as to the measure being taken to deal with the latest wave of terrorism in their country. Read more
A special visitor
March 31, 2022 by J-Wire
When Australia’s Head 9f Delegation for this year’s Maccabiah returned home following a pre-Games meeting in Israel, he had a special travelling companion. Read more
PA head Abbas condemns Bnei Brak attack, as his men celebrate it
March 30, 2022 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Palestinian Authority (PA) head issued a rare statement on Tuesday night in which he condemned the deadly terror attack in Bnei Brak, in which a terrorist from the PA shot and killed five victims, including three Israelis and two Ukrainian citizens. Read more
Multiple terror scares around Israel as tensions run high
March 30, 2022 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
The police and security forces around Israel received multiple reports of suspicious individuals on Wednesday and conducted manhunts for several of them, as tensions remained very high in the country following three terror attacks in the past week that left 11 victims dead. Read more
Jerusalem deputy mayor tells Blinken: ‘Please leave our capital’
Jerusalem Deputy Mayor Arieh King on Monday called on U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken to leave the city, saying he was “unwelcome” there, and that his presence was “creating a bad feeling.” Read more
Israeli Forces arrest brother of Bnei Brak terrorist, other suspects
March 30, 2022 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Israeli security forces operated in the Palestinian Authority (PA) town of Yabed early Wednesday morning and arrested several suspects in connection with the terror attack in Beni Brak in which a terrorist, Dia Khamarsha, shot and killed five victims. Read more
A father of 5, A Israeli-Christian policeman – among the victims of the Bnei Brak terror attack
March 30, 2022 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
An Arab terrorist from Jenin embarked on a shooting spree in the city of Bnei Brak on Tuesday night, killing five men, the third deadly terror attack in the country in a week’s time. Read more
Palestinian terror groups celebrate attack in central Israel, calling it a ‘harbinger’
March 30, 2022 by JNS
Palestinian terror groups celebrated the latest Arab terror attack on Israelis that killed four people in Bnei Brak and one in Ramat Gan in postings on social media. Read more
Leaders deplore Bnai Brak attack
The Zionist Federation of Australia deplores the recent terrorist attacks, in which 11 people have been murdered.
Five murdered in Bnei Brak terrorist shootings
March 30, 2022 by Gil Tanenbaum - TPS
In the second terrorist shooting attack in Israel this week, 5 people were murdered on the streets of Bnei Brak Tuesday night. Read more
Amnesty International’s Pasifika Vice Chair doubles down on antisemitic report
March 29, 2022 by Agencies
Amnesty International’s ‘Israel Apartheid Report’, published late last year, has been soundly rejected by responsible democracies around the world and by New Zealand’s principal allies: Australia, USA, United Kingdom and Canada. Read more
Israeli diplomats work feverishly to tend to those affected by Ukraine crisis
March 29, 2022 by Mike Wagenheim - JNS
In an area of the world where being a Jew once meant peril, it now can save your life. Read more
Jewish comedians react to ‘slap heard round the world’ at the Oscars
When Will Smith jumped up on stage at the Academy Awards on Sunday night to approach fellow comedian and actor Chris Rock, the host of the show, many in the audience assumed it was staged…writes Alan Zeitlin. Read more
Negev Summit boosts Abraham Accords, but Iran issue leaves partners concerned
March 29, 2022 by David Isaac
A bright sun shone over the oasis-like Kedma resort hotel in Israel’s southern Negev Desert during what was dubbed the Negev Summit, hosted by Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid and featuring U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and four Arab foreign ministers. Read more
