Herzog to represent Israel at King Charles coronation

Israeli President Isaac Herzog will represent the Jewish state at Saturday’s coronation in London of British monarch King Charles III. Read more

Israel strikes Gaza after Palestinian rocket fire

The Israeli Defence Forces struck a number of Hamas sites in Gaza overnight in retaliation for Tuesday’s rocket fire. Read more

Widow calls on Gaza terror groups not to retaliate for husband’s death

The widow of an imprisoned Palestinian Islamic Jihad figure who died on Tuesday during a hunger strike called on Gaza terror groups not to fire rockets at Israel. Read more

Iran will never get nukes, Kevin McCarthy tells the Knesset

In his address to the Knesset in Jerusalem on Monday, Rep. Kevin McCarthy, the speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, reaffirmed America’s commitment that “Iran will never acquire nuclear weapons.” Read more

Gaza terror groups fire rockets at Sderot

The Sderot municipality reported on Tuesday afternoon that two rockets fired from Gaza landed in the city, damaging cars but causing no injuries to people. Read more

Dutch survey: 10% of history teachers have Holocaust-denying students

The Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, which is nearly 65 years old, is consistently one of the most visited museums in the Netherlands. Yet public school teachers report an alarming rate of Holocaust denial among Dutch students. Read more

Rabbi Harold Kushner, 88, author of ‘When Bad Things Happen to Good People’

Rabbi Harold Kushner, bestselling author and rabbi of 24 years at the Conservative Temple Israel Natick, Mass., where he earned the title rabbi laureate, died on April 27. He was 88 years old. Read more

National Security Minister reiterates call to ease gun permits for Israelis

Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir on Sunday reiterated his call to make it easier for civilians to obtain a license to carry firearms, describing it as one of his “overarching goals.” Read more

Israeli Foreign Minister to press EU on Iran during Brussels trip

Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen is scheduled to travel to Brussels today to meet with his E.U. counterpart Josep Borrell and other high-ranking officials. Read more

Australian Whitney Tribute Show – I’m Every Woman: Reviewed by Alex First

The plaudits are mind-blowing, the statistics staggering, the downfall tragic, but her musical legacy lives on. Read more

From Australia’s Jewish Past: Elias Solomon – a pioneer who contributed enormously to the city of Fremantle

Elias was born on 2 September 1839 in London, the youngest child of Leah and Moss Solomon. Read more

Antisemitism training now online for government Victorian teachers

All Victorian government school teachers now have access to free, on-demand, specialised antisemitism training. Read more

The Knesset gets back to work

The Knesset’s summer session began on Sunday after a month-long recess and will run until July 30. Topping the agenda are passing a state budget, judicial reform, an updated ultra-Orthodox, or haredi, conscription bill and the establishment of a National Guard. Read more

World Rugby says pulling Israel from tournament wasn’t discriminatory

World Rugby, the world’s governing body for the sport, has ruled that the South African Rugby Union’s decision to disinvite an Israeli team from a competition in February wasn’t discrimination. Read more

Ben-Gvir reiterates call to loosen criteria for arming citizens

Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir on Sunday reiterated his call to make it easier for civilians to obtain a license to carry firearms, describing it as one of his “overarching goals.” Read more

Guardian removes cartoon slammed as antisemitic

The London-based Guardian newspaper has apologised for and removed from its website a cartoon depicting outgoing BBC chairman Richard Sharp after it was accused of spreading antisemitic tropes. Read more

Rachmaninov and Bruch at Toorak Synagogue

For one evening in May, Melbourne’s Toorak Synagogue will be transformed into a concert hall. Read more

Shmuel does well in Jerusalem

Year 9 student Shmuel Eisenberg has represented Australia and Kesser Torah College, participating in the World Bible Quiz (Chidon HaTanach) in Jerusalem in which he came 14th. Read more

Israel shuts down its last COVID ward

Officials at Jerusalem’s Herzog Medical Centre closed the COVID ward, Israel’s last one in operation, on Sunday. Read more

Can an uncircumcised Jewish male be buried in a Jewish cemetery?

Ask the rabbi. Read more

Feintooner

This week’s cartoon: Guardians of the Fallacy. Read more

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