Jewish Care Victoria offers COVID-19 interes- free hardship loans
April 2, 2020 by Kirsten Young
Jewish Care Victoria has launched a special COVID-19 Interest-Free Hardship Loan, offering financial support to members of the community adversely affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Read more
Plea for expediting the Leifer extradition hearings
April 2, 2020 by Henry Benjamin
Three leading organisations within the Australian Jewish community have sent a joint letter to Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin calling on him to make good his pledge to do whatever he could to expedite the case against Malka Leifer. Read more
Vaccine is closer
April 1, 2020 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Israeli scientists have made progress in developing a vaccine for Coronavirus. Read more
Kotel sanitized
April 1, 2020 by JNS
The Western Wall stones, visited and touched by tens of thousands of people from Israel and around the world all year round, have been sanitized and cleaned in order to protect those who still come to the Western Wall. Read more
Ehud Yaari to AIJAC: Gantz move no surprise, will be popular
April 1, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) inaugurated a Webinar series recently with a briefing by AIJAC Fellow and senior Israeli journalist and leading commentator Ehud Yaari on recent developments in Israeli politics, as that country moves closer to forming a national unity government.
Jerusalem Orchestra goes virtual with original piece written by conductor
April 1, 2020 by JNS
The Jerusalem Orchestra East & West performed virtually last week with its 36 musicians playing music from their homes in New York and Israel. Read more
Historic El Al flight direct to Melbourne
April 1, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
An El Al Dreamliner due tomorrow evening will be the first commercial flight direct from Tel Aviv to Melbourne. Read more
Israel heads toward ‘Lockdown Seder’, new Coronavirus restrictions introduced
March 31, 2020 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu introduced new Coronavirus (COVID-19) related restrictions, as Israel prepares for the upcoming Passover holiday and as the number of Corona deaths is Israel was counted at 17 on Tuesday morning. Read more
Palestinian Authority accuses Israel of spreading Coronavirus in “Biological Warfare’
March 31, 2020 by Baruch Yedid - TPS
The global Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has been recruited by the Palestinian Authority (PA) for its use in incitement against Israel, claiming that “Israel and IDF soldiers have become agents of the Coronavirus for the deliberate infection of the Palestinians” and that Israel is conducting “biological warfare against the Palestinians.” Read more
NSW Jewish community emergency operations centre
March 31, 2020 by Community newsdesk
In response to the unprecedented challenges caused by the global pandemic, the communal leadership has activated the NSW Jewish Emergency Plan – a set of measures designed to protect our community and our way of life. Read more
Seder guidelines
March 31, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Rabbinical Council of Victoria (RCV) has published its guidelines regarding Pesach during Covid-19 Situation compiled in consultation with the Melbourne Beth Din. Read more
Jewish House calls for volunteer mental health professionals
March 31, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Sydney crisis service, Jewish House, is calling for psychologists, psychiatrists and counsellors in the local community to join their team and help provide specialised support to the growing number of people experiencing distress as a result of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Read more
The Sydney Beth Din suggests a Zoom rehearsal for Seder
March 31, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
A dress rehearsal of the Seder’s highlights is a way to get around the restrictions of people gathering during these difficult times. Read more
Mobile drive through Coronavirus test site
March 31, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Magen David Adom and Israel’s Ministry of Health will operate two mobile ” Drive Thru ” complexes which will reach cities and neighbourhoods throughout the country, and test residents as needed. Read more
No Seder with your grandparents
March 31, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israeli Defence Minister Naftali Bennett has called on Jews around the world not to welcome grandparents for Passover Seder, pointing to the dangers of infecting elder family members with Coronavirus. Read more
A city says thank you
March 31, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Rabbis told to get the Coronavirus message out
March 30, 2020 by J-Wire News Service
The Rabbinical Council of Australia and New Zealand, The Rabbinical Council of Victoria and the Rabbinical Council of New South Wales have reinforced the government’s stipulations to minimise infection of the Coronavirus. Read more
Around the country, Israelis mobilise to assist ‘Coronavirus casualties’
March 30, 2020 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
The spread of the novel Coronavirus in Israel continues, and as the almost complete lockdown on Israel’s population remains the population’s need for help grows. Read more
Netanyahu’s aid diagnosed with corona – will he enter quarantine?
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s aid was diagnosed with the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) on Sunday, raising the question whether he may be forced to enter quarantine. Read more
Coping with isolation, fear and anxiety in a time of Coronavirus
March 30, 2020 by J-Wire News Service
The Executive Council of Australian Jewry has released a video in which Clinical Psychologist David Goldman explains how to deal in these difficult days. Read more
Jewish House launches COVID-19 community portal
March 30, 2020 by J-Wire News Service
Sydney’s Jewish House has announced the launch of the JH COVID-19 Crisis Portal, a crisis response online portal for community members. Read more
NEW ZEALAND JEWISH COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE (NZJCA)
March 30, 2020 by J-Wire News Service
Various Jewish organisations in Auckland have teamed up to establish a group named NEW ZEALAND JEWISH COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE (NZJCA). Read more
Number of Israeli Coronavirus deaths rises to 15 as possible lockdown nears
March 30, 2020 by TPS-IL
The number of Coronavirus cases in Israel on Sunday rose to 4,247, the Ministry of Health confirmed, as three more people died, bringing the number of deaths attributed to the novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) among Israelis to 15. Read more
How to set up a virtual seder
March 30, 2020 by J-Wire News Service
For the many families within the Progressive and Masorti movements who will not be able to come together in person for a Passover Seder this year, the only way for families to connect at the Seder table will be via a virtual Seder. Read more
Israeli man, 82, dies of Coronavirus in Italy
March 29, 2020 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Shmuel Sifri, 82 of Haifa, died in Italy after suffering from Coronavirus (COVID-19), the Foreign Ministry announced Saturday. Read more
Amazon reverses ban, still selling Hitler’s ‘Mein Kampf’
March 29, 2020 by JNS
Amazon is still selling editions of Adolf Hitler’s Mein Kampf, reversing a recent ban. Read more
Intel Israel donates money for coronavirus testing machine to Rambam hospital
March 29, 2020 by JNS
Intel Israel announced a donation of NIS 1.25 million (about $339,114) on Monday to the Rambam Health Care Campus in Haifa to be used for the purchase of a coronavirus testing machine, reported the website NoCamels. Read more
Tens of thousands view prayer online at Western Wall to end coronavirus
March 29, 2020 by JNS
A total of 50,000 people watched a prayer service online that took place at the Western Wall on Wednesday evening (29 Adar on the Jewish calendar), when dozens of worshipers prayed for the end of the coronavirus pandemic and a speedy recovery for those who are sick. Read more
SBS launches website for Coronavirus news in Hebrew and Russian
March 29, 2020 by J-Wire News Service
SBS Radio has launched a portal online to broadcast news of the Coronavirus epidemic in a multitude of languages including Hebrew and Russian. Read more
Anti-Semitic broadcaster: COVID-19 blamed on Jews for not following Jesus
March 28, 2020 by Jackson Richman - JNS
Anti-Semitic and conspiracy broadcaster and Christian pastor Rick Wiles said on Wednesday that the coronavirus outbreak is spreading to synagogues, and is a punishment from God because Jews don’t follow Jesus. Read more
