Bondi hero Ahmed al-Ahmed and Sydney rabbi visit Rebbe’s resting place

Fresh off the 22-hour flight from Sydney to New York, Ahmed al-Ahmed and Rabbi Yehoram Ulman paused on Tuesday morning to pray together at the Ohel, the resting place of the Rebbe—Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory—in Queens. Read more

Israeli hailed as hero granted permanent residency

Gefen Bitton, a 30-year-old Israeli national who was seriously injured while helping others during the terrorist attack at Bondi Beach in December 2024, has been granted permanent residency in Australia as he continues his recovery in Sydney.

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Light in the darkness: ‘Sunnukiah’ finds new meaning after Bondi terror attack

At around 3 am on 15 December, Rabbi Mendy Litzman of Hatzolah was driving home from hospital. He had spent hours helping victims of the Bondi Beach terror attack the previous evening.

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Richmond man arrested over arson attack on car with Chanukah sign

A 47-year-old man has been arrested after a car displaying a Chanukah sign with a menorah was allegedly set alight in the driveway of a St Kilda East home on Christmas Day.

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Police name man of interest after Chanukah car arson attack in St Kilda

Victorian Police have publicly identified 47-year-old John Argento as a person they believe may be able to assist with their investigation into a targeted arson attack on a vehicle displaying a Chanukah message in Melbourne’s inner south-east.

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‘Happy Chanukah’ car targeted on Christmas morning

A car decorated with a ‘Happy Chanukah’ sign has been fire-bombed in Melbourne. Read more

Shiri Bibas’s sister lights Chanukah menorah in Rafah

Israeli forces held a Chanukah candle-lighting ceremony in Rafah, the southern Gaza Strip, on Sunday, led by Golani Brigade commander Col. Adi Ganon and Sgt. (res.) Dana Silverman Seton, the sister of murdered Hamas hostage Shiri Bibas. Read more

Netanyahu: Jews’ spirit ‘will not fall’ after Sydney massacre

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lit on Sunday the eighth Chanukah candle together with Chabad emissaries at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem. Read more

Crowd jeers PM while Minns and Sloane receive warm reception at Bondi Beach

Anthony Albanese was met with boos and jeers from sections of the crowd as thousands gathered on the grass at the southern end of Bondi Beach on Sunday night for a memorial marking exactly one week since the massacre that killed 15 people during a Chanukah celebration.

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Family pays tribute to Bondi Beach attack victims Boris and Sofia Gurman

The family of Boris and Sofia Gurman has paid tribute to the couple killed in the Bondi Beach attack, describing them as devoted partners whose lives were shaped by kindness, hard work and care for others.

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Bondi Beach terror: the victims and their stories

The victims of the horrific shooting at Bondi Beach yesterday, aged 10 to 87, were primarily Jewish community members but also included tourists and other locals.

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Jewish leaders state Bondi Beach terror attack was ‘inevitable’

In the wake of a horrific terrorist attack at a Chanukah celebration on Bondi Beach that claimed 16 lives and injured dozens more, prominent Jewish community leaders held a sombre press conference near the site of the shooting on the morning of 15 December 2025.

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Chanukah slaughter on Bondi Beach claims at least 12 dead with 29 injured

A coordinated shooting at a beachside Chanukah celebration left at least 12 dead Sunday night, including children and a police officer, as two gunmen opened fire on families attending a festival at one of Australia’s most iconic beaches.

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What’s on this Chanukah?

Chanukah runs from Sunday evening, 14 December to Monday night, 22 December. Read more

Stonnington Council defers Chanukiah decision

A motion to display the traditional Chanukiah at Melbourne’s Malvern Town Hall in support of the Jewish community in Stonnington was deferred at a Council meeting, to the dismay of Jewish attendees. Some angry attendees at the meeting called out ‘shame’ in response. Read more

Photo gallery: Pre-Chanukah celebration at NSW Parliament House

NSW Premier Chris Minns and newly elected Opposition Leader Kellie Sloane used this year’s pre-Chanukah celebration at Parliament House to deliver firm messages of solidarity with the Jewish community. Read more

Photo gallery: Pre-Chanukah celebration at NSW Parliament House

NSW Premier Chris Minns and newly elected Opposition Leader Kellie Sloane used this year’s pre-Chanukah celebration at Parliament House to deliver firm messages of solidarity with the Jewish community. Read more

Light overcomes darkness: NSW leaders deliver united message at Chanukah event

The Jewish community has “reclaimed this house for the people of New South Wales.” Read more

A real Chanukah gift? The release of the hostages

My younger brother Evyatar turns 24 on Dec. 28. His Hebrew birthday falls on the eighth night of Chanukah, the second of Tevet. I should be planning his celebration…writes Ilay David. Read more

A star-studded Chanukah

Academy Award-winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow joined Israeli actress and activist Noa Tishby to light the menorah for the first night of Chanukah, launching a surprise star-studded celebration of the festival. Read more

Peter Dutton: Am Yisrael Chai

Opposition leader Peter Dutton sends a Chanukah message to the Australian Jewish community. Read more

A very Kiwi event

Described as “a very Kiwi event,” the lighting of all eight Chanukah candles in front of Wellington’s Parliament Buildings during the MPs’ dinner break brought public celebration of the festival to a close. Read more

President Herzog lights the 8th candle with hostage families

President Isaac Herzog lit the eighth candle of Chanukah last night at “Hostage Square” in Tel Aviv with the families of hostages held by Hamas terrorists in Gaza. Read more

Israelis mobilise to bring the Light of Chanukah to the troops

As Israel enters the third month of its war against Hamas, fundraising efforts to provide Israeli soldiers on the frontlines with the means to celebrate Chanukah have multiplied. Read more

How many light are kindled during Chanukah?

Ask the rabbi. Read more

Israeli families absent loved ones mark a sombre Chanukah

“We always celebrated Chanukah as a family,” Eyal Waldman, 63, from Tel Aviv, explained to the Tazpit Press Service. “We went skiing in Courchevel [in France]. Now, wherever we go, at every celebration and every family event, Danielle will be missing.” Read more

About miracles

I am wary of miracles. Not that amazing, unpredictable, and seemingly miraculous things do not happen all the time. Read more

Chanukah – Lights of Hope

Two months on from the 7^th of October terrorist attack, the ECAJ, Lights of Hope and Moriah College held a Chanukah event, commemorating the atrocity and bringing in the holiday as a community. Read more

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