NIS 3m for children in lockdown near Gaza Strip

The government will allocate a budget of about NIS 3 million (A$1,292,000) to fund vacations for the children of the Gaza Strip

locked in their homes for the past three days without being able to enjoy the summer vacation due to an Islamic Jihad threat. Read more

A party to ignore lockdown

The Jewish Community Council of Victoria has expressed its strong disappointment in and condemns the actions of a small group of people in our community who have not followed COVID restrictions. Read more

How KTC deals with the lockdown

According to NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian’s announcement on Wednesday that the stay-at-home orders will extend until 26 August, Kesser Torah College is applying as many extra resources as possible to ensure our students have a rich, educational and dynamic Jewish and General Studies learning experience for the extent of this lock-down period. Read more

Lockdown lifted at Gary Smorgon House

Jewish Care has announced that the precautionary lockdown at Gary Smorgon House has been lifted today. Read more

Israelis are not celebrating upcoming holiday lockdown

Back in April and May, Israel halted what appeared to be the rapid trajectory of the coronavirus. A severe lockdown during the Passover holiday pushed the number of new cases per day, down from approximately 700 a few weeks earlier to less than two-dozen daily cases. At the time, many Israelis believed and hoped that the Jewish state’s bout with COVID-19 was coming to a rapid conclusion. Read more