Beresheet’s lunar landing site revealed
March 18, 2019 by Yael Edelman
The main scientific instrument on board the Israeli Beresheet spacecraft, the SpaceIL Magnetometer (SILMAG), has now been successfully turned on in space and data returned to Earth. Read more
IDF First Sergeant Gal Qeidan killed in Samaria terror attack
March 18, 2019 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
The soldier who was killed Sunday morning in the terror attack at the Ariel Junction in Samaria has been named as First Sergeant Gal Qeidan, a combat soldier in the 334th Battalion in the Artillery Corps. Read more
Community leaders in a service for remembrance for Christchurch victims
March 18, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Jewish community representatives joined Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist and Baha’i leaders at a moving Interfaith Service of Remembrance for the victims of the terror attacks in Christchurch at Sydney’s St Mary’s Cathedral. Read more
The Bielski Partisans: fighting back: a ‘forestJerusalem’ story
March 18, 2019 by Tamara Vershitskaya and Leslie Bell
Novogrudok is a small city in Western Belarus (formerly Byelorussia). A country of rolling hills with thousands of streams and lakes, over 40% of its territory is dense primeval forest where wolves, bears, wild boars, and bison roam. Once the hunting grounds of Russian and European aristocracy, it was also important and well-known centre of Jews who lived there since the 15thcentury. Read more
The dignity of difference
March 18, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has told an Australia Israel Chamber of Commerce event that “the Jewish people know what it’s like to be the victim of hate-speech, to be politically objectified”. Read more
Shabbat the Diller Teen Fellows way
March 18, 2019 by Hayley Hadassin
The Melbourne Diller Teen Fellows have produed their Leadership Shabbaton. Read more
Ari Fuld’s supporters run the Jerusalem marathon – a video report
March 18, 2019 by TPS
Friday’s Jerusalem marathon had numerous groups running together to support a cause. One group ran to continue the legacy of Israel advocate Ari Fuld, recently murdered in a terror attack. Read more
Litzman, Leifer and the rabbis against justice
March 18, 2019 by Shoshanna Keats Jaskoll
In November 2018, I sat with Elly Sapper, Dassi Erlich and Nicole Meyer, the three sisters from Australia who have been working for years to bring their alleged sexual abuser, Malka Leifer, to justice. They were in Israel to try and pressure a justice system that they knew was being manipulated, even if they didn’t know by whom. Read more
Terror attack in Samaria: 1 Israeli dead, 2 wounded
March 17, 2019 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Gaza spiralling into havoc following anti-Hamas protests
March 17, 2019 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Thousands of Gazans have taken to streets in recent days to protest Hamas’ oppressive rule, the dire economic conditions and the rise in taxes. Read more
New Zealand community cancels Shabbat services in wake of mosque shootings
March 17, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
All synagogues and other community centres in New Zeland remain closed including Kadimah, the Jewish day school which nopt open tomorrow. Read more
More organisations send condolences
March 17, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Government bans Yiannopoulos…again
March 17, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israel and Hamas agree to Egyptian-brokered ceasefire
March 17, 2019 by JNS
Israel and Hamas have agreed to an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire on Friday, reported The Times of Israel, citing the Israeli public broadcaster Kan. Read more
The Christchurch mosque massacre and the changing face of extremism
March 17, 2019 by Ben Cohen - JNS.org
By the time the world woke up on Friday, Mar. 15, Google’s search engine was jammed with news of a mass shooting at another place of worship in the world. Counts of 49 dead and dozens wounded were being reported at the Al Noor Mosque in the city of Christchurch, New Zealand. Read more
On the other hand
March 17, 2019 by Michael Kuttner
Purim is just around the corner which means that parents and children are busy trying to decide which fancy dress costume they will masquerade in. Read more
Debating rising star
March 17, 2019 by Susana Wills-Johnson
Perth’s Carmel’s Year 10 student, Aviya Solomon has made it through to the first round of candidates selected for the Western Australian Debating League (WADL) State Team. Read more
Modern composer, historic film
March 17, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Elana Kats-Chernin has composed music for the classic 1930 silent film “People on Sunday” to be presented at the NSW State Library in Sydney next month. Read more
Sydney Jewish community organisation donates $1800 to its Christchurch Muslim counterpart
March 16, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Jewish community of NSW has launched a crowdfunding campaign for the Muslim community of Christchurch with the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies launching the campaign with a donation of $1,800. Read more
Outrageous
March 15, 2019 by J-Wire
If your children engaged in outrageous behaviour every day from the time they were babies until well after teenage years wouldn’t you be inclined to do something about it? Read more
Rockets on Tel Aviv an escalation that could cost Hamas dearly
March 15, 2019 by Yaakov Lappin
Thursday night’s twin rocket attack on greater Tel Aviv from the Gaza Strip marks a dramatic escalation of the security situation that could prove to be highly costly for Hamas. Read more
Forming the new Palestinian Authority government
March 15, 2019 by JNS
Two developments currently taking place in the Palestinian arena deserve our attention, and both of these are interlinked: the proposed new government in Ramallah and the situation at the Al-Aqsa plaza on the Temple Mount…writes Pinhas Inbari. Read more
Palestinian Red Crescent Society to host BDS conference
March 15, 2019 by JNS
Palestinian Media Watch can reveal that, in direct breach of its commitments, the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS), which is a member of the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), is set to host a conference sponsored by the Boycott, Divest and Sanction movement on Saturday. Read more
Hamas launches two rockets from Gaza at Tel Aviv
March 15, 2019 by JNS
Two rockets were fired from Gaza toward Tel Aviv on Thursday, according to the Israel Defense Forces, activating rocket sirens throughout central Israel. Read more
Masks
March 15, 2019 by Jeremy Rosen
In Biblical Hebrew, there is no word for face. The Bible uses the word Panim, which literally means, faces. Read more
Holocaust Centre of New Zealand strongly condemns Christchurch mosque attack
March 15, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Holocaust Centre of New Zealand has strongly condemned the acts of violence that have taken place in Christchurch over the past few hours. Australian organisations have echoed its sentiments. Read more
Letters of Loss and Refuge: an exhibition at Sydney’s B’nai B’rith Centre
March 15, 2019 by Community newsdesk
The exhibition “Letters of Loss and Refuge” will open at the B’nai B’rith Centre in Kensington on Sunday. Read more
Hezbollah’s wing
March 15, 2019 by J-Wire
Last week, the United Kingdom took the principled decision to ban the Iranian-Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah in full. Read more
Intolerance at Jerusalem’s holy places
March 14, 2019 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
How much violence should be tolerated at holy sites? If your answer is selective rather than a total condemnation, then we have a problem. And, unfortunately, that happens to be the case with some people concerning recent events in Jerusalem. Read more
“No more Jews”
March 14, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Anti-Defamation Commission chairman Dr Dvir Abramovich is outraged by graffiti appearing in the Melbourne suburbs of Oakleigh and Hughesdale. Read more
