Haredi: It’s OK to use the phone on Shabbat
April 5, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
ZAKA Search and Rescue volunteers visited the homes of over 60 confirmed coronavirus cases among haredi communities in Israel during this Shabbat in order to ensure they immediately self-isolate. Read more
Latest report: Australian Jewish community management of COVID-19 pandemic
April 3, 2020 by J-Wire News Service
Jewish community organisations and leaders across Australia continue their efforts to manage the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Jewish institutions, families, individuals and, most especially, the elderly and vulnerable. Read more
Israel steps up actions to stem spread of Coronavirus in ultra-orthodox communities
April 3, 2020 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
The Ultra-Orthodox city of Bnei Brak was placed under an almost complete closure on Wednesday after the city has emerged as an epicentre for the outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19). Read more
Conversation between Mark Sofer and Jeremy Leibler
April 3, 2020 by Community newsdesk
After its inaugural conversation with Natan Sharansky, the Zionist Federation of Australia (ZFA) is continuing its Lockdown Learning series by having an online conversation between Israeli Ambassador Mark Sofer and ZFA President Jeremy Leibler on Sunday, at 8pm AEST. Read more
Maccabiah Games rescheduled
April 3, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Maccabi World Union’s leadership together with the Maccabiah Organising Committee have made the decision to postpone the 21st Maccabiah to the Northern Summer of 2022. Read more
Dedicated web site for New Zealand
April 3, 2020 by J-Wire News Service
The New Zealand Jewish Community Assistance has been launched to help those in need of support during the current pandemic. Read more
Pesach was always intended to be a challenge – To our way of life and our values.
April 3, 2020 by Jeremy Rosen
Egypt, the most advanced civilization of its time, was being challenged by a single man with a different way of looking at things. Read more
Our Big Kitchen spreads its wings
April 3, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Sydney’s commercial kosher kitchen OBK is throwing its total resources in helping those finding these trying times beyond their capabilities…and not just within the Jewish community. Read more
A nose for the Coronavirus
April 3, 2020 by Yael Edelman
Along with fever, cough and shortness of breath – many coronavirus (COVID-19) patients report a temporary loss of their sense of smell. Read more
This global health crisis and Passover
April 3, 2020 by J-Wire News Service
A special message from Prime Minister Scott Morrison for an out of the ordinary Passover. Read more
Why this night will definitely be different
April 3, 2020 by Michael Kuttner
As Jewish families worldwide gather this year to celebrate the beginning of Pesach (Passover) there will be no need to ask why “is this night different from all other nights?” Read more
For Israel, recognizing another enemy is second nature
April 3, 2020 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
Among the world’s democracies fighting the coronavirus, Israel has so far been by far the most successful. Read more
UK Home Office grants more than A$28 million for security at Jewish institutions
April 3, 2020 by JNS
The U.K. Home Office has granted more than £17 million (A$28m)to the Community Security Trust, a charity that helps Jewish institutions with security and fight antisemitism. Read more
Heading home for Pesach on a record-breaking flight
April 3, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The historic first-ever El Al flight to Melbourne is now heading back to Tel Aviv carrying around 175 Israeli passengers home in time for Pesach. Read more
J-AIR apologies for homophobic content
April 3, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
In a statement, J-AIR has unreservedly apologised for broadcasting and podcasting comments that vilified the gay community in one of its regular programs. Read more
Israelis ordered to wear masks in public: closure placed on Bnei Brak
April 2, 2020 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
All Israelis will be required to wear face masks in public, and the ultra-Orthodox city of Bnei Brak was placed under an almost complete closure, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cautioned that Israel is “still in the midst of an international tsunami” in wake of the global Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Read more
J-Air broadcast invokes homosexuality as partly to blame for the pandemic
April 2, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
An American rabbi interviewed by Israeli radio host Tamar Yonah said that homosexuality is “an incredible corruption of Man’s nature” and is one cause of the Coronavirus pandemic. Read more
After recovering from the Coronavirus: father and son return to MDA
April 2, 2020 by Zaki Heler
A month ago. Yoel Galtt (45) from Einav, a senior medic in MDA, began to feel unwell. Read more
Israel’s Minister of Health diagnosed with Coronavirus
April 2, 2020 by TPS
Israel’s Minister of Health Yaakov Litzman and his wife were diagnosed on Wednesday night with the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). Read more
Saying ‘I Do’ when the world keeps issuing ‘Don’t’s
April 2, 2020 by Eliana Rudee
Despite the expanding limitations on events and gatherings in the context of the rising global coronavirus pandemic, Jewish couples in Israel are finding innovative ways to continue with their wedding plans. Read more
Israel’s constitutional crisis has been postponed, not resolved
April 2, 2020 by Evelyn Gordon - JNS
After years of leftists crying wolf about democracy being endangered, Israel finally experienced a real constitutional crisis last week. Read more
JCA launches COVID-19 Jewish Emergency Relief Fund
April 2, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
NSW’s JCA, in partnership with JewishCare, has launched the COVID-19 Jewish Emergency Relief Fund to provide assistance to members of our local Jewish community who are in financial crisis as a direct result of the coronavirus pandemic. Read more
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
New faces at the COSV
April 1, 2020 by Community newsdesk
The Council of Orthodox Synagogues of Victoria has announced the appointment of new directors to its board. Read more
Scopus students World’s Greatest Shave while social distancing
April 1, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Despite various restrictions over the past weeks, a number of Mount Scopus College Secondary students still managed to raise money to find a cure for blood cancer and related disorders.
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.
Will Iran’s continued lies over coronavirus lead to popular unrest or nuclear breakout?
April 1, 2020 by Israel Kasnett - JNS.org
The Iranian people’s trust in its government is at an all-time low. Read more
