Leifer hearing: Cleaner saw Leifer at school with girls

After days of testimony behind closed doors, a former cleaner at a Jewish school has given evidence in open court against Malka Leifer. Read more

Bennett says he won’t sit down with Mahmoud Abbas, rules out Palestinian state

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Tuesday that for now, he has ruled out a meeting with Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas and the creation of a Palestinian state. Read more

The hate-fest that is Durban rears its ugly head again

Next week, the United Nations is set to reinforce infamy. In the wings of the U.N. General Assembly meeting in New York, it is to hold a 20th anniversary summit of its so-called World Conference against Racism that took place in Durban, South Africa, four days before the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Read more

A day like no other

The Torah says of Yom Kippur, “For this day will atone for you, to cleanse you of your sins and you will be purified before God.” (Leviticus 16.30). Read more

Paralympians welcomed by president

President Isaac Herzog and First Lady Michal Herzog hosted an event to salute the Israeli delegation at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. Read more

Naftali Bennett speaks ahead of Yom Kippur: we will not allow Hamas to accumulate more rockets

Prerecorded interviews with Prime Minister Naftali Bennett aired yesterday on all three of Israel’s broadcast channels at the start of their evening news programs. Each network was able to interview Bennett separately with its own reporter in the Prime Minister’s office. The interviews were given on the occasion of the eve of the Yom Kippur holiday which begins tonight. Read more

A Yom Kippur message from Natalie Ward, NSW Minister for Multiculturalism

I wish a meaningful and spiritually uplifting Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement to the NSW Jewish community. Read more

Israelis take to the streets on Yom Kippur

At Yom Kippur, Israel grinds to a halt. For 25 hours, schools, restaurants and businesses shut down, roads empty out as driving is prohibited, and there are no buses, no trains and no planes. Read more

They’re terrorists, not ‘security prisoners’

How do news outlets love to portray the recent “great escape” from Israel’s Gilboa Prison? Let us count the ways. Read more

Warsaw’s Jewish community buries remains found of unidentified Holocaust victim

Warsaw’s Jewish community buried the remains of an unidentified Holocaust victim on Tuesday, found in a building that was once part of the Warsaw Ghetto. Read more

Israeli ministries issue legal opinion on smuggling of child in Italian cable-car crash

Israeli government attorneys said that the recent smuggling of 6-year-old Eitan Biran from Italy to Israel amounts to kidnapping under international law. Read more

Yom Kippur prayers permitted outdoors in Sydney

The Sydney Jewish community has been granted an exemption to observe Yom Kippur in outdoor locations around the city with the same exemption being applied to Newcastle. Read more

IDF report: COVID-19 in Israel back on the rise

Coronavirus (COVID-19) morbidity indices are very high in Israel and the coefficient of infection (R) has increased again, an IDF report shows. Read more

Study: 11% of Israeli children recovering from COVID-19 suffer from long-term symptoms

About 11% of Israeli children who have recovered from the Coronavirus (COVID-19) suffer from persistent symptoms, known as Long COVID, a Health Ministry study shows. Read more

From Australia’s Jewish Past: Where there is a will there is a way – Coolgardie WA and Rosh Hashana

Possibly one of the most unique High Holiday services ever held in Australia took place in 1894 in Coolgardie WA for Rosh Hashana. Read more

Leifer allegations aired in closed court

Former school principal Malka Leifer, who was extradited from Israel to face child sexual abuse charges, has heard evidence from her accusers in the second day of closed court hearings. Read more

Playbill’s Brian Nebenzahl passes away at 86

The retired chairman and founder of Playbill Brian Nebenzahl passed away on Sunday in Sydney, aged 86. Read more

Video: Manny Waks in town to cover the Malka Leifer hearing

Manny Waks gets out of lockdown quarantine after flying from Israel to Melbourne to be present for Malka Leifer’s court case. Read more

$7.5 million grant for Hakoah and membership now available

Member for Vaucluse Gabrielle Upton MP announced that the NSW Government will support Hakoah Club’s plans to revitalise White City, Paddington with a $7.5 million grant. Read more

Headstone of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg unveiled in Arlington National Cemetery

The tombstone of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the first Jewish woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, was unveiled days before the first anniversary of her death on Sept. 18. Read more

‘Cholent Festival’ brings Jewish culture to Hungary via food, music, traditions

Thousands of people took part in the Sixth Hungarian ‘Cholent Festival’ (“Sólet” in Hungarian) at the Újbuda outdoor theatre in Budapest before the start of the High Holidays, organized by the Chabad Lubavitch organization Association of Hungarian Jewish Communities (EMIH). Read more

IDF chief: ‘We will not stop until remaining fugitives are caught’

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi said on Sunday that it was only a matter of time until security forces catch up with the two fugitives still at large following last week’s prison break in northern Israel. Read more

Israeli study discovers white blood cells can help destroy malignant tumorus

A new study at Tel Aviv University found that eosinophils, a type of white blood cells, are recruited to the battle against cancer metastases in the lungs. Read more

Bennett meets with Egyptian President El-Sisi in Sinai

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett met with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi in Sharm El-Sheikh yesterday. Read more

IAI unveils Rex MK II: A new multi-mission unmanned land vehicle

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has unveiled the Rex MK II, its newest unmanned land platform. The IAI says that the Rex MK II is intended to keep troops out of harm’s way in complex circumstances. Read more

Over 300 European, US lawmakers urge EU to back Israel at UN

In an unprecedented transatlantic initiative, 312 cross-party lawmakers from Europe, North America, and Israel urged European Union (EU) countries and democracies worldwide to help end the discrimination against Israel at the United Nations. Read more

First witness called against Malka Leifer

A hearing has begun to find if there’s enough evidence for former ultra-Orthodox school principal Malka Leifer to stand trial on child sexual abuse charges. Read more

NSW man with Nazi flag in bedroom arrested

AAP: A central NSW man with the Nazi flag and a map of the state on his bedroom wall has been arrested by counter-terrorism police over a plan to make a 3D gun. Read more

Mothers of soldiers march demanding a change in IDF’s debilitating rules of engagement

Dozens of mothers of IDF soldiers, IDF reservists and activists marched some 15 miles on Sunday to the Gaza border, demanding that the IDF change its rules of engagement in the wake of the death of IDF soldier Barel Shmueli. Read more

Assessing the twin disasters of September 2001

We have a tendency to forget that two historical events occurred in early September 2001. No one needs to be reminded of the jihadist attacks on Sept. 11 that killed nearly 3,000 people in a single morning. Read more

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