Purim concert to be zoomed to care homes
March 16, 2022 by Community newsdesk
‘Believe more in the threats of our enemies than in the promises of our allies’
March 16, 2022 by Ron Weiser
Some years ago, I heard the head of an Israeli think tank say, that Jewish life is a constant tension between two, often clashing, narratives. Read more
An important appointment for distinguished judge
March 16, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Justice David Hammerschlag has been appointed as Chief Judge in Equity in the NSW Supreme Court. Read more
Conversion bill delayed, but tensions over issues associated with Jewish law remain
March 16, 2022 by David Isaac
The Knesset, which was to vote to revamp rules regarding Jewish conversion, has delayed the bill until the start of its summer session in May due to the political sensitivity of the issue. Read more
Ukrainian refugees to receive free medical services in Israel
March 16, 2022 by Maayan Hoffman
Israel’s Terem Medical Clinics will be providing free treatment to Ukrainian refugees who do not qualify to join a health fund. Read more
Why does the world care what Israel does about Ukraine?
March 16, 2022 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
It has long been axiomatic that Israel—a tiny country whose people comprise a tenth of a percent of the world’s population and whose landmass is an exponentially smaller fraction of a percent of the planet’s landmass—gets the sort of media attention that would be appropriate for one of the largest nations. Read more
Apr-3 9:15am SBS-World Movies: The Crossing
March 16, 2022 by J-Wire
December, 1942. Following their parents’ arrest for being part of the Norwegian resistance movement during the war, young siblings Gerda and Otto are left on their own. Read more
Apr-10 1:10am SBS-TV: Movie – The Pianist
March 16, 2022 by J-Wire
Wladyslaw Szpilman (Adrien Brody), a Polish Jewish radio station pianist, sees Warsaw change gradually as WWII begins. Read more
Zelensky officially scheduled to address Knesset via Zoom
March 16, 2022 by JNS
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is slated to address the Israel Knesset from Kyiv via video link early next week, likely on Sunday, Ynet reported on Tuesday. Read more
United Hatzalah team rescues injured family of five from Ukraine in 22-hour operation
March 16, 2022 by JNS
United Hatzalah’s medical relief mission to Ukraine last week rescued five injured members of one family, including an infant, from the war-torn nation, according to a spokesperson for the organization. Read more
Ben & Jerry’s distributor in Israel seeks court-ordered injunction against Unilever
March 16, 2022 by JNS
The manufacturer and distributor of Ben & Jerry’s in Israel are asking for an immediate court-ordered preliminary injunction to prevent the British conglomerate Unilever and its subsidiary, Ben & Jerry’s, from terminating their licensing agreement with the Israeli company until its claims against the companies regarding their boycott of Israel are resolved. Read more
Global Torah learning programs targeting women
March 16, 2022 by Community newsdesk
After successfully launching in Melbourne in May, the Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance Australia is hosting an event dedicated to showcasing global Torah learning programs that are available to Australian women who want to further their Torah knowledge. Read more
Feintooner
March 15, 2022 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon. Oliver Twisty negotiations. Read more
Abramovich jet lands in Moscow
March 15, 2022 by AAP
A jet linked to sanctioned Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich has landed in Moscow, after taking off from Istanbul following a brief stop there, FLIGHTRADAR24 data shows. Read more
10,000 PayPal users give gold coin donation to OHPI
March 15, 2022 by Community newsdesk
During February, as part of PayPal Australia’s support for the eSafety Commissioner’s Safer Internet Day initiatives, the Online Hate Prevention Institute was featured in PayPal’s Give At Checkout, fundraising homepage and in the PayPal consumer app and account.
Russian oligarchs a problem for Israel
March 15, 2022 by AAP
Israel is grappling with how to deal with dozens of Jewish Russian oligarchs as Western nations step up sanctions on businesspeople with ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Read more
EU agrees to freeze Abramovich assets
March 15, 2022 by AAP
Top European Union diplomats have agreed to add Chelsea football club owner Roman Abramovich to the EU list of Russian billionaires sanctioned after Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, two diplomatic sources say. Read more
Bennett speaks with Putin, Zelensky as mediation efforts on war continue
March 15, 2022 by JNS
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky separately on Monday as the Israeli leader’s mediation efforts continued. Read more
Getting ready for the Maccabiah
March 15, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
My 64-hour mission to save two newborns in war-torn Ukraine
Right before Shabbat I received a phone call in Chișinău, Moldova from my father-in-law Eli Beer, the president and founder of United Hatzalah of Israel. He told me that there was a two-day-old child that needed to be rescued from Kyiv. The newborn had been delivered by a surrogate and the mother was in Israel…writes Aharon ben-Harush. Read more
Israeli field hospital for Ukrainian refugees to be named after Golda Meir
March 15, 2022 by JNS
Israel announced on Monday that it has officially approved a field hospital for refugees in Western Ukraine. Read more
From Australia’s Jewish Past: Arthur Leslie Benjamin – music was his life
March 15, 2022 by Features Desk
Arthur was born on 18 September 1893 in Sydney and at the age of three, his family moved to Brisbane. Read more
Iran ‘thwarts nuclear site sabotage bid’
March 15, 2022 by AAP
Iranian state television says its security forces have thwarted planned sabotage at the country’s major Fordow nuclear site by a network it accused Israel of recruiting. Read more
Washington’s betrayal has only just begun
March 14, 2022 by Caroline Glick - JNS
The Washington Examiner reported last week that Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) officers are actively plotting to murder former U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton. Read more
UNGA & Guterres fiddle while Ukraine & the UN Charter burn
March 14, 2022 by David Singer
It is incomprehensible that the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has held its Fifth Consultation on Our Common Agenda (Fifth Consultation) on 10 March at the same time as 2.597 million Ukrainians have been forced to flee their country which is being reduced to rubble following Russia’s invasion on 24 February. Read more
Non-Jewish Ukrainian refugees to be welcomed in Israel
March 14, 2022 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Minister of Interior Ayelet Shaked announced that she has removed almost all restrictions on the entry of non-Jewish Ukrainian refugees to the Jewish state and would allow the absorption of thousands of non-Jewish refugees, beyond the quota she set herself only a few days ago. Read more
Dave is at home in the Central
March 14, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
It was reminiscent of a family reunion when Dave Sharma and wife Rachel Lord arrived at pre-Shabbat drinks at Central Synagogue. Read more
How as Purim saved?
March 14, 2022 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Ask the rabbi. Read more
The governor thanks OBK
March 14, 2022 by Henry Benjamin
The Governor of NSW Margaret Beazley made a special visit to Our Big Kitchen in Bondi to express her personal gratitude to Rabbi Doctor Dovid Slavin and Rebbitzin Laya and their volunteers for their never-ending support to those in trouble. Read more
Never Again
Watching a mother carry her three-year-old child in her arms, fleeing their home to seek shelter from the unbearable rocket onslaught on their Ukrainian city, brought on by the Russian armed forces at the order of their president Vladimir Putin, brings tears to my eyes…writes Eddy Boas. Read more
