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Features and Articles. The real message of Chanukah. In Israel, tails are up. Despite the acute national trauma over the plight of the hostages, the continuing (if sporadic) missile attacks and the losses of soldiers’ lives that are still being sustained, there’s a general optimism that the Jewish state is winning this war and that genocidal Iran is staring at defeat.
Australia safe for Jews - J-Wire
Dec 5, 2023 · Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles says Australia remains a safe place for Jewish people despite Israel issuing travel warnings for its citizens looking to visit. Israel has upgraded travel warnings to multiple countries, including Australia, following a rise in anti-Semitism stemming from the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. …
Sydney's Giant Menorah – J-Wire
1 hour ago · For yet another year. Chabad Youth NSW’s Rabbi Elimelech Levy lit the iconic Giant Menorah in Martin Place, celebrating Chanukah in the City of 2024. The organisers believe the menorah will send a resounding message of hope, resilience, and unity. Fifty cars and motorbikes adorned with menorahs and Israeli flags paraded through the CBD of […]
Melbourne - J-Wire
Current News ‘Her heart could not withstand the suffering’: released hostage dies. Wednesday, December 25, 2024 at 7:52 am. Kibbutz Nir Oz resident Hana Katzir a 77-year-old hostage released from captivity...
Marwan Barghouti tops Palestinian polls for PA leadership as …
3 days ago · The survey, conducted by the Ramallah-based Arab World for Research and Development (AWRAD), is the first since Hamas’s Gaza strongman and mastermind of the October 7 attacks Yahya Sinwar was killed in a chance encounter with soldiers in Rafah in October.. As recently reported by The Press of Service of Israel, Barghouti’s family and lawyers have been in Qatar engaging in negotiations over ...
Just in case – J-Wire
Dec 6, 2024 · CSG has been onsite at Adass Israel and is deploying additional resources throughout the community as a precaution. They have advised that they are liaising with Victoria Police, who are investigating the attack. They say that Victoria Police have confirmed that the fire was targeted and deliberate, and the police will be an increased presence […]
Please explain, Minister – J-Wire
Dec 13, 2024 · There has been a noticeable increase in wait times for visas to be issued to Israelis, from a few days previously to over a month recently. In a statement, the ZFA says: “There is a strong belief within the community that this has led to what can only be described as a form of shadow bans or additional barriers in visa processing that has previously not been problematic before October 7 2023 ...
August 2023 – J-Wire
“When you enter the land that your God is giving you as a heritage, and you possess it and settle in it, you shall take the first fruit of the soil, which you harvest from the land that your God giving you, and put them in a basket and go to the place that God chooses and to the priest in charge at that time and say to him, “I acknowledge this day before your God that I have entered the ...
Forecasting changes in Australia’s Jewish community – J-Wire
Aug 9, 2024 · The 2021 Census, conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), offers a detailed snapshot of the Jewish community, which was estimated to be 116,967 people in 2021, or 0.46% of the national population.
Comprehensive study of hate incidents in Australia - J-Wire
Jun 21, 2023 · This article updates the 2022 study so as to incorporate data from a recent report of hate incidents which was released in 2023. The 2022 study was based on the reports of three targeted communities – Jewish, Muslim and Asian – the only communities who have a reporting and documentation system, and which produce reports on hate incidents against their community.