“As a rabbi in Sydney, I implore you not to betray the Jewish people and not God Himself,” wrote Rabbi Schlanger following Australia’s decision to recognize a Palestinian state.

About a small spark that refuses to surrender to the darkness.

Israeli leaders continue to take Australia’s government to task for not only failing to combat antisemitism, but inadvertently encouraging it with their hostility toward Israel.

Impressions from an event in Jerusalem on the Norwegian action plan against antisemitism and its European context.

Israeli minister blames Australian government’s recognition of ‘Palestine’ for deadly Sydney Chanukah attack.

President Isaac Herzog called the deadly shooting “vile” terrorism, while Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar said he was “appalled” by the incident.

President Donald Trump receives Lifetime Achievement Award from the Israel Allies Foundation for his unflinching support of the Jewish state.

As we celebrate the holiday, remember that the lights we kindle are more than tradition; they are invitations. They invite us to illuminate the world with love, justice and compassion.

Have you ever felt that you are standing inwardly at a turning point? That life is pressing you, urging you no longer to continue as before? That you realise the person you were no longer fits the person you have become? It is exactly there that the story of Jacob begins — and exactly there that it begins with us too. This is the weekly Torah portion that we in the people of Israel read on this Shabbat. Come and read with us!