Melbourne

Melbourne synagogue evacuated on Shabbat as tensions over Israel-Hamas war flare in Australia

“Sadly, this Friday night, for our community, that feeling of refuge, calm and serenity was shattered,” wrote the president and rabbi of Melbourne’s Central Shule.

An illicit engagement party roils Australian Jews as new COVID-19 outbreak extends lockdown

A video of the party circulating online shows the groom joking about the event’s legality.

Melbourne residents confront haredi Orthodox Jews allegedly meeting during lockdown

A group of Jews who are believed to be part of the Satmar Hasidic group were filmed leaving the Adass Israel School in south Melbourne on Saturday night.