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Bondi Beach hero, Ahmed al-Ahmed, pauses recovery plans, meetings due to new severe pain

Ahmed had arrived in New York earlier in the week to pursue the next stage of what he described as his "treatment journey." During his stay, he had appeared on multiple US TV shows.

|ByTZVI JASPER
NEW SOUTH WALES Premier Chris Minns visits Ahmed al Ahmed, who was identified on social media as the bystander who hid behind parked cars and seized a rifle from one of the gunmen during the deadly shooting at Bondi Beach on Sunday, at a hospital in Sydney, Australia, December 15, 2025.
A reconstruction of the Temple’s menorah, created by the Temple Institute in the Old City’s Jewish Quarter

The hanukkia: Left- and right-wingers

Theocracy, democracy and Halacha

|ByNATHAN LOPES CARDOZO
Hanukkah images are displayed on the walls of the Old City in Jerusalem

Top Ten Gift Picks for Hanukkah 2017

Looking for amazing Israeli Hanukkah gifts? Don’t miss our countdown of the top ten gift picks for Hanukkah 2017!

|ByJUDAICA WEB STORE
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Drunk Illinois man knocks down Chabad Menorah, claims it was gift to Jewish friend

The suspect was caught on a surveillance camera pushing the menorah until it snapped at the base.

|ByJTA