Police in the French city of Marseille detained a man Friday who was wielding a knife outside a Jewish school and kosher market. Surveillance of Jewish sites in the city has been increased while they investigate his motives, according to local authorities • Full Story

An Israel Defense Forces soldier was attacked and had his weapon stolen by two assailants during a solo navigation exercise near Shfar’am in northern Israel • Full Story

A Victoria synagogue says it has received government approval to restart limited in-person services due to specific religious needs. Article courtesy of CTVNews.ca • Full Story

For more than two years, a movement in Hasidic Orthodox Judaism known as Chabad has been expanding in Bayonne. Knowing that many modern Jews living in the area are unaffiliated and the traditional synagogues are struggling to survive, Chabad goes into the community and performs outreach. Article courtesy of NJ.com • Full Story

The public is asked to say Tehillim for a person in critical condition after contracting Covid-19. The name for Tehillim is Chaya Miriam Bas Rochel Leah. Please say Kapital Chof and Lamed Vov • Tehillim

Last night, a group of Bochurim travelling across the United States to print Tanyas with Shluchim in their local communities as per the directive from the Rebbe, pulled up in Springfield, Illinois to print a Tanya with the local Shliach, Rabbi Mendy Turen.

The Miami Student, a site that updates students in the Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, reported about the local Chabad presence on their campus • Full Story

If you were hoping to visit Australia any time soon, you’re going to have to wait a little longer. On Tuesday, Australian Health Minister Greg Hunt announced that the country has extended its international travel ban for another three months • Full Story

Stamford Hill’s Charedi community has been praised by local police for compliance with Covid restrictions over Purim. In a letter to local Jewish groups, the head of Hackney’s neighborhood policing, Jim Melton, said the festival passed “without incident” • Full Story

Israeli authorities said Wednesday that a Libyan-owned tanker suspected of smuggling oil from Iran to Syria was responsible for spilling tons of crude into the eastern Mediterranean last month, causing one of Israel’s worst environmental disasters • Full Story

Despite Covid, the Jewish community of Vinnytsia, Ukraine—led by the city’s rabbi and Shliach, Rabbi Shaul Halevi Horowitz—celebrated Purim in a particularly happy atmosphere. After the Megilah reading, a Purim party was held with the participation of many of the youth in the community. During Purim Rabbi Horowitz even paid a special visit to the British Ambassador to Ukraine • Photos

An Islington Shul has been handing out kosher food packages to help Jewish people celebrate religious holidays during the coronavirus lockdown • Full Story

International Criminal Court Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda announced on Wednesday that she is opening a full war crimes probe against Israel and the Hamas terrorist group in the Gaza Strip • Full Story

Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the state is creating a pilot program of utilizing “coronavirus passports” to allow people who have been vaccinated or tested negative to participate in indoor events • Full Story