The what and the why…writes Rabbi Michoel Gourarie
November 11, 2016 by J-Wire
Everything we do in our daily routine includes two components – what we do and why we do it. Both are critically important. Read more
Sydney eruv approved by council
November 9, 2016 by J-Wire
The eruv containing the Jewish community in the northern Sydney suburbs of St Ives has been approved by the local council. Read more
Toben refused his day in court
Dr Fredrick Toben has been prevented using the courts as an outlet for his views on Jews and the Holocaust. Read more
Thanking Hillel Korman
November 3, 2016 by J-Wire
I am starting my decline in life and wish to record the happiest time in my working life was with Mr. Hillel Korman at Holeproof ( NZ ) Ltd from 1970 until the takeover by Holeproof Australia and carried on until 1998 but it was not the same. Read more
Tasmania holds ANZAC Centenary remembrance service
November 2, 2016 by J-Wire
Dozens of dignitaries joined thirty international and interstate visitors at the Anzac Centenary Remembrance Service of the Tasmanian Jewish Community. Read more
Strengthening arts and culture in NSW
David Gonski, Simon Mordant and Gretel Packer will join a committee of influential figures from across the arts and cultural sector to dramatically improve the way the NSW Government supports and develops arts and culture. Read more
Israeli Mandolin Maestro
October 19, 2016 by J-Wire
Berlin-based Israeli Avi Avital makes a triumphant return from 26 October to lead the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra in an adventurous exploration of the mandolin. Read more
Jewish House launches JH Kids
October 12, 2016 by J-Wire
Sydney’s Jewish House has officially launched JH Kids their child development program. Read more
Four Bar Mitzvahs, Seven Naming Ceremonies, Dozens of Shabbat Lights and Hundreds of New Friendships
October 8, 2016 by J-Wire
In preparation for Rosh Hashana, a group of Subbotnik volunteers from Melbourne headed to Sydney for its first overnight Shabbaton for the Russian Jewish community. Read more
Residents of Peres’ birthplace for a final farewell
September 29, 2016 by J-Wire
Residents of Shimon Peres’s hometown of Vishnyeva gathered on Wednesday outside his childhood home to pay their respects for the biggest international figure to ever emerge from their village. Read more
Shimon Peres: further tributes
September 29, 2016 by J-Wire
Tributes continue to published remembering Shimon Peres, one of the founders of the modern state of Israel who passed yesterday at 93. Read more
Australia’s Governor-General to attend the funeral of Shimon Peres
September 28, 2016 by J-Wire
Australia’s Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has announced that Australia’s Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove will attend the funeral of the 9th Israel’s president Shimon Peres. Read more
Developing and settling…writes Michael Kuttner
Having spent a short vacation “down south” in the Negev, vividly brings home the amazing and under reported transformation which is taking place in this strategically important region of the country. Read more
Ancient city unearthed where David and Goliath battled
Archaeologists believe they have found evidence of King David’s footprints in a mysterious two-gated city from 3,000 years ago, mentioned in the Bible’s story of David and Goliath…writes Maayan Jaffe-Hoffman/JNS.org. Read more
Far Left-Wing Hypocrites
September 4, 2016 by J-Wire
Nearly half a million people have been killed in Syria in the last four years. Read more
Breaking Challah
August 31, 2016 by J-Wire
Breaking Challah is a new initiative that encourages Jewish families around the world to invite a non-Jewish neighbour, colleague, teacher or friend to join them for a traditional Friday night Shabbat meal in an effort to promote tolerance through understanding. Read more
Paging Amb. Ira Forman: Synagogue attacked, world is silent…writes Stephen M. Flatow/JNS.org
August 16, 2016 by J-Wire
If a bomb was thrown at a prominent synagogue in Brooklyn, the media would treat it as front-page news and politicians would rush to condemn the assault. Read more
Terrorist Aid Hijacking and NGO Oversight Failure: Learning from the World Vision Case
August 8, 2016 by J-Wire
On August 4, 2016, the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) revealed that Mohammed El-Halabi, manager of the Gaza operations of the international humanitarian NGO World Vision, funneled 60% of the World Vision Gaza budget to the terrorist group Hamas. Read more
Journalists Report Back from Rambam Delegation
August 8, 2016 by J-Wire
Prominent Australian journalists and opinion-leaders Rita Panahi, Jennifer Oriel, Josh Gordon and Georgina Downer, recently having returned from an Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) Rambam delegation to Israel, addressed an AIJAC luncheon in Melbourne. Read more
Tishah B’Av: The rabbi answers questions
August 8, 2016 by J-Wire
Rabbi Raymond Apple has a answers about Tishah B’Av…annual fast day in Judaism which commemorates the anniversary of a number of disasters in Jewish history, primarily the destruction of both the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem. Read more
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Maccabi Junior Carnival Registrations Open as NSW Team Manager is Announced
August 3, 2016 by J-Wire
Next year’s Maccabi Junior Carnival will be held in Perth. Read more
Abusing the term ‘fascism’ in relation to Israel…writes Isi Leibler
July 26, 2016 by J-Wire
It is now a worldwide phenomenon that left-wingers and increasing numbers of liberals chant the mantra that Israel is led by extremists and becoming transformed into a full-fledged fascist state. Unfortunately, such unadulterated nonsense is expressed daily and is highlighted in Haaretz, the Israeli post-Zionist daily newspaper, illustrating the primitive measures even Jewish opponents of our government are willing to take in order to demonise the Jewish state. Read more
Powerful parents
July 14, 2016 by J-Wire
Victoria’s United Jewish Education Boards has powerful allies to continue its work within the State’s schools for its Jewish programs. Read more
Montefiore Chair of Healthy Brain Ageing, Professor Henry Brodaty AO, wins ‘Nobel Prize for Ageing’
July 6, 2016 by J-Wire
UNSW Scientia Professor Henry Brodaty AO, has been awarded The Ryman Prize, an international prize that rewards the best work in the world that has enhanced quality of life for older people. Read more
Record Number of Graduates from Aged Care Course at Jewish Care
July 5, 2016 by J-Wire
A record number of students have graduated from the Certificate III in Aged Care and Home & Community Care course, hosted by Melbourne’s Jewish Care’s Employment and Education Centre. Read more
A Woman Called Golda – DVD giveaways
July 1, 2016 by J-Wire
J-Wire has 10 DVDs of the Ingrid Bergman film “A Woman Called Golda” to give away. Read more
150 Changemakers from 29 countries in Jerusalem
June 30, 2016 by J-Wire
One hundred-fifty of the Jewish world’s leading young changemakers from 29 countries convened in Jerusalem this week for intensive networking, skill-building and ideation at the 2016 ROI Summit, ROI Community’s flagship program. Read more
Poisoned minds…writes Emily Gian
There is a scene in the movie, “Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan”, in which the Sacha Baron Cohen character finds himself deep inside redneck territory in an American country and western lounge bar. Read more
The Gift of Life…after 25 years
Shula Endrey-Walder has attended the Gift of Life Gala in New York to celebrate 25 years of saving lives. Read more
