Community Editor, Author at J-Wire https://www.jwire.com.au/author/community-editor/ Australia, NZ and worldwide Jewish news that matters Fri, 07 Nov 2025 04:34:02 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 6446428 Omer Shem Tov tells his story of faith, survival and unbreakable hope https://www.jwire.com.au/omer-shem-tov-tells-his-story-of-faith-survival-and-unbreakable-hope/ https://www.jwire.com.au/omer-shem-tov-tells-his-story-of-faith-survival-and-unbreakable-hope/#respond Fri, 07 Nov 2025 04:34:02 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=173982 UIA Australia will welcome Omer Shem Tov and his mother Shelly for a special visit to Sydney and Melbourne in November, where they will share their remarkable story of courage, faith and love that captured the hearts of the Jewish world. Omer was kidnapped by Hamas terrorists from the Nova music festival on October 7 […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/omer-shem-tov-tells-his-story-of-faith-survival-and-unbreakable-hope/feed/ 0 173982 Three presidents and an MP https://www.jwire.com.au/three-presidents-and-an-mp/ https://www.jwire.com.au/three-presidents-and-an-mp/#respond Thu, 06 Nov 2025 22:50:37 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=173971 Dr Marjorie O’Neill, state MP for Coogee, joined past presidents of the National Council of Jewish Women Australia, Viki Nadel, Dalia Ayalon Sinclair and Miri Orden in Randwick, Sydney.   They attended the official opening of WOMEN, POGROMS, LOVE, an exhibition featuring the work of artist Wendy Lessick Bookatz.

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/three-presidents-and-an-mp/feed/ 0 173971 New Year’s revolution at Shtiebel https://www.jwire.com.au/new-years-revolution-at-shtiebel/ https://www.jwire.com.au/new-years-revolution-at-shtiebel/#respond Fri, 29 Aug 2025 06:52:10 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=172543 The Holy Days aren’t the only thing that will be high in Melbourne next month. The numbers wanting to attend the Shtiebel over Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are so high that they’re having to move out of their Booran Road premises and into Stonnington Town Hall. And that’s not the only first for the […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/new-years-revolution-at-shtiebel/feed/ 0 172543 Live Music Back at VJs! https://www.jwire.com.au/live-music-back-at-vjs/ https://www.jwire.com.au/live-music-back-at-vjs/#respond Mon, 10 Feb 2025 05:56:11 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=166369 Sydney north-side venue VJs kicks off its 2025 program with a stellar duo featuring world-renowned Simon Tedeschi and Mat Jodrell. Simon Tedeschi is well known to audiences around Australia and brings a strong classical sensibility to improvisation. He is known for his wide and eclectic approach to repertoire from Rachmaninoff to Gershwin, Mozart to Mussorgsky, […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/live-music-back-at-vjs/feed/ 0 166369 Food that brings us together: The Jewish Food Festival returns! https://www.jwire.com.au/food-that-brings-us-together-the-jewish-food-festival-returns/ https://www.jwire.com.au/food-that-brings-us-together-the-jewish-food-festival-returns/#respond Sun, 09 Feb 2025 05:21:48 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=166346 The Jewish Food Festival, created by Sydney’s Shalom Collective, returns for its third year with an exciting milestone: the official launch of the Shalom Collective brand. Formerly known as Shalom, Shalom Collective is dedicated to creating contemporary Jewish experiences that celebrate culture, deepen identity, and build a thriving community. This year the Jewish Food Festival […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/food-that-brings-us-together-the-jewish-food-festival-returns/feed/ 0 166346 The Great Synagogue’s WOW ‘Women of Worth’ is back https://www.jwire.com.au/the-great-synagogues-wow-women-of-worth-is-back/ https://www.jwire.com.au/the-great-synagogues-wow-women-of-worth-is-back/#respond Tue, 16 Jul 2024 05:25:06 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=160275 The day-long event at Sydney’s The Great Synagogue promises inspiring speakers, a variety of interactive discussions, and fun activities. The program has been designed by women, about women, for women and invites women from all Jewish communities, at all ages and stages of life to come and bring a friend or family member and men […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/the-great-synagogues-wow-women-of-worth-is-back/feed/ 0 160275 Awards announced for Jewish Australia writers https://www.jwire.com.au/awards-announced-for-jewish-australia-writers/ https://www.jwire.com.au/awards-announced-for-jewish-australia-writers/#respond Fri, 29 Mar 2024 05:14:51 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=157171 Sydney-based  Shalom has announced the creation of the Shalom Australian Jewish Book Awards to recognise excellence in contemporary Jewish Australian writing. Two inaugural prizes will be awarded in August of 2024 for books published during the 2023 calendar year. The Leslie and Sophie Caplan Award for Jewish Non-Fiction. Works of significant relevance to the Jewish […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/awards-announced-for-jewish-australia-writers/feed/ 0 157171 20 years as North Shore Synagogue’s senior minister https://www.jwire.com.au/20-years-as-north-shore-synagogues-senior-minister/ https://www.jwire.com.au/20-years-as-north-shore-synagogues-senior-minister/#respond Tue, 27 Feb 2024 04:35:37 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=156264 The community is to celebrate Rabbi Paul Lewin’s leadership, citing his dedication having been instrumental in fostering a vibrant and welcoming atmosphere at the synagogue. He is known for his engaging teaching style, his passion for Jewish education, and his commitment to providing spiritual guidance to individuals and families of all ages. The milestone will […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/20-years-as-north-shore-synagogues-senior-minister/feed/ 0 156264 If I Am Not for Me https://www.jwire.com.au/if-i-am-not-for-me/ https://www.jwire.com.au/if-i-am-not-for-me/#comments Fri, 22 Dec 2023 03:39:13 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=154262 Community Security Trust v Shtadlanut Shtadlanut, has characterized Jewish diplomacy for thousands of years. Important individual Jews with connections would lobby monarchs, princes, and clergy, who might help alleviate their suffering. The equivalent of what we now call lobbying. Carried out privately, secretly, away from public glare. This was the norm in Jewish diplomacy, everywhere, until […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/if-i-am-not-for-me/feed/ 1 154262 UIA: The impact of our Victims of Terror Fund on Israeli lives https://www.jwire.com.au/uia-the-impact-of-our-victims-of-terror-fund-on-israeli-lives/ https://www.jwire.com.au/uia-the-impact-of-our-victims-of-terror-fund-on-israeli-lives/#respond Wed, 08 Nov 2023 06:10:37 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=152545 As the war against Hamas continues and more horrific stories emerge from Operation Swords of Iron, UIA remains fervent in its commitment to keeping its supporters up to date with timely information from credible sources whilst always supporting the People of Israel. With this in mind, UIA will be pivoting from its usual AGM event […]

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