90th celebration for Henri Korn
November 8, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Habonim Dror reach out to smaller communities
Ken HaShemesh HaOlah (KSO) is Habonim Dror Australia’s groundbreaking new outreach program, providing socialist-Zionist and progressive education for Jewish youths regardless of where they may live in Australia. Read more
Multi-media event at Sydney’s Emanuel Synagogue
November 8, 2019 by Geoff Sirmai
Emanuel Synagogue will host an extraordinary, multi-media event by the Sydney Art Quartet in November: CROSSROADS – featuring Steve Reich’s intensely moving Different Trains – combined with a dramatic theatre & cinema installation and special guest artists. Read more
Alone Together
October 25, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Israeli filmmaker Kineret Hay-Gillor is currently living in Sydney with her doctor husband who has been posted here…but she is making good use of her time producing a film about Australia’s first Jewish same-sex marriage and screening her award-winning documentary Alone Together. Read more
JPs get thanks for 50 years service
October 24, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Member for Vaucluse, Gabrielle Upton MP today congratulated seven Justice of the Peace from the Vaucluse electorate in Sydney for their 50 years of service to the community. Read more
Kristallnacht concert to be held at NZ synagogue for the first time
October 8, 2019 by Community newsdesk
Over a single night in November 1938 over 200 synagogues were burned in an orchestrated anti-Jewish violence in Germany. Read more
Sushi In The Succah
September 29, 2019 by Community newsdesk
In celebration of Succot, Sydney’s North Shore Temple Emanuel is organising a social event for Jewish adults in their 20s and 30s. Read more
Friends of Kaveret to play in Sydney
September 26, 2019 by Community newsdesk
Earlier this year a group of talented musicians came together to form the band החברים של כוורת– “HaChaverim Shel Kaveret – Friends of Kaveret” and they will appear in Sydney next month. Read more
In Heaven’s Name Why?
September 23, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Over 150 people including rabbis and communal leaders filled the Caro Synagogue (Bet Yosef) in Bondi for the launch of Rabbi Chaim Ingram’s fourth book “In Heaven’s Name Why?”. Read more
Community Selichot
September 19, 2019 by Community newsdesk
For the first time, two major congregations in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs are to join forces in hosting a community Selichot. Read more
Grandparents Day features Rosh Hashanah
September 17, 2019 by Community newsdesk
Rosh Hashanah photos from Emanuel School’s recent Grandparents Day. The students took part in various Rosh HaShanah activities with their grandparents. Read more
Bargain Bazaar opens Sydney Pop-Up
September 17, 2019 by Roz Tarszisz
B’nai B’rith Sydney’s op shop, Bargain Bazaar, has opened a pop-up shop for used furniture in Surry Hills Shopping Village.
Bringing Jewish life to Budapest
Sep-15 Sydney: Book launch – In Heaven’s Name Why?
Rabbi Chaim Ingram invites the community to the launch of his newest book. Read more
Sacred Music Festival
September 9, 2019 by Community newsdesk
Solar Power for The King David School
August 28, 2019 by Community newsdesk
In line with the school’s commitment to educating for a sustainable future, students will take personal responsibility for electricity consumption at Melbourne’s The King David School. Read more
Castle Hill Players stage the unforgettable and touching story of Anne Frank
August 28, 2019 by Geoff Sirmai
The Diary of Anne Frank by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett will play in Sydney at the Pavilion Theatre, Castle Hill from 20 September to 12 October. Read more
Parramatta and District Synagogue marks its 70th Anniversary
August 26, 2019 by Community newsdesk
In 1949, in a house at 471 Western Road, Pendle Hill, Morry, Alf and Mark Borman, Lou Klein, Sidney Sinclair and their families met for the purpose of establishing a Synagogue and for commencing formal Jewish Education for their children. Read more
The future of energy
August 23, 2019 by Community newsdesk
Australia’s Chief Scientist, Dr Alan Finkel will appear in conversation with Rabbi Jeffrey Kamins at Emanuel Synagogue where they will discuss The Future of Energy. Read more
Reliable Material
August 23, 2019 by Arts Editor
Relatable Material marks the debut of Jewish comedian Robyn Reynolds and fellow comic Chris Nguyen,… who are also a couple. Read more
Volunteers wanted
August 19, 2019 by Community Editor
The Australian Jewish Historical Society based within the Sydney Jewish Museum is looking for volunteers to help with specific projects as the Society continues to move from paper preservation of documents to the digital age. Read more
Sacred music festival for Emanuel
August 11, 2019 by Community newsdesk
Saturday 7th September is the opening night of the 2019 Sydney Sacred Music Festival and will see this popular festival of World Music come to Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs for the first time. Read more
Courage to Care to visit Warragul
August 11, 2019 by Community newsdesk
Courage to Care brings important messages to Victorians, in particular, secondary school students, through a free travelling program and interactive multimedia exhibition. Next stop Warragul. Read more
Melbourne teens attend US summer leadership camp
August 8, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Six Jewish teens from Melbourne public schools have recently returned from a three-week-long camp in Pennsylvania, USA where they represented the United Jewish Education Board at the B’nai B’rith Youth Organisation International Leadership Training Conference.
Northern Territory sister school students visit Emanuel
August 8, 2019 by Michelle Favero
A very special group of nine children and four teachers from Jilkminggan School, Emanuel’s sister school in the Northern Territory, recently made the long journey to Sydney for a week-long visit. Read more
Minky opens a Gallery
August 6, 2019 by Geoff Sirmai
A brand-new work from the pen of award-winning writer-director Joanna Weinberg is set to premiere at Sydney Fringe this September… and it marks the stunning solo debut of comedian and actor Jodine Holli Wolman. Read more
Mentoring with YJP
July 18, 2019 by Community newsdesk
YJP has hosted another successful mentoring and networking event in Melbourne at a passionate restaurant named “Disrupters Crushing It.” Read more
Benefits of preparatory at Mount Sinai
As a parent, your two biggest drivers are to protect and prepare. Arguably, one of the biggest decisions you will need to make in preparing your child for their future is choosing the correct schooling for them. Read more
Sydney’s CBDChabad springs its wings
July 12, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Shalom’s Comedy Night is back for its third instalment next month
July 8, 2019 by Arts Editor
Community-based Jewish organisation, Shalom, has announced the third show of top-shelf, young adult comedy nights based at Sydney’s Cafe Lounge. Read more
