Sukkot in the centre of Melbourne

October 21, 2016 by  

Chabad of Melbourne CBD (Central Business District) has held their 18th Sukkot Luncheon in the City Square in the heart of Melbourne. Read more

Marie visits Our Big Kitchen

October 21, 2016 by  

Former Governor of NSW Dame Marie Bashir has visited Our Big Kitchen. Read more

Jewish Care Victoria Cares for its Carers

October 19, 2016 by  

During the National Carers Week Jewish Care Victoria is celebrating the dedicated unpaid carers in our community. Read more

Artistic Jewish Calendar Infused With Russian Memories

October 16, 2016 by  

Volunteers from Subbotnik, a grassroots organisation bringing together Russian Jews in Australia has published its first Jewish calendar “infused with Russian memories” featuring an artistic tapestry of Soviet cities and their Jewish symbols. Read more

Running for a Jewish museum in NYC

October 11, 2016 by  

Former Melbournian Callum Donnelly will run next month’s 2016 New York City Marathon to raise funds the Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust. Read more

Jewish Care Victoria Launches New Video in Honour of Mental Health Week

October 8, 2016 by  

To honour Mental Health Week (9-15 October 2016) – an annual campaign to raise awareness of mental health, Jewish Care is launching the next video in its Reach Out, Speak Out series, ‘Dov’s Story’. Read more

Four Bar Mitzvahs, Seven Naming Ceremonies, Dozens of Shabbat Lights and Hundreds of New Friendships

October 8, 2016 by  

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

70 years married

October 8, 2016 by  

Sydney’s Montefiore residents Moshe and Annie Platus have celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary at the Home’s Hunters Hill campus.

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Tzeddy’s First Adventure: Jewish Care’s First Storybook Teaches Children Important Values

October 5, 2016 by  

Over the past four years, children and families in our community may have seen Melbourne’s Jewish Care’s mascot, Tzeddy the Tzedakah Tin, appear at community events spreading awareness about the importance of tzedakah. Read more

OBK supports beyondblue

September 23, 2016 by  

Sydney’s Our Big Kitchen have hosted celebrity MasterChef Finalist Renae Smith and Nutritionist and Dietician Lyndi Cohen who shared their culinary skills and their personal insights into depression and anxiety. Read more

A new Israel learning experience

September 23, 2016 by  

Israel Uncovered, a dynamic seminar run by Zionism Victoria at Beth Weizmann Community Centre has been an engaging learning experience for many. Read more

An Inspiring story of courage, tenacity and camaraderie among wounded

September 7, 2016 by  

A sell-out crowd attended Beth Weizmann Community Centre on for the premiere screening of “Tiyul: A Story of Courage.” presented by Zionism Victoria and ZDVO Beit Halochem Australia. Read more

Giving Blood to Save Lives at Beth Weizmann

September 6, 2016 by  

An urgent blood testing held recently at Beth Weizmann Community Centre to help find donors for four Jewish leukaemia patients including a baby in critical need of non-relative blood stem cell matches. Read more

Monte talks about its services

September 1, 2016 by  

Sydney’s Montefiore Aged Care Homes has released  a new video featuring its  Allied  Health Services. Read more

Friday Night Live

August 30, 2016 by  

Sydney’s Chabad Double Bay is presenting Friday Night Live this Friday, 2nd September, at 6pm, with an Israeli themed kiddush following the service. It will feature our new Chazan, Shimon Walles. Read more

Jewish Care and The Jewish Taskforce Against Family Violence Enhance Responsiveness to the Jewish Community

August 26, 2016 by  

Jewish Care Victoria and The Jewish Taskforce Against Family Violence (JTAFV) have reached an agreement regarding the JTAFV’s telephone support line. Read more

Fascinating Insights on Modern Israel Discussed at Zionism Victoria’s Book Launch and Panel

August 24, 2016 by  

Zionism Victoria have hosted the Australian launch of Rabbi Dov Lipman’s book, An ‘American’ MK, Behind the Scenes in the 19th Knesset, followed by an engaging panel on modern Israel. Read more

United to Support Israel in Australia and Overseas

August 23, 2016 by  

Zionism Victoria has hosted an international and national delegation of members of Christians for Israel (C4I) for an inaugural meeting with the leaders of the Victorian Zionist and Jewish community. Read more

A Yazidi woman tells her story

August 18, 2016 by  

Nadia Murad Basee Taha is a Yazidi woman from northern Iraq who was captured by Daesh (or ISIS) in mid-2014 will tell a seminar at Sydney University how she escaped. Read more

Residents art exhibition

August 18, 2016 by  

Residents, relatives and staff of Sydney’s Montefiore Home Randwick Campus to celebrate the work of three resident artists, June Lotzof, Audrey Goldberg, and the late Dr Zelman Freeman. Read more

Keeping Warm with Soup & Chat While Supporting Others

August 16, 2016 by  

What is the best way to make your winter Tuesdays more enjoyable? The answer is having a cup of hearty soup with a friend or two at the Melbourne Lamm Library! Read more

$500 membership for Sydney’s The Great Synagogue

August 16, 2016 by  

The Great Synagogue has launched a $500 annual membership rate, which gives all benefits, including the right to sit in any seat without a dedicated brass plaque. Read more

SES at OBK

August 3, 2016 by  

State Emergency Services  Randwick members participated in an Our Big Kitchen building exercise.

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Montefiore’s Continuum of Care

July 21, 2016 by  

Sydney’s Montefiore Home is one of Australia’s leading aged care provider with a proud history spanning more than 120 years, and a commitment to provide exceptional levels of care. Read more

Record Number of Graduates from Aged Care Course at Jewish Care

July 5, 2016 by  

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

Strengthening Jewish life at universities

July 4, 2016 by  

Sydney’s Rabbi Eli Feldman has attended  International Conference for Chabad on Campus in Stamford, Connecticut.

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The Ideation Project

June 29, 2016 by  

Sydney’s The Shalom Institute is now accepting applications for its second year of its ground-breaking innovation program, The Ideation Project. Read more

Melbourne marriage equality political guide

June 22, 2016 by  

GLBTI group Aleph Melbourne has published a Voters’ Guide for Marriage Equality in Jewish Melbourne. Read more

Jews for Refugees

June 20, 2016 by  

Members of Sydney’s Jewish community joined a Sydney rally in support of refugees detained in Nauru and Manus Island. Read more

Jewish Care brunch

June 20, 2016 by  

Jewish Care Victoria has hosted its 33rd Annual Friends of Montefiore Brunch. Read more

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