Catch a Zoom for the UIA NSW 2021 AGM with Hillel Neuer
October 25, 2021 by Community Editor
UIA NSW is hosting its AGM via Zoom with guest speaker Hillel Neuer, Executive Director of UN Watch, a human rights NGO in Geneva, Switzerland as well as an acclaimed international lawyer, diplomat, writer and activist. Read more
Breakfast with Carmel
October 21, 2021 by Susana Wills-Johnson
Perth’s Carmel School will host its third Business Breakfast next month bringing together the Perth business community for a morning with Richard Goyder, the current chairman of the AFL Commission. Read more
Lior Raz in conversation with Deanne Weir
October 20, 2021 by A J-Wire community service announcement
Lior Raz became a global name with the hit Israeli Netflix series Fauda, winning accolades and fans from around the world. Read more
The story of Ethiopian Jewry
October 20, 2021 by Community newsdesk
Ethiopian Jews or “Beta Israel” are decedents of an ancient Jewish tribe. For over 2500 years they upheld the laws of Judaism, all the while believing they were the last Jews on earth. Read more
Matchmaker, Matchmaker
October 20, 2021 by Community newsdesk
In mid 2018, a passionate group of individuals within the Sydney community commenced discussions around the lack of engagement in the young adult space and the concurrent growing threat to Jewish continuity via intermarriage. Read more
Those unwanted phone calls
October 18, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Almost 90% of Australians have received at least one nuisance or unwanted call every week and a further 10% receiving more than ten nuisance or unwanted calls each week, according to a recent consumer survey* undertaken by Crime Stoppers (NSW). Read more
Foundations of Australia’s two Jewish day schools partner to connect members
October 14, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Sydney’s Moriah Foundation partnered with Melbourne’s Mount Scopus Foundation to hear from an eminent panel of Israeli professors from Tel Aviv University, sharing their insights into Israel’s pathway out of the pandemic. Read more
Meet Dr Gillian Pollack
October 14, 2021 by A J-Wire community service announcement
NCJWA NSW presents the AWARD-WINNING Dr Gillian Pollack. Read more
Twenty scholarships awarded by the Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance Australia
October 11, 2021 by Nomi Kaltmann
The Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance Australia (JOFA) has recently provided twenty scholarships to Australian women from Sydney and Melbourne who wanted to become qualified Kallah teachers, via a 20-week world-renowned course offered on ZOOM by The Eden Centre in Jerusalem. Read more
President Herzog to address virtual Innovation Summit
October 8, 2021 by J-Wire News Service
The Australia Israel Chamber of Commerce (AICC) will host this year’s Innovation Summit on Wednesday, 20 October 2021, providing a unique forum for Australian and Israeli thought leaders to discuss Australia’s post-pandemic readiness and revolution. Read more
A response to Michael Kuttner’s Brick Wall
I must respond to Michael Kutter and his Brick Walls story and I make the point that in recent years we have seen some changes here. Read more
Foreign Correspondents Speak Out
October 8, 2021 by A J-Wire community service announcement
Sustainable Design, Smart Cities and the Future of Architecture
October 8, 2021 by A J-Wire community service announcement
Here’s an alarming figure – the construction, operation, and maintenance of buildings account for almost 30 per cent of global carbon emissions and as the world’s population grows and the need for further development, so does that figure. Read more
The importance of anti-BDS legislation
October 8, 2021 by A J-Wire community service announcement
International lawyer Eugene Kontorovich will speak on anti-BDS legislation. Read more
B’nai B’rith Bargain Bazaar. For some it is a second-hand shop, for others it is a second home.
Since its inception, Sydney’s B’nai B’rith’s Bargain Bazaar Charity Shop has become an institution…writes Ori Golan. Read more
Honig wins American award for global startup of year
October 6, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Australian company Honeylight Enterprises Pty Ltd trading as Greenville has been named 2021 Global Startup of the Year in the 18th annual Stevie® Award. Read more
John Lyons’ criticism of “the Jewish lobby”: A reader proffers an explanation
As a member of the Australian Jewish community (Australian first and foremost), I agree with most of John Lyons’ complaints. Read more
New president at St Kilda Shule
September 27, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Melbourne’s St Kilda Shule has been the spiritual home to its new President Gerry Bullon since 1986 when he moved to Melbourne from Sydney. Read more
A glaucoma worldwide expert in webinar
September 27, 2021 by A J-Wire community service announcement
Sydney’s Shul presents Yaakov Shwekey
September 24, 2021 by A J-Wire community service announcement
Legendary Jewish singer Yaakov Shwekey will perform for the Australian Jewish community on Sunday. Read more
Aussie classic For Actors’ Fund Benefit
September 23, 2021 by Geoff Sirmai
Lambert House Enterprises have announced KID STAKES will be performed live-streamed on Saturday evening. Read more
Sep-23 Virtual: NCJWA’s Trivia Night
September 17, 2021 by J-Wire
Succot Trivia Night in NJWA’s virtual Succah on Thursday 23rd September 2021! Read more
NCJWA’s Trivia Night
September 17, 2021 by A J-Wire community service announcement
Succot Trivia Night in NJWA’s virtual Succah on Thursday 23rd September 2021! Read more
Australian Jews, Christians and Muslims commemorate 20th Anniversary of 9/11 together
September 13, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Within days of the September 11, 2001 terror attacks in New York and Washington, Jewish, Muslim and Christian Australians arranged a well-attended multifaith service of prayer and reflection in central Sydney. Read more
JCA & UIA announce Philanthropy Fellowship
September 6, 2021 by Community newsdesk
A new Sydney communal initiative marks another step in innovation in the fundraising space. The JCA & UIA 2021 Philanthropy Fellowship, delivered by the Australian Jewish Funders (AJF). Read more
JOFA zooms with a Rabbanit in Efrat
September 6, 2021 by Community newsdesk
The Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance Australia (JOFA) recently hosted Rabbanit Shira Marili Mirvis on ZOOM. Read more
Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur at The Emanuel Synagogue
September 6, 2021 by Community Editor
A Sweet New Year for Survivors
September 3, 2021 by Danny Hochberg
The Australian Association of Jewish Holocaust Survivors and Descendants in partnership with Youth HEAR are sending Rosh Hashanah Care packs to Survivors.
Minister of Religious Affairs meets with women Torah scholars including women rabbis
August 31, 2021 by Gil Tanenbaum - TPS
Israel’s Minister of Religious Affairs, Matan Kahana and MK Nir Orbach met over the weekend with the directors and heads of halachic (Jewish law) programs for women. Read more
Woolworths helps out Ark Centre’s Pay It Forward program
August 30, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Over the past few months, ARK Centre has distributed close to 1000 meals around the community to families and individuals that have been doing it tough. Read more
