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
Louder Together on Spotify! JCA x Glassbreakers & Friends
August 29, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Spotify just got a whole lot more ruach with a new playlist drop – Louder Together – the inspiration of Glassbreakers’ lead singer Ilan Kidron and the team at Sydney’s JCA. Read more
Jobs Open!
August 26, 2021 by Community newsdesk
CEO’s of Jewish House and JewishCare, Rabbi Mendel Kastel and Gary Groves are calling on the Sydney community to work together to connect local employers with job seekers. Read more
Centenary for Maccabi World Union
August 26, 2021 by A J-Wire community service announcement
Israel’s president Itzhak Herzog will attend the launch of the Maccabi World Union Centennial Events to be streamed on MWU’s website and Facebook page. Read more
Sanctum Reading of the Names
August 25, 2021 by A J-Wire community service announcement
Join online this annual commemoration to honour Holocaust survivors and victims, whose families have placed a plaque in their memory in the Sydney Jewish Museum’s Sanctum of Remembrance. Read more
NCJWA announces new diverse board at AGM
August 25, 2021 by Community newsdesk
National Council of Jewish Women Australia (NCJWA) has re-elected Melinda Jones as president at its recent AGM. Read more
A drug to combat COVID: a webinar
August 22, 2021 by A J-Wire community service announcement
No need to go hungry in Sydney
August 20, 2021 by A J-Wire community service announcement
J-Wire is publishing a list of organisations that are providing food for the needy in these tough times. Read more
Dr Norman Swan talks to the head of the Israel team searching for a COVID treatment
August 20, 2021 by A J-Wire community service announcement
Professor Nadir Arber will talk with Dr Norman Swan about the drug he has developed to treat COVID. Read more
1000 meals a day from OBK to support charities
August 19, 2021 by Elana Bowman
Sydney’s Our Big Kitchen is flat out each day providing meals to the needy with increased requests during the lockdown. Read more
Thank you to the frontline workers
August 18, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Rosh Hashanah at the Emanuel
August 18, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
With Sydney’s ongoing issues stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, community gatherings in synagogues and churches remain out of reach for many. Read more
Preserving the footprint of Southern African Jewish community life in digital form
August 18, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The rise of the internet has provided unprecedented means for connecting people as well as being a secure repository of information.
Many people with a passion to preserve the history of their Southern African Jewish communities have grasped this opportunity with both hands. How have they done it? People from all over the world are finding out through ‘Community History Online’, a Zoom conference presented in three weekly sessions by the South African Jewish Museum and the UCT Kaplan Centre.
Rabbanit Shira Marili Mirvis zooms with The Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance Australia
August 13, 2021 by Community newsdesk
The Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance Australia (JOFA) will host Rabbanit Shira Marili Mirvis for an upcoming event on ZOOM. Read more
Why online hatred and antisemitism is a woman’s issue
August 13, 2021 by A J-Wire community service announcement
Join the National Council of Jewish Women Australia (NCJWA) team for an insightful and thought-provoking free webinar with Emily Schrader. Read more
Scholarship opportunities available from the Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance Australia
August 11, 2021 by Community Editor
JOFA Australia, the Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance, seeks to expand the spiritual, ritual, intellectual and political opportunities for women within the framework of halakha (Jewish law), by advocating meaningful participation and equality for women in family life, synagogues, houses of learning and Jewish communal organisations to the full extent possible. Read more
CHOL – South African Community History On-Line
August 11, 2021 by Community Editor
The last of three Zoom sessions exploring various approaches used to recreate Southern African Jewish communities online. Read more
Paul Bassat shares his remarkable journey at The Moriah Foundation Circle online event
August 11, 2021 by Community newsdesk
The Moriah Foundation Circle has hosted Paul Bassat, co-founder & investor at Square Peg Capital during an online event, Empowering the Exceptional, with parents, Foundation Circle Members and Foundation Members. Read more
North Shore Temple Emanuel’s plans for the High Holidays at home
August 11, 2021 by Community newsdesk
Sydney’s North Shore Temple Emanuel (NSTE) High Holy Day services are to be conducted communally despite members being unable to leave their homes due to lockdown. Read more
Happy 100th, Gerda
August 10, 2021 by Community newsdesk
Gerda Buckwalter, a long-standing stalwart of the Sydney Jewish community celebrates her 100th birthday on Wednesday. Read more
A conversation with Nobuki Sugihara
August 9, 2021 by Community newsdesk
Chiune Sugihara saved the lives of 6000 Jews during the Holocaust. Many of their descendants live in Australia. Read more
Census message
August 6, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
This week I received, like millions of Australia a letter in the mail letting me know that the Australian census will be taking place next week on the 10th August 2021. Read more
Why must I put “Jewish” on my census form?
August 5, 2021 by Rabbi Chaim Ingram
Two questions from those not keen to put their Jewish religious affiliation on their census forms. And the answers to why they should. Read more
In Conversation with Rabbanit Evron
August 5, 2021 by Community newsdesk
The Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance Australia (JOFA) hosted Rabbanit Devorah Evron on Zoom. Read more
Preserving the footprint of the Southern African Jewish Community online
August 3, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The second of three webinars with three presentations. Read more
How KTC deals with the lockdown
August 1, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
According to NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian’s announcement on Wednesday that the stay-at-home orders will extend until 26 August, Kesser Torah College is applying as many extra resources as possible to ensure our students have a rich, educational and dynamic Jewish and General Studies learning experience for the extent of this lock-down period. Read more
