Dunera: The Merchant Of Venice – Live Discussion
September 14, 2020 by A J-Wire community service announcement
Following Streamed Shakespeare’s all virtual production of ‘The Merchant of Venice’ last month (trailer here) this roundtable will host the Director and Actors live in conversation. Read more
The wandering shofar
September 9, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Sydney’s Emanuel Synagogue’s Rabbi Rafi Kaiserblueth will tour the Eastern Suburbs on the 2nd day of Rosh Hashanah sounding the shofar at chosen points. Read more
R U OK day is on Thursday 10 September.
September 8, 2020 by Rabbi Gabi Kaltmann
R U OK? Day: the national day of mental health awareness and suicide prevention, aims for people to reach out and ask each other if they are okay and have important conversations about mental health and struggles people are experiencing. Read more
Daniel Gordis: “Israel education in the 21st century. What has to Change?”
September 7, 2020 by A J-Wire community service announcement
The Zionist Council of NSW will host a talk with Daniel Gordis addressing the common critique among Western youth that the story they were taught about Israel is incomplete and ask how we might adjust our Israel education to meet the needs of a new generation. Read more
Arnold Zable to discuss his latest book The Watermill at the online Shalom Sydney Jewish Writers Festival
September 2, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Acclaimed Australian author, Arnold Zable, will be interviewed by book reviewer and podcast host, Nicole Abadee, on Thursday 3 September at 8pm about his latest work, The Watermill. Read more
New CEO for the National Council of Jewish Women of Australia Vic
August 31, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
NCJWA Vic has announced the appointment of its new CEO, Ms Alexandra P. Silver effective from tomorrow. Read more
Eli Rabinowitz elected to International Jewish Genealogy Board
August 28, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Perth-based Eli Rabinowitz has been elected to the Board of Directors of the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies (IAJGS) at its International Jewish Genealogy Conference. Read more
Webinar: Touching Base With Your Spirit
August 28, 2020 by A J-Wire community service announcement
The impact of COVID-19 on all Australians cannot be understated. Read more
Temple Beth Israel launches Yachad
August 20, 2020 by A J-Wire community service announcement
In response to Covid-19, and the community not being able to gather together, prayer offerings have rapidly moved to an entirely virtual space. Read more
Tour Jewish museums in Cape Town, London and Maryland
August 10, 2020 by A J-Wire community service announcement
The Jewish Museum of Australia has teamed up with the Jewish Museum London, Jewish Museum of Maryland and South African Jewish Museum to bring you Around the World in 21 Days: Museums Across the Seas. Read more
New principal for Yeshiva College Bondi
August 9, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Duncan Kendall has been appointed as the Principal/CEO of the Yeshiva College Bondi. Read more
$16,000 for Jewish House
August 9, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
State Labor MP Dr Marjorie O’Neill has presented Sydney’s Jewish House with a $16,000 grant to purchase a new vehicle to increase their food deliveries to the needy. Read more
Geoff Sirmai to play Shylock
August 4, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Streamed Shakespeare has announced its newest production: The Merchant Of Venice. Read more
Three Jewish grandmothers play matchmaker
August 3, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
In 2019, Jewish Life Television launched Bubbies Know Best, a dating show with a Jewish twist – where three Jewish grandmothers act as matchmakers for Young and Old, Straight and Gay, Jewish and Non-Jewish. Based upon the show’s great success in Season 1, Bubbies Know Best began pre-production on Season 2 earlier this year. Read more
From Buenos Aires: the new WUPJ president
July 31, 2020 by A J-Wire community service announcement
A zoom discussion with the new World Union for Progressive Judaism. Read more
Technion webinar hosts inventors
July 24, 2020 by A J-Wire community service announcement
Dr Amit Goffer experienced a tragic accident that confined him to a wheelchair – as an accomplished inventor and entrepreneur, he didn’t accept his fate to never stand upright again and immediately started to develop alternative modes of transport to the traditional wheelchair. Read more
Glimpsing the future of Judaism, Israel & world Jewry
July 20, 2020 by A J-Wire community service announcement
On Tisha B’Av, Emanuel Synagogue and Kehilat Nitzan, Melbourne will present an online Eicha reading followed by a Zoom lecture by world-renowned Israeli Futurist, Prof. David Passig of Bar-Ilan University. Read more
Shtisel stars to highlight evolving Haredi community
July 16, 2020 by Sharon Berger
Shtisel actress Neta Riskin (Giti Weiss) will join Shtisel co-creator Yehonatan Indursky and Jerusalem-based Haredi feminist activist Pnina Pfeuffer for an enlightening webinar on Israel’s complex and evolving Haredi community. Read more
Israeli-Canadian author to speak to the Shalom Sydney Jewish Writers Festival about latest book, Spies of No Country
July 16, 2020 by A J-Wire community service announcement
In 1948, four Mizrachi men, native to the Arab world and who could easily assume Arab identities, went undercover in Beirut. Read more
Dunera: Pizza, Parmigiano and Pavarotti!
July 15, 2020 by A J-Wire community service announcement
Ciao! Get ready for an all Italian extravaganza of culture, food, and music. Read more
Peace is possible
July 15, 2020 by A J-Wire community service announcement
Meet the creator of Shtisel
July 9, 2020 by A J-Wire community service announcement
The creator of Shtisel, Yehonatan Indursky, will be zooming in from Israel to give a talk and Q&A session on August 5. Read more
Fleeing the Hijab
July 8, 2020 by A J-Wire community service announcement
“On July 22, Zionism Victoria, in partnership with St Kilda Hebrew Congregation and South Caulfield Hebrew Congregation, will host Iranian-born Dr Sima Goel for her first Australian appearance. Read more
FOJAM set to present “Spun Stories”
July 8, 2020 by A J-Wire community service announcement
Melbourne’s FOJAM (Festival of Jewish Arts and Music) is to present an online storytelling event Spun Stories. Read more
KH-UIA global family uniting in crisis
July 6, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
UIA Australia hosted over 500 supporters at its Keren Hayesod-UIA Global Family online event last week. Read more
Challahs for the cops
July 3, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Australian Jewish Association has delivered a special Shabbat message as an expression of thanks to some of the police who protect our community. Read more
Zoom with Zeddy
June 30, 2020 by A J-Wire community service announcement
Zeddy Lawrence is the editor of the Australian Jewish News, a position that sees him balancing reporting about the community whilst also reporting to it. Read more
Impacting Science from a Small Country – Q&A w Nobel Prize laureate
June 28, 2020 by A J-Wire community service announcement
Over the past two decades, eight Israeli scientists have won the Nobel Prize, an extraordinary achievement for a country of its size and population. Read more
Covid-19 – are we prepared for a 2nd wave?
June 28, 2020 by A J-Wire community service announcement
With the easing of the lockdown rules, concerns are being sounded about a possible second wave of Covid-19. The second wave of the Spanish flu pandemic in 1918-20 was particularly devastating, as was the second wave of the Swine Flu epidemic in 2009-10. So what can be done to avoid the second wave of Covid-19? Read more
Harry Potter in Yiddish – a Zoom presentation
June 28, 2020 by A J-Wire community service announcement
From Gaelic to Mongolian, the magical world of Harry Potter has been translated into over 80 languages. But there was a notable exception… Read more
