A Brighter Shabbat
March 4, 2020 by Community newsdesk
Melbourne’s Temple Beth Israel (TBI) will be lending their communal support to that which so many of their members and friends have been doing as individuals and as families in supporting those affected by the bushfires. Read more
Firies say thanks
February 27, 2020 by Community Editor
A Rural Fire Service unit from Mittagong has visited Sydney’s Our Big Kitchen to say thank you to for the hundreds of men and women who volunteered at the kitchen to prepare meals and care packages for exhausted Fire Service units around the state during the horrendous bush fires. Read more
Cocktails at the Monte
February 27, 2020 by Community newsdesk
Sydney’s Montefiore’s NSW Seniors’ Festival calendar includes concerts and activities at all our campuses, as well as a cocktail party at Randwick where residents, board members and management had the opportunity to meet and mingle over Pimms cocktails and canapés. Read more
First Aid training
February 23, 2020 by Community newsdesk
Magen David Adom is now associated with Hatzolah in bringing First Aid courses to the Melbourne community. Read more
The story of William Cooper
February 23, 2020 by Community newsdesk
At Sydney’s Emanuel Synagogue, Abe Schwarz together with a descendant of William Cooper will present the compelling story of an Aboriginal leader who fought for oppressed Jews. Read more
Short+Sweet Launches 19th Season
February 12, 2020 by Geoff Sirmai
The biggest little theatre festival in the world breezes into the Sydney summer scene with its 19th big year of the popular 10×10 minute format. Read more
Healing Stories: Alison Jones and Rikki Stern speak to Alice Moldovan
February 12, 2020 by J-Wire
Two women diagnosed with cancer will be interviewed by ABC journalist Alison Moldovan ahead of August’s Sydney Jewish Writers Festival. Read more
Start spreadin’ the news: Sydney choir leaving for New York
February 3, 2020 by Community newsdesk
Sydney Jewish Choral Society is a community on the move. Read more
Brett Kaye takes St Kilda Shule music up a scale
February 3, 2020 by Community newsdesk
St Kilda Shule has expanded Chazzan Brett Kaye’s role with his appointment as Music Director in addition to his chazzanut role. Read more
Shemot and the world around us
January 15, 2020 by Rabbi Gabi Kaltmann
In the midst of World War II whilst stationed in Kaunas, Lithuania, Japanese diplomat Chiune Sugihara defied orders and distributed an estimated 6,000 visas to Jewish refugees, ensuring their escape and survival from Europe. Read more
Rose Klas passes away in Sydney at 103
Rose married Henry Klas, the love of her life during the blitz in London in 1940. Read more
Luxury hotel in Negev Desert lands on ‘must-visit’ travel lists for 2020
January 8, 2020 by JNS
A new hotel in Israel’s Negev Desert was included on CNN’s list of the 20 “top hotels to check out in 2020.” Read more
People’s Choir on the move
January 6, 2020 by Community newsdesk
Melbourne’s THE PEOPLE’S CHOIR is moving from South Caulfield to East Malvern. Read more
Forum discusses mental health services
December 19, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Sydney’s Jewish House has hosted a public forum inviting the local community to share their experiences and insights into mental health services with National Mental Health Commissioners Christine Morgan, Lucy Brogden and Rabbi Mendel Kastel. Read more
Chanukah with Kangarusski
December 18, 2019 by Emily Gian
120 people gathered in Sydney to celebrate Hanukkah organised each year by a group of Kangarusski volunteers has become one of the most anticipated events in the community, and this year’s celebration certainly did not disappoint. Read more
More functions to raise funds for Hakoah
December 15, 2019 by Community newsdesk
Chanukah candle lighting for armed forces personnel
December 12, 2019 by Community newsdesk
Military chaplains Maroubra Synagogue’s Rabbi Yossi Friedman and Caulfield Synagogue’s Rabbi Ralph Genende hosted a menorah lighting at the Sydney Jewish Museum. Read more
1200 attend the Festibayit
December 11, 2019 by Emily Gian
The Melbourne summer finally arrived and Hebrew music blared throughout Beth Weizmann Jewish Community Centre on Sunday, as Habayit, the home of Hebrew Language and Israeli Culture, held its 7th annual Festibayit Festival. Read more
The Vision of Mental Health Commission
December 10, 2019 by Community newsdesk
Please join Jewish House for this very important community meeting relating to Mental Health and the implementation of the Vision of the Mental Health Commission for the year 2030 as shaped by the input of the many different communities with whom they have connected. Read more
My Herzl: Live the Legacy
December 9, 2019 by Community Editor
The Israel Forever Foundation has launched My Herzl International Essay Competition to inspire critical thinking and engagement with Zionism and its relevance today among young Jews. Read more
Immersive Israel Study Tour in May 2020
December 9, 2019 by Community newsdesk
For the first time, NIF Australia is offering a chance to go behind the headlines of contemporary Israel and have a hands-on experience of Israeli society. Read more
Austen Tayshus & Mandy Nolan’s Very Funny 2020 Vision
December 6, 2019 by Arts Editor
Heading off to Northern NSW…so are Austen Tayshus and Mandy Nolan. Not on holiday but to entertain you. Read more
New president for Wolper
December 5, 2019 by Community newsdesk
Richard Glass has been elected Wolper’s seventh President after serving as Vice President for 5 years. Read more
The Kristallnacht Cantata: A Voice of Courage
December 3, 2019 by Community newsdesk
Playing kaluki for the Monte
November 28, 2019 by Community newsdesk
Following the first popular Friends of Montefiore Kaluki morning, the most recent gathering was hosted at the home of Nicole & Dan Katz and included coaching for beginners joining the game. Read more
What to do with your spare time? Become a Sydney Jewish Museum guide!
November 28, 2019 by Community newsdesk
Volunteer guides bring history to life within the Sydney Jewish Museum and are the voices of the objects, images and stories in our exhibitions. Read more
Panel discussion at UIA NSW hosts North Shore briefing
November 26, 2019 by Community newsdesk
UIA NSW hosted 120 supporters at its North Shore Briefing at Pymble Golf Club recently which included a panel discussion ‘Gaza Flare-Up, Israeli Election, Is There a Connection?’. Read more
Plans to grow Moriah community by 17%
November 25, 2019 by Community newsdesk
Students at Moriah College in Queens Park are one step closer to accessing innovative new learning facilities with the lodgement of a State Significant Development Application (SSDA) proposing new Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) facilities, and an Independent Learning Centre (ILC) for High School students. Read more
50 years of chazzanut
November 22, 2019 by Community newsdesk
Young Professionals celebrate the Shabbat Project
November 19, 2019 by Community newsdesk
Young Jewish Professionals Melbourne celebrated the Shabbat Project at the Shiloh…a J-Wire photo gallery. Read more
