Israel – Home only for some Jews?
August 7, 2017 by Community newsdesk
The Alfred Dreyfus Unit of B’nai B’rith New South Wales in conjunction with the Australasian Union of Jewish Students will run its ‘In Conversation’ forum – ‘Israel – Home only for some Jews ?’ later this month. Read more
Sydney-born U.S. cantor to visit Emanuel
August 4, 2017 by Community newsdesk
Cantor George Mordecai will visit Sydney in August and will participate in a range of events and services at Emanuel Synagogue. Read more
NSTE takes a minute for suicide prevention
August 1, 2017 by Community Editor
In recognition of the 2017 World Suicide Prevention Day, Sydney’s North Shore Temple Emanuel will hold two thought-provoking Shabbat services, in addition to a special program with Rabbi Nicole Roberts, to acknowledge the pain experienced by friends and family of those who have taken their own lives. Read more
Launch of Neighbourhood Watch in Glen Eira
August 1, 2017 by Community newsdesk
Over the years, as the population of Glen Eira has increased greatly (reaching nearly 150,000 a 13.6% increase since 2011), the number of active Neighbourhood groups has declined substantially, making it ever more difficult to reach residents and provide useful crime prevention education and support. Read more
Youthful plenum
July 21, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
The NSW Jewish Board of Deputies July plenum was dedicated to the youth movements and the special role they play within our community. Read more
Get ahead in Hebrew
July 18, 2017 by Community newsdesk
>Sydney’s BJE is proud to introduce its new PRE- Bar and Bat Mitzvah Hebrew reading classes to help students improve their fluency before they start learning for the Bar or Bat Mitzvah. Read more
UIA Women’s Division world president’s event
In her first event as KH-UIA International President of Women’s Division Sydney-based Penny Hurst has led an incredible and productive five-day seminar (Mifgash) in Israel. Read more
Meet the president
July 16, 2017 by Community Editor
The speaker at the monthly Honours Club meeting of The Australian Friends of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem will be the university’s president who is visiting Sydney this week. Read more
Sydney’s Jewish Youth in focus
July 14, 2017 by Community newsdesk
The unique role which Sydney’s Jewish youth movements play within the community will come under the spotlight next Tuesday night at the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies plenum. Read more
The Merchants of Helsinki
July 11, 2017 by Community Editor
Jac Weinstein’s (1883-1976) cabaret show The Merchants of Helsinki from 1930 depicts -with dollops of characteristic Jewish humour – the economic and existential crisis of the Jewish community in Helsinki in the late 1920s. Read more
Out of the Shadows: rediscovering Jewish music and theatre
July 4, 2017 by Community newsdesk
Music and theatrical works of Jewish refugee artists fleeing fascist persecution in the 1930s and 1940s will be rediscovered in a one-off festival staged by the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and the Seymour Centre next month. Read more
Federal Minister for Aged Care tours Montefiore Randwick Campus
June 30, 2017 by Danielle Oppermann
Sydney’s Sir Moses Montefiore Jewish Home Randwick has hosted a visit from the Federal Minister for Aged Care and Minister Indigenous Health Ken Wyatt. Read more
Show your funny side
June 22, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
2017 Melbourne Jewish Comedy Festival (MJCF) expression of interest are now open till June 30 2017. Read more
Off the air…but only temporarily
June 22, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
Melbourne’s Jewish radio J-AIR is to temporarily suspend its live broadcasting from the 5pm on Friday. Read more
The Israeli Film Festival in Wollongong’s special cause
June 22, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
From Wollongong, Chloe Saxby was diagnosed with Vanishing White Matter disease (VWM) a genetic, degenerative, terminal disease that affects mostly children, in 2012 when she was three and a half. Read more
New board for NCJWA NSW
June 21, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
The National Council for Jewish Women of Australia NSW branch has elected a new board at its AGM. Read more
Kids Circle to hold holiday camp at North Shore Temple Emanuel
June 13, 2017 by J-Wire
Sydney’s Kids Circle has lined up another attractive and varied School Holiday Program for July including visits from Australia’s leading food rescue organisation, OzHarvest, Le Cordon Bleu Qualified Chef and owner of Jon-Patrick Catering Company, Gene Cameron, and co-author of “A Fearsome Beast and a Dumpling Feast”, Yves Stening. Read more
AIJAC hosts Greek Deputy FM and top local diplomats
June 9, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
Greece’s Deputy Foreign Minister Terens-Nikolaos Quick has met with Dr. Colin Rubenstein, Executive Director of the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council at AIJAC’s Melbourne offices. Read more
CBDChabad launches mental health event to ‘Challenge the Black Dog’
June 7, 2017 by Community newsdesk
CBDChabad has planned an event designed to help fight the stigma of mental illness and to increase awareness about mental health. Read more
Jewish Care receives registered charity tick of approval
June 4, 2017 by Community Editor
Jewish Care Victoria is pleased to have been approved to use the Registered Charity Tick that was recently introduced by the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC). Read more
Jewish Care Signs MOU with Jewish Mediation Centre
May 28, 2017 by Jenna Chaitowitz
Jewish Care Victoria’s Individual and Family Support Service recently signed an MOU with the Jewish Mediation Centre, formalising the relationship between the two organisations. Read more
Drumming up community support at Jewish Care’s Annual Appeal Dinner
May 25, 2017 by Jenna Chaitowitz
Jewish Care Victoria has hosted 400 supporters at its 2017 Annual Appeal Dinner. Read more
Shula meets New York City’s top cop
May 25, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
Shula Endrey-Walder attended the ‘Partners for Life’ dinner in support of Gift of Life the organisation she head is Australia where she met the New York City Police Commissioner James P. O’Neill. Read more
Rabbi gets updated
May 21, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
Jewish chaplain for NSW Rabbi Mendel Kastel has spent three days on specialised training at the NSW Police Academy in Goulburn. Read more
Chabad ACT expands to new building
May 19, 2017 by Community newsdesk
Chabad ACT is expanding into an additional building in Giralang, Canberra. Read more
Jewish-Aboriginal relationships
May 18, 2017 by Community newsdesk
Shadow Federal Minister for Human Services Linda Burney addressed the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies plenum on the Jewish-Aboriginal relationship. Read more
Wagner: to play or not to play
May 14, 2017 by Community Editor
NSW Jewish Board of Deputies CEO Vic Alhadeff conducted a Q and A on “You shall not play Wagner” with its South African playwright Victor Gordon from South Africa at the Eternity Theatre in Sydney’s Darlinghurst. Read more
Rodney Horin in conversation with Henry Greener
May 12, 2017 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Rodney Horin in conversation with Henry Greener about transitioning to Aged Care and the Financial Literacy Forum he and Jeffrey Appel will be presenting at Melbourne’s Blake Street Shul on May 16. Read more
New potential donors…including popular rabbi
May 9, 2017 by J-Wire
25 people celebrating Yom Ha’atzmaut at Sydney’s Moriah campus become potential blood stem cell donors to save the lives of Jews diagnosed with blood cancer. Read more
Engaging Women at Friends of Montefiore Annual Brunch
May 9, 2017 by Jenna Chaitowitz
Jewish Care Victoria hosted 220 guests at the 34th Annual Friends of Montefiore Brunch at Leonda by the Yarra, Hawthorn. Read more
