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Sanctuary of Sydney’s Great Synagogue rededicated after 148 years

Rob Klein — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 05:27:53 +0000

Sydney’s Great Synagogue has rededicated its sanctuary in a ceremony led by the Chief Rabbi of the Commonwealth, Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis, marking the completion of a major restoration of one of Australia’s most significant Jewish heritage buildings. Yesterday evening’s ceremony marked the culmination of the synagogue’s most significant restoration since the 1907 alterations. The […]

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$500 membership for Sydney’s The Great Synagogue

J-Wire Staff — Tue, 16 Aug 2016 01:45:20 +0000

The Great Synagogue has launched a $500 annual membership rate, which gives all benefits, including the right to sit in any seat without a dedicated brass plaque.

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Portrait exhibition at The Great

J-Wire Staff — Sat, 30 Apr 2016 08:57:11 +0000

Sydney's The Great Synagogue will resent thirty selected highlights from the collection of historical and contemporary portrait paintings from its AM Rosenblum Museum.

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The Governor-General goes to shul

J-Wire Staff — Tue, 08 Dec 2015 06:13:25 +0000

Australia's Governor General, His Excellency Sir Peter Cosgrove, together with Lady Cosgrove attended Sydney's Great Synagogue.

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A first Rosh Hashanah

Henry Benjamin — Thu, 17 Sep 2015 03:41:38 +0000

Sydney's Great Synagogue's new Chief Minister Rabbi Dr Ben Elton was inducted less than a week before Rosh Hashanah...he tells J-Wire of his first Rosh Hashanah in Sydney.

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Great work by new rabbi

J-Wire Staff — Mon, 06 Jul 2015 03:58:50 +0000

Sydney's The Great Synagogue has appointed a new Senior Rabbi to head up the Ministerial team and lead the congregation into the future.

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Chanukah 2014

J-Wire Staff — Wed, 17 Dec 2014 04:33:52 +0000

Australia and New Zealand are the first countries in the world to celebrate Chanukah

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Westfield Menorah lit

Community Editor — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 04:49:37 +0000

The international shopping centre chain will light menorahs for Chanukah around the world...one has been lit in their Sydney flagship centre...

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