Idan Raichel hit song performed by 900 Emanuel voices
April 22, 2024 by J-Wire News Service
Sydney’s Emanuel School has produced a special rendition of Idan Raichel’s hit song – Shevet Achim Ve’achayot, a Tribe of Brothers and Sisters. Read more
Emanuel’s strong performance in HSC
December 17, 2023 by J-Wire News Service
Sydney’s Emanuel School’s Class of 2023 students achieved strong results with many notable achievements. Read more
Mount Scopus College: “Wonderful VCE results”
December 11, 2023 by J-Wire News Service
The results of over 75% of Melbourne’s Mount Scopus College Year 12 were in the top 20% of the state. Read more
An Aussie in Chicago
November 22, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Sharni Briner, the Melbourne Coordinator for Diller Teen Fellows, attended a gathering in Chicago representing the Australian Jewish community. Read more
Israeli gaming team hosted in Riyadh ‘like kings’
August 29, 2023 by Etgar Lefkovits
A team of Israelis who participated in a recent global video game competition in Saudi Arabia said Monday that they were treated like royalty and blended right in with the other international players meeting in the Gulf kingdom. Read more
Masada’s Living Historians program
July 20, 2023 by J-Wire News Service
In a moving and insightful experience, Sydney’s Masada College Year 10 students had the privilege of participating in the Living Historians Program, a unique initiative offered by the College. Read more
Emanuel School empowers student leaders in sustainability
May 17, 2023 by J-Wire News Service
Sydney’s Emanuel School recently hosted the first Inter-School Student Leadership in Sustainability Symposium, bringing together senior student representatives and staff from various schools to share ideas and successes in implementing sustainable practices. Read more
Back to school
March 2, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Former Prime Minister of Israel Naftali Bennett has visited Jewish day schools in Sydney and Melbourne meeting students and staff. Read more
UIA, ZFA and Taglit give young Australians a trip to Israel like no other
January 30, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
UIA in partnership with the Zionist Federation of Australia (ZFA) and Taglit, recently sent 30 young adults on a Birthright trip of a lifetime. Read more
Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile (G): A movie review by Alex First
December 28, 2022 by J-Wire
Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile is fanciful fun for the whole family. It is lightweight fare that will put a smile on the faces of littlies, their parents and grandparents. Read more
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (PG): a movie review by Alex First
December 28, 2022 by Alex First
Puss in Boots (the voice of Antonio Banderas) first appeared in Shrek 2 in 2004 before showing up again in a couple of other Shrek sequels and then a standalone film in 2011. Read more
Bible Quiz winner off to Israel
November 25, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The ZFA’s annual national Bible Quiz took place on Tuesday 15 November and was a fantastic display of the commitment of the contestants to their learning and to the Tanach. Read more
20 Melbourne teens join Diller Teen Fellowship
August 7, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
An insight into the community
July 26, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Around 150 students from Siena College in Melbourne’s Camberwell were given a firsthand insight into the Jewish community on Monday when they took part in the Jakob Frenkiel Connecting Cultures Program run by Zionism Victoria. Read more
120 Aussies on Gap Year Programs in the Arava
June 3, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
In the first of its kind, 120 participants from all of the Zionist Youth Movements as well as from Israel By Choice travelled to the Arava in Israel’s south for a three-day seminar in the Arava. Read more
Students unite with brothers and sisters from Ukraine
April 13, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
UIA recently collaborated with Jewish Primary Schools in Sydney to connect students to their Jewish brothers and sisters in Ukraine who have suddenly found themselves as refugees. Read more
‘Israel is your home,’ Israeli premier tells Ukrainian Masa participants
March 3, 2022 by JNS
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett met with participants in the Masa Israel Journey program from Ukraine at the Defense Ministry headquarters in Tel Aviv on Tuesday. Read more
HSC: Emanuel exceeds expectations
January 24, 2022 by Michelle Favero
Sydney’s Emanuel School’s Class of 2021 exceeded expectations under the shadow of the COVID pandemic. Read more
Henry Greener talks with Rabbi Eli Feldman on outsmarting antisemitism
November 7, 2021 by Henry Greener-The Shtick
Rabbi Eli Feldman Zooms in from Newtown Shul in Sydney to tell Henry Greener about the four-week course he is running entitled “Outsmarting Antisemitism”, outlining how best to respond to the many and various racial slurs, physical attacks and social media comments, whereby Jews experience more hate crimes than any other groups. Read more
The impact of Mandelbaum House
October 29, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
This year Mandelbaum House, the Jewish residential college at Sydney University celebrates its 25th birthday. Read more
A MASA get-together
October 22, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Thousands of Masa Israel Journey Fellows, alumni, partners and community members came together at Hayarkon Park in Israel to celebrate the start of Masa Israel Journey’s 2021-22 programming year and Masa’s 18th year anniversary of transformative work. Read more
BBYO: up and coming youth organisation
As a new youth organization, only recently restarting in Sydney, BBYO NSW is moving in the right direction and becoming an “up and coming” youth organisation in Sydney. Read more
UIA announces winners of the 2021 Masada College Roots Project
July 30, 2021 by Community newsdesk
UIA has announced the Masada College winners of its 2021 Roots Project. Read more
“Israel Go”, a funding initiative providing financial support for Gap Year Programs in Israel
July 29, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Zionist Federation of Australia (ZFA) has launched a new two-year pilot program– Israel Go – which provides financial support for young adults to participate in gap year Israel programs in 2022 and 2023. Read more
Aussie madrichim in the Arava
July 19, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Four Melbourne students have used their gap year in Israel to become madrichim to lead programs in the Arava. Read more
Masa – clear for take-off
April 9, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
After months of border closures and uncertainty, the Zionist Federation of Australia and the Israel Programs department have seen the first group of Masa fellows depart from cities around Australia headed, finally, for Israel. Read more
A weekend retreat for Diller Teen Fellows
March 16, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Recently, Diller Teen Fellows Melbourne held its second Shabbaton (weekend retreat) for Cohort 6, with a program aimed at developing self-management skills among the teens. Read more
Two Australian Jewish day school choirs make international debut
February 28, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Sydney’s Kesser Torah College and Mt Sinai College school choirs made an international singing debut in last week’s first Boys Town Jerusalem (BTJ) International Virtual Choral Festival. Read more
Melbourne’s Chabad Youth beats COVID
February 12, 2021 by J-Wire photo story
Despite COVID, Melbourne Chabad Youth managed to run over 20 camps this summer. Read more
AUJS nets three world awards
January 4, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Australasian Union of Jewish Students has won awards in three categories at the World Union of Jewish Students (WUJS) Congress for 2020, in individual and group categories. Read more
