Moriah students shed their hair to help kids with cancer
March 11, 2018 by Community newsdesk
More than 100 students at Sydney’s Moriah College have volunteered to have their hair cut at school, donating their locks to have wigs made for KIDS WITH CANCER. Read more
AUJS celebrates Purim
March 4, 2018 by Hila Tsor
Hundreds of Jewish young adults attended the NSW Australasian Union of Jewish Students (AUJS) Purim party celebration at El Topo Basement, in the heart of Bondi Junction in Sydney. Read more
The Little Mermaid splashes down at Mount Scopus
February 27, 2018 by Community newsdesk
Dive into the irresistible world below the waves, when Disney’s The Little Mermaid floats onto the Scopus stage. Read more
A good BIG IDEA
February 27, 2018 by J-Wire
The BIG IDEA Gap Year is a program for a year of intensive hi-tech training, social impact, and a one-of-a-kind Startup Nation experience Israel. Read more
Bar-Ilan University’s Lookstein Centre launches educational challenge
February 21, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Lookstein Center for Jewish Education of Bar-Ilan University has launched a new educational project to celebrate Israel’s upcoming 70th anniversary. Read more
Schnatties meet the Australian ambassador
February 13, 2018 by Stacy Hayman
The Australian Zionist Youth Council (AZYC) and the Zionist Federation of Australia welcomed 131 Shnatties in Israel at an opening seminar recently. Read more
Big VCE year for Mount Scopus
December 15, 2017 by J-Wire Newsdesk
2017 has been another successful year for Year 12 Mount Scopus students with two students achieving the maximum ATAR of 99.95, nearly a third exceeding an ATAR of 95. Read more
First production a sell-out
December 12, 2017 by Community newsdesk
Sydney’s Yeshiva College Girls School presented “In The Merit”- a musical of the righteous women in Egypt . Read more
Moriah wins a tank
December 8, 2017 by Community newsdesk
Sydney’s Moriah Primary School Student Voice representatives entered the Waverley Municipal Council Green Sparks competition and won $500 towards a rainwater tank for our garden. Read more
KTC wins National Bible Quiz 2017
November 30, 2017 by Community Editor
Israeli Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi visits Yeshivah
November 21, 2017 by Community newsdesk
Yeshivah – Beth Rivkah Colleges has hosted the current Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi David Lau in Melbourne. Read more
Diller Teen Fellows enter the Shark Tank
November 16, 2017 by Hayley Hadassin
Australian graduates of the Diller Teen Fellows program recently presented their final impact projects ‘Shark Tank Style’ to a panel of professionals. Read more
Herzl headlines this month
November 2, 2017 by Hayley Hadassin
Herzl – The Dream That Came True, is a one man show performed by well-known Israeli actor Amichai Pardo of the renowned Israeli Orna Porat Children’s Theatre. Read more
Scopus students commemorate the Battle of Beersheba at the Shrine
November 1, 2017 by Community Editor
A group of Years 7 and 8 students from Melbourne’s Mount Scopus College joined over 3000 Victorian school students and dignitaries to pay their respects at a special Light Horse Commemoration Ceremony for the Centenary of the Battle of Beersheba at the Shrine of Remembrance, Read more
Australasian Jewish youth to celebrate the Light Horse centenary in Israel
This year marks the 100-year anniversary of the 4th Australian Light Horse Brigade battle at Beer Sheva, where at dusk on 31 October, 1917, the Australian brigade stormed through the Turkish defence to capture Beer Sheva. This marked a turning point in removing Ottoman rule from Palestine and was a precursor to the formation of the Jewish state. Read more
The Lego Ninjago Movie – a movie review by Roz Tarszisz
September 24, 2017 by Roz Tarszisz
I was accompanied by two young fans who were excited by the prospect of the latest outing in the Lego movie franchise. Well, that and a train ride into the city.
Teens bake cookies
September 14, 2017 by Community Editor
Building Bridges through Interfaith at Scopus
August 29, 2017 by Community newsdesk
As part of the ‘Building Bridges through Interfaith Dialogue’ program, Melbourne’s Mount Scopus College hosted 114 students from several different faith schools.
Aussie madrichim spend summer in the Arava
August 29, 2017 by Hayley Hadassin
The Australia Arava Partnership in collaboration with the Zionist Federation of Australia (ZFA) initiated a new project to enhance the connection between Australia the Arava. Read more
Sydney students visit to East Timor
August 28, 2017 by Michelle Favero
Thirteen Emanuel School students have recently visited East Timor where they spent 11 days teaching English. Read more
E-Zone provides a look into the future
August 21, 2017 by Michelle Favero
Sydney’s Emanuel School’s annual careers event E-Zone attended by Years 11 and 12 students, showcased a variety of careers and career paths. Read more
Israeli year 10 students from the Arava visit Australia
August 1, 2017 by Hayley Hadassin
Twelve Israeli students from the Acacia School in the small desert community in the Arava region arrived in Melbourne for a ten day visit as part of the Jewish Agency for Israel’s Partnership 2GETHER (P2G) program. Read more
Israeli teenager shares life saving research with Emanuel School students
July 20, 2017 by Michelle Favero
Israeli teenager, Sarit Sternberg, visited Emanuel School to speak to the Year 11 students about her breakthrough scientific research whilst participating in the Alpha Program for Gifted Students at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Read more
ZFA to send 160 young Australians to Israel
July 7, 2017 by Hayley Hadassin
160 young Jewish adults have left Australia on the Taglit-Birthright Israel visionary program that provides a gift of a 10-day educational tour of Israel, Read more
Saying yes to Yesh
June 30, 2017 by Teneille Murray
The Zionist Council of NSW will farewell a group of 20 students heading to Israel to participate in the 2017 Yesh! Israel program next week. Read more
Junior Maccabi Carnival for Melbourne
June 30, 2017 by Community Editor
The 36th Maccabi Junior Carnival to be held in Melbourne, January 14-21, 2018 has launched across Australia. Read more
Cutting their hair for cancer
June 27, 2017 by Michelle Favero
For the second year in a row, a group of students at Emanuel School gathered to cut at least 20cm of their hair to help beat cancer. Read more
Moriah students selected for entrepreneurial scholarship to Israel
June 16, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
Six Year 11 students at Sydney’s Moriah College have been selected as the inaugural recipients of a new scholarship comprising an all-expenses-paid week-long trip to Israel to showcase leading Israeli startups and entrepreneurs. Read more
Diller Teen Fellows Cohort 3 Registration Open
June 6, 2017 by Hayley Hadassin
The Zionist Federation of Australia has announced that registration for the third Melbourne cohort of the Diller Teen Fellowship is now open. Read more
Moriah launches entrepreneurial scholarship to Israel
May 29, 2017 by Community newsdesk
Sydney’s Moriah College has announced a new scholarship to inspire entrepreneurship and innovation among Year 11 students. Successful applicants will be awarded an all-expenses paid week-long trip to Israel to showcase leading Israeli start-ups and entrepreneurs. Read more
