Sydney community organisations come together for Kol Nidre appeal

In a communal gathering of hearts and minds, the NSW Board of Jewish Education (BJE), in collaboration with JCA, will be diverting funds from their annual Kol Nidre Appeal to support COA Sydney. Read more

Jewish studies in non-Jewish schools

The Christian Democratic Party has hosted a meeting at NSW Parliament House to highlight the importance of retaining Special Religious Education in the public school system. Read more

BJE in 2015

In 2014 the Board of Jewish Education achieved several milestones in different areas of its programmes.  Read more

BJE Boys lay tefillin at the Kotel

NSW Board of Jewish Education boys on a visit to Israel at the Kotel. Read more

Gifted teacher

Rachelle Lever recently attended a Special Religious Education Celebration event held at Parliament House in Sydney, where she was one of 12 recipients of an award recognising their outstanding contribution for excellence, innovation and creativity in the way they deliver SRE to their students.  Read more

BJE Weekend Escape and Adventure

Sydney’s Board of Jewish Education has recently hosted a Weekend escape camp. Read more

BJE Leadership seminar

Sydney’s Board of Jewish Education has held is annual Leadership Seminar Year 11 students who participated in last year’s Emet Israel Program.  Read more

Learning Hebrew

BJE’s popular adult Hebrew classes, taught by Sarah Friend, emphasise the development of modern Hebrew speaking skills to help those wishing to communicate with family in Israel, help their children with Hebrew, appreciate Jewish culture, provide easier access to Israeli media information and literature or, simply, improve their knowledge of the language. Read more

Holocaust studies for Years 5 and 6

Guest presenters are talking to children about their personal experiences in the Holocaust to give the children a better understanding of this period in Jewish history.  Read more

BJE students to participate in communal activities

Sydney BJE students have returned from their trip to Israel…ready to participate in community projects. Read more

Jassy made Honorary Life President of BJE

Former President of BJE, Michael Jassy, has been named an Honorary Life President for his contribution to the establishment and development of the Board  of Jewish Education. Read more

BJE students leave for Israel

Twenty-nine Year 10  BJE students have left Sydney on a six week Emet Israel Program.  Read more

BJE’s Rosh Hashanah Cookie Baking at OBK

Over 170 BJE children and their families have spent a morning baking honey cookies for Rosh Hashanah at Our Big Kitchen. Read more

BJE students trainedvby CSG instructors

BJE Yr 11 and 12 students who participated in the Emet Israel program have attended a martial arts session with CSG instructors specially trained in Krav Maga martial arts. Read more

BJE Rosh Hashanah Cookie Bake Off at OBK

BJE is very excited to announce a Rosh Hashanah Cookie Bake Off at Sydney’s Our Big Kitchen. Read more

Shalit meets Sydney school students

Gilad Shalit, the Israeli soldier who spent five years as a prisoner of Hamas,  has addressed over 1800 senior school students in Sydney. Read more