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Census campaign urges Jewish Australians to be counted

Jewish Australians are being urged to identify accurately in the 2026 Census, as senior religious leaders launch a national...

New funding available for Jewish festivals and cultural events

The state government has announced $1 million for the Stronger Together Festival and Event Grants Program, opening a key...

Educate 10,000 opens doors to understanding Judaism

More than 40 organisations and hundreds of individuals have pledged to learn more about Victoria’s Jewish community through the...

Jewish leaders congratulate Archbishop Randazzo on Vatican appointment

Jewish leaders have offered a warm “mazal tov” to Archbishop Anthony Randazzo following his appointment by Pope Leo as...

Building a future of peace and cooperation for Jewish life in Western Sydney

Parramatta and District Synagogue has marked a historic turning point for Jewish life in Western Sydney, bringing together the...

For the Rabbi’s a jolly good Fellow

Melbourne community leader Rabbi Yaakov Glasman has been awarded a prestigious Fellowship by Monash University. Rabbi Glasman has been Senior...

Hindu and Jewish communities celebrate festivals together

Around 100 members of the Jewish and Hindu communities gathered in Sydney for a joint interfaith Chanukah/Diwali event organised...

Religious leaders are “disagreeing well”

The Archbishop of Canterbury recently identified "Disagreeing well" as one of the great challenges faced by religious leaders. With so many...

Interfaith dialogue

What is "best practice" in response to trauma suffered by individuals or communities? How does faith inform responses by...

Josie Lacey honoured in NSW State Parliament

NSW Labor frontbencher Walt Secord has hosted a special event at State Parliament where he addressed the parliament paying...

Jordan and Israel need to act to end Jew-hatred in Jerusalem

Jordan’s failure to promote interfaith relations between Muslims and Jews has once again witnessed rioting on the Temple Mount...

Relations between Australia’s Catholics and Jews

The 24th Annual Conversation of the Australian Catholic Bishops’ Conference and the Executive Council of Australian Jewry focussed on the...

Jewish and Christian representatives renew focus on family and domestic violence

Representatives of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry and the Uniting Church in Australia have met virtually for their...

Jews, Muslim and Christian leaders urge common action on climate change

The 58th meeting of the Australian National Dialogue of Christians, Muslims & Jews has concluded with a joint statement directed...

Jewish-Muslim activities “more important than ever”

Jeremy Jones, the Director of International and of Community Affairs for the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council says that meeting with, dialoguing with and engaging with Muslim communities is “more important than ever”.

Interfaith work together to battle COVID

Sydney's Paramatta Park hosted a special programme of prayer and music this week, as people from around Sydney gathered to support medical projects to assist the people of India to deal with the ravages of the Covid pandemic.

Dialogue weathers the COVID storm

Physical distance proved no obstacle to the constructive and lively meeting of the Australian National Dialogue of Christians, Muslims & Jews, which took place yesterday.

Importance of religious freedom examined at interfaith breakfast

The importance of championing diversity and inclusion were key themes at Australian Catholic University’s (ACU’s) fifth Parliamentary Interfaith Breakfast at Parliament House in Melbourne this week.

Jeremy Jones represents Australia at highest level interfaith meeting

Jeremy Jones, Director of International and of Community Affairs for the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council, has participated in the 24th meeting of the International Catholic-Jewish Liaison Committee [ILC] in Rome, Italy, last week.

Food for the soul

The FoodFaith initiative was launched this week in Sydney with religious leaders breaking bread with academics and sustainability groups to discuss the latest food sustainability issues and strategies.