jewish women Archives – J-Wire https://www.jwire.com.au/tag/jewish-women/ Australia, NZ and worldwide Jewish news that matters Fri, 10 Apr 2026 04:05:21 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 6446428 NCJWA launches workshops for Royal Commission submissions https://www.jwire.com.au/ncjwa-royal/ https://www.jwire.com.au/ncjwa-royal/#respond Fri, 10 Apr 2026 04:05:21 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=179576 The National Council of Jewish Women has launched a series of free national workshops to assist individuals in preparing submissions for the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion. Led by the national body alongside its sections in NSW, Victoria, Queensland, and Western Australia, the sessions will be held in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, and Perth […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/ncjwa-royal/feed/ 0 179576 NCJWA unveils landmark Ambassadors initiative, appoints Dr Kerryn Phelps https://www.jwire.com.au/ncjwa-unveils-landmark-ambassadors-initiative-appoints-dr-kerryn-phelps/ https://www.jwire.com.au/ncjwa-unveils-landmark-ambassadors-initiative-appoints-dr-kerryn-phelps/#comments Mon, 01 Sep 2025 08:18:27 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=172606 The National Council of Jewish Women of Australia (NCJWA) has announced a landmark initiative, appointing Dr Kerryn Phelps as its first ambassador in a programme designed to elevate Jewish women’s voices and strengthen their role in shaping Australian society. NCJWA President Lynda Ben-Menashe explains the Ambassadors programme is designed to harness the standing of high-profile […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/ncjwa-unveils-landmark-ambassadors-initiative-appoints-dr-kerryn-phelps/feed/ 1 172606 New scholarships offered to Jewish women by JOFA https://www.jwire.com.au/new-scholarships-offered-to-jewish-women-by-jofa-2/ https://www.jwire.com.au/new-scholarships-offered-to-jewish-women-by-jofa-2/#respond Fri, 24 Feb 2023 04:13:32 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=145123 JOFA Australia, the Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance, seeks to expand the spiritual, ritual and intellectual opportunities for women within the framework of halakha (Jewish law), by advocating meaningful participation for women in family life, synagogues, houses of learning and Jewish communal organisations to the fullest extent possible. “JOFA Australia is to partner with the Sydney […]

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