Update: Limmud defends pluralism after Shalom and Adamama withdraw
May 29, 2026 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Filed under Local, News
Adamama and Shalom have withdrawn from Limmud Oz Sydney 2026 following a disagreement over the participation of one of the speakers, but the festival will still proceed next weekend as planned.
STOP PRESS: Limmud will run LimmudOZ without Adamama
May 27, 2026 by Rob Klein
Filed under Have You Heard?
STOP PRESS: Unfortunately Shalom Collective and Limmud Oz Sydney have been unable to agree on the final program for Adamama & Limmud Festival 2026. The joint event has been cancelled, and Limmud Oz is proceeding with a separate event.
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Adamama and LimmudOz will join forces over the June long weekend for a new Sydney festival bringing together Jewish learning, culture, politics, Israel, music, food, nature and family activities.
Light over darkness: Shabbat dinner to reclaim Bondi
May 20, 2026 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Filed under News
Waverley Council is inviting members of the public to register their interest by this Friday in attending a community Shabbat dinner at Bondi Pavilion on 29 May, part of a series of initiatives aimed at fostering healing and solidarity in the wake of the 14 December terror attack.
Bondi exhibition ‘Holding Light’ turns grief into collective response
April 26, 2026 by Rob Klein
Filed under Arts, Exhibitions, Featured Articles
Four months after the Bondi Beach terror attack that killed 15 people during a Chanukah celebration, a major exhibition has opened at Bondi Pavilion Art Gallery, transforming grief into a shared act of reflection.
Sydney’s Jewish community comes together over food and memory
March 26, 2026 by Rob Klein
Filed under Featured Articles
Hundreds of people gathered at the fourth annual Jewish Food Festival in Sydney’s east on Sunday for a day of food, music and community connections.
More than a meal: the Jewish Food Festival brings Sydney’s Jewish community together
March 16, 2026 by J-Wire News Service
Filed under Local, News, Shalom Institute
The Jewish Food Festival will return to Sydney this Sunday, 22 March 2026, bringing the community together for a day of food, culture and connection following the challenges of 2025, including the Bondi terror attack.
Sydney Jewish writer awards expand to six categories
March 11, 2026 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Filed under Books
Shalom Collective will present six prizes at its annual Australian Jewish Writer Awards in August, adding poetry, illustrated manuscripts and emerging writers to a program that has grown steadily since its founding two years ago.
Roots festival invites Jewish community to grow together
November 13, 2025 by Rob Klein
Filed under Dates for your Diary, Have You Heard?
The Jewish Roots Festival is returning to South Coogee on Sunday, 30 November 2025, promising a dynamic day focused on Jewish culture, community, and sustainability.
2025 Jewish Writer Awards nominees announced
August 15, 2025 by Rob Klein
Filed under Have You Heard?
The shortlists have been announced for the 2025 Shalom Collective Australian Jewish Writer Awards, recognising outstanding books published in 2024 across a range of genres and age categories.
Listen to the lost voices of Mizrachi and Sephardi Jewry in Sydney
April 29, 2025 by Rob Klein
Filed under Have You Heard?
Coinciding with this year’s Vivid Sydney festival will be a powerful and moving “Recollections”, a new immersive exhibition by internationally acclaimed Israeli multimedia artist Dor Zlekha Levy.
Shalom Collective announces new Australian Jewish Writer Awards
The Shalom Collective Australian Jewish Writer Awards will return in 2025, with an expanded program that introduces two new prizes alongside existing awards. Read more
