BJE Students Visit the Sydney Jewish Museum
June 4, 2012 by Nanette Horak
Years 11 and 12 BJE students recently visited the Sydney Jewish Museum where they were privileged to be taken on a tour by Holocaust survivor Lottie Weiss. Read more
Learning Jewish Writes
June 4, 2012 by Michelle Coleman
Members of the Jewish and wider Victorian communities were introduced to the ancient art of scribing at an event in Melbourne CBD on Sunday. The Hebrew Calligraphy workshop took place under the rubric of Melbourne’s annual ‘The Light in Winter’ festival at Federation Square. Read more
Government help for Jewish Care and B’nai B’rith mental health projects
June 4, 2012 by Warren Hurst
T he State Government has provided $40,000 in funding for essential modifications for a two home units that B’nai B’rith Retirement Villages intends to purchase to provide homes for people with mental health issues. Read more
Controversial general to visit Australia
M ajor General Elazar Stern Stern will visit Australia this month in his role as a member of the board of advisers of the Shorashim initiatives being undertaken by the Tzohar Rabbinic Association supported by the Harry O. Triguboff Institute in Jerusalem. Read more
Israeli jazz star in Sydney this week
June 3, 2012 by Arts Editor
D irect from the Melbourne International Jazz Festival, Israeli born jazz saxophonist Eli Degibri comes to VJs in Chatswood for his debut performance in Sydney performing the following evening in Double Bay…accompanied by a trio which includes a 16-yr-old Israeli pianist. Read more
Academy BJE – Shavuot Classes with The Scribe
June 3, 2012 by Nanette Horak
Academy BJE JETS students recently participated in a fascinating activity during their Shavuot classes. Read more
New award for Kosher Cookbook
One Egg is a Fortune, the Kosher cookbook featuring famous Jews from around the globe has landed its third international award. Read more
Leaders meet with Foreign Minister
June 2, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
T he core of the leadership of Australian mainstream Jewry has met with the country’s Foreign Minister, Bob Carr. Read more
An Award for Gary
June 2, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
G ary Samowitz, the Chief Executive Officer of Jewish Aid Australia, has received a 2012 Australian Leadership Award in recognition of his leadership and vision in the areas of community development and social justice. Read more
A crucial step towards religious pluralism in Israel
The landmark decision to have the Ministry of Culture and Sport pay salaries to non-Orthodox rabbis who serve communities in Israel has been greeted with joy and hope by Progressive and Conservative Jews around the world. Initially this will be limited to those with congregations on farms and regional councils with a total of 15 people receiving the official title and salary of a “rabbi of a non-Orthodox community”. Read more
Palestine – Racist and Apartheid Policies Plague Peace Proposals
June 1, 2012 by David Singer
Mahmoud Abbas – President of Palestine and the Palestinian Authority – Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Movement (PLO) and Fatah – the PLO’s largest faction – has doomed to the garbage bin any possible peace proposals that might be offered by Israel’s new National Unity Government – following his latest outburst in the Lebanese newspaper An-Nahhar:
“We won’t agree to recognize something called the Jewish state. Why wasn’t this issue raised when Israel negotiated with Jordan and Egypt?” Read more
Definition of Unity
June 1, 2012 by Rabbi Michoel Gourarie
In Jewish tradition one of the greatest ideals is unity and Shalom (peace). Harmony between husband and wife, respect between friends and communal solidarity generate blessing and success…writes Rabbi Michoel Gourarie. Read more
Belated happy birthday
June 1, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
NSW has belatedly celebrated the 64th anniversary of the establishment of the State of Israel prompting an interpretation of “When I’m 64” by Israel’s ambassador to Australia, Yuval Rotem. Read more
Remembering the Wild One
June 1, 2012 by Henry Benjamin
Shortly after midnight on this day 70 years ago, a Japanese midget submarine fired a torpedo towards the USS Chicago, a heavy cruiser moored on Sydney Harbour. Read more
