People of the Book: Land Language Culture

The Department of Hebrew, Biblical and Jewish Studies at the University of Sydney is presenting a one-day seminar on 15 July at the Sydney Jewish Museum. Presented by experts from the department, this seminar will examine the broad contours of Jewish history and belief as well as the sacred texts and languages that have accompanied Jews to all their habitations. Read more

Israel says thank you

Israel’s Deputy Foreign Minister Daniel Ayalon has met with the Australian Speaker of Parliament, Mr. Peter Slipper. Mr. Slipper is in Israel for his first visit in his role as Speaker of Parliament. Also at the meeting were Ilana Romano and Ankie Spitzer, the widows of Yosef Romano and Andrei Spitzer, who were murdered by Palestinian terrorists at the Munich Olympic Games in 1972. Read more

Managing volunteers

Volunteer management was the hot topic at Jewish community organisations this week, following a consultation about a potential Jewish Care Victoria and Jewish Community Council of Victoria (JCCV) sponsored Volunteer Resource Centre (VRC). Read more

Biggest Shabbat dinner ever?

JEMs (Jewish Education Matters) has hosted its largest ever Shabbat with over 400 people attending in what could be Sydney’s largest Shabbat dinner ever. Read more

People of the Book: Land Language Culture

The Department of Hebrew, Biblical and Jewish Studies at the University of Sydney is presenting a one-day seminar on 15 July at the Sydney Jewish Museum. Presented by experts from the department, this seminar will examine the broad contours of Jewish history and belief as well as the sacred texts and languages that have accompanied Jews to all their habitations.  Read more

There is only life

Claude Lanzsmann, the French film maker who produced Shoah, the 9½ hours long documentary on the Holocaust, was interviewed on ABC’s Lateline by Tony Jones. Read more

Sydney Yeshiva – statement in full

The Sydney Yeshiva Centre has issued a full statement regarding its current financial crisis. Read more

A mixture of familiar and challenging music

Stark English contrasts and Russian familiarity made for a rewarding program by the SSO last night as part of the Ausgrid Master Series…writes Fraser Beath McEwing. Read more

The Putin Visit in Retrospect

The recent visit to Israel by Russian President Putin represents yet another example of the extraordinary and unpredictable events continuously impacting on Israel and the Jewish people…writes Isi Leibler. Read more

Aboriginal story features in U.S. Jewish calendar

A  Jewish calendar  for 5773 (2012 to 2013) recently published in the United States and circulated internationally  highlights the story of Aboriginal activist William Cooper’s compassionate and courageous march through the streets of Melbourne to protest against the Nazi persecution of Jews on and following Kristallnacht, in November 1938. His story appears above the November page of the calendar. Read more

Wallenberg remembered

The Council of Christians and Jews Victoria AGM has been held in conjunction with Raoul Wallenberg Unit of B’nai B’rith. Read more

Top organ gets top organist

For those used to orchestral concerts, the Sydney Opera House was in unfamiliar mode for an organ recital by renowned US organist Cameron Carpenter at afternoon tea time last Saturday, writes Fraser Beath McEwing. Read more

Face to Face with Clive Lawton…a J-Wire video feature

Clive Lawton is a British educator who co-founded the Jewish learning initiative, Limmud. He goes Face to Face with J-Wire… Read more

Scotched on the Rocks

I remember fondly my first English teacher in high school, Mr. Shinebaum a.h.. On the very first lesson he strode into the classroom, cane in hand, and proceded to instil the “fear of heaven” into us by informing us what Henry (the name of his cane) would do if we would step out of line…writes Rabbi Chaim Ingram. Read more

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