Moriah Foundation establishes endowment fund
August 25, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
Federal Liberal member for Kooyong Josh Frydenberg was the guest of honour at the annual Moriah Foundation Members’ Cocktail Party in Sydney. Read more
Woollahra Council delegation visits Wolper
August 25, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
A delegation from Woollahra Council headed by mayor Toni Zeltzer has made an official visit to Sydney’s Wolper Jewish Hospital. Read more
Social inclusion in Melbourne
August 25, 2015 by David Marlow
In a milestone event for social inclusion in the Jewish community, the Jewish Community Council of Victoria (JCCV) held its first LGBTI (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex) Community Engagement Symposium. Read more
The Present After Anton Chekhov’s Platonov by Andrew Upton…a theatre review by Deb Meyer
August 24, 2015 by Deb Meyer
What do British punk rock music, Russian vodka (copious amounts of it), an acclaimed Irish director and a stellar Australian cast have in common? They all feature in Andrew Upton’s explosive adaptation of Chekhov’s Platonov at the Sydney Theatre Company. Read more
Is it Kosher? – check your phone!
August 24, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
Around the world Jews who keep kosher have a new tool at their disposal to check the status of food on supermarket shelves…a new app called “Is it Kosher?” Read more
Early Jewish Australian items up for auction in Jerusalem
August 24, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
An impressive group of historical items from the founding days of Australian Jewry has surfaced in Jerusalem. Read more
Norwegian Film Festival bans Israeli documentary
August 24, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
Australia’s B’nai B’rith Anti-Defamation Commission (ADC) has denounced the decision by the directors of the Oslo Human Rights, Human Wrongs festival to ban the film The Other Dreamers, by Israeli director Roy Zafrani which deals with the subject of disabled children in Israel. Read more
Marlborough region boasts new kosher grape juice
August 24, 2015 by Keren Cook
Marlborough is well-known as one of New Zealand’s premier wine regions and has the best potential for grape growing in New Zealand. Read more
Frank Lowy, A Second Life…a book review by Alan Gold
There are two lights which shine most brilliantly out of Jill Margo’s exceptional second volume of Frank Lowy’s biography. Read more
Museum café to be endowed
August 24, 2015 by Natalia Thomas
The Sydney Jewish Museum Café is to be endowed by well-known communal benefactor, Lorand Loblay. Read more
How do you greet a mourner?…ask the rabbi
August 24, 2015 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Greeting a mourner, so many blessings, for richer or for poorer…three issues Rabbi Raymond Apple deals with this week. Read more
Trivia night at the Monte
August 22, 2015 by Natalie Shymko
More than 170 people attended the Sydney Montefiore Home Ladies Committee 5th annual trivia evening . Read more
A Rosh Hashanah message
August 22, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
Rabbi Mordechai Gutnick, the president of the Rabbinical Council of Victoria has sent a message for Rosh Hashanah. Read more
Young Adult Division launched in Sydney
August 22, 2015 by Hayley Hadassin
I-Society celebrated its launch as the new Young Adult Division of the Zionist Council with a night of Israel Inspired Indulgence. Read more
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
August 21, 2015 by Ted Lapkin
This past weekend the ZFA held its annual Plenary Conference at the Sydney Jewish Museum. Read more
Rotorua retailer ‘flags’ concerns over swastika
August 21, 2015 by Keren Cook
A Rotorua retailer has no qualms about offending people with a swastika flag currently hanging inside his shop window. Read more
“Maimonides got it wrong”
August 21, 2015 by Henry Benjamin
Federal Minister for Communications Malcolm Turnbull has officially opened new classrooms and staff room at Sydney’s Kesser Torah College…and found fault with one of Maimonides’s best-known teachings. Read more
Preaching for the conversion hopefuls
August 21, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
Efraim Halevy has responded to the attacks and the controversy over the “Alternative Rabbinic Courts for conversion ” which the Harry O Triguboff Institute has been promoting in Israel. Read more
Dangerous fallout…writes Michael Kuttner
August 21, 2015 by Michael Kuttner
Like toxic fumes following a major disaster as witnessed by the recent massive explosions in China, inevitable poisonous pollution is already seeping forth following the Vienna fatally flawed piece of paper. Read more
Meet the people of the Arava
August 21, 2015 by Hayley Hadassin
Scientists, agriculturalists and educators from the Arava region of Israel are to visit Australia. Read more
Jewish Care gets words of wisdom
August 21, 2015 by Ayal Tusia
The senior residents of Melbourne’s Jewish Care share their beliefs and wisdom by answering questions about self, money, being a good Jew and what words of advice they can share with young people…a J-Wire video report. Read more
Life is not a game of chess
August 21, 2015 by Rabbi Michoel Gourarie
We are currently in the Jewish month of Elul. In just over three weeks from now, we will celebrate Rosh Hashanah and usher in the New Year. In preparation for this auspicious event we are given this period – a month of opportunity…writes Rabbi Michoel Gourarie. Read more
The Shabbat Project 2015
August 20, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
A video introduction the The Shabbat Project 2015. Read more
Israeli universities rank highly
August 20, 2015 by Agencies
Maintaining its #1 position in Israel and #3 position in Asia, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem rose three positions to #67 among the 500 top universities in the world, in the 2015 Academic Ranking of World Universities…and The Technion in Haifa is in the 77th spot but is ranked 18th in the world in computer science. Read more
New rabbi welcomed at Mizrachi
August 20, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
Sydney’s The Bondi Mizrachi Synagogue has welcomed its new Rabbi, Rav Shua Solomon and his wife Michal. Read more
Brain Injury Awareness Week
August 20, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
The Sydney event launching the national Brain Injury Awareness Week was held at Bondi’s Our Big Kitchen whose CEO suffered brain damage ten years ago. Read more
The Cosmic Diamond launched
August 20, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
More than 300 people attended the launch of Rabbi Chaim Ingram’s second book of essays The Cosmic Diamond…the sequel to his much-acclaimed Fragments Of The Hammer. Read more
World’s largest Muslim organisation hosts AIJAC’s Jeremy Jones
August 19, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), the world’s largest membership Muslim organisation, has hosted Jeremy Jones, the Director of International and of Community Affairs for the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council. Read more
Blasphemy in Judaism?…ask the Rabbi
August 19, 2015 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
A Christian woman in Pakistan is being tried for blasphemy. She is accused of making derogatory remarks about Islam and if found guilty she could be put to death. What does Judaism say about blasphemy? Read more
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