J-Wire is a White Ribbon Day Ambassador
November 11, 2012 by Community Editor
Friday the 23rd of November is White Ribbon Day marking the International campaign for the elimination of violence against women. J-Wire is proud to be an ambassador for the Sydney JewishCare event supporting the cause and invites men only readers to a non-fundraising breakfast at the new JewishCare headquarters. Read more
Mitzvahs in Melbourne
November 9, 2012 by Community Editor
Following the success of last year’s initiative, Mitzvah Day activities will again take place across Melbourne on Sunday, November 25. Read more
Our Big Kitchen volunteer wins NRMA award
November 8, 2012 by Community Editor
Serena Vesely has been named the winner of the Senior Volunteer category of the 2012 NRMA Helping People Awards for her extensive community work at Sydney’s Our Big Kitchen. Read more
New president for Moriah
November 8, 2012 by Community Editor
Giora Friede has been appointed president of Sydney’s Moriah College. Read more
Kristallnacht commemoration
October 29, 2012 by Community Editor
Federal Cabinet Secretary Mark Dreyfus QC MP and Kristallnacht eyewitness Dr Harry Rich will be the keynote speakers at next week’s Kristallnacht ceremony. Read more
Scouts at Our Big Kitchen
October 28, 2012 by Community Editor
As part of their Caring and Sharing badgework, the 3rd Rose Bay (Judean) Joey Scouts recently went to Our Big Kitchen to make challahs for their own family, and other families in need. Read more
Youth Mentoring Week at JewishCare
October 25, 2012 by Community Editor
JewishCare’s Big Brother Big Sister Program and Young Adult Mentor Program has hosted in the Community Lounge in JewishCare’s new Bondi Junction headquarters to celebrate Youth Mentoring Week. Read more
HonestReporting/NSWJBD mission to Israel – Few Places Remaining
October 5, 2012 by Community Editor
Only a few places are left on the unique mission to Israel which will be run by the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies in conjunction with the highly-regarded Israel-based HonestReporting. Read more
Zionist Council of Victoria Report Card
September 21, 2012 by Community Editor
It has been a rollercoaster year of remarkable highs and frustrating lows for the Victorian Zionist movement, driving home the fact that our world is a small, intensely connected network and the extensive range of issues concerning Israel’s supporters around the globe, impact our lives. Read more
New Care Initiative for Kehillat Masada
September 21, 2012 by Community Editor
KM Cares is an initiative that was established by Sydney’s Kehillat Masada to ensure that no member of their community should ever feel alone. Read more
The Friendship Castle
September 4, 2012 by Community Editor
Michael Caton of Australia’s favourite family film The Castle joined NSW Friendship Circle in celebrating the contribution of teenagers to Sydney’s Jewish Community. Read more
Special plenum
September 3, 2012 by Community Editor
Next week’s September plenum of the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies will be different from all other plenums in four respects: Read more
JewishCare moves to new HQ
August 24, 2012 by Community Editor
Sydney’s JewishCare has moved in to its new premises at Bondi Junction with all its south of the harbour divisions now operating under the one roof… Read more
UN Hero at NSWJBD Plenum
August 16, 2012 by Community Editor
One of the greatest defenders of Israel at the United Nations, Hillel Neuer – the Executive Director of UN Watch – will deliver the keynote address at the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies AGM on Tuesday night, by video-link. Read more
Shules combine for musical Selichot
August 14, 2012 by Community Editor
Melbourne’s Caulfield Shule and St Kilda Shule have announced that the two congregations will merge for the first night of Selichot on Saturday 8th September. Read more
Jewish Musical Play
August 14, 2012 by Community Editor
Four talented actors are staging a musical play demonstrating the lives of contemporary Jewish women…in Sydney and Perth. Read more
Educator at Central
August 14, 2012 by Community Editor
The Zionist Council of NSW, together with the Zionist Federation of Australia, and The Central Synagogue, recently hosted one of Israel’s best-known and charismatic Jewish educators at Sydney’s Central Synagogue. Read more
Asylum seeker adviser to speak at the JHC
August 14, 2012 by Community Editor
The Jewish Holocaust Centre is hosting, as part of the Rescuers Exhibition public program, a lecture by Paris Aristotle AM. Read more
Salvos visit OBK
August 8, 2012 by Community Editor
A group of Salvation Army officers have visited Sydney’s Our Big Kitchen. Read more
Rabbinical advice – stay off the booze
August 8, 2012 by Community Editor
The Rabbinical Council of Victoria (RCV) strongly discourages the use of alcohol, particularly as a central theme, in any advertising and promotional material for events and programs being held at Jewish communal venues. Read more
Israeli students visit Melbourne
August 8, 2012 by Community Editor
Year 10 and 11 students from four Australian Jewish schools have combined at Melbourne’s Bialik College to welcome Shittim School students, visiting Australia from the Central Arava region in Israel. Read more
NSW call for a minute’s silence
July 24, 2012 by Community Editor
The New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies and the Zionist Council of NSW have joined the call for a minute’s silence on the 40th anniversary of the murder of eleven Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games. Read more
Award-winning play for Wellington
July 24, 2012 by Community Editor
B‘nai B’rith and the Wellington Jewish Community Centre will stage award-winning play “Nuclear Family” in which Yael Gezentsvey will play twelve characters. Read more
Biggest Shabbat dinner ever?
July 6, 2012 by Community Editor
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
Music Maker hears his Music
June 18, 2012 by Community Editor
Moriah College has performed the Moriah March in a private performance to the piece’s composer…music icon Tommy Tycho. Read more
Harmony Prize for Moriah Student
June 15, 2012 by Community Editor
16-yr-old Mimi Weiss has taken out the 2012 Harmony Day Song Writing Competition. Read more
Breakfast for Breast Cancer Research
June 15, 2012 by Community Editor
Students participating in Sydney’s Moriah College’s Student Leadership program have organised a breakfast raising over $6,300 for Breast Cancer Research. Read more
Limmund founder at Plenum
June 14, 2012 by Community Editor
Lively debate is assured at the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies plenum next week when guest speaker Clive Lawton tackles the contentious topic “Community debate: dirty laundry or healthy disagreement?”The acclaimed British educator, writer and broadcaster co-founded Limmud. Read more
Never too late to learn
June 13, 2012 by Community Editor
Sunday is Yom Limmud in Sydney and we would like to introduce you to some of the presenters who will take you one step further along your Jewish journey… Read more
Top Chazan for St Kilda
June 8, 2012 by Community Editor
After an international search commencing in March, St Kilda shule announced this week that it had appointed Chazan Brett Kaye to lead the Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services in the main shule this year. Read more
