Coming soon – Limmud Oz 2019 – the annual festival of Jewish learning
May 31, 2019 by Community newsdesk
Limmud Oz will present a lineup of local and international speakers in Sydney at The Roundhouse, UNSW in mid-June. Read more
Shabbat Live with Yoel Sykes
May 30, 2019 by Community newsdesk
On Friday 14 June, Emanuel Synagogue will combine with Kesher Sydney to present a special Shabbat Live featuring Yoel Sykes, the main prayer leader of Nava Tehila together with founder Rabbi Ruth Kagan and Daphna Rosenberg. Read more
A housewarming with a difference
May 29, 2019 by Community newsdesk
Last week, family members joined Montefiore Randwick residents for a housewarming to mark the opening of the newly renovated Special Care Unit, designed to create a home-like environment where people living with dementia can engage with regular household activities….a J-Wire Photo Gallery. Read more
Shavuot dedicated to autism awareness
May 26, 2019 by Community newsdesk
On the eve of the Jewish holiday of Shavuot, Sydney’s North Shore Temple Emanuel (NSTE) in Chatswood will devote the festival to raising awareness about Autism Spectrum Disorder and learning how faith communities can best support members on the autism spectrum and their families. Read more
A change of climate
May 22, 2019 by Community newsdesk
Sydney’s Emanuel Synagogue is to present a special event, Acting on Climate Change. featuring a conversation between the former Liberal leader DrJohn Hewson and Rabbi Jeffrey B. Kamins, Senior Rabbi of Emanuel Synagogue. Read more
I-Society and UIA NSW Yom Ha’azmaut party
May 17, 2019 by Community newsdesk
I-Society, the Young Adult Division of the Zionist Council of NSW together with UIA NSW hosted a Yom Ha’atzmaut Party on Wednesday 8th May at The Super Bowl in Surry Hills. Were you there? A J-Wire photo gallery. Read more
Yom Ha’atzmaut Zionist Council Carnival 2019
May 13, 2019 by Community newsdesk
Did you attend the Yom Ha’atzmaut Zionist Council Carnival 2019 in Sydney? A J-Wire photo gallery. Read more
Speakers to inspire at JCA’s fundraising event
May 3, 2019 by Community newsdesk
JCA’s Annual Fundraising Event on Sunday 26 May is an opportunity to share in the Insight and Illumination of two important guest speakers whose message is timely and compelling for the Jewish community including French philosopher Bernard-Henri Levi. Read more
Maccabi walk for dementia
May 2, 2019 by Community newsdesk
Maccabi NSW’s LIFE-Dementia Australia Memory Walk-Fun Run was attended by 150 people in Sydney’s Centennial Park as 300 joggers strutted their stuff in Melbourne. Read more
UIA hosts White House correspondent
May 1, 2019 by Community newsdesk
UIA Australia is to host guest speaker Michael Wilner – White House Correspondent, McClatchy and former Washington Bureau Chief & White House Correspondent for the Jerusalem Post at various events in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth in May. Read more
One Land: Two People – in Conversation
April 29, 2019 by Community newsdesk
Israeli Ambassador Mark Sofer and the Head of the General Delegation of Palestine, Izzat Abdulhadi will participate in an open conversation at Sydney’s Emanuel Synagogue on Sunday. Read more
Free Museum entry to commemorate Yom HaShoah
April 18, 2019 by Community newsdesk
The Sydney Jewish Museum is offering free admission on Thursday 2 May, the world commemorates Yom HaShoah – the day of remembrance for the 6 million Jewish victims of the Holocaust. Read more
Maccabi NSW honours its stars
April 4, 2019 by Community newsdesk
Maccabi has held its annual Jewish Sports Awards to recognise great sporting achievements for the calendar year 2018. Read more
Discovering the lost journals of Dr Andor Kämpfner
March 20, 2019 by Community newsdesk
Shortly after his liberation from Buchenwald in April 1945, Dr Andor Kämpfner began writing an extraordinary document; his journals. Read more
Letters of Loss and Refuge: an exhibition at Sydney’s B’nai B’rith Centre
March 15, 2019 by Community newsdesk
The exhibition “Letters of Loss and Refuge” will open at the B’nai B’rith Centre in Kensington on Sunday. Read more
Bondi humanitarian of the year
March 13, 2019 by Community newsdesk
Our Big Kitchen’s Laya Slavin was recognized as ‘Bondi Humanitarian of the Year’ from a field of very accomplished women. Read more
ZCNSW appoints Director of Israel Affairs
March 13, 2019 by Community newsdesk
The Zionist Council of NSW has announced the appointment of Arsen Ostrovsky as its Director of Israel Affairs. Read more
UIA Young Leadership hosts 2019 campaign event ‘IT’S PERSONAL’
March 12, 2019 by Community newsdesk
UIA Young Leadership hosted over 400 supporters at its 2019 Campaign event, ‘It’s Personal’ with Ziv Shilon – wounded Former IDF Captain on 7 March at Randwick Racecourse Oaks Marquee…a J-Wire photo gallery. Read more
UIA NSW hosts fun run & picnic with Ziv Shilon – Photo Gallery
March 12, 2019 by Community newsdesk
UIA NSW hosted its first ever Fun Run & Ride with Ziv Shilon – wounded Former IDF Captain and Iron Man competitor on 10 March at Centennial Park….a J-Wire photo gallery. Read more
BJE staff cook up Hamantaschen
March 12, 2019 by Community newsdesk
Some of BJE staff went to Bondi’s Our Big Kitchen (OBK) to bake Hamantaschen. Read more
UIA NSW Major Donors – a J-Wire photo gallery
March 4, 2019 by Community newsdesk
300 Sydney supporters attended the 2019 Major Donor Dinner, with headline speaker David Cameron – Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, along with other guest speakers Nataly Zagaya – UIA success story and David Koschitzky – Chairman, Keren Hayesod-UIA World Board of Trustees….were you there? Read more
Limmud Oz Sydney 2019 – Call for presenters
March 4, 2019 by Community newsdesk
Presenter applications are now open to anyone in the community whose talk can promise to take Limmud Oz participants ‘one step further on their Jewish journey’. Read more
Courage to Care heads for Hamilton
March 3, 2019 by Community newsdesk
The Courage to Care Educational Program will take important Holocaust messages to the Victorian city of Hamilton. Read more
JCA launches 2% bequest program
February 27, 2019 by Community newsdesk
What will our local Jewish community look like in the next 20 or 30 years? Will it continue to provide the same sense of belonging and connection we enjoy today? Read more
Little Purim celebrated in Sydney
February 26, 2019 by Community newsdesk
This year is a leap year in the Hebrew calendar…not an extra day but an extra month of Adar allowing for two occasions to celebrate Purim. Read more
Community inclusion at UIA NSW 2019 General Division Gala
February 15, 2019 by Community newsdesk
UIA NSW offers a more inclusive environment at their 2019 General Division Gala with guest speaker David Cameron – Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (2010-2016) on Sunday 24 February. Read more
UIA update: inspiring speaker
February 12, 2019 by Community newsdesk
UIA Australia will host wounded former IDF captain and Iron Man competitor Ziv Shilon at a variety of events in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth as part of the 2019 Campaign. Read more
Family-friendly options added to UIA NSW 2019 Campaign
February 4, 2019 by Community newsdesk
UIA NSW has announced it will offer new inclusive and family-friendly events and options during its 2019 Campaign. Read more
Kenny’s Kitchen
January 21, 2019 by Community newsdesk
Malaysian Kenny Kevin Widjaja came to Sydney’s Our Big Kitchen on a chef apprenticeship through Le Cordon Bleu Chefs Australia. Read more
David Marlow joins AJHS
January 16, 2019 by Community newsdesk
David Marlow has been appointed the new Honorary Secretary of the Australian Jewish Historical Society Vic (AJHS).
