AZYC runs pre-camp training sessions for all Zionist youth movement leaders
July 9, 2019 by Hayley Hadassin
The 2019 Zionist Youth Movement Winter camp season has officially begun and thousands of campers across Australia are currently creating lifelong friendships, exploring their Zionist and Jewish identities and having an absolute blast. Read more
Birthright Israel gears up for the summer season
June 27, 2019 by Hayley Hadassin
With the support of Gandel Philanthropy its principal Australian partner of eight years, the Zionist Federation of Australia will send 160 young Australians, of which Gandel Philanthropy supports 80, on a 10-day special trip to Israel. Read more
Kangarusski and Kartoshka Night
May 23, 2019 by Hayley Hadassin
Kangarusski celebrated Lag B’Omer with Kartoshka (potatoes) bringing together young adults in Sydney in a social, informative and creative atmosphere at Woodburn Creatives. Read more
Aussie Madrichim to spend Summer in the Arava
May 13, 2019 by Hayley Hadassin
The Australia Arava Partnership in collaboration with the Zionist Federation of Australia (ZFA) has selected five madrichot to work at a Summer Camp in the Central Arava during the Australian winter for the third year running. Read more
Aussie students compete at the International Bible Quiz in Israel!
May 13, 2019 by Hayley Hadassin
Australian’s Emanuel Cohavi and Shani Spielman from Kesser Torah College in Sydney have competed in the 56thInternational Bible Quiz. Read more
Kangarusski Mother’s Day
May 13, 2019 by Hayley Hadassin
Kangarusski celebrated its traditional Mother’s Day event on Sunday at Sydney’s Our Big Kitchen with families, young children, young adults and former Kangarusski Taglit-Birthright participants. Read more
Anzac Day commemorated in Jerusalem
April 30, 2019 by Hayley Hadassin
The Embassy of Australia in Israel held the annual commemorative service for Anzac Day at the Commonwealth Military Cemetery, Mt Scopus in Jerusalem on Monday. Read more
Shabbat the Diller Teen Fellows way
March 18, 2019 by Hayley Hadassin
The Melbourne Diller Teen Fellows have produed their Leadership Shabbaton. Read more
Kangarusski the past in photographs
February 25, 2019 by Hayley Hadassin
Kangarusski has launched the photography exhibition of 17-yr-old Daniel Kuczko, 17 with the theme being A Study of the Jewish Métier in Sydney at the Sydney Jewish Museum. Read more
A Kangarusski Chanukah
December 20, 2017 by Hayley Hadassin
Kangarusski friends and supporters joined together in Sydney to celebrate the miracle of Chanukah, the end of another good year and the spirit of our community. Read more
Buzz gets back
December 13, 2017 by Hayley Hadassin
Fourteen young adults with intellectual/cognitive disabilities as well as their buddies, group leaders, nurses and psychologist have returned home to Australia from their ten day Taglit-Birthright Israel trip of a lifetime. Read more
Festibayit for Habayit
December 13, 2017 by Hayley Hadassin
Festibayit is an annual event run by the Zionist Federation of Australia’s Habayit, the home of Israeli language and culture. Read more
Kangarusski gives back
November 28, 2017 by Hayley Hadassin
Kangarusski organised fifty volunteers to meet at Sydney’s Our Big Kitchen to prepare food to deliver to people in need. Read more
Diller Teen Fellows enter the Shark Tank
November 16, 2017 by Hayley Hadassin
Australian graduates of the Diller Teen Fellows program recently presented their final impact projects ‘Shark Tank Style’ to a panel of professionals. Read more
A special buzz trip
November 15, 2017 by Hayley Hadassin
Fourteen young Jewish adults with intellectual/ cognitive disabilities will leave Australia on a unique Taglit Birthright-Israel trip. Read more
We Remember Rabin
November 7, 2017 by Hayley Hadassin
Zionist youth movements in NSW – Habonim Dror, Bnei Akiva, Hineni, Netzer and Betar come together at Maroubra Synagogue in commemoration of former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzchak Rabin. Read more
Herzl headlines this month
November 2, 2017 by Hayley Hadassin
Herzl – The Dream That Came True, is a one man show performed by well-known Israeli actor Amichai Pardo of the renowned Israeli Orna Porat Children’s Theatre. Read more
Kangarusski screens ‘Stateless’
September 19, 2017 by Hayley Hadassin
Kangarusski held a screening of the documentary ‘Stateless’ for the Russian Speaking Jewish Community at the Jewish Folk Centre in Sydney. Read more
ZFA plenary conference held in Canberra
September 13, 2017 by Hayley Hadassin
The Zionist Federation of Australia has hosted its Plenary Conference followed by a political seminar on the Monday at Australian Parliament House. Read more
Diller Teen Fellows work with Aboriginal community
September 4, 2017 by Hayley Hadassin
A group of graduates from the Diller Teen Fellows program has presented their concept of working with an indigenous community to build capacity in informal education for youth. Read more
Aussie madrichim spend summer in the Arava
August 29, 2017 by Hayley Hadassin
The Australia Arava Partnership in collaboration with the Zionist Federation of Australia (ZFA) initiated a new project to enhance the connection between Australia the Arava. Read more
Israeli year 10 students from the Arava visit Australia
August 1, 2017 by Hayley Hadassin
Twelve Israeli students from the Acacia School in the small desert community in the Arava region arrived in Melbourne for a ten day visit as part of the Jewish Agency for Israel’s Partnership 2GETHER (P2G) program. Read more
ZFA to send 160 young Australians to Israel
July 7, 2017 by Hayley Hadassin
160 young Jewish adults have left Australia on the Taglit-Birthright Israel visionary program that provides a gift of a 10-day educational tour of Israel, Read more
Diller Teen Fellows Cohort 3 Registration Open
June 6, 2017 by Hayley Hadassin
The Zionist Federation of Australia has announced that registration for the third Melbourne cohort of the Diller Teen Fellowship is now open. Read more
Russian Mum’s Day
May 15, 2017 by Hayley Hadassin
The Russian-speaking Jewish community has celebrated both Mother’s Day and Lag Ba Omer in what have become traditional events for the community. Read more
Did you hear the Buzz?
May 9, 2017 by Hayley Hadassin
Taglit Birthright-Israel program The Buzz is the first of its type from Australia and will take 15 young adults with intellectual/ cognitive disabilities on a Birthright trip – ten remarkable days of touring and discovering Israel with a group of peers, building Jewish identity, and connection with Israel. Read more
Masa gap year student wins two million shekels
April 13, 2017 by Hayley Hadassin
At 19, Alon Moss decided to spend his gap year in Israel and applied for the Masa Israel Aardvark program through the Zionist Federation of Australia’s Israel Program Department…and won two million shekels in a food waste hackathon. Read more
Building bridges for the future
April 6, 2017 by Hayley Hadassin
Australia welcomed a delegation from the Central Arava community as part of the Zionist Federation of Australia and Jewish Agency for Israel’s Partnership 2GETHER (P2G) program – Arava Australia. Read more
Dinner with Ambassador Dave Sharma
April 3, 2017 by Hayley Hadassin
Australian Ambassador to Israel, Dave Sharma was the special guest at an intimate dinner with leadership of the Zionist Federation of Australia and Zionism Victoria last week. Read more
Buzz: a Taglit-Birthright Israel trip for young adults with special needs
March 28, 2017 by Hayley Hadassin
The Zionist Federation of Australia, its Australian principal supporter, Gandel Philanthropy and its organisational partners, Access Inc, Flying Fox and Friendship Circle have announced the first-ever Australian Taglit-Birthright Israel trip for young adults with special needs (cognitive). Read more
