J-Wire photostory: Gabrielle Upton checks out Emanuel Synagogue’s latest plans
February 15, 2021 by J-Wire
State Liberal MP Gabrielle has visited Sydney’s Emanuel Synagogue to check out conceptual designs for their art deco design Heritage Sanctuary upgrade which she supported with a $20,000 NSW Government grant. Read more
51 years of service to the Brighton Shule congregation
February 12, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Chazan Chaim Lavi has marked the end of a remarkable span of service and dedication to Brighton Shule. Read more
Counting the homeless
February 11, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Each year, Sydney’s Jewish House staff and volunteers join with local councils and other homelessness services and community housing providers, participate in a homelessness street count. Read more
Getting to know the Australian medtech market
February 11, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Nearly 100 Israeli MedTech companies joined the Israel Trade Commission Australia’s webinar event yesterday hosting the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) to learn about regulations from expert government officials, hear from industry leaders, discover opportunities and make new connections within the Australian MedTech market. Read more
Roberta Diamond to star in Sephardic concert
February 11, 2021 by Geoff Sirmai
Sydney-born international Jewish singer Roberta Diamond is to feature in a special concert of Sephardic and other music from the Spanish ‘Golden Age’ in a Valentine’s Day online special with a token $1 ticket price. Read more
‘In Conversation’ with Rabbi Zalman Kastel and Emanuel Synagogue
February 4, 2021 by A J-Wire community service announcement
Sydney’s Emanuel Synagogue in Woollahra will host the first of their 2021 ‘In Conversation’ with Rabbi Jeffrey Kamins and Rabbi Zalman Kastel. Read more
Collingwood and this week’s Parsha
February 2, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
This week’s Parsha is Yitro. Named after the non-Jewish father-in-law of Moses, the Parsha recounts the excitement and joy that Yitro feels when he finds out that the Jewish people have been redeemed from Egypt. Moshe is recorded kissing and happily greeting his father-in-law and rejoicing together with him at the salvation that G-d delivered to the people of Israel from Egypt. Read more
The Nazi rise to power and the Weimar Constitution
January 26, 2021 by A J-Wire community service announcement
This year, the International Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists (IJL) will, in partnership with The Holocaust and the United Nations Outreach Programme mark the International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust by sponsoring an online event entitled “The Nazi Rise to Power and the Weimar Constitution.” Read more
Perth organisation takes part in overseas International Holocaust Remembrance Day event
January 26, 2021 by J-Wire
The Perth-based WE ARE HERE! Foundation will join World ORT, HAMEC – The Holocaust Awareness Museum and the Education Centre of Philadelphia in commemorating The International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Read more
UIA launches monthly evening Israel updates
January 25, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
UIA is introducing an evening online Israel Update on the first Monday of each month, commencing on 1 February. Read more
How screen time affects kids’ brain development
January 24, 2021 by A J-Wire community service announcement
Too much time in front of a screen has health and well-being implications, including, social, emotional, cognitive, and physical aspects. Read more
Indigenous justice is the responsibility of all of us.
January 22, 2021 by A J-Wire community service announcement
What happens when we die?
January 18, 2021 by A J-Wire community service announcement
Rabbi Nochum Schapiro of Sydney’s Chabad North Shore is presenting Journey of the Soul, a new six-session course by the acclaimed Rohr Jewish Learning Institute (JLI) which will answer a question which has occurred to every self-reflective person: What happens when we die? Read more
New Jerusalem, Down Under: The search for a Jewish homeland in Australia
January 17, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Adam Rovner will detail the cultural context and legacy of proposals to create mass settlements of Jewish refugees in Australia before, during, and after the Nazi era. Read more
Forum: Change and Suppression Practices in the Jewish Community
January 17, 2021 by A J-Wire community service announcement
Jewish Care invites you to a unique community forum to discuss LGBTQA+ conversion practices (sometimes called ‘conversion therapy’) and the current Victorian Change and Suppression (Conversion) Practices Prohibition Bill. Read more
NIF to host event with foreign policy luminaries on the Middle East
January 15, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Less than two weeks after President Joe Biden takes office NIF Australia is hosting seasoned American Middle East negotiator, and NIF board member, Aaron David Miller and former Knesset member Ksenia Svetlova to discuss America’s Middle East policy shift under the new administration. Read more
Never again is Now
January 8, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The documentary ‘Never Again Is Now’ about the rising global antisemitism recently became available worldwide in English, Spanish, French, German and Portuguese on YouTube. Read more
Survivor talks at the Sydney Jewish Museum resume
December 23, 2020 by Community newsdesk
Talks by Holocaust survivors will resume in the Sydney Jewish Museum over the summer period. Read more
LeDor VaDor: The Great Synagogue launches CD
December 21, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Sydney’s The Great Synagogue is known for its beautiful choral services, sung by its cantor and choir and now has produced a CD. Read more
Remembering Louise Rosenberg
December 20, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The AGM of the AJHS [NSW] brought together “face to face” the Melbourne grandchildren of the late Louise Rosenberg OAM to honour their grandmother with the dedication of the Louise Rosenberg Communal Archives in the NSW Jewish War Memorial building. Read more
A Kangarusski Chanukah
December 18, 2020 by Community newsdesk
120 people gathered in Sydney with the Zionist Federation of Australia’s Kangarusski group to celebrate the second night of Chanukah – a festival which celebrates light and miracles. Read more
Richard Kemp on zoom with AJA
December 15, 2020 by J-Wire
Colonel Richard Kemp will be the featured guest on Australian Jewish Association’s last zoom for 2020. Read more
A very special night in with Jewish House
December 13, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Jewish House brought together more than 1,000 community members online with an evening of entertainment and insight. Read more
Funds needed to combat prejudice
December 11, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The multi-faith educational organisation Together For Humanity (TFH), has launched its inaugural Giving Together Day in a bid to raise funds to combat prejudice and increase interfaith and intercultural understanding in schools. Read more
Not in any community
December 11, 2020 by Kirsten Young
Melbourne’s Jewish Care and Unchain My Heart hosted a virtual event in support of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, titled Not In Our Community – Not In Any Community.
Chanukah arrives at Sydney’s Taronga Zoo
December 10, 2020 by A J-Wire community service announcement
Jewish House & JNF NSW have partnered up with Taronga Zoo in Sydney to produce an exciting family day out in celebration of Chanukah, this Sunday, 13th December. Read more
Jewish House sends its Channukah messages
December 10, 2020 by J-Wire photo story
Hospitals, clinics and police stations have received Chanukah greetings from Sydney’s Jewish House. Read more
Eight miracles in eight days
December 10, 2020 by A J-Wire community service announcement
Magen David Adom’s Chanukah campaign to raise funds for eight defibrillators. Read more
Hanukkah in Auckland
December 9, 2020 by A J-Wire community service announcement
Auckland Celebrates Hanukkah in the Bays with a fun family event to kick off the summer holidays. Read more
Palestinian and Israeli songstresses perform together for Chanukah
December 3, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The New Israel Fund Australia is to host a special evening filled with beautiful music and conversation with two outstanding performers and activists to mark the first night of Chanukah. Read more
