Dance an hour away with Omer Backley-Astrachan
April 16, 2020 by Community newsdesk
Sing as One Choir
April 13, 2020 by Community newsdesk
In November 2019, Melbourne’s St Kilda Shule created a multifaith choir of 500 people, united by their love of music and singing together for the first time…and the video was released last week. Read more
Magen David needs help to help
April 7, 2020 by Community newsdesk
Magen David Adom is not just on the front lines defending Israel against the virus, it is the front line. Read more
Kosher & Kosher for Passover for people in mandatory isolation in Sydney CBD hotels
April 6, 2020 by Community newsdesk
Sydney’s Jewish House has been working closely with the NSW State Government over the past week as part of their COVID-19 Crisis Response Plan to facilitate access KosherLePesach foods for people in isolation in hotels. Read more
Conversation between Mark Sofer and Jeremy Leibler
April 3, 2020 by Community newsdesk
After its inaugural conversation with Natan Sharansky, the Zionist Federation of Australia (ZFA) is continuing its Lockdown Learning series by having an online conversation between Israeli Ambassador Mark Sofer and ZFA President Jeremy Leibler on Sunday, at 8pm AEST. Read more
New faces at the COSV
April 1, 2020 by Community newsdesk
The Council of Orthodox Synagogues of Victoria has announced the appointment of new directors to its board. Read more
Scopus students World’s Greatest Shave while social distancing
April 1, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Despite various restrictions over the past weeks, a number of Mount Scopus College Secondary students still managed to raise money to find a cure for blood cancer and related disorders.
CBDChabad distributing care packages
March 29, 2020 by Community Editor
CBDChabad Sydney has been organising and distributing basic care packages that are compromised of food and hygiene products to assist those who are in isolation, can’t wait for long hours in lines or are unable to keep returning to local supermarkets for just the basics. Read more
Home schooling Emanuel style
March 24, 2020 by Michelle Favero
Sydney’s Emanuel School has joined other Jewish dayschools across the country in continuing educating their students at home. Read more
Prayer for an end to the coronavirus
March 17, 2020 by Community newsdesk
Composed by Rabbi Chaim Ingram and endorsed by the Rabbinical Council of NSW. Read more
Take your phone for a walk around Sydney
March 13, 2020 by Community newsdesk
A Walk of Jewish Sydney‘s mobile app is aimed to revolutionise Jewish tourism to Sydney. Read more
Blue Box’s Paul Lowinger has no limit to his territory
March 11, 2020 by Community newsdesk
Paul Lowinger, JNF NSW’s Blue Box Chairman says his territory extends from Sydney to Manhattan plus NSW regional centres. Read more
The Uluru Statement: Thomas Mayor and Teela Reed ask “Who Will Hear Our Voice?”
March 10, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
When enough Australian people come together to join their voices together in a call for justice and social change, the decision-makers are forced to listen. Read more
The man behind a thriving community – Principal Phil Roberts from Mount Sinai College celebrates 30 years!
March 4, 2020 by Community newsdesk
Phil Roberts has spent half his life at Mount Sinai College – 30 years in fact. Read more
Mount Sinai College announced as winner in the Renovation/Modernisation category 2019 LEA Australasia Awards.
March 4, 2020 by Community newsdesk
Mount Sinai College was awarded the winner of the prestigious 2019 Learning Environments Australasia (LEA) NSW Chapter for outstanding achievements in ‘Renovation/Modernisation over $5M’ category. Read more
WIZO presents…
March 4, 2020 by Community newsdesk
WIZO Victoria presents three wonderful speakers for International Women’s Day Morning Tea… Read more
A mezuzah for Paul Hamer
March 4, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Paul Hamer, State Labor MP for the Melbourne suburb of Box Hill invited to his office two close friends Rabbi Gabi Kaltmann from the Ark Centre and Rabbi Dovid Gutnick from East Melbourne Hebrew Congregation in order to hang a mezuzah. Read more
An intergenerational playgroup
March 4, 2020 by Community newsdesk
Music and laughter filled the room at a special session Sydney’s Montefiore Home intergenerational playgroup in honour of the late Rose Fekete. Read more
A Brighter Shabbat
March 4, 2020 by Community newsdesk
Melbourne’s Temple Beth Israel (TBI) will be lending their communal support to that which so many of their members and friends have been doing as individuals and as families in supporting those affected by the bushfires. Read more
Firies say thanks
February 27, 2020 by Community Editor
A Rural Fire Service unit from Mittagong has visited Sydney’s Our Big Kitchen to say thank you to for the hundreds of men and women who volunteered at the kitchen to prepare meals and care packages for exhausted Fire Service units around the state during the horrendous bush fires. Read more
Cocktails at the Monte
February 27, 2020 by Community newsdesk
Sydney’s Montefiore’s NSW Seniors’ Festival calendar includes concerts and activities at all our campuses, as well as a cocktail party at Randwick where residents, board members and management had the opportunity to meet and mingle over Pimms cocktails and canapés. Read more
First Aid training
February 23, 2020 by Community newsdesk
Magen David Adom is now associated with Hatzolah in bringing First Aid courses to the Melbourne community. Read more
The story of William Cooper
February 23, 2020 by Community newsdesk
At Sydney’s Emanuel Synagogue, Abe Schwarz together with a descendant of William Cooper will present the compelling story of an Aboriginal leader who fought for oppressed Jews. Read more
Short+Sweet Launches 19th Season
February 12, 2020 by Geoff Sirmai
The biggest little theatre festival in the world breezes into the Sydney summer scene with its 19th big year of the popular 10×10 minute format. Read more
Healing Stories: Alison Jones and Rikki Stern speak to Alice Moldovan
February 12, 2020 by J-Wire
Two women diagnosed with cancer will be interviewed by ABC journalist Alison Moldovan ahead of August’s Sydney Jewish Writers Festival. Read more
Start spreadin’ the news: Sydney choir leaving for New York
February 3, 2020 by Community newsdesk
Sydney Jewish Choral Society is a community on the move. Read more
Brett Kaye takes St Kilda Shule music up a scale
February 3, 2020 by Community newsdesk
St Kilda Shule has expanded Chazzan Brett Kaye’s role with his appointment as Music Director in addition to his chazzanut role. Read more
Shemot and the world around us
January 15, 2020 by Rabbi Gabi Kaltmann
In the midst of World War II whilst stationed in Kaunas, Lithuania, Japanese diplomat Chiune Sugihara defied orders and distributed an estimated 6,000 visas to Jewish refugees, ensuring their escape and survival from Europe. Read more
Rose Klas passes away in Sydney at 103
Rose married Henry Klas, the love of her life during the blitz in London in 1940. Read more
Luxury hotel in Negev Desert lands on ‘must-visit’ travel lists for 2020
January 8, 2020 by JNS
A new hotel in Israel’s Negev Desert was included on CNN’s list of the 20 “top hotels to check out in 2020.” Read more
