Scopus students write to IDF soldiers
Students at Melbourne’s Mount Scopus College have the soldiers of the IDF firmly in their hearts and minds. Read more
Lostkeyz Finds the Time to Rhyme
July 28, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
Doron Losky, who is better known by his stage name, Lostkeyz is a 17-year-old rapper and a Year 12 student at Emanuel School in Sydney. Read more
An Australian first at the Technion
July 7, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
Mark Sonnenschein,a Year 10 student at Sydney’s Moriah College, has become the first Australian student to be accepted into the internationally selective, prestigious Technion SciTech Program. Read more
Taglit at Tiberias
July 7, 2014 by Hayley Hadassin
160 young adult members of the Australian Jewish community have arrived in Tiberias at the start of an educational tour of Israel. Read more
Back from Bible Quiz in Israel
June 18, 2014 by Hayley Hadassin
Melbourne studentsEdward Lichtig, 15, from Leibler Yavneh College and Sara Krishtul 15 from Beth Rivkah Ladies College have just returned from the World Bible Quiz in Israel. Read more
Shavuot at Bialik
June 15, 2014 by Talia Katz
The spirit of Shavuot has been brought to life at Melbourne’s Bialik College in the beautiful Kitchen Garden. Read more
Simultaneous story of Ruth
June 3, 2014 by Jan Lurie
Jewish children and their parents around the world have simultaneously reader The Story of Ruth as the Festival of Shavuos approaches. Read more
Writers’ Festival Award for Levi
June 3, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
Levi Zulman has won the WriteNow! competition in his age group in the Sydney Writers Festival Young Writers awards. Read more
A sporting life is no kids’ play
May 30, 2014 by Michelle Favero
Sydney’s Emanuel School is showing positive results in its sports program in contrast to poor results on children’s physical activities elsewhere. Read more
Student body at RMIT
May 29, 2014 by J-Wire
An official Jewish student presence has been established and fully affiliated with the Student Union at RMIT. Read more
Bialik plays host and visits the past
May 29, 2014 by Talia Katz
Melbourne’s Bialik College has hosted around 100 students from various schools, participating in the 2014 Chess Ideas and Chess Victoria Primary Interschool Chess Tournament. Read more
BJE trains leaders…and heads to Melbourne
May 22, 2014 by Nanette Horak
The New South Wales Board of Jewish Education has held is annual Leadership Seminar for Year 11 students who participated in last year’s Emet Israel Program. Read more
The Shuk – ZFA program options for 2015
May 13, 2014 by Hayley Hadassin
The biggest Israel Programs Fair ever held in Australia is heading to Sydney and Melbourne. ‘The Shuk’ will showcase a wide range of gap year, study abroad, post-university and volunteer experiences for young adults aged 18-30. Read more
Emanuel School transforms into a sea of blue and white
May 9, 2014 by Michelle Favero
Sydney’s Emanuel School became blue and white as the focus turned to remembering and celebrating the State of Israel. Read more
BJE Leadership seminar
May 8, 2014 by Nanette Horak
Sydney’s Board of Jewish Education has held is annual Leadership Seminar Year 11 students who participated in last year’s Emet Israel Program. Read more
Science student heading for South Africa
April 30, 2014 by Michelle Favero
Jacob Silove, a Year 12 student at Sydney’s Emanuel School, has been successfully selected by the National Youth Science Forum as one of eight Australians to attend the South African National Youth Science Week (NYSW). Read more
Anzac Day in Israel
April 30, 2014 by Ahuva Bar-Lev
250 young Australians have participated in a two day program with the Jewish National Fund in Israel commemorating Anzac Day 2014. Read more
Bialik shines
April 1, 2014 by Talia Katz
Three Year 10 students from Bialik College joined a select group of Year 10s from across Melbourne last month when they were inducted into the Monash University Scholars program. Read more
Say “No” to bullying
March 24, 2014 by Michelle Favero
Sydney’s Emanuel School has marked the National Day of Action Against Bullying and Violence with a number of activities. Read more
Holocaust studies for Years 5 and 6
March 12, 2014 by Nanette Horak
Guest presenters are talking to children about their personal experiences in the Holocaust to give the children a better understanding of this period in Jewish history. Read more
Students meet Vietnam veterans
March 3, 2014 by Jan Lurie
Kesser Torah College Boys and Girls High School students in Year 10 welcomed Vin and Nancy Cosgrove from the Vietnam Veterans Association of Australia to their Sydney campus last week. Read more
Students in training
Over 70 members of the Australasian Union of Jewish Students (AUJS) have met in Sydney for Basic Training, the annual four-day territory training conference. Read more
The four-hour kip pot
February 11, 2014 by Dot Liberman
Male students at Melbourne’s Bialik College are sporting smart new kippot, each one taking fours hours to make. Read more
Digitising education
Sydney’s Moriah’s Year 7 students have received a new MacBook Air as part of the College’s One-to-One Laptop Program. Read more
Essay competition for Year 10 Students
January 31, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
The Australian Jewish Historical Society Inc. has announced an essay competition, for 2014’s Year 10 students on “An aspect of Jewish Life within Australasia”…and there is $1,000 in store for the winner. Read more
Blue Mountains Getaway
For teenagers, the summer holidays are a time to get out of the house and hang with our friends. Read more
BJE students to participate in communal activities
January 26, 2014 by Nanette Horak
Sydney BJE students have returned from their trip to Israel…ready to participate in community projects. Read more
KTC: Bring on 2014
January 20, 2014 by Jan Lurie
Rabbi Yaakov Chaiton has been appointed Jewish Studies Coordinator in Sydney’s Kesser Torah College Boys’ High School. Read more
Kesser Torah Proud of its Students
December 22, 2013 by Jan Lurie
Kesser Torah is delighted to congratulate their HSC cohort of 2013, and to announce that Tikvati Lobel achieved First in Course as well as First Place in NSW in Classical Hebrew Extension with an ATAR of 94.45. KTC students scored 7 mentions on the Top Achievers and Distinguished Achievers Lists. Read more
Bellevue Hill students complete program
December 22, 2013 by Nanette Horak
The Bellevue Hill Public School students who completed the Year 6 Bar/Bat Mitzvah Program held their Shabbat graduation dinner at Our Big Kitchen. Read more
