The Great Synagogue
The oldest in Sydney and home of the oldest congregation in Australia, the Great Synagogue houses an important museum. The synagogue is a heritage protected building set in the heart of the city.
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The oldest in Sydney and home of the oldest congregation in Australia, the Great Synagogue houses an important museum. The synagogue is a heritage protected building set in the heart of the city.
August 16, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
The Great Synagogue has launched a $500 annual membership rate, which gives all benefits, including the right to sit in any seat without a dedicated brass plaque. [Read more]
April 30, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Sydney’s The Great Synagogue will present thirty selected highlights from the collection of historical and contemporary portrait paintings from its AM Rosenblum Museum. [Read more]
December 8, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
The Queen’s Australian representative Governor-General, His Excellency Sir Peter Cosgrove, together with Lady Cosgrove have attended a Shabbat service at Sydney’s Great Synagogue. [Read more]
September 17, 2015 by Henry Benjamin
Sydney’s Great Synagogue’s new Chief Minister Rabbi Dr Ben Elton was inducted less than a week before Rosh Hashanah…he tells J-Wire of his first Rosh Hashanah in Sydney. [Read more]
July 6, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
Sydney’s The Great Synagogue has appointed a new Senior Rabbi to head up the Ministerial team and lead the congregation into the future. [Read more]