Blood brothers – and sisters

A team of eight Moriah College Year 11 students has reached the International finals of a prestigious Future Problem Solving Competition.  Read more

Melton in Sydney

2015 promises to be Melton’s most successful year yet since its move to the University of Sydney.  Read more

Award for Helene Gonski

Sydney’s Montefiore Home has announced that volunteer Hélène Gonski recently won the 2015 Woollahra Council Senior Citizen of the Year Award. Read more

Shir Madness

The organisers of Sydney music festival Shir Madness provided top flight local entertainment to a packed Roundhouse at the University of New South Wales. Read more

European Union Illegal Building Activities Exposed

International Director of  Regavim Ari Briggs will address the Sydney community next month on EU illegal projects in Israel. Read more

$5.6 million available for community organisations

Contrary to published reports $5.6 million dollars, the proceeds from the sale of Sydney’s Strathfield Synagogue, have still to be allocated to approved community organisations. Read more

Australia-Israel Labor Dialogue Launched

In her second Sydney appearance, ex MK Einat Wilf shared a platform with past Queensland Premier Peter Beattie before an audience of Labor and Union stalwarts at Trades Hall. Read more

Law service at The Great

Over 200 members of the NSW Judiciary, the Bar, legal profession and members of The Great Synagogue marked the beginning of Law Term 2015 with a Service attended by the Chief Justice Tom Bathurst, the President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Margaret Beazley and the Attorney General, Brad Hazzard. Read more

An evening with Einat

Dr Einat Wilf, former Labour MK and Foreign Policy advisor to Shimon Peres, has addressed a packed-out gathering at Sydney’s Central Synagogue. Read more

A philosophy of living

Sydney’s Montefiore Home recently launched its ‘Philosophy of Living’ (POL) across its 4 Sydney sites and HomeCare business. Read more

Rabbi, I’m ashamed… you have lost me

An exchange of letters between Sydney’s Rabbi Levi Wolf and one of his congregants. Read more

A message from Sydney rabbis

Members of Sydney rabbinical community have recorded a message to victims of child sex abuse and their families. Read more

Feldman resigns

In light of recent statements and views expressed by Rabbi Yosef Feldman, The Yeshiva Centre has accepted his resignation as a Director on the Board of Management of The Yeshiva Centre, which includes his administrative responsibilities. Read more

Beach Shabbat

Over 150 community members from many different cultures and backgrounds attended OBK’s Shabbat on Sydney’s Tamarama Beach. Read more

Reunited with the family after 73 years

Photographs, documents, cutlery and sheet music secreted away by a chazan in an attic in wartime Czechoslovakia and discovered 72 years later have been reunited with his descendants in Sydney. Read more

The Credeaux Canvas – a theatre review from Deb Meyer

Sitting in the front row of an intimate theatre when there are warnings of nudity in the production (I was allocated the tickets), can make for an interesting night out. Read more

OurCrowd MD to speak in Sydney

Sydney-born venture capitalist Dan Bennett has brought the start-up nation home to Australia. Read more

BJE in 2015

In 2014 the Board of Jewish Education achieved several milestones in different areas of its programmes.  Read more

Those left standing

Around 160 Holocaust survivors accompanied by family, friends and carers commemorated 70 years of survival…when survivors were asked to stand only about 80 made their presence felt. Read more

On the beach

Following the success of previous Tamarama beach Shabbat experiences, Our Big Kitchen will again host this year’s biggest Shabbat dinner under the stars.  Read more

An attic reveals its secret

A roof in need of repair in the Slovakian city of Presov has provided a Sydney family with memories of a precious past…a cache of photographs, documents and personal effects hidden by a rabbi before he was transported to his death in Auschwitz. Read more

Moriah rates 6th independent school in NSW

Moriah principal says that the its students’ success in the HSC is the culmination of their own effort, diligence and perseverance, combined with many years of outstanding teaching, care and individual attention from their parents and staff at the College. Read more

Chanukah tales

Sydney’s Young Adult Chabad have distributed hundreds of latkes and doughnuts in Martin Place.

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Seasons of Peace

Over 100 people came together as religious leaders celebrated Chanukah and Christmas at the Sydney Jewish Museum. Read more

Emanuel on the ascent

Sydney’s Emanuel School ranked 18^th in the State based on 2014 HSC top band results, is continuing its upward trajectory. Read more

Islamic State – The Bogeyman Haunting The Lindt Chocolat Café

The joint press conference given by Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott on 16 December after the siege at the Lindt Chocolate café in Martin Place had finally ended – was particularly noteworthy for certain viewpoints expressed by Mr Abbott during that conference…writes David Singer. Read more

The good oil

The traditional art of olive making has been taught to young primary school children as they learn more about Chanukah. Read more

Sephardic torah gifted to Ashkenazy shul

A new Sefer Torah has been consecrated at Nefesh Shul in Sydney’s Bondi. Read more

Camp Sababa at Shalom

Shalom Institute President Jonathan Leib and JCA President Peter Philippsohn extended a warm welcome to Camp Sababa at Shalom College. Read more

Sydney’s water embraces Israeli technology

A new association between an Israeli company and Sydney Water may pose a problem for BDS supporters in need of a shower or a coffee! Read more

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