3+ week, 1+ day ago   (526+ words) Nine years after Australia’s largest survey of Jewish life found a community united by memory but varied in belief and practice, researchers are asking how the pandemic, October 7 and the Bondi Beach terror attack have changed Australian Jews. Gen26: The Australian…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (1289+ words) John Menadue has earned an important place in Australian public life. His career has encompassed government, diplomacy, business and public administration. That record makes his increasingly antagonistic commentary about Israel, Zionism and mainstream Australian Jewry not less troubling, but more…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (286+ words) Representatives from across Sydney’s Jewish communal sector came together this week for the inaugural meeting of the Inclusion Network. Hosted by The Choice Foundation, the gathering marked a new chapter of collaboration in supporting people with disability and their families....

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (738+ words) Jews have two annual holidays that centre around introspection. Obviously, one is Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, when members of the community are supposed to atone for their sins for a 10-day period beginning with Rosh Hashanah, when they…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (676+ words) It is a beautiful time to be Jewish. While crowds around the world chant slogans stripped of any rational meaning, the phrase “From the river to the sea” is repeated without regard for geography, history or consequence. When “genocide” is…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (631+ words) David Harris, was once described by the late former Israeli president and prime minister Shimon Peres as “the foreign minister of the Jewish people”. He came to Sydney with a stark warning: the West is failing to confront the forces…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (625+ words) Every year around Shavuot, people start talking about cheesecake, all-night learning and staying awake until sunrise. And honestly, I love all of it. There is something powerful about walking into a synagogue late at night and seeing Jews still learning…...

4+ mon, 4+ day ago   (1360+ words) Over the past few days, antisemitism has exploded as an issue in Britain. It was a reaction to two developments. Last week, two Jews were stabbed in separate attacks on the streets of Golders Green, London’s largely Jewish suburb. This…...

4+ mon, 6+ day ago   (1247+ words) Political leaders, diplomats and members of Sydney’s Jewish community gathered on Thursday night to celebrate Israel’s 78th Independence Day. This was a powerful show of solidarity amid rising antisemitism and the ongoing Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion. The annual…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (948+ words) Parramatta and District Synagogue has marked a historic turning point for Jewish life in Western Sydney, bringing together the legacy of the Bankstown and Strathfield communities into a single centre. About 120 people attended a special event on March 15, which formally…...