Rabbi Benji Levy
Lady Shirley Lowy.
December 17, 2020, 12:00 am
‘Her loss to us is immense’
Lady Shirley, wife to Westfield founder Sir Frank and matriarch of the Lowy family, passed away in Tel Aviv aged 86 last Wednesday, December 9, just before Chanukah.
By Gareth Narunsky
B'nai B'rith NSW president Anna Marks with Gidon Goodman. Photo: Noel Kessel
July 4, 2017, 12:01 am
Young achievers recognised
GIDON Goodman – the determined Sydney teenager who successfully campaigned to the NSW government to introduce a fairer hospital parking fee system – was among the big winners at last week’s Jewish Changemaker Awards ceremony in Sydney.
By Shane Desiatnik
A previous Shabbat Project event at Bondi Beach. Photo: Giselle Haber
November 18, 2016, 12:00 am
A sensational Shabbat
More than 15,000 people from across NSW were among an estimated one million people around Australia and the world who took part in the Shabbat Project this year.
By Evan Zlatkis and Phoebe Roth
From left: Laya Slavin, Tessa Resnick, Jono Amoils and Davina Resnick at last year’s Challah Bake. Photo: Giselle Haber
November 10, 2016, 12:00 am
Shabbat Project spirit shines
The Melbourne and Sydney Jewish communities are getting into the Shabbat Project spirit, with lots of events in store on November 11 and 12.
By Phoebe Roth and Yael Brender
From left: Rabbi Benji Levy, Julia May, Meg Josman, Sam Springer. Photo: Noel Kessel
October 28, 2016, 10:41 am
Sea in Shabbat at Bondi
More than 800 people are set to attend an “extraordinary” communal Kabbalat Shabbat as part of the Shabbat Project on Bondi Beach before sundown on November 11.
By Yael Brender
Kehillat Masada Synagogue’s Rabbi Gad Krebs.
March 11, 2016, 12:00 am
Rabbis back refugees
TWELVE Sydney rabbis have joined their interstate counterparts in calling on the federal government not to deport 267 asylum seekers to Nauru.
By Gareth Narunsky
The IST participants at Auschwitz.
November 30, 2015, 12:00 am
‘The silence in Auschwitz speaks’
A RECORD 138 students concluded the first leg of their six-week Israel Study Tour (IST) journey with an emotional visit to Auschwitz.
By Evan Zlatkis
Having fun at the havdalah celebrations in Bondi. Photo: Giselle Haber
October 29, 2015, 12:00 am
Australia keeps it together
IN a mere year, the Shabbat Project has grown from a grassroots movement to a staple of the Australian Jewish calendar, with thousands of people across the country and close to 1,000,000 Jews around the world getting involved.
By ZOE KRON and Evan Zlatkis
Chabad Youth director Rabbi Moshe Kahn (left) is excited about the organisation's plan to purchase a campsite in the Victorian Alps. Photo: Peter Haskin
October 22, 2015, 12:00 am
All set for a splendid Shabbat
THOUSANDS of Jews are expected to come together this week to mark the return of the biggest global Jewish event of the year, with a host of Shabbat Project events taking place around the country.
By Evan Zlatkis and ZOE KRON
Havdalah celebrations at last year's Shabbat Project. Photo: Ingrid Shakenovsky
August 14, 2015, 12:00 am
Get set for the Shabbat Project
THE Shabbat Project is taking a different turn this year, focusing on a broader span of activity and involvement across the Sydney Jewish community, with an aim “to touch over 15,000 Jews in some way”.
By Evan Zlatkis
Rabbi James Kennard will discuss “Will our grandchildren be Jewish?” at Kesher Academy's launch next week.
August 2, 2015, 12:00 am
Fresh platform for adult education
MORIAH College will next week launch Kesher Academy, a new platform for adult Jewish education, with an opening talk tackling intermarriage.
By Phoebe Roth
November 25, 2014, 12:00 am
Israel trip of a lifetime
By Evan Zlatkis
October 30, 2014, 12:00 am
Shabbat spirit spreads across Australia
By ZOE KRON
Tributes have poured in for Mendel Glick, who passed away aged 94.
October 23, 2014, 12:00 am
The Shabbat Project … bready, steady, go
October 20, 2014, 8:00 am
All set for Shabbat
THE Jewish community is gearing up for the much-anticipated Shabbat Project, with an array of events planned across the country.
By Evan Zlatkis
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