Central Synagogue

May 2, 2019, 12:00 am

‘Business as usual’ following security scare

THE Community Security Group (CSG) in NSW insists it will be “business as usual” for Shabbat services, after an online threat against Sydney’s Central Synagogue triggered a large-scale police operation on Sunday night.

January 24, 2019, 12:01 am

Moriah mourns Max

THE Moriah College family has lost a "revered friend and iconic educator" with the passing of Max Lemberg, college Rabbi Dr Aryeh Solomon said this week.

By Gareth Narunsky

Rabbi Dr Benjamin Elton (Modern Orthodox) and Rabbi Jeffrey Kamins (Masorti) came together to honour the victims and their families.
Photo: Wendy Bookatz

November 8, 2018, 12:01 am

Religious streams unite for Pittsburgh

SYDNEY's Jewish community put religious differences aside at a pluralistic vigil for the victims and survivors of the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre last Wednesday night.

By Gareth Narunsky

Max Lemberg with Moriah College students in 2011.

June 20, 2018, 8:55 am

‘Bar mitzvah king’ turns 100

Sydney's Max Lemberg, the man once called the “bar mitzvah king”, celebrated his 100th birthday last month with family and friends from as far away as the UK, Berlin and Canberra.

By Gareth Narunsky

March 25, 2018, 12:00 am

Howard in good spirits at Central

Former Australian prime minister John Howard enjoyed a genuinely warm reception as special guest at a Shabbat service and dinner at Central Shule on March 16, receiving a standing ovation as a proven friend of Israel.

By Shane Desiatnik

Board member and volunteer of the Australian Jewish Fertility Network Lori Levin with her eldest son.

March 16, 2018, 12:01 am

Synagogues speak out

A NUMBER of Sydney synagogues are joining more than 100 shules worldwide for this week's Infertility Awareness Shabbat to enhance understanding and facilitate empathy for those struggling to have a family.

Dr Daniel Pipes speaking at Sydney's Central Synagogue on March 1. Photo: Shane Desiatnik

March 11, 2018, 12:01 am

Pipes packs a punch

A SLOW but noticeable declining trend in Islamist activity around the world, the strengths and vulnerabilities of an assertive Iran, and a different take on the Israel–Palestine conflict were addressed during a speaking tour of Sydney and Melbourne by Middle East Forum founder and president Dr Daniel Pipes, as a guest of the Australia/Israel and Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC).

By Shane Desiatnik

Cremorne Synagogue was one of many communal organisations to receive funding from the NSW government's Community Building Partnership grant program last year.

January 17, 2018, 12:01 am

Massive increase from NSW Government

A CONCERTED effort by the community to access NSW government grants has seen a 200 per cent increase in the last 12 months.

By Joshua Levi

November 30, 2017, 12:00 am

New ambassador is Sofer, so good

Israel's new ambassador Mark Sofer has hit the ground running, presenting his diplomatic credentials to the Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove, attending an ECAJ conference and meeting Australian and Victorian Jewish leaders.

Dr Eran Lerman speaking in Melbourne last month.

September 5, 2017, 12:01 am

Israel’s rising global status

"THOSE who urge boycotts of Israel or unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state claim that they are on the right side of history, but they are very wrong." That was the emphatic message given to a 200-strong crowd by leading Israeli strategic analyst Dr Eran Lerman during his recent trip to Australia, as a guest of the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC).

Josh Weinberger sings Hatikvah at the Shimon Peres commemoration in Sydney's Central Synagogue on October 26. Photo: Shane Desiatnik

November 7, 2016, 12:31 pm

Moving tributes to Peres

Moving tributes to the late former Israeli president Shimon Peres were held at communal events in Melbourne and Sydney last week.

By Shane Desiatnik and Peter Kohn

Arava photography delegation members Danny Hadas, Alex Levac and Gilad Livni next to Livni’s stunning photograph, captured using a drone, of the rare flooding of the Arava desert valley floor.

June 24, 2016, 12:00 am

Arava sands and delivers

Israelis are credited for making the desert bloom, but the 3500 hardy residents of the Arava region are particularly good at it.

By Shane Desiatnik

March 3, 2016, 12:00 am

Disappointment over Rivlin cancellation

COMMUNAL leaders have expressed their disappointment at the cancellation of Israeli President Reuven Rivlin’s scheduled visit to Australia later this month, with the head of state set to visit Russia to meet with President Vladimir Putin instead.

By Evan Zlatkis

Malcolm Turnbull at Central Synagogue. Picture: Noel Kessel.

December 17, 2015, 12:00 am

PM joins ‘mishpocha’ for Chanukah

A staunch friend of the Jewish community and a personal friend to so many within it, Malcolm Turnbull attended his first Jewish function as Prime Minister, when he lit the chanukiah at Central Synagogue on Monday.

By Gareth Narunsky

From left: Michael Danby, Josh Frydenberg and Mark Dreyfus.
Photo: Eldad Ohayon

December 4, 2015, 12:00 am

Lighting up Capital Hill

A CHANUKIAH hasn’t been lit in Federal Parliament since 1988 when Bob Hawke was prime minister. But that all changed on Tuesday when political rivals Josh Frydenberg and Michael Danby co-hosted a Chanukah party under the auspices of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ), with the support of the ACT Jewish Community and Chabad ACT.

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