Rabbi Yossi Friedman
Rabbi Yossi Friedman laying a wreath at the service.
May 3, 2019, 12:00 am
Rabbi’s Anzac participation a first
LAST Thursday’s Anzac Day dawn service at Bondi Beach, attended by 20,000 people, incorporated a uniquely Jewish element.
New NSW Labor leader Michael Daley (left) with Ron Hoenig MP at Maroubra Synagogue.
November 15, 2018, 12:01 am
Community congratulates Daley
THE NSW Jewish Board of Deputies (JBOD) has congratulated state Opposition Leader Michael Daley on his new role.
By Gareth Narunsky
Rabbi Martin van den Bergh (left) and Rabbi Yossi Friedman.
November 1, 2017, 2:19 pm
Yahrzeit for van den Bergh
THERE were tears of joy at the graveside of the only Jewish soldier in the Beersheba cemetery on Tuesday, after an unlikely set of events led rabbis to realise it was his yahrzeit and hold an ad-hoc service.
By Joshua Levi and Nathan Jeffay
The Southern Sydney Eruv is now operational.
September 17, 2017, 12:00 am
South-east Sydney eruv up and running
Observant Jews in Sydney's south-east can finally carry on Shabbat after it was announced that the area's long-awaited eruv has become operational.
By Evan Zlatkis
Senator Eric Abetz prepares to lay a wreath at Hobart Synagogue on October 26. Photo: Tony Lomans/Island 26
November 13, 2016, 12:00 am
Historic day in Hobart
Australia's oldest synagogue proved a fitting venue to host a ceremony that was 100 years in the making for Tasmanian Jewry.
By Shane Desiatnik
Israel Defence Forces’ Colonel Moshe Pinkert laying a wreath at the ceremony in Jerusalem.
April 28, 2016, 12:00 am
Honouring the memory of the Anzacs
DIPLOMATS from Australia, New Zealand, Turkey and other nations joined Australians and Israelis at the annual ANZAC Day ceremony at the Mount Scopus Commonwealth Military Cemetery in Jerusalem.
The swastika graffiti on the wall of Maroubra Synagogue.
April 7, 2016, 10:20 am
Police probe shul swastika daubing
POLICE are investigating what Member for Heffron Ron Hoenig has described as “a gross attack on our community” after five swastikas were sprayed on and around Maroubra Synagogue last weekend.
From left: Maroubra Synagogue president Daryl Robinson, Ron Hoenig, Rebbetzin Chana Raizel Friedman and Noel D’Souza before last week’s outreach Shabbat dinner.
March 18, 2016, 12:00 am
Breaking barriers over Shabbat
MEMBERS of federal and local Parliament, faith group representatives, leaders of local communities and Australian Defence Force (ADF) chaplains came together for an interfaith Shabbat dinner last Friday night.
By Evan Zlatkis
Warwick Abadee (centre) with Rabbi Danny Yaffe (left) and Rabbi Dovid Slavin at the Centenary of Jewish Anzac ceremony at the Great Synagogue in May. Photo: Noel Kessel
November 20, 2015, 12:00 am
Large man with a larger heart
TRIBUTES have poured in this week for former NSW Association of Jewish Ex-Servicemen & Women (NAJEX) president Warwick Abadee, who passed away on Sunday aged 80.
By Evan Zlatkis
August 6, 2015, 2:14 pm
End of an era for Grandma Moses
JEWISH residents in the south-east can now enjoy kosher bagels on a Sunday ... without the drive.
By Evan Zlatkis
May 11, 2015, 12:00 am
Cremorne’s new rabbi
By Gareth Narunsky
May 7, 2015, 1:49 am
PM honours Jewish Diggers at Anzac service
By Gareth Narunsky
December 15, 2014, 12:00 am
Cremorne’s loss is Maroubra’s gain
By Gareth Narunsky
November 14, 2014, 12:00 am
Remembering our fallen heroes
By Phoebe Roth
October 3, 2014, 12:00 am
Prayers for our fallen soldiers
By Gareth Narunsky
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