Rabbi Benjamin Elton
A menorah image projected onto St Mary's Cathedral in Sydney on December 17.
December 18, 2025, 6:29 pm
Menorah image beamed onto cathedral in solidarity
St Mary's Cathedral's opening night of Christmas event pivoted into an interfaith vigil for the terror victims
By Shane Desiatnik
Cantor Zvi Teichtal sings El Malei Rachamim alongside the six survivors who lit candles.
April 28, 2025, 4:46 pm
A moving Holocaust commemoration in Sydney
'Standing on the shoulders of our Shoah survivors at this uncertain moment, we must recommit ourselves to living up to their example,' NSW JBD president says
By Gareth Narunsky
Rabbi Dr Benjamin Elton.
July 18, 2023, 6:45 am
Sacks Scholars unite
"The program was excellent in every respect, with outstanding presenters and meaningful conversations," Rabbi Elton said.
By AJN STAFF
Rabbi Benjamin Elton (third from left) with Ministers Mark Coure (left) and Natalie Ward (centre, back), and other religious leaders. Photo: Salty Dingo Photography
November 24, 2022, 11:17 am
Ending domestic violence
Rabbi Benjamin Elton joined more than 70 religious leaders in signing a declaration to end domestic violence.
By AJN STAFF
Rabbi Benjamin Elton and Rebbetzin Hinda Young meet the man who would be king.
September 15, 2022, 8:48 am
‘He has had this extraordinary apprenticeship’
"He was very interested in the Sydney Jewish community and how we were doing and of course had a very warm relationship with Rabbi [Lord Jonathan] Sacks in London..."
By Gareth Narunsky
Eddie Jaku at The Great Synagogue. Photo: Giselle Haber
October 21, 2021, 8:00 am
‘A light to the world’
NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet on Tuesday announced the family of Eddie Jaku has accepted the offer of a state memorial service.
By Evan Zlatkis
Signs on the doors of Sydney's Central Synagogue.
October 14, 2021, 10:00 am
NSW freedom day means back to pray
As of Monday this week, places of worship can operate as long as all attendees wear masks and are fully vaccinated, and capacity is limited to one person per four square metres.
By Gareth Narunsky
August 23, 2021, 3:45 pm
Life in lockdown 2.0
With Greater Sydney in lockdown the past two months, The AJN speaks to six members of the community, who are part of the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies’ vaccination campaign, about how they and their families are coping, and what their vaccine message is to the community.
By Evan Zlatkis
Rabbi Elton rolls up his sleeve.
August 5, 2021, 12:00 am
‘It’s our best shot’
The AJN has partnered with the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies on a new campaign to encourage as many people as possible in the Jewish community to get vaccinated during August.
By Gareth Narunsky
Photo: AP Photo/Oded Balilty
June 7, 2021, 12:12 pm
‘We urge you to get the jab’
NSW Jewish Board of Deputies CEO Darren Bark: “The recent cases in Victoria are a reminder to us all that we need to take steps to protect ourselves, our family and our community.”
By AJN STAFF
Rabbi Benjamin Elton, pictured at his inauguration in 2015, hosted a Shabbat dinner for the LGBT+ community at The Great Synagogue. Photo: Giselle Haber Photography
March 15, 2019, 9:00 am
Bridging the Orthodox-LGBT+ divide
We have reached a stage in which almost everyone can and wants to be gracious towards each other. In that context there should not be tension, animosity or judgement.
Gabrielle Upton.
April 18, 2018, 4:18 pm
Moriah and Great mentioned in parliament
TWO of the Sydney Jewish community’s oldest institutions were given special mention in the New South Wales parliament last month.
By Gareth Narunsky
Mosman's deputy mayor Roy Bendall.
February 9, 2017, 12:00 am
Mosman represented at shul service
Mosman deputy mayor Roy Bendall says he was “delighted” to have been invited to attend the Law Service at the Great Synagogue on Wednesday (February 8), acknowledging that it was “important” Mosman was represented, and admitting that the mayor’s comments about Israel last month caused “anguish”.
By Evan Zlatkis
Mosman Mayor Peter Abelson.
January 19, 2017, 12:00 am
Mayor’s cold shoulder to shul
Mosman Mayor Peter Abelson declined an invitation to attend a service at The Great Synagogue, citing Israel’s “gross and illegal” occupation of the West Bank.
By Evan Zlatkis
Rabbi Shimshon Yurkowicz.
December 8, 2016, 12:00 am
Rabbi resigns from roof bodies
Malvern Chabad’s Rabbi Shimshon Yurkowicz has resigned from RCANZ and RCV after a complaint that he acted in a way that hurt victims of child sexual abuse.
By Joshua Levi
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