Rabbinical Council of NSW
Photo: Shane Desiatnik
December 7, 2023, 9:30 am
Dutton: There should be deterrence
"A necessary pushback against antisemitism requires moral courage and clarity.," said Peter Dutton.
By Shane Desiatnik
A havdalah concert during the 2018 Shabbat Project. Photo: Noel Kessel
November 6, 2023, 7:02 am
Keeping it together for Israel
"What began as a local initiative in South Africa in 2013 has now evolved into a powerful international movement,"
By AJN STAFF
New RCNSW president, Rabbi Shua Solomon.
May 25, 2023, 11:20 am
Rabbi Shua Solomon named new president of Rabbinical Council
Rabbi Shua Solomon has become one of the youngest rabbis to be appointed president of the Rabbinical Council of NSW (RCNSW).
By RACHEL TREISMAN
Rabbi Yaakov Glasman showing the picture of the Ukrainian girl killed during the Russian invasion. Photo: Peter Haskin
March 3, 2022, 8:25 am
‘Ukrainian Jewry is suffering. We are also suffering’
The Australian Jewish community came together this week in a show of support for Ukraine, with services in Melbourne and Sydney.
By Mia Gardiner
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
From left: Brad Hazzard, Darren Bark and Rabbi Benjamin Elton earlier this year.
September 23, 2021, 12:00 am
Outdoor High Holy Day services a success
"I would like to thank our community for following the rules in place, and allowing us all to commemorate this memorable new year," said JBOD CEO Darren Bark.
By AJN STAFF
Rabbi Ralph Genende blows the shofar at Caulfield Park in pre-pandemic days. Photo: Peter Haskin
September 3, 2021, 9:54 am
Outdoor shofar blowing given the green light
"We’re very excited that the central mitzvah of Rosh Hashanah will be able to be performed by the Jewish community."
By Evan Zlatkis
Rabbi Eli Schlanger blows a shofar on Bondi Beach in pre-pandemic days.
September 2, 2021, 8:15 am
‘Email untrue’, still hopes for public shofar blowing
Lesli Berger: "The NSW Jewish Board of Deputies is meeting with the most senior NSW Health decision makers this week to progress these discussions."
By Evan Zlatkis
August 27, 2021, 1:46 pm
CSG NSW apologises over damning email
CSG said it had "corrected the comments made in an email sent to the NSW Police", and "apologised to the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies and the community for any confusion caused".
By Evan Zlatkis
Israel's Chief Rabbi David Lau at Dover Heights Shule in Sydney last week. Photo: Noel Kessel
November 19, 2017, 12:00 am
Chief Rabbi Lau tours Australia
Israel's top rabbi has a message for young Australian Jews: be proud of your religion, study your heritage, and marry someone Jewish - he advised while visiting Sydney and Melbourne.
By Rebecca Davis and Evan Zlatkis
A still from a video released earlier this year in which Rabbi Jacqueline Ninio publicly expressed her support for same-sex marriage.
September 7, 2017, 12:01 am
Yay or nay?
WITH the legality of the postal survey into same-sex marriage currently being considered by the High Court, communal leaders on both sides of the debate have been sharing their thoughts with The AJN.
Jaron Chester.
August 21, 2017, 12:01 am
‘Chester not a communal leader’
JEWISH communal leaders have distanced themselves from 34-year-old Jaron Chester, (pictured) who has been charged with allegedly laundering money for an international drug and tobacco syndicate.
Rabbi Pinchus Feldman.
December 15, 2016, 11:16 am
RCNSW urged to drop Pinchus Feldman
The future of Rabbi Pinchus Feldman as a member of the Rabbinical Council of New South Wales hangs in the balance after a formal complaint was lodged against him.
By Evan Zlatkis
Back (from left): Rabbis Paul Lewin, Eli Feldman and Chaim Ingram. Front (from left): Rabbis Eli Cohen and Yehoram Ulman.
March 25, 2016, 12:00 am
Taking the helm of the Sydney rabbinate
NEW president of the Rabbinical Council of NSW (RCNSW) Rabbi Eli Cohen hopes to strengthen the RCNSW itself by uniting the rabbinate.
By Evan Zlatkis
Labor Opposition Leader Bill Shorten. Photo: Peter Haskin
June 5, 2015, 12:00 am
Shuls at odds over same-sex marriage
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