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The Great Synagogue
Live at The Great.
April 24, 2022, 9:30 am
From Bach to Bolling with Live at Yours
Following a hugely successful Live at The Great event earlier this year, the Live at Yours team is back with Bach to Bolling.
By Jessica Abelsohn
Human rights lawyer George Newhouse.
April 18, 2022, 10:00 am
First Nations now included in prayer for Australia
"Be curious, seek out First Nations voices and perspectives in film and television, books, galleries, the media. Read books written by First Nations people."
By Carly Adno
Newly elected Sydney councillors attended a Shabbat service at the Great Synagogue.
April 11, 2022, 4:29 pm
Great Synagogue hosts Sydney councillors
"We are the leading synagogue in the City of Sydney so it's important that we engage with all our elected representatives and also with other faith groups based in the city."
By AJN STAFF
Rabbi Menachem Feldman.
March 7, 2022, 2:43 pm
The Great welcomes Rabbi Feldman
THE board of The Great Synagogue has announced that Rabbi Menachem Feldman will be joining the shule as chazan and assistant rabbi.
By AJN STAFF
From left: (back) Eli, Stephen, Rhoda and Sharon Green, Garry Browne, Rabbi Dr Benjamin Elton, shule president David Lewis, (front) Oscar and Marli Green.
February 14, 2022, 9:45 am
$1 million gift for the Great
Securing future of Sydney's oldest synagogue through The Great Synagogue Foundation.
By Gareth Narunsky
Live at the Great concert in April this year.
December 12, 2021, 9:00 am
Imaginative ways to share live music
As a conductor and performer, what do you do when you're stuck in Sydney due to the COVID19 pandemic? Find imaginative ways to share live music of course!
By Jessica Abelsohn
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
September 5, 2021, 3:00 pm
A second chance lets us restart our lives
Like a lot of things in life, Rosh Hashanah and the High Holy Days are about second chances and doing better.
By Rabbi Benjamin Elton
The Great Synagogue president David Lewis, chief minister Rabbi Benjamin Elton and Australian actor and director, Rachel Griffiths with the portrait of Rabbi Porush. Photo: Mint Pictures.
July 2, 2021, 1:34 pm
The face that stops a nation
New ABC series, Finding the Archibald, takes audiences behind the Archibald Prize, to celebrate its centenary.
By Jessica Abelsohn
Vladimir Fanshil will offer insights into masterpieces by Bach and Mendelssohn at The Great Synagogue on March 11.
March 4, 2021, 4:23 pm
‘A seed to a forest’
On Thursday, March 11, works by Bach and Mendelssohn will be performed at The Great Synagogue by violinist Ben Adler and his quartet, with commentary by conductor Vladimir Fanshil.
By Sophie Deutsch
Outgoing president Justice Stephen Rothman congratulates incoming president David Lewis at The Great Synagogue’s AGM.
October 6, 2020, 10:00 am
Changeover at The Great Synagogue
Sydney's David Lewis has been appointed president of The Great Synagogue, replacing Justice Stephen Rothman.
By Sophie Deutsch
Justice Stephen Rothman speaking at The Great Synagogue.
January 29, 2020, 7:00 am
A ‘Great’ start to the law year
Justice Stephen Rothman is encouraging more members of the community – both within the legal profession and outside it – to attend The Great Synagogue’s law service this year.
By Gareth Narunsky
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.
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January 3, 2019, 12:01 am
Rabbinate reform urged
IT has been revealed that Sydney’s Orthodox rabbis were told they were prohibited from attending the communal funeral service of former NSW Jewish Board of Deputies (JBOD) Jeremy Spinak, who died at the age of 36 last year, because it was being held at “a Reform Temple” .
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