AUJS La Trobe is the Jewish students’ representative body at La Trobe University, co-ordinating year-round social, cultural and political events. As an affiliate of the Australasian Union of Jewish Students (AUJS), AUJS La Trobe stages regular informal gatherings alongside more formal presentations through which members enhance both their broader knowledge of affairs concerning world Jewry, as well as their personal Read more…
AUJS Monash Caulfield is the Jewish students’ representative body at Monash University’s Caulfield campus, co-ordinating year-round social, cultural and political events. As an affiliate of the Australasian Union of Jewish Students (AUJS), AUJS Monash Caulfield stages regular informal gatherings alongside more formal presentations through which members enhance both their broader knowledge of affairs concerning world Jewry, as well as their Read more…
Run by volunteers on the second Sunday of each month (except January) from 2-5pm, you can bring along your things that need fixing or mending. Volunteer fixers and menders offer their time and skills to help make possible repairs free of charge. People visiting the Repair Cafe bring broken or damaged items from home – toasters, lamps, hair dryers, clothes, Read more…
MISSION STATEMENT The mission of AJA is to be a membership based representative organisation for the Jewish community in Australia based on genuine authentic Jewish and conservative Australian democratic values. The AJA welcomes members from the Jewish community who support this mission. To be guided by authentic Jewish values means having regard in policy formulation to principles of Torah. This Read more…
Melbourne Hebrew Congregation invites you to commemorate any and all special occasions in your life – be it a birthday, anniversary or a lotto win! Join us at shule for an Aliyah and a L’Chaim! Read more…
Illness and loss are a sad part of our lives, and not one that we should deal with alone. If a loved one is not well, please let us know as we can provide pastoral care and spiritual support during this time. If a loved one has passed away, we can assist in funeral arrangements, presiding over the funeral, organising Read more…
Mazel tov on the birth of your baby! Bringing a new life into this world is an exciting time for both the parents and their families. We would be thrilled to be part of your simcha and help you celebrate the baby naming and/or the bris. Girls are traditionally named when their father receives an Aliyah to the Torah after Read more…
Mazel tov on your engagement and upcoming wedding! Melbourne Hebrew Congregation would love to help you celebrate these incredible milestone events! For your engagement, we would like to honour the groom-to-be with an Aliyah to the Torah. In the lead up to the wedding, the happy couple will meet with the Rabbi so that he can get to know them Read more…
On 12 September 1841, Asher Hyman Hart convened a meeting of Melbourne Jewish residents and submitted a resolution that a “society be formed and called the Jewish Congregational Society.” And so began the Melbourne Hebrew Congregation (MHC) which came into being in conjunction with this formal establishment of Jewish Congregational life. For 180 years, the MHC has been has been Read more…
According to Jewish law, before children reach a certain age, the parents are responsible for their child’s actions. Once Jewish children reach that age, they are said to “become” a bar or bat mitzvah, at which point they begin to be held accountable for their own actions. Girls come of age at 12, and boys come of age at 13, Read more…
New Release novel by Steven Irwin Fine Will You Keep Me Tomorrow Based on some real life events, an Australian story – mystery, thriller and romance in Australia and across the globe. Available from Amazon.com.au,Barnes & Noble, Nook etc. Author: this is his second book his first was a memoir based on his time served as an agent and soldier Read more…
