Reviews

Australians searching for genuine connection to Jewish tradition often discover that the hardest step is the first one. In suburbs from Caulfield to Bondi,…

For centuries, Jewish communities have built institutions to soften the edges of poverty. The classic gemach, a free-loan society, sits at the heart of that…

A community cookbook does more than collect recipes. It gathers the voices, memories, and hands of the people who keep a culture alive, page by page. The Next…

Across Jewish communities, hands have always carried meaning. Whether shaping a Shabbat loaf, rolling a Torah scroll, or pressing a thumbprint into wet clay,…

Jewish life in Australia carries its own rhythm, shaped by the southern hemisphere calendar, a geographically concentrated community, and a high school system…

Young Jewish families often want a warm, practical way to build community before their children reach school age. A playgroup can meet that need through shared…

A family story can begin with a photograph in a hallway, a recipe card stained with oil, or a melody remembered from a synagogue in another country. When…

Across apartment balconies in Sydney, in raised beds carved from Melbourne's laneways, and on shared plots behind Brisbane community centres, Australians have…

Australian Jewish communities face a distinct set of emergency risks, from the long summer bushfire season that stretches across New South Wales and Victoria…

Australia's appetite for two wheels has never been stronger. After the post-pandemic surge in cycling, suburban boulevards from Parramatta to Fitzroy are…