Upcoming Events
BOOK HERE CENTENARY GALA DINNER NCJWA NSW invites you to join us as we celebrate 100 years of MAKING A DIFFERENCE DINNER and CABARET featuring Australia’s leading Klezmer band CHUTNEY with Guest Artiste, South Africa’s Divine Diva AVIVA PELHAM Date: Saturday 1 July 2023 Time: 7pm Dress: Roaring 20’s | Cocktail Venue: NCJWA NSW Woollahra
Recent Events
Saturday 27 May 2023
At Shavuot we read the Book of Ruth, in which Ruth walks together with her mother in law and soul sister Naomi into shared peoplehood. There could not be a better pair of soul sisters to tell us their story on this occasion than First Nations Christian woman Nicole Laupepa and Jewish Jacqui Parker, whose ‘Walking Together’ workshops […]
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Please join us for a social sewing session where you can meet other sewers enjoy morning tea, spend a couple of hours together and sew liners as part of the Days for Girls reusable sanitary kit program. Sewing and non-sewing tasks are available.
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HER NAME IN LIGHTS: Jewish women in the movies Wednesday 26 April 2023 Come and listen to movie maven Don Perlgut talk about all the Jewish women who’ve lit up movie screens, hear a fabulous torch singer belt out some Hollywood tunes and indulge in a kosher supper. If you’re daring enough, dress to shine in gold, silver, or a movie-themed costume. This […]
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Please join us to commemorate International Menstrual Hygiene Day on the 20th of April, from 2pm – 5pm. Come along to our Days for Girls working bee where we will spend the afternoon assembling sanitary kits for girls and women who are suffering from menstrual poverty. Please RSVP HERE. We are excited to have a representative from Share the Dignity on […]
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Join us for sewing and non-sewing work to help make the Days for Girls reusable sanitary liners which contribute to menstrual health solutions for girls who would otherwise miss school during their monthly periods. We look forward welcoming you at our next sewing morning. The sewing group is cancelled on 3 April 2023.
Continue ReadingThursday 9 March 2023
Shalom’s Sydney Jewish Writers Festival (SJWF) is thrilled to invite you to an evening celebrating Jewish women in the arts for International Women’s Day 2023 in partnership with the National Council of Jewish Women Australia NSW Division (NCJWA NSW). Tickets: Book online: Book “I want to be a Renaissance Woman. I want to paint, and I […]
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We hope to see you at this annual event in the leadup to Purim and the week of International Womens Day, this year with a special focus on women from Iran – Jewish and others. All details about the theme ad speakers in the registration link. Free of charge but please register here for catering […]
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Sunday 12 February 2023 8.45pm for 9am start – till 1pm Signal Reserve Old South Head Road Opposite Cambridge Ave Vaucluse Bring a hat, friends, mothers, fathers, children and neighbours Garden tools, plants & gloves provided. BYO picnic. Donation appreciated ~ We look forward to you joining us Book on Humanitix at: https://events.humanitix.com/tu-bishvat-tree-planting
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We are thrilled artist, educator and curator ESTELLE ROSINSKI will present her new book THE HEALER on the 5th December 2022, Founder’s Day, the birthday of our founder Dr Fanny Reading MBE. Book on https://www.trybooking.com/CDQDU
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You can watch a short video to learn about Days for Girls here. To commemorate Kindertransport Day (December 1st), we will have Janet Merkur, Immediate Past Co-President, Co-Vice President National NCJWA, tenured educator, author and our executive board member to give us a talk on The Kindertransport: Rescue of 10,000 children. This talk is suitable for all ages. We […]
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You are invited to celebrate with us the 75th Anniversary of the UN General Assembly Vote for the Partition Plan on 29 November 1947. E: admin@ncjwnsw.org
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Join us for our 99th AGM on 21st November 2022
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In partnership with JewishArts, the Sydney Jewish Museum, Yallah! Mizrahi and Sephardi Young Adults Sydney and Sephardi Mizrahi Voices Australia, National Council of Jewish Women Australia NSW Division is proud to present “ONE OF A KIND – a musical theatre presentation in one act. Here is the booking link for our event, which we hope […]
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During Lockdown Joanna Weinberg decided to write her memoirs. Sixty years in sixty days. The result is Brief Tales, a memoir in 60 minutes. Joanna Weinberg is an actor, writer, musician, songwriter and musical theatre writer. She is performing Brief Tales as a fundraiser for a larger Jewish project called La Luna. Book on Trybooking https://www.trybooking.com/CCCBM […]
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Meet once a month sewing liners as part of the Days for Girls reusable sanitary kit. The next WOW sewing group is 7 November as 3 October is a public holiday. My apologies.
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Book on Humanitix https://events.humanitix.com/ncjwadfg2310
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Change of date to be confirmed. Australians will get a day off to commemorate the passing of Queen Elizabeth II. Thursday, September 22, 2022 is designated as the country’s National Day of Mourning. Book on http://www.trybooking.com/954658
Continue ReadingSunday 18 September 2022
A event of inspiration for the NEW YEAR featuring the extraordinary Israeli singer songwriter VERED HAREL together with the multi award winning Australian composer & pianist WARREN WILLS. https://www.trybooking.com/CBWMI https://youtu.be/di_DBFufy4w
Continue ReadingSunday 28 August 2022
We aspire to be a community that has equal opportunity for all, regardless of your gender. Yet, it’s no secret that only a small minority of Jewish communal organisations have equal representation of women in leadership positions. The majority remain mostly male boards with male CEOs. In Victoria a specific campaign #MakeSpaceForHer was launched in […]
Continue ReadingMonday 8 August 2022
An evening with Anna Hueneke https://youtu.be/m-rqrd09QQo Anna Hueneke is a Sydney poet and emerging composer and singer. Following a deep engagement with the language and texts of Biblical Hebrew Anna has written two collections of poems in English and Biblical Hebrew titled Songs of Fire and Sacred Fire. In Songs of Fire the fire represents a […]
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Thanks to The Pinshaw Family Foundation we will be packing 1,000 kits on 24 July 2022. We invite you to join us. Book on www.trybooking.com/CAIVU
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Come along to our working bee and learn how to create your own Days for Girls pad: a sustainable, high quality, washable and beautiful menstrual health product that will be sent to women who do not have access to feminine hygiene products otherwise. Supported by The Pinshaw Family Foundation. Book your place on https://tinyurl.com/2d6a4zyx
Continue ReadingSunday 19 June 2022
Join us for a fireside chat with successful Jewish women at the launch of NCJWA’s Youth Division
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Sunday 29 May help build a tiny forest. Bring your friends, mothers, fathers, children and neighbours. Book on Trybooking https://trybooking.com/BYJQZ
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Join us for a panel discussion and screening of the short film, Regenerating Australia by award winning director Damon Gameau. Register at http://events.humanitix.com/climate-change-and-the-jewish-community
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Wednesday 27 April 2022, 2pm – Presentation with Claire Jankelson & Di Singer SAFF back for its 4th consecutive year – supporting education with: Nine remarkable documentaries – Five exceptional features – Five incredible short films – Thought provoking bonus content, including interviews with filmmakers, conversations with musicians and more Get the details of all […]
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Create a reusable sanitary kit for women and girls living in period poverty. Please RSVP at tinyurl.com/
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The Sydney Jewish Choral Society & Chutney, Jazz, Gypsy & Klezmer Music. Book NOW! Places limited. Entry ticket $10. Supported by Woollahra Municipal Council. Book on Trybooking https://www.trybooking.com/BWKXM
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Rebbetzin Jana Gottshall Memorial Library/Fanny Reading Founder’s Day event with ALEXANDRA JOEL – Join us on TUESDAY 7 December 2021, 7.30pm, in person or online via Zoom. Please RSVP on the Trybooking website https://www.trybooking.com/BVIBJ or email admin@ncjwnsw.org. Cost: $10 – Online Free – Donations would be appreciated
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