AUJS NSW Jewish Engagement Coordinator, Arbel Tenembaum, writes about Shavuot and the book of Ruth, Kind David and conversion to Judaism. How are they all connected? Read and find out. Read more
AUJS WA Jewish Engagement Officer, Amylee Assness, writes about freedom from different perspectives, and what it mean in the Jewish religion. Read more
AUJS NSW Jewish Engagement Coordinator, Arbel Tenembaum, writes about the different rituals at the Seder table and the argument between Hillel and Rabeinu Nissim. What's your opinion? Read more
AUJS NSW Jewish Engagement Officer, Adam Marks, writes an eye-opening article about the meaning of Purim and how the story of Ester resonates with the people of Ukraine. Read more
AUJS NSW Leadership and Development Officer, Sarah Sack, writes an inspiring article about the power of transformative events and standing up for change. Read more
When you google “Happiness”, what you’ll see are a series of self-help and psychology websites with practical advice and philosophies on how to be happier. The surprising fact is that while the research suggests one thing, our collective sense of how to be happy is so far from reality. To find out more, check out AUJS Member, Sofia Majzner's take on the secret to happiness. Read more
According to the 2016 Census, 38.7% of Australians aged 18-34 claim to have no religion. What impact is this rise in secularisation having in Australia? AUJS Member, Lachlan Corne, explores this issue in his piece, The Changing Role of Religion in Australia. Read more
AUJS WA Jewish Engagement Officer, Amylee Assness, provides interesting insight into the festival of Sukkot. Read more
AUJS NSW Jewish Engagement Officer, Becky Dunkel, writes a thought-provoking article about Yom Kippur and the power of forgiveness. Read more
Speechwriter to a Federal Labor Senator, Liam O'Callaghan, writes an interesting article explaining why it is important for us, as Jews, to be involved in politics. Read more
AUJS Conferences Coordinator, Alissa Foster, writes a thought-provoking article about Ben and Jerry's decision to cease operations in the West Bank and the motivations behind the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions Movement (BDS). Read more
AUJS Leadership and Development Coordinator, Zak Ben-Moshe, writes an interesting article about what leadership is and why Jews should aspire to attain it. Read more
Combat Loneliness is a taskforce headed by Sydney Clinical Psychologist, Dr Eva Lowy, dedicated to increasing awareness and understanding of social isolation and loneliness in the Jewish Community. Read more
Reflecting on the recent conflict in Israel, AUJS member, Josh Feldman, writes a thought-provoking article about how Anti-Zionism has Never Been About Israel. Read more
Nastassia Pearce-Bernie, AUJS NZ Jewish Engagement Officer writes an article about what our role is as Jewish students when it comes to the environment through a Talmudic lens. Read more
AUJS would like to introduce you to our new Connect: The AUJS Blog. We will publish articles on different topics each month. We encourage you to read the posts, engage with them and contribute articles. Read more
Mikayla Sacks, AUJS NSW Secretary writes an article about what the Shoah teaches us about heroism in commemoration of Yom HaShoah in 2021. Read more
After our first-of-its-kind Zoom AGM, AUJS is proud to announce the new AUJS Executive Committee for 2021! Read more
Q&AUJS: Stopping the Spread Sunday, April 5th 2020 Read more
AUJS’ annual Sir Zelman Cowen Oration was presented this year by Hillel Neuer, UN Watch Executive Director. Students and parents alike were fired up by Hillel’s message and passion for defending Israel among the international community. Read more
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Training Tomorrow's Leaders - an Australian Jewish News article commented on by Rebecca Connors. She was a participant on LDP in 2019/20 and is the Political Affairs Director for Victoria in 2020. Read more
The 2020 AUJS Sir Zelman Cowen Memorial Oration will be delivered by Hillel Neuer, renowned international lawyer and Executive Director of UN Watch. Read more
'Israel-bashing a selling point' - an Australian Jewish News article was written by our president Joshua Kirsh (21.2.2020) Read more