Sonia Newell – Development Officer

Jewish Changemaker Awards

There is no better way to showcase to the Jewish community Australia-wide, our Emanuel students and younger alumni (35 years and under) who volunteer their time with numerous organisations and causes, than by this opportunity to nominate them for the Jewish Changemaker Awards.  See categories for Youth (under 18) and Young Adults (18 to 35 years) and please nominate your child/children accordingly.  Check out the new Changemaker promo video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVZ67BE2SvY&feature=youtu.be

Nominations are now open, and can be done online: www.jnf.org.au/changemaker

Adi Gefen-Adler, UIA NSW Executive Director – Shaliach

Emanuel grandparent, Susan Sweller, contacted me during the week to let me know about some interesting talks organised through the UIA Office.  Susan says ‘John and I have attended many of Adi Gefen-Adler’s Israel Update talks and each time learnt a lot and enjoyed Adi’s enthusiastic presentation’.  Some of you may recall we had a very successful Sunday afternoon session with Adi, the UIA NSW Executive Director/Shaliach, about 18 months ago where he gave an interesting presentation on “Jerusalem, Islam and the Temple Mount”. He currently presents five Israel Update sessions in the interest of keeping our community connected and informed about Israel and the People of Israel. Adi’s historical knowledge and his knowledge of comparative religions are impressive. His insights and style of presentation are greatly appreciated by all attendees. Topics discussed range widely and generally include current happenings in Israel, as well as new developments concerning Israel’s neighbours and the region.  

Adi’s next Israel Update talk is on at BJE, Roscoe Street, Bondi Beach, on Wednesday 10 April 2019, 7.30pm – 9.00pm. Please  RSVP for catering purposes. Phone 9361 4273 or info@uiansw.org.au

Save the Date

Breakfast with Emanuel – 12 June 2019 in Bondi Junction, and 19 June 2019 in the CBD, hosted by KPMG.

Time: 7.30 am to 9.00 am

Topics: Driving for Deep Learning and Welfare and Well-being of our students.

More details out next term.

Why is it so important to have grandparent contact details on our database? Our School Community is spread far and wide.  We love having grandparents involved with activities at School, as well as being able to tell them about what’s happening on campus, even if they don’t live locally.  The best way for us to do this is by getting in touch with them directly, hence the request for up-to-date contact details.  Please send email/address to: snewell@emanuelschool.nsw.edu.au to ensure they receive invitations to various events throughout the year, and also so they receive our bi-annual Grandparents and Friends newsletters which are a great way to read about what’s happening at School – no matter if they live around the corner from our campus or on the other side of the world.

If you have photos and/or news to share, please send it to: snewell@emanuelschool.nsw.edu.au