KNOWLEDGE CENTRE
The Knowledge Centre has been designed to help you find information on all things BJE related.
There are two ways you can search:
1. Either enter your text in the search box
or
2. Use the filters to choose the target audience and/or category.
SEARCH ALL
FILTERED SEARCH
Target Audience
Categories
Shabbat Symbols & Foods
Shabbat is the period from twilight on Friday to nightfall on Saturday evening. It is the most precious time of the whole week in the
Shabbat Symbols & Objects explained for Kids
Shabbat begins as night falls on Friday and ends after nightfall on Saturday. It is a very precious time of the week: a time where
Shavuot
The second of the three Pilgrim Festivals, Shavuot, is celebrated for 2 days outside Israel (and in Israel for 1 day). The name ‘Shavuot’ means ‘weeks’
Shavuot Explained for Kids
WHAT IS SHAVUOT AND WHEN DO WE CELEBRATE IT? Shavuot is the second of the three Pilgrim Festivals. It is celebrated for 2 days outside Israel
Shema Yisrael
This Jewish prayer, like many others, is known by its opening words, ‘Shema Yisrael’ or, more simply, as the ‘Shema’. The prayer in fact consists
Shemini Atzeret
What is Shemini Atzeret and When Do We Celebrate It? Shemini Atzeret means ‘eighth [day of] assembly’ and occurs on the 22nd day of Tishrei,
Shemini Atzeret Explained for Kids
WHEN IS SHEMINI ATZERET AND WHY DO WE CELEBRATE IT? Shemini Atzeret falls on the day after Sukkot, on the 22nd of Tishrei. Its name
Shin (Hebrew Letter)
The letter SHIN, being equivalent to the number three hundred in the Hebrew alphabet, and represents Divine power as it is the initial letter of
Shmittah (the Sabbatical Year)
The Torah commands that every seventh year the land must rest and all debts be forgiven. This sabbatical (from the word ‘seven’) year connects ecological
Shofar
The shofar is a polished ram’s horn used in Jewish services at certain times of the year; in ancient times, it was used to summon
Simchat Torah
What is Simchat Torah and When Do We Celebrate It? Simchat Torah is the holyday where we finish reading the Torah and start again from
Simchat Torah Explained for Kids
WHEN IS SIMCHAT TORAH AND WHY DO WE CELEBRATE IT? Simchat Torah falls on the last of the two days yom tov at the end
Jewish Studies
Social
Events
Year K-2 Shabbat Meet & Greet
You’re invited to a Shabbat Themed Meet & Greet lesson for Years K-2 Extension students at Bellevue Hill Public School or Rose Bay Public School!
News
Year K-2 Shabbat Meet & Greet
You’re invited to a Shabbat Themed Meet & Greet lesson for Years K-2 Extension students at Bellevue Hill Public School or Rose Bay Public School!
Our Youth Engagement Team is responsible for developing many of the exciting and inspiring experiential programs throughout our students’ Jewish Journey.
They bring the formal learning to life by running activities in Primary and High Schools, based on the Jewish calendar. They organise a variety of lunch-time and afterschool programs for High School students and coordinate all our holiday and leadership camps.
They accompany our Year 10 students to Israel on ‘Nesiah’ where they make sure that every student is well-cared for. Most importantly, they do all of this and more with energy, passion and a big smile on their faces.
Try this easy and quick cheesecake recipe. Chag Sameach
(Recipe from https://www.everydayfamilycooking.com/)
Come join us for a fun afternoon filled with fun, games 🎲 and free milkshakes! 🥤
13th of June 4-5:30pm in the East
14th of June 4:30-5:30pm in the North.
(Exact location will be given after registration)
REGISTER HERE:
www.bje.org.au/milkshakemadness
Shavuot, meaning weeks, because it falls 7 weeks after Pesach, is a 2 day festival celebrating the giving of the Torah on Mt Sinai. On Shavuot, we read the 10 Commandments in the synagogue and enjoy dairy foods like ice-cream 🍦and cheesecake🍰. Many synagogues are decorated in greenery resembling the plants🪴 and flowers 💐that covered the mountain as the Torah was given, and some even stay up all night discussing Jewish themes and concepts in anticipation of the receiving of the Torah the next day. Chag Shavuot Sameach.
