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Delilah

Delilah was the wife of Samson, who was revered in the Hebrew Bible for his strength. Delilah, who was not a Jewish woman, was responsible

Different Bar Mitzvah Customs

ONE TRADITION, DIFFERENT CUSTOMS The Ashkenazic experience by Rabbi David Rogut The source of the bar mitzvah celebration is based on Halacha LeMoshe MiSinai, a

Dinah

In Hebrew, Dinah means ‘justice’. Dinah (also spelt ‘Dina’) was the only daughter of Jacob, one of the forefathers of the Jewish people. Dinah grew

Doctors & Medical Experts

Ever since Asaf haRofeh (‘Asaf the Physician’) published his 7th century Book of Remedies in Hebrew, Jews have been famous throughout the Mediterranean for their

Elie Wiesel

Holocaust survivor Eliezer (‘Elie’) Wiesel was internationally renowned as a persistent literary witness to the Holocaust. In his work, Wiesel wrote specifically about surviving the horrors

Eliezer Ben Yehuda

Hebrew is the national language of the Jewish people. However, in the first century C.E, it largely fell out of everyday use. Eliezer Ben-Yehuda revived

End of Term Video

End of Term Video Term 1 has wrapped up for 2023! Watch the end of term video below! https://vimeo.com/818206261

End of Year Video 2022

Check out our End of Year Video for 2022! As we come to the end of the 2022 school year, we hope you enjoy our

Enrol

ENROL Enrolments are now open for BJE classes in 2023 SRE (Scripture) takes place during the School day. In SRE we use a structured curriculum,

Environmental Aspects

From Bereshit (Genesis 1:28), the first chapter in the Torah, we see that God wants human beings to both use the natural world for their

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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.
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Try this easy and quick cheesecake recipe. Chag Sameach
(Recipe from https://www.everydayfamilycooking.com/)
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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
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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. ...

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Our hand balls and pop it keyrings have been a hit!
Have you registered yet?
If your child attends Jewish Scripture classes at a non-Jewish Primary School, please connect with us by filling in your details at: bje.org.au/connect
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