Australia & New Zealand

A burned synagogue, torched cars, graffiti vandalism and vile epithets do not break local community

‘Extremely rare’ storm threatens idyllic coastal regions this Shabbat

New Sydney, Australia, Jewish center opens doors after decade-long wait

Rabbi Ari and Mushkie Rubin lead relief efforts following Category 2 cyclone

121 donors help an isolated child from Tasmania to travel to Nottingham, England

Chabad rabbi and volunteers travel hundreds of miles for a Jew they never met

Chabad Rabbi Ari Rubin will serve Australia’s largest army base in remote Northern Queensland

A community comes together after a canceled celebration in Israel

Educator, rabbi and judge speaks to Chabad.org in a wide-ranging interview

Israeli expat on New Zealand soccer team expresses gratitude with prayer

JewQ educates students who learn about Judaism after their regular school day

The first permanent rabbi in six decades moves with his wife and three children to Newcastle

Bringing inspiration and Jewish pride to some 40 percent of Aussie and Kiwi Jews

How the far-flung Auckland community is keeping together and apart during the pandemic

Overcoming a Covid quarantine and antisemitism in a hidden corner of the world

Some 250 Jewish families affected by worst bushfires in country’s history

With World War II and assimilation raging, Wellington ritual bath was a ‘matter of life and death’

Rabbi Yochanan Gordon resolves to visit every Jew on Tasmania’s 334 islands

Community still reeling from attack that claimed 50 lives and left dozens more injured

Personal Jewish warmth comes twice a year for some in rural Australia