Yom Yerushalayim Shabbat Dinner
May 25, 2017
Thank you to the 125 people who attended our SOLD OUT Yom Yerushalayim young adult Shabbat dinner.
Hosted by I-Society, Shalom and the Central synagogue.
The incredible food by "The Tel-Aviv Issue" thanks to Jude Cohen and Tal Buchnik.
We ate, we drank, we celebrated 50 years since the reunification of our eternal capital Jerusalem! Look forward to seeing everyone at our next Shabbat dinner!
Yom Ha'atzmaut Israel 69th Birthday Bash
April 30, 2017
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ISRAEL!
We danced and partied the night away at Bondi's Spring Street Social with 150 of our closest friends! The night included drinks, delicious Israeli food, a live band from Israel, two awesome DJs playing the best hits out of Israel all night long and a photobooth!
We celebrated, we partied and we made sure Israel celebrated 69years of Independence in style.
Hebrew Cafe - April Edition
April 03, 2017
Hebrew Cafe is a place to experience Israeli culture through food, music, film and most importantly Hebrew. People of all speaking levels can come, learn and practice in a comfortable environment while enjoying dinner, coffee and delicious sweet treats.
Fiesta Mexicana! Shabbat Dinner
February 23, 2017
What better way to celebrate summer than a Fiesta! 132 young adults joined I-Society, Shalom and Central Synagogue for a shabbat dinner with tequila shots a plenty! The catering was done by the delicious Pablo's kitchen in Darlinghurst who went kosher for one night only. The crowd enjoyed the margarita, coronas and especially the tequila shots. Guest speakers Matan Katzman and Edwin Black brought their unique stories to the dinner and were well received. We can't wait for the next one!
Etrog, Lime & Bitters - Sukkot Party
October 19, 2016
The Sukkot social ticket of the year, Etrog, Lime & Bitters – a house party for people in their 20s and 30s.
With an incredible fruity and fresh cocktail bar, beers, ICE CREAM bar, canapes and nibbles, a live DJ spinning the tunes, a beautiful house and garden in Bellevue Hill to party in and more this is the Sukkot party you did not want to miss.
The proceeds of the event went to a charity that focuses on homelessness, extending the idea of the Sukkah as temporary housing and there were also be bins in which you could bring cans of food or pieces of clothing you wish to donate to the same charity.
Hebrew Cafe - September edition
September 06, 2016
Hebrew Cafe is a place to experience Israeli culture through food, music, film and most importantly Hebrew. People of all speaking levels can come, learn and practice in a comfortable environment while enjoying dinner, coffee and delicious sweet treats.
YESH! Israel trip
July 06, 2016
The Yesh! Israel Trip was launched in 2016 and took its first group to Israel for a two week tour from July 7th to 20th. The tour was hosted by the Zionist Council of NSW and was targeted at university aged students 20-26.
The tour was structured in a way to allow participants to engage with a unique cross section of organisations and individuals. The tour showed both urban and rural sides of Israel, diverse communities from the ultra-Orthodox of Mea She’arim to the Druze community, and a range of local people from young to old, and those in the business sector, academic and community representatives. The addition of some free time on the tour allowed participants to personalise their tour and continue to meet and foster relationships with the Israeli people outside of the tour constraints.
Shabbat Comedy Club
June 30, 2016
Hosted at Mizrachi Synagogue we had 120 young people join us and Shalom College for a wonderful Shabbat dinner with guest comedian American-Israeli Benji Lovitt. The room was beautifully decorated in red and black, the catering delicious, the drinks flowing and our bellies ached from laughing so much! Can't wait for the next one.
Café Ivrit
June 21, 2016
What better way to learn Hebrew than with friends over a nice hot cup of tea. This week’s Café Ivrit was the perfect opportunity to learn Hebrew in a fun and casual environment. We had three levels, beginners, intermediate, and advanced, delicious brownies and aleph-bet cookies and array of tea, coffee, and hot choccy. After the success of our first event we have plans to make Café Ivrit a regular monthly event, so be sure to keep a lookout on our upcoming events page for the date of the next one! We promise to have hummus, pita and more great teachers waiting for you.
LaunchPad
May 14, 2016
Our Director of I-Society was selected as one of the 50 young adults working in the Jewish Community from all around Australia to attend this retreat. During the retreat she was able to workshop ideas about I-Society. They discussed in depth the unique offerings that I-Society can provide for the community, as well as where the weaknesses lie and how to over come the challenges faced by young adult organisations in this community. she was also selected as one of three participants to lead a peer training seminar during the retreat the subject being "How to be a great presenter: for film, television and everyday". It was a privilege not only to be selected to attend the retreat but to also be selected as an educator to pass on valuable skills to the other attendees.
Shabbat Lavan
May 12, 2016
The event sold out a day before with 122 young adults attending. This Shabbat Dinner was in honour of Yom Ha'atzmaut and celebrated all things Israel. The room was decorated all in white taking inspiration from Lilah Lavan. Guest speaker was Dan Bennnett from Our Crowd speaking of Israel as a Start Up Nation. The menu was an Israel inspired feast.
JPPI - Jewish People Policy Institute Seminar
March 30, 2016
I-Society was privilaged to run the 2016 Jewish People Policy Instute (JPPI) seminar in NSW. The JPPI seminar is in it's third year of inviting diaspora Jewish communities to participate in a structured dialogue between Jewish communities around the world and Israel. The process was evaluated as a huge success in advancing the Israel-Diaspora discourse and the institute was encouraged by Government to continue this important endeavour. This years report is titled “The Jewish Spectrum in a time of Fluid Identity” and will be presented to the Knesset in Israel.
I-Society Launch Party
February 23, 2016
Over 120 university students came to Jam Gallery in Bondi to celebrate the 2016 launch party of I-Society. The night featured local artists in the Jewish Community Before the King, Doron Losky, Ella Haber & Oscar Gross. Major Ofir Anidjar from ZDVO was the guest speaker for the evening. The crowd feasted on an Israeli street food inspired spread and candy bar.
A Tale of Love & Darkness
October 28, 2015
In conjunction with the Jewish International Film Festival, I-society ran a movie night followed by drinks with visiting Israeli Advocates. The movie was held at Event Cinema in the Bondi Junction Mall, followed by drinks at Bondi Harvest, a bar/restaurant two levels down from the cinema in the Mall.
Friday Night Feast
October 22, 2015
As part of the Shabbos Project I-Society teamed with Central Synagogue and Network to produce Friday Night Feast for 120 young adults. The night consisted of a beautiful Middle Eastern themed Shabbat Dinner. Guest Speaker was Dov Solomont one the the Israeli Advocates. After dessert guests mingled on the Persian rugs.
Beer Garden in the Sukkah
September 30, 2015
We put on a pop-up beer garden in the Sukkah in celebration of Sukkot. The sukkah, adorned in rustic garden style splendour hosted around 60 young people in the community who took part in an exciting night of Israeli Craft Beer and Cider Tasting. Guests also had the opportunity to sample a delicious variety of the 6 best Hummus in Sydney including Hummus with mushrooms, dukkah, and even Jalapenos just to name a few. There was a wonderful atmosphere of young people coming together to eat, drink and enjoy the festival of Sukkot which made for a fun and beautiful evening.
A Night of Israel Inspired Indulgence
August 10, 2015
Our very first event! Around 70 people in their 20s attended the event which was held at Bar 34 in Bondi. Guests were treated to a spread of middle-eastern delicacies such as rugelach, burekas, and falafel just to name a few. The theme continued behind the bar with the bartenders offering Israeli Goldstar beer, and cocktails based on the flavours of Israel. Those that wanted to could get to know each-other over a game of Shesh Besh or Rummikub. The live music performed by Dana Gilden and Daniel Szabo wowed the crowd.
