Millions of people across Sydney, Australia get to share in Chanukah Celebration. Credit goes to Channel Seven who aired highlights of the Sydney’s Largest and original Giant Menorah in Martin Place Sydney, standing outside the Reserve Bank of Australia, across the street from New South Wales Parliament House and in the center of the shopping district • Full Story, Photos

Members of the Sydney Jewish community gathered at the Chabad Shteible in Bondi, Sydney, for a Chof Av farbrengen, marking 75 years since the passing of Reb Levik • Full Story, Photos

Tonight, as per the Rebbe’s instruction, the the first Siyum Maseches in the world took place at the Chabad Shtieble, 41 Flood street, Bondi, NSW, Australia followed by refreshments & l’chaim! Tonight’s Siyum was made by Harav Hashliach Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok HaCohen Feldman, son of the Rebbe’s Shliach, Rabbi Pinchus HaCohen Feldman • Full Story, Photos

In honor of Gimmel Tammuz, hundreds of members of the Sydney Jewish community came together to celebrate the Rebbe’s legacy and to strengthen its resolve to better fulfill His teachings • Full Story, Photos

The City of Sydney was filled with cheerful and uplifting Jewish Music that made people want to dance and sing along. Such was the beginning of the Chanukah in the City annual event hosted by Chabad Youth NSW under the auspicious of Chabad NSW and in association with CBD Chabad. Photos by Noel Kessel • Photos

Yesterday, Rabbi Shimmy Weinbaum made a visit to Cheder Chabad Sydney which brought great excitement to the Tzivos Hashem of the Cheder. In his short time there, Rabbi Weinbaum led a dynamic childrens rally while dressed in his rally attire • Photos

Sydney’s Jewish House has welcomed Rabbi Mendel Grossbaum as new rabbinical lead for the organization. Rabbi Grossbaum’s appointment to Jewish House will allow CEO Rabbi Mendel Kastel the capacity to grow and develop the organizations critical crisis care work in the community • Full Story

The 3rd night Chanukah, Thursday, was a special time in Sydney, Australia. After weeks of preparations, fundraising, advertising, campaigning, building, cooking and drawing, the highly anticipated and longest standing Chanukah event finally arrived • Full Story, Photos

A local council who blocked the building of a synagogue it deemed a ‘terror threat’ is reportedly set to backflip on its decision in the wake of widespread outrage • Full Story

FREE group spokesman Rabbi Yehoram Ulman said the court’s refusal, based on a security risk assessment, came as a shock to the Jewish community. “The decision is unprecedented. Its implications are enormous” • Full Story

Based on the Rebbe’s directive to make a Siyum every day of the nine days, and to continue until the fifteenth of Av, on Sunday night, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok Feldman led a Siyum for the Sydney community, with the local communities in participation • Photos

Hundreds of families and thousands of onlookers took part in one of Sydney’s greatest Jewish parades in recent times! The Great Parade took place in honor of the Festival of Lag B’omer • Full Story, Photos

On Thursday, 29 December, in preparation of the lighting of the 6th Chanukah Candle, Sydney became alive with scores of cars carrying Menorahs on their roofs driving through the city, reminding everyone of the great miracles that took place many years ago at this time of year • Full Story, Photos

With great sadness we inform you of the untimely passing of Rabbi Mendel Itkin, OB”M, a much beloved Shliach and teacher in Sydney, Australia. He passed away on Sunday, 11 Kislev. He was 61 years old • Full Story

The L’Chaim of Choni Botnick of Ottawa and Rivka Kastel of Sydney took place last night at Lubavitch Yeshiva of Crown Heights • Photos

The Rebbe strongly encouraged that during the 9 days and up until 15 Menachem Av, especially in a year of Hakhel, there should be Siyumim every night so that all of the negative aspects of this period should be transformed to joy • Full Story, Photos

The first Gimmel Tammuz Farbrengen in the world was held Thursday night in Sydney, Australia, at the Yeshiva Centre – Chabad NSW HQ • Full Story, Photos

The first Lag Ba’omer celebration in the world has taken place in Sydney, Australia. The Shliach, Rabbi Pinchas Hacohen Feldman lit the bonfire, followed by singing and dancing • Photos

Whilst the Northern Hemisphere is gearing up for the Summer, in the Southern Hemisphere, Sydney Australia, the days are getting shorter and the nights longer as we prepare for the Winter • Full Story, Photos

Australia’s Jewish community is in for a “large change”, says letter. The unexpected revelation leaves parents wondering, as they prepare for the upcoming school year • Full Story, Letter

Where only a year ago terror struck holding a country hostage for 16 hours, now, Martin Place, Sydney hosted a festive and joyous Chanukah celebration. Marking one year since the Lindt Cafe siege where lone gunman, Man Haron Monis, held hostage ten customers and eight employees of a Lindt chocolate café located at Martin Place in Sydney • Full Story, Photos

The annual Pizza in the Sukkah event in Sydney was a real Sukkos treat. In a show of great unity in the spirit of Hakhel, many of Sydney’s Jewish communities came together to celebrate Sukkos • Full Story, Photos

At a concert this week is Sydney, Australia, the child Levi Niasoff performed together with Chassidic singer Benny Friedman • Watch

Two rabbis have won prestigious awards from Sydney’s Waverley Council for their contribution to the well-being of the local community. Rabbi Mendel Kastel, CEO of the Jewish House, has received an award from Sydney’s Waverley Council naming him Local Hero for 2015 • Full Article

In response to the Rebbe’s call for increased learning about the Beis Hamikdosh during the Three Weeks leading to Tisha B’Av, campers at the Tzemach Tzedek Shul Day Camp in Sydney Australia are busy building the Beis Hamikdosh • Full Story, Photos