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Community Announcement

Your Jewish Home: Now Back in Person!

We’re pleased to announce that, with the easing of Government restrictions, many of our programs have moved back to face-to-face interaction.

However, we remain subject to strict health regulations, which require pre-registration for all activities hosted by the ACTJC. Please read the Grapevine weekly newsletter carefully, for details of events, classes and religious services, and how to register.

We look forward to seeing you again in person very soon!

In the meantime, many of our services, programs and activities remain accessible also on a virtual or online basis.

As ever, our Rabbi, Board, Office Managers, Jewish Care Committee and members are only a phone call or email away. If you need support, we’re here for you. Contact details are on this page.

We are living through unprecedented times, as COVID-19 continues to place limitations on our social and communal lives. We all can assist and support each other in not only diminishing the risk of the virus to our families and community but also in helping and supporting each other in these challenging times.

If you would like to receive our Grapevine weekly newsletter, please see our contact details listed on this page.

On this page, you can view our range of face-to-face and virtual/online programs and services

Current restrictions permit a limited number of people to the Centre.

For emergency calls please call

Jewish Care Coordinator, Karen - 0423 583 302

 

About Us

 
The ACT Jewish Community welcomes all Jewish people to Canberra and encourages you to join our community and enjoy a diverse range of religious, educational, cultural and social activities.  
 
The community currently has around 200 membership units and hosts a number of groups interested in social activities, Jewish history, Jewish films, music, books and cooking. There are also specific activities for men and women. We have a particular focus on youth education provided by our professional staff that caters to tots, tweens, teens and youth.  We also offer a number of adult education programs delivered by our Rabbi. All education programs are organised on a semester basis.
 
We are located in the centre of Canberra, adjacent to the Parliament triangle.  Our community was founded in the 1950s. The National Jewish Memorial Centre was opened in 1971.
 
We are home to an Orthodox and a Progressive Congregation each of which holds weekly services. Please check our calendar for times and dates by clicking here.
 
We also partner with a number of peak national Jewish organisations including the Executive Council of Australian Jewry, National Council of Jewish Women's Association, the Zionist Federation of Australia and the Federal Association of Australian Jewish Ex-Service Men and Women.  We are a founding member of the NSW Jewish Communal Appeal. We are supported by JewishCare NSW in providing non-medical health support in the areas of Children and Family, Mental Health, Disability, Aged Care and Holocaust survivors.
 
We would love to answer any of your questions about the wide variety of events and programs we offer. 
 
Please contact the office at actadmin@actjc.org.au or by phone on 02 6295 1052

 The Library, Museum and Art Gallery

 
We encourage members of the public, including school and social groups, to view our cultural collections.  
 
The viewing hours for the Library, Museum and Art Gallery are between 10am and 3pm, Monday to Thursday, except on Jewish holy days. 
 
Groups are asked to contact the office (actadmin@actjc.org.au) to arrange a guided tour and discuss options.  We have special tours for school groups.
 
Our Collections
 
The Earle Hoffman Library consists of over one thousand books covering historical, cultural and religious material on Judaism and Jewish people. The Library collection has a particular focus on the Australian Jewish cultural experience. An online catalogue can be viewed here.  The Library also includes a  collection of Hebrew language books.
 
Our Museum collection includes torah scrolls, religious artifacts and includes nationally significant Judaica gifted to the Community by the Commonwealth of Australia. 
 
Our Gallery of Art Works includes portraits of notable Jews in politics and the arts, and artistic depictions of Jewish themes or of Israel in various genre.
 
Currently available is a collection by Polish photographer Agnieszka Traczewska of internationally displayed photographs of Chasidic Jews returning on pilgrimage to Poland.

 
 As a demonstration of our commitment to good privacy practice, the ACTJC has chosen to be treated as an organisation for the purposes of the Privacy Act and therefore subject to the Australian Privacy Principles. 
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