It was an honour to welcome the 47th Premier of NSW, the Hon. Chris Minns MP, as well as our new College Principal, Mira Hasofer, at our annual Foundation Members’ Cocktail Party at the home of Judy Lowy OAM and Steven Lowy AM. Foundation President, Judy Lowy expressed her heartfelt wishes on behalf of us […]
The Moriah Foundation hosted a Zoom event with Alex Ryvchin, co-CEO of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry, discussing rising antisemitism and how to respond, and assisting us with grappling the shameful hatred we have been exposed to since October 7. Foundation President Judy Lowy OAM shared the heartbreak we are all feeling for the […]
There are some events that are so heart-warming and filled with such emotion that they’re difficult to describe. Last Friday, Moriah welcomed a new Children’s Sefer Torah to Moriah, in a moving and inspirational Hachnasat Torah Dedication Ceremony. It was a day filled with profound meaning, a day that celebrated not only the Torah but […]
It was wonderful to come together for our Moriah Foundation Trusted Advisors Network Lunch warmly hosted by our longstanding corporate sponsors, the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, with our esteemed guest of honour, Gina Cass-Gottlieb, Chair of the Australian Consumer and Competition Commission. The Moriah Foundation launched the network last year because we wanted to raise […]
It was wonderful to come together on Wednesday 9 August for our annual Moriah Foundation Lowy Institute Dinner. This year, we were privileged to hear Lowy Institute Executive Director, Dr Michael Fullilove AM in discussion with our esteemed guests, Senior Fellow for East Asia, Richard McGregor and former Australian Ambassador to Moscow, Peter Tesch who […]
The Moriah Scholars in Entrepreneurship program, generously sponsored by Kelly+Partners Chartered Accountants and supported by The Moriah Foundation, inspires entrepreneurship and collaboration among our Year 11 students. Students are encouraged to drive change through the development and presentation of practical solutions to real-life issues. We wish a huge Mazal Tov to our 2023 Scholars in […]
Mikolot: Voices of the Future generously sponsored by Arnold Bloch Leibler and proudly backed by The Moriah Foundation is an international public speaking competition for students in Years 10 – 12 from Jewish schools across Australia and South Africa. Launched in 2014 together with JDC (The Joint) Australia, the competition aims to bring students from […]
It was wonderful to come together on Sunday 21 May with our Foundation Members, Foundation Circle Members and Grandparents Club at the magnificent Art Gallery of NSW, for our annual Moriah Foundation Private Viewing of the Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes. We never take for granted what a privilege it is to have the gallery […]
As Australian Jews, we love both our ancient homeland Israel and our resident country Australia. However, the taxation systems of these countries are not aligned and the integration between them can cause some unintended consequences that one needs to consider; none more so than the taxation of Australian tax resident family (discretionary) trusts with potential […]
It was wonderful to come together at our annual Foundation Circle Cocktail Party for parents and Circle Members to learn about the work of The Foundation and to hear from parenting expert Dr Justin Coulson, who spoke about ‘Carrots and Sticks – Better ways to draw boundaries with your kids.’ Justin provided us with some incredible parenting stories […]