First same-sex Jewish wedding in Australia
Ilan Buchman and Oscar Shub married at Sydney’s Emanuel Synagogue 5 months after Australia legalized gay marriage
Judaism
First Shabbat Project held
Hosted in every major city in Australia and more than 230 locations around the world
Australia’s first Humanistic Jewish congregation, Kehilat Kolenu, is established in Melbourne.
Similar established in Sydney, Ayelet HaShachar. Services loosely based on the Humanistic Jewish movement in USA and the musical-prayer group Nava Tehila in Israel.
First Jewish community centre in the Australian Capital Territory, the ACT Jewish Memorial Centre is consecrated.
Features the sharing of facilities for both orthodox and liberal services.
Rabbi Herman Sanger, of Temple Beth Israel, Melbourne, conducts first Liberal service in Sydney
Aids the establishment of Temple Emanuel (now Emanuel Synagogue)
First Liberal synagogue in NSW, Temple Emanuel, is founded in Woollahra.
Now known as Emanuel Synagogue
Sir Isaac Isaacs lays foundation stone for Temple Beth Israel, St Kilda
First Liberal/Progressive Synagogue built in Australia.