SBS Hebrew

This week we speak with Vladimir Fanshil, founder of Live at Yours, the innovative concert series bringing intimate classical music performances into living rooms, heritage-listed spaces and unexpected venues across Australia. We discuss why classical music continues to endure across generations, the emotional intimacy of hearing music up close, and what audiences are searching for in an increasin...

Rabbi Ralph Genende has an enlightening conversation with us about the lesser-known festival of Shavuot, a festival of harvest which is rooted in cultural resonance and biblical meaning.

Nic Morray is a psychologist who studied and now engages Kabbalistic models in his therapy work. He is trained through a lineage founded by Isaac The Blind in Provence in the 12th century, but now kept by women and currently taught by Catherine Shainberg from New York. Morray explores the boundaries between psychology, mysticism and self-awareness. As part of our series on ‘Hopes & Fears in the Je...

Anita Bejerano was recognised in the 2025 Australia Day Honours list with a Medal of Order of Australia (OAM) for her service to the Jewish Community and volunteer work in more than five different organisations.

Tonight is Erev Shavuot. The holiday celebrates the giving of the Torah on Mount Sinai as well as the grain harvest for the summer. In biblical times, Shavuot was one of three pilgrimage festivals in which all the Jewish men would go to Jerusalem and bring their first fruits as offerings to God.

Recently awarded an Australia Day Honour, Debra Korman credits her recognition to the sixty volunteers serving her weekly food van for 21 years. Beyond her communal leadership at Kehilat Nitzan, Debra shares the moving story of welcoming an Iranian asylum seeker into her family, whose journey to citizenship and reunion embodies her belief in kindness’s ripple effect.

Meet Louise Glaser, who shares her story as a volunteer guide at the Sydney Jewish Museum

Ronni Kahn is best known for founding the charity, Oz Harvest.. Born in South Africa, Kahn moved to Israel where she lived on a Kibbutz for many years before immigrating to Australia with her then-husband in 1998 and started an events management business. Building on her experience in corporate hospitality, she was shocked by the waste and founded Oz Harvest in 2004, initially with the support of...

איזי מן מספר מה היה השבוע בהיסטוריה העולמית והישראלית. והפעם: "מרשל האימפריה" גרינג במשפטי נירנברג, שיפוץ בית האופרה המפורסם לה סקאלה, ועוד.

בשבוע שעבר קיבלנו סקירה מבלוגר האירווזיון, מה אסור לפספס השנה. והפעם - הצצה קטנה למאחורי הקלעים ולחוויה בוינה שהתקשטה כולה לקראת האירווזיון המתארח בעיר.

In an emotional SBS Hebrew special, Shaina Gutnik and Dean Cherny reflect on their powerful testimonies before the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion.

איזי מן מספר מה היה בשבוע שעבר בהיסטוריה העולמית והישראלית. והפעם: הקיסר האתיופי היילה סילאסי נמלט לישראל, הבריחה הנועזת מהכלא שאורגנה על ידי האצ"ל, ועוד.

אחרי שנתיים לא פשוטות של ישראל באירוויזיון - חרמות, מחאות וקריאות בוז - המשלחת הישראלית מגיעה לוינה

In this first conversation for this new podcast corner called "Hopes & Fears in the Jewish Sphere", we speak with Rabbi Glasman, who is a senior Rabbi at the St Kilda Shule. In this first conversation for this series called "Hopes & Fears in the Jewish Sphere", we speak with Rabbi Glasman, who is a senior Rabbi at the St Kilda Shule. To better understand the pressures, changes and experiences...

The first two days of public hearings for the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion have heard from 24 witnesses, all Jewish Australians with firsthand experience of antisemitism.

איזי מן מספר מה היה השבוע בהיסטוריה העולמית והישראלית. והשבוע: לכידתו של מוסוליני בסוף מלחמת העולם השנייה, 40 שנה לאסון הגרעיני בצ'רנוביל ועוד.

In the second part of this two part pre-recorded interview, award winning journalist and podcaster, Jonathan Freedland discusses with SBS the high-stakes landscape of Israeli politics ahead of the looming election, that is anything but routine. As the country stands at a critical crossroads, this vote is widely seen as a defining moment that will not only impact the country, but also the Middle Ea...

In the first part of this two part pre-recorded interview, award winning journalist and podcaster, Jonathan Freedland speaks with SBS Hebrew about the recent surge in attacks targeting Jewish communities in London - not including the latest stabbing attack which took place in London this week. Freedland not only looks within confines of the UK, but also discusses attacks on Jewish people everywher...

It can be in someone’s house, a community centre or even online - an initiative offering workshops to help community members and allies turn personal experiences into submissions.

In a conversation with SBS Hebrew, Iranian Australian journalist Shokoofeh Azar paints a bleak picture of Iran, describing a country battered by economic collapse. She provides a rare glimpse into Tehran’s ideological warfare, its use of paid protesters and the psychological toll of a society under siege. From three-month internet blackouts to the massacres in January, Azar reveals a nation feelin...

The Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion was formally established by the Australian Government on 9 January 2026, in the immediate aftermath of the December 2025 Bondi terrorist attack, with a mandate to investigate the nature, causes and impacts of antisemitism and to strengthen social cohesion nationwide.

On Yom HaZikaron, a live-streamed ceremony brings together voices of grief, memory and resilience across borders. Broadcast to audiences in Australia and beyond, this event, co-presented by the Combatants for Peace and the Parents Circle – Families Forum and the New Israel Fund, offered an alternative lens on commemoration, foregrounding shared humanity in a time of deep division. Through testimon...

International law expert Michelle Lesh joins us to unpack a new report from the Australian Human Rights Commission examining the rise of both antisemitism and Islamophobia across Australia. Against a backdrop of escalating global tensions and local incidents, the report highlights growing concerns about social cohesion, discrimination and the limits of existing legal protections.

In this interview, Iranian - Australian artist and activist Nasim Nasr discusses art and resistance in the shadow of political repression. Nasr reflects on leaving Iran, her country of birth, as well as her family, and come to Australia in order to pursue a life free of artistic limitation. Through her work, Nasr transforms lived experience into a powerful form of activism by challenging authority...

In an exclusive interview with SBS Hebrew, Kenneth Stern the lead author of the IHRA working definition of antisemitism argues that the text was designed as a tool for research and comparison, not as a legal weapon. Stern also draws a distinction between antisemitism and Palestinian experience, urging a broader, more nuanced public conversation.