What do a lawyer turned medicine weaver, a beer brewer, a sexologist and a young guy determined to make wine like his grandmother all have in common? Melissa Abrahams, Benyomin Cylich, Dr Nikki Goldstein and Richie Harkham have all taken less conventional roads to career fulfilment. They share their journeys.

Alice Zaslavsky first burst on to screens with her infectious energy on MasterChef eight years ago. Since then, she has become a well-respected cook, food writer and broadcaster.

Roxy Jacenko has been dubbed Sydney’s public relations queen. Well known to the spotlight, the Sweaty Betty PR founder shares how the industry’s been forced to pivot amid COVID-19 in a Q&A.

The coronavirus pandemic has left more members of our community in need of extra help - and C Care has jumped to action.

Despite the gloom of the coronavirus pandemic, grassroots initiatives have sprung to life across the community, bringing some much needed light to the darkness.

Camilla Freeman-Topper and Marc Freeman are the sibling powerhouse behind fashion label, Camilla + Marc. Together, they have recently launched a campaign with purpose - to combat ovarian cancer - the disease that has touched them in a deeply personal way.

“I was looking to my left and my right, and the terrorist was on my right, five metres from me, and he saw me. He aimed at me, and he shot me again. This time, he hit me in the left groin, right in the main artery, which exploded and I fell down on the road.”

Aviram Saharai is one half of the hugely popular Israeli psytrance duo, Vini Vici. He spoke on everything from keeping kosher on the road, the influence of Infected Mushroom, to his journey to the main stages of the world’s biggest music festivals.

Jewish Israeli Noa Yammer and Palestinian citizen of Israel Shada Edress Mansour share their journeys to Hand in Hand, a network of schools for Jews and Arabs.

It is an age-old debate, even more polarising than the Melbourne versus Sydney argument: Jerusalem or Tel Aviv?

Abby Stein is the first openly transgender woman raised in a Chassidic community. She shares her journey.

The Virgin Australia Melbourne Fashion Festival (VAMFF) took centre stage last week. Rebecca Davis reports on the Jewish players.

The question of ethical consumption is a hot topic. Rebecca Davis explores some of the issues presented by “fast fashion”, while highlighting a few labels who are infusing the Jewish values of tikkun olam, bal tashchit and tzedakah into their business practice.

On Monday it was 23 years since Dana Pinhasov was the victim of a terrorist attack in Jerusalem. She shares her inspirational story of resilience and courage.

Yotam Ottolenghi is a world renowned chef, restaurateur and food author. While visiting Australia earlier this month, he mused on his Jerusalem upbringing, family recipes and the food that has inspired him.

Dr Yayehyirad (Yayu) Mekonnen Ejigu will become Ethiopia’s first fully-trained paediatric heart surgeon – and with the assistance of the Israeli organisation, Save a Child’s Heart, and Melbourne’s Royal Children’s Hospital, he is set to achieve his dream.

Ari Hershkowitz rose to prominence in the 2017 Netflix documentary, One of Us, which followed his journey towards leaving ultra-Orthodoxy. He spoke candidly about his past struggles with sexual abuse, substance addiction and self-harm during his visit to Australia.

Leo Buchler has lived through two revolutions, two World Wars, life as an inmate at a Nazi labour camp and immigration to a country on the other side of the world.

Rebecca Davis speaks with some key Jewish fashion and beauty players who share insights and trend predictions ahead of the Melbourne Cup Carnival.

As the latest trends hit the runways of Melbourne Fashion Week just in time for spring racing season, last week Rebecca Davis found the Australian and international Jewish designers of the catwalk.