The B’nai B’rith Victoria Menorah Awards were established in 1978. They are presented annually to worthy recipients who:

• have worked for the welfare of the community, and
• have not previously been recognised for their efforts.

 
Eligibility:

• Menorah Awards will be presented to individuals who have performed voluntary work of benefit to the community, usually over a long period.
• Recipients will usually be members of the Jewish community. Members of other faiths, who have contributed significantly in relation to the Jewish community, may also be considered.
• Nominations must be made on the Menorah Awards nomination form (see attached), obtainable from the B’nai B’rith Victoria office.
• Nominators will be asked to suggest two referees that the Committee may consult. All nominations will be handled confidentially.
• Nominees are not to be informed that they are being considered for an Award until after the selection process is complete. Only successful nominees will be notified.

Judging Criteria:

All nominations will be considered by the Menorah Awards Committee, usually in October each year. Awards will be offered to individuals who

• have furthered religious, educational and social welfare by their communal work, for which they have not previously been recognised, and
• have performed such work on a voluntary basis, usually over a considerable period of time.

The Committee will assess each nomination in the frame of the above criteria, and it may seek additional information and/or clarification, either from the nominator or other sources, before advising successful candidates of the outcome of its deliberations.

General:

The names of successful candidates for the ensuing year are advised to the B’nai B’rith membership at the December Combined Units Meeting. Prior to this they are asked to nominate a sponsor, who will prepare the citation for presentation at the Awards Ceremony in May.

Applications for the 2019 Menorah Awards should be sent to:

           Chairperson, Menorah Awards,
            B’nai B’rith Victoria Office
           71 Kooyong Road,
           Caulfield North VIC 3161

           or email to:  council@bbvic.org
 
           by the last day of September.
 
               Nominators and successful candidates will be notified in December.
                                Presentations take place in the following May.

Fellowship Group Concert: provides an outing which includes afternoon tea and entertainment once a month to senior citizens who either come from independent living or aged care facilities. Our volunteers offer transport to the event, where possible.

Volunteers prepare and serve afternoon tea.  Many of the entertainers provide their services for free or a reduced rate.

Proceeds go to B’nai B’rith projects.

The Fellowship Group concerts will take place on Mondays: 

2018 Mondays (dd/mm): 5/3 14/5 4/6 2/7 13/8 3/9 8/10 12/11 3/12

All photos on this page, thanks to Judi Schiff Photography (click on photo to see the full picture)

B'NAI B'RITH Fellowship Concert - October 2017

B'NAI B'RITH FELLOWSHIP CONCERT - November 2016

Here are some photos of spontaneous dancing (and one shot of a section of the audience) at the BB Fellowship Group Concert on Monday 7 Nov 2016 at the Glen Eira/McKinnon Bowling Club premises​

B’NAI B’RITH FELLOWSHIP GROUP CONCERT - April 2016

The B’nai B’rith Fellowship Group concert for senior citizens was held on Monday April 11th at the Glen Eira McKinnon Bowling Club.  Husband and wife duo, Ellen and Bill Hundley, known as 2Can Music, had many of the 100 audience members and the volunteers dancing in the aisles to their fabulous music. (The following photos are in gallery format. Click on each photo that you would like to see, alternately Click on the first photo then scroll through the others to see each photo fully)

End of Year / Chanukah Concert - December 2015

B’nai B’rith Fellowship Group held its end of year/Chanukah  concert for senior citizens on December 14th 2015. Wonderfully talented young performers: Mother and daughter flautists, Tonia and Bella Barolosky plus singing and instrumental quartet, Michelle and Sienna Ishakbaev, their cousins Anton and Maxim Pokryshevsky with the girls’ mother Renata, as accompanist, enthralled the full capacity audience of 120

The purpose of our commission is to:

• Raise money for charities and organisations in Israel that require financial assistance
• To raise awareness of needs in Israel amongst our members and increase their involvement and responsibilities.

This slide presentation was prepared for the District Convention in October 2013, and describes the projects supported by the Israel Commission

Chairman:  Tony Levy

The B'nai B'rith Parents Home (Vic) Inc owns 17 one bedroom flats and 2 two bedroom flats in Inkerman Rd, Caulfield. One of these is occupied by a resident Caretaker, the remaining flats are used as affordable independent living accommodation for older Jewish people.

We charge a reasonable ingoing fee and a small monthly maintenance fee. Some of our residents have been with us for many years and flats don't become available very often. The buildings were built in the 1960s and we are spending a large amount on their continuing maintenance.
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The Melbourne Parents Home is run by a hardworking and very capable committee of B'nai B'rith members.