Our Pillars
AUJS provides a wide variety of social, political, educational and cultural activities based on our four pillars – Judaism, Zionism, Pluralism and Activism. Our pillars describe who we are and what we seek to give Jewish students on campus across Australasia.
As the sole representative body for Jewish youth across Australasia, AUJS seeks to provide opportunities for Jewish students to express their Jewish identity and heritage. Our events and activities encourage the connection of individual Jewish students to other Jews and to the Jewish community, and allow for Jewish youth to freely engage with Jewish culture and religion.
AUJS subscribes to the Zionist ideals espoused in the WZO Jerusalem Program. We seek to promote a positive image of Israel on campus; to encourage truth in student political dialogue and to educate the wider student population about Judaism and Israel.
AUJS is committed to providing a voice and platform for every Jewish and Zionist student across Australasia regardless of political affiliation or religious identity. We reflect the complete spectrum of Jewish student opinion, and are committed to providing our members with an open and pluralistic environment that promotes understanding between different Jewish denominations and other religious faiths.
AUJS is committed to remaining active on the social and political issues that affect both Jewish students and the wider student population. We strive to provide educational, cultural, political and social activities to engage Jewish and non-Jewish students alike with student life, Zionism and Jewish history, tradition and culture.
