These acts of violence are unspeakable – and the failure to acknowledge them is a further violation; a double assault. Read More
Once in Palestine Dora set about trying to find premises to open her own health spa and in 1935 she realised her dream and opened the doors to her vegetarian health centre. Read More
Now, 2190 years later, Jews are facing another enemy whose goal is to wipe Jews off the face of the earth. Read More
Senior year, I go to Israel, I hide in a bomb shelter fearing for my life as Jihad aims bombs at the city my family has lived in for 40+ years. I am afraid. Read More
Bring balance if you want to help. Help fight the terror that maintains the problem. Read More
And HOW, how in 2023 are we still in this place where they all hate us? Have we learned nothing from history about senseless hate and about good versus evil? Read More
Being together, it is what Jews do. Every aspect of Jewish life is designed around the communal experience. When we mourn, we gather in a minyan to say Kadish. Read More
This particular year, my year of kaddish for my mother, how do I sit in this shul and not feel in every part of me her presence beside me, her reading the prayer for Australia or the prayer for peace as if they were theatre pieces. Read More
But this is not a cookbook. It’s a history of our mother’s cooking aspirations throughout her married life… Read More
Some women inherited romantic notions of what it means to be a mother and reality catches up to them quickly. Read More
What happened to my father when he was a kid scared me, and it made me angry….What do you do with all that fear and anger? Revenge is nice but change is better. Read More
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Thanks, Ellie. You are welcome to share this article. You can do this through our socials. If you go to…
Would the author share this more widely? (anonymously). The wider world needs to hear this message.
I hear you, and my heart breaks. I am also afraid.
Gabriella Iaroslavitz is a passionate young person and I admire her work with-defamation league. I don’t want you to be…
So beautifully articulated. And made me SO SO sad but know that we will be strong and overcome … It’s…
Thank you for writing this, Gabriella! I put my mother’s Magen David on a gold necklace together with my grandmother’s…
<3 Thank you Tamra
Thank you for your feedback dear Hannah, i am touched. Ofcourse you may share it! Ronit
Thank you, dear Ronit. I agree with this 100%. It is grotesque and terrifying, what is happening around the world…
Are you aware of a relatively recent book titled “Israelophobia”, by Simons. Suggest you add it to your reading list.
Thank you, dear Marnie, for writing this piece. I am a Jewish Canadian-born woman who agrees with everything you say.…
Just superb and what a beautiful read with such beautiful memories for you. I couldn’t help but have a bit…
This is lovely, Annette, and brings your beautiful Danielle back in many memories – I can see her warm smile…
Loved loved loved Danielle An exceptionally intelligent warm caring woman with a smile that melted your heart. ❤️ Beautiful article…
This is so well articulated.It is a shameful silence. I share your outrage and thank you for speaking out.