Ironically,  I was rehearsing the role of Yente in a local Merimbula, NSW  production of ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ on 7 October 2023. Read More

But when I think of the last 12 months it is the reinforcement of three parts of my identity that have stood out: my core Jewish identity, being a parent of Jewish children, and my sense of being part of a chain of (family) history. Read More

On the evening of October 6th, I boarded a plane at Ben Gurion airport.  After 30 years of living in Israel, I was going home.  Read More

I own a lovely little Magen David pendant. My grandmother bought it for me in Israel many moons ago and I don it around my neck at the start of every year’s High Holidays. Read More

A Palestinian flag flies above a building right in the centre of my picturesque rural town of Castlemaine. It has been there for almost a year. It demonstrates, for those who raised it, a commitment to peace, love and support for the victims of a devastating war on the other side of the planet. Read More