I am for the first time in my sixty years on this earth, fifty five of them living in Australia feeling a sense of unease, an anxiety that being Jewish in this country is not what it used to be. Read More

Given the times, our community needs to reflect and be inspired. More than ever, women today need to acknowledge: We are standing on the shoulders of giants!We need to emulate their strength, courage, and compassion and match it with our own. Read More

She began to lead the crowd in the infamous, dreaded chant: “from the river to the sea/Palestine will be free”, which was echoed by the entire audience at full volume. Read More

Hamas is equally a threat to Palestinians seeking their own homeland as it is to the future of Israel. Read More

And then, the October 7 Hamas terror attack on Israel occurred and its unrelenting aftermath. Consequently, pretty much everything I was covering curriculum wise felt trivial, except the teaching of this play. Read More

I always felt safe in America. This was my land. Just like in the song, her purple mountains rang out the music of the country in my soul. Read More