Have we done enough. To stop. To slow. This is our pivotal point in history, Generations to come, will ask Why didn’t you just,…
Having a Voice and a Right to be Heard
In September last year, I wrote a piece about the safety of women and how they are treated in a school environment: https://jewishwomenofwords.com.au/we-should-not-have-to-live-in-fear I…
Tired of giving in
Sometimes the world’s problems weigh so heavily, that your very soul feels tired. I felt this kind of tiredness over the last weeks of…
No Gender Revolution in Israel Yet
Israel almost had the makings of a gender revolution in politics recently. Things were looking up for women in the lead-up to the April…
Shame on you Scott Morrison!
Australia has a history with the Jews. The most famous quote from the failed 1938 Evian Conference, convened to rescue the Jews from Hitler,…
Denied My Democratic Right
Last Friday I was stopped at Sydney airport and denied my democratic rights. I was almost in tears at the counter when the airline…
A Call for Change
Today, I acknowledge the Boon Wurrung people of the Kulin Nation, and pay my respects to their elders: past, present and emerging. I do…
We Should Not Have To Live In Fear
At the age of 13, I dreaded one class like no other. Why? Because every time I walked in, boys asked if I’d have…
Adoption: It Was The Only Option Left
“I met you on March 23, 1996.” I dropped the card and began to cry. I knew immediately it was from my daughter, April,…
Freedom of thought: A Passover parable
Each year at Pesach time, we sit around the table, joyfully retelling the story of the Jewish peoples’ exodus from Egypt. Half mumbling the…